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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4741, 18 March 1884, Page 1

AUCKLAND AUTUMN;MEETING. EASTER HANDICAP & STEEPLECHASE, April 14th and 15th, 1884. THE WHALE'S /CONSULTATION ON THK ABOVE \J EVENTS IS NOW OPEN. 1000 MEMBERS AT 10s. EACH. To be divided us follows :— Eabxbb Hahdicap. Ist Horse ... ... ....... £ 10Q SndHoree ... ,50 3rd Horse ... ... ... ... 25 Starters (divided) ... .., ... 25 Non-Starters (dmded) E<> i 5250 STEEPLEOnABE. ls.t Horse ... ... ... ... £100 2nd Horse ... 50 3rd Horse ... ... 25 Starters (divided) ... ... ... 25 Non-Starters (divided) ... i... 50 Each ticket has two chances. £250 Application by letter only, enclosing two stamps, with exchange on cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or Drafts. Begistered Letters or Telegrams will not, on any account, be received. If Bank Notes are sent please use two envelope?, one sealed and placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. Address— WHALE, Care of John Peabce, Wharf Hotel, Thames. JL A D O N WIIL HOLD A CONSULTATION ON THE TAKAPUNA EASTER HANDICAP. UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS AT 10S EACH. Closes 2nd April,..To be Run sth April. First Horse ... ... Thirty per pent. Second Horte Twenty per centThird Horse ... ... Fifteen per cent. Others Divided Thirty-five per cent. As the time from the opening to the drawing of this. Consultation is rather short, Subscribers are requested to make early application for Share?. P.O. Orders, Bank Notes, or Drafts accepted; add exchange to cheques and two stamps, for reply and result. Registered Letters not accepted; Telegrams not accepted. ' Please write, in a legible hand, full name and address. Ebsult Posted to Ail Subscbibebs. Tickets may be obtained by letter only from—LA'DON, core of S. A. Asheb. Box 301, Post Office, Auckland, or 286, Queen street, Auckland. 2760 SPORTING NEWS. Mr SECOND GRAND DRAWING IS NOWJPfN. FIBST DRAWING- for £2000 on the Hamburg principle filled up before the advertised time. The money will be returned for the large number of applications that came too late for the first drawing, or programmes will be forwarded for Second Drawing. The Sbcoud DbawiHO- is now open, for the grand and equal distribution of Money Prizes, amounting to £3000, to be drawn the same as in the Hanibivrg and other Continental Cities. This Second Drawing will take placa not later than the end of April, or earlier. if filled, and the Third Drawing will open Ist | May. ■ . . ■ ! These Grand Drawings will take place every two months. Over 900 applications for programmes are now registered for the Srcond Drawing. The Company were inn uccd to muke this Second Drawing iot £3000, inconsequence of the first drawing having tilled ao rapidly, also to enable them to s^ire larger prizes. This Second Grand Driving will consist of 240 Money Phizes, amounting to £3OOO ; subscribed by 6000 members at 10s each. The various Monky Pbizes will be distributed us follows: — 1 £300 PRIZE 4 £25 PRIZES ' 1 £150 PRTZK 20 £20 PRIZES 1 £LOO PRIZE 20 £15 PRIZES 2 £60 PRIZES 65 £10 PRIZBW ! 10 £30 PRIZES 116 £5 PRIZES Total Amofkt, £3000. 240 Monky Pbizes. The Grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Pbize, as it is co drawn that a prize must' come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are in favor of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 124 large prizes again t 116 small ones. To any investor of £2 the chances, are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and tie Head Pbizb or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10a. ' The large bulk of tbe Money ia this Qrand Drawing is not- given away in one big prize, as it is in the Sorse Consultations, but you will obsprve in this Hamburg Drawing that the £3000 is fairly proportioned into 240 Phizes, giving every ahareholler an equal chance of getting a good prize. Tliu Hamburg Drawing, is on the most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public satisfaction . This Second Draiving for £3000 will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as poas bio after the drawing. NOTICE.— Country Cheques marked correct by Baiik, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two 2d stampß for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name aud address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed—BOAZ, care Mr MoBBLY, Wholexale and Retail Tobacoonist, Box 64, Post Office, Dunedio.