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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1364, 4 October 1883, Page 4

<£lo,oo o MELBOURNE C UP, 1883, To be run on the 6th November. NEW ZEALAND CUP To bo run on the 6i <h November. 20 000 MEMBE]RS AT 10b ’ o^7/A PRIZES. To the i nvestor of £1 •Vz the odds are 27 t»o 1. Seven separate drawings, each ticket having seven chances, thus giving an opportu) aity of obtaining seven Prizes with one ticket ; 3 the numbers being replaced each time. MELBOURNE CUP— 1 NEW ZEALAND CUP--150 Performers. 66 Performers. First .. .. 2,000 First .. 1 qoo Second ~ ~ 900 Second 400 Third .. .. 45O'.Third 200 Starters (about £3O Starters (about £2B each .. .. 850 each) 200 Non-starters (about ,Non - starters (about £l6 each) ~ 1,9061 £l2 each) ~ 674 £6.106; CASH AWARDS: 2 prizes at £5O ... £lOO 8 prizes at 25 ... 200 20 prizes at 20 ... 400 JOO prizes at 6 ... 600 24 prizes at 5 .... 120 154 Total ... £1,420 370 Prizes, Ada’s last Melbourne Cup of 14,000 members filled six days previous to advertised date of closing, thus proving the confidence placed in her by the public. One ticket can win £3,106. Please write in a legible hand, with full name and address. P. O. orders preferred, should they miscarry, duplicates can be obtained. Country cheques must have Is exchange added, and marked “correct” by bank. Two stamps required for reply and result. Tickets are not transferable, and can be obtained by letter only from Mantua, Care of Mr Abraham, Box 351, Post-office, Dunedin. Post-office Orders preferred — payable to to Ada Mantua. Registered letters and tele grams not accepted. To CLOSE on the 2na NOVEMBER, 1883.

The following Consultations were conductea during the last twelve months : — Members Members Melbourne Cup .. 14,000 St. Andrew’s No. 2 3,150 Dunedin Cup .. 10,506 Autumn Heap No. 1 4,000 Champion, No. 1 3,000 Autumn Heap No, 2 2,580 Champion, No. 2 810 Birthday, No. 1 .. 6,000 St. Andrew’s, No. 1 3,000 Birthday, No. 2 .. 2,430 Total, 49,476. 00MJLti PANY’S DISCUSSION On the MELBOURNE CUP, to be run on November 6, 1883. Closes November 2,1883, 12,000 Members at 10 s. 150 Performers. Cash Awards. First £1,600 6at £5O ... £3OO Second ... 800 10 at 30 ... 300 Third 400 15 at 10 ... 225 Starters ~. 350 20 at 10 ... 200 Others ... 900 90 at 5 ... 450 £4,050 £1,475 NOMINATION PRIZES: Winner. Second. Third, Ist Prz £lOO Ist Prize £75 Ist Prize £5O 2nd Prize 70 2nd Prize 50 2nd Prize 30 3rd Prize 50 3rd Prize 30 3rd Prize 20 £220 £155 £lOO EACH TICKET HAS NINE CHANCES. 7To the holder'i 3QOFrt« S hL“r e e7 (. 20 to 1. J Each member for every share names a horse, which will be written across the duplicates kept by the company. Those numbers having the winner written on them will be put together; the First Three drawn will receive the Prizes as above. The same will be repeated with those having the second written on them ; and again also with those with the third, forming three distinct draw, ings, which will, of course, be drawn after the winners are declared, In the event of (in either of the three oases) only two members naming the placed horses, the three prizes will be divided between them ; if only one (in either of the three cases) he will receive all three prizes due to which ever he named, Ist, 2nd, or 3rd, A subscriber holding say three shares, can name the one horse three times, or three different horses one to each share. N.B.—Two Guineas (independent of the sweep) will be given to the member first naming the winner. Apply by letter (with stamps for replies/ addressed— SINBAD, care of Mr Bodley, Box 342, Post Office, Dunedin. Registered letters or telegrams not received. N.B.—A curd of the nominations can be had by sending a stamped addressed envelope. 294

£3,000! for 2s. 6d. £3,000! A colosslF fortune For HALF-A-CROWN. The, • GREAT VICTORY "SWEEP on the MELBOURNE CUP, 1883, to berun on the 6th Nov. This Gigantic Sweep, by far the largest ever known in the colonies, is the property of a dona fide company with responsible directors, Capital £lO,OOO, divided into 80,000 shares of 2s 6d each, also 1,000 prizes guaranteed and distributed as follows:— £ £ £ First Horse ... 3,000 20 Prizes 50... 1,000 Second „ ... 1,000 40 „ 25...1,CJ0 Third „ ... 500 100 „ 10...1,000 Starters divide 500 200 „ 5... 1,000 Non-Starters ~ 250 750 „ 1... 750 Total... 10,000 It will be seen by the foregoing that never before were such inducements offered to the public. One great effort reduces winning almost to a certainty. We give double the amount of prises given by o hers, thus presenting a double chance of winning. We give the winner of the “Victojy” £3,000, for his simp'e investment of half-a-crown. such has not been attempted by any one else. We give nine tickets as an inducement to form clubs for a pot d. But we cannot send less than two tickets to i xy single address. Send P.O. Order or bank rotes. If you send stamps add exchange at the rate of one shilling in the pound. Should you send coin, please register the letter. Please send 3d extra for membership. The drawing will take place on the Ist November by a committee drawn impartially from the whole body. The result vzill be pested immediately end advertised. Tickets sent by return post, Write at once for prospectus—no charge. Address “Victory," Care of George Robertson, 94, Bourke Street, E, Next Opera House, Melbourne. BILLHEADS, Circulars, Cheque Booki Handbills, Posters, &c., printed at the Standard Office with neatness and despatch