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Thames Star, Volume xv, Issue 4744, 21 March 1884, Page 1

Racing AUCKLAND AUTUMN .MEETING. EASTER HANDICAP & STEEPLECHASE, April 14th and 15th, 1884. THE wIFaLE'S /CONSULTATION ON THB ABOVE yj EVENTS IS NOW OPEN. 100.0 MEMBERS AT 10s. EACH. To be divided as follows s— Easteb Handicap. Ist Horse £100 2nd Horse 50 3rd Horse 25 Starters (divided) , ... 25 Non-Starters (diyided) 50 £250 Steeplechase. Ist Horse £100 2nd Horse 50 3rd Home 25 Starters (divided) 25 Non-Startera (divided) 50 Each ticket has two chances. £250 Application by letter only, enclosing two stamps, with exchange on cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Noteß, or Drafts. Registered Letters or Telegrams will not, on any account, be received. If Bank Notes are sent please use two envelopes, one sealed and placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. Address— WHALE, Care of John Peaece, Wharf Hotel, Thames. \L~A DON WIIL HOLD A CONSULTATION ON THE TAKAPUNA EASTER HANDICAP. UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBEES AT 10s EACH. Closes 2nd April...To be Run sth April. First Horse ... ... Thirty per cent. Second Horae Twenty per cent. Third Horse ... ... Fifteen per ceat. 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 LeLtera not accepted; Telegrams not accepted. . PleaßO write, in a legible band, full name and address. Result Posted to Axin Subsceibehs. Tickets may be obtained by letter only from—LA' DON, care of S. A. Asheb, Box 301, Post Office, Auokland, or 286, Queen street, Auckland. 2760 SPOUTING NEWS. 0- SECOND GRAND DRAWING IS Nowjpai. FIRST 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 Secomd Dbawikg is now open, for the grand and equal distribution of Money Prizes, amounting to £3000, to be drawn i the same as in the Hamburg and other Con' tinental Cities. This Second Drawing will take place not later than the end of AIBIL, or earlier if filled, and the Third Drawing will open Ist May. These Grand Draioings will take place every two months. Over 900 applications for programmes are now registered for the Second Drawing. The Company were induced to make this I Second Drawing for £3000) in consequence of the firpfe drawing having filled bo rapidly, I also to enable them to larger prizes. This Second Grand Drawing will consist of 240 Money Pbizes, amounting to £3000, subscribed by 6000 members at 10s each. The various Monby Pbizes will be distributed as follows: — 1 £300 PSIZE 4 £25 PRIZES 1 £150 PRIZE 20 £20 PRIZES 1 £100 PRIZE 20 £15 PRIZES 2 £60 PRIZES 65 £10 PRIZES 10 £30, PRIZES 116 £5 PRIZES Totai. Amount, £3000. 240 Money Pbizes. The Grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Proqra/inmes is guaranteed a Pexze, as it is,so 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 prizßß against 116 small ones. To any investor of £2 the chances are only 6 to 1 againßt him drawing a prize, and the Head Pbize or any other inuy be drawn by any investor of 10s. The large bulk of the. Money ia this Grand Drawing it not given away in one big prize, as it ia in the Morse Conkdtations, but you will observe in this Hamburg Drawing that the £3000 « fairly proportioned into 240 Pbizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. Thu Hamburg Drawing is on the most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public satisfaction Thu Second Drawing for £3000 will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight gentlemen, and the prizes will be paid over as early as poss ble after the drawing. NOTlCE.— Country Cheques aaarked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and Is added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be addressed—BOAZ, care Mr Moskxy, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 64, Post Office, Dunedin.