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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1366, 9 October 1883, Page 4

Melbourne cup, isss, To be run on the 6th November. NEW ZEALAND CUP To be run. on the 6th November. 20 000 MEMBERS AT 10e--o^7/h PRIZES. To the investor of £1 Os V the odds are 27 to 1. Seven separate drawings, each ticket having seven chances, thus giving an opportunity of obtaining seven Prizes with one ticket, the numbers being replaced each time. MELBOURNE CUP— i NEW ZEALAND CUP—15Q Performers. 1 co Performers. First .. .. 2,000 First 1,000 Second .. .. 900 Second 400 Third .. ~ 450 Third 200 Starters (about £BO (Starters (about £23 each .. .. Ssoj each) .. .. 200 Non-starters (about Non - starters (about £lO each) , t 1,906; £l2 each) .. 674 £6.106i £2474 CASH AWARDS; 2 prizes at £5O ... £lOO 8 prizes at 25 ... 200 20 prizes at 20 ... 400 100 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. 0. 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 rvlantua, 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 tho 2nd NOVEMBER, 1883. The following Consultations were conducted 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 3,00 q Birthday, No. 2 .. 2,430 Total, 49,476. KACE investigation' COMPANY’S DISCUSSION On the MELBOURNE CUP, to be run on November 6,1883. Closes November 2,1883. 12,000 Members at 10s. 150 Performers. Cash Awards. First £l,OOO 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. I Second. Third. Ist Prz £lOO | Ist Prize £75 Ist Prize £5O 2nd Prize 70 I 2nd Prize 50 2nd Prize 30 3rd Prize 50 | 3rd Prize 30 3rd Prize 20

£220 | £155 £lOO EACH TICKET HAS NINE CHANCES. (To the holder I 300 Prizes 300Frizes t 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 drawings, which will, of course, be drawn after the winners are declared. In the event of (in either of the three cases) only two members naming the placed horses, the three prizes will be divided between them j if only one (in either of the three cases) lie will receive all three prizes due to which ever he named, Ist, 2nd, or 3rd. A subscriber holding say three shares, can Dame 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— SIN’BAD, care of Mr Bod ley, Box 342, Post Office, Dunedin. Registered letters or telegrams not received. N.B.—A card of the nominations can be had by sending a stamped addressed envelope. 294 £3,000 ! for 2a. 6d. £3,000! A COLOSSAL FOBTUNE 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 bona fide company with responsible directors, Capital £lO,OOO, divided into 80,000 shares of 2s Gd each, also 1,000 prizes guaranteed and distributed as follows £ £ £ First Horse ... 3,000 20 Prizes 50... 1,000 Second ~ ... 1,000 40 ~ 25... 1,000 Third ~ ... 50u 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 ottered to the public. One great effort reduces winning almost to a certainty. We give double the amount of prizes given by others, thus presenting a double chance of winning. We give the winner of the “Victory” £3,000, for his simple 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 pound. But we cannot send less than two tickets to any single address. Send P.O. Order or bank notes. 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 will be posted immediately and 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