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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4923, 20 October 1884, Page 4

Baaing Melbourne Gup, 1884, THE WHALE'S /CONSULTATION ON THK ABOVE V^ EVENT IS NOW OPEN. For Accepted Horses in Two Weekß before the Race^ 1000 SHARES AT 10s. EACH. First Horse ... £200 Second Horse 100 Third Horse 60 Starters Divided 75 Non»Starters Divided 76 ______ j £500 Application, by mbithb onit, enclosing two Stamps with exchange on Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, 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 Peabcb, Wharf Hotel, Thames. Melbourne Cup, 1884. LE GRAND IS now forming a series of Companies on the above great event.

2000 INVESTORS AT £1 EACH, To be divided as follows: First Horse £500 Second Horse 300 Third Horse 100 Starters 400 Non-Starters 700 Total £2000

Ko. 1 NOW OPEN. Applications for Shares to be addressed— "LE GRAND," Care of Chas. McLivbe, Stationer and Tobacconist, 3504 Brown street, Thames. A FOETUNE FOE 10s!!! A FOETUNE FOR 10s! 33 ADAMASTOR'S HOVBLTT CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1834. To be Kun on 4th November. 134 Nominations. Will close November Ist. CAPITAL £5000 In 10,000 Shares of 10s each. Q~i Cl PRIZES to be Distributed as OLiJ follows:— HOBSEB. | CASH A"WABDS. First £1000 I sat £100 ...£SOO Second 400 |10 at £50 ... 500 Third 200 |2Q at £25 ... 500 Starters, divide 300 40 at £10 ... 400 Bon - starters, 50 at £6 ... 300 divide 600 60 at £5 ... 300 £2500 £2500

Each Ticket has 7 separate chances, Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post Office Orders when conTenient, or Bank Notes. Cheques must be marked correct by Bank. Notice—Registered Letters not. accepted. Two stampe required for reply and result. Programmes, with Nominations of horses, sent free on application. Will positively close on or -before November Ist, 1884.

Adamastor's Special Pbize of £50. A Special Prize of £50 will be given to the first Shareholder of 4 Tickets, or more, who nameß the first three horses in tbeir respective places. A register will be kept of the date each Tipster's letter is received, and the first correct Tipster will receive this Special Prize. Each shareholder of not less than 4 tickets is entitled to a tip 5 of 8 tickets, 2 tips, and so on for each and every 4 tickets. The £50 is placed in the hands of the Editor of the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers on application can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and address, if required. Address—AD AMASTOB, Care of Lyons & Hast, 3273 P.O. Box 151, Dunedin.

nnHfi TTATMAEKET, 105— QUEEN STEEET-105 AUCKLAND. ON SALE—NSW SEASON'S SEEDS TUB* IPS. living's Swede Purple Top Aberdeen Champion Swede G-reen Top Aberdeen reen Top Swede "White Globe GRAN'S TURNIP MANURE. om bx "ioch ttbe" of the above OEEEBEATBD TUttNIP MANURE. On Sale and to arrive White Olover Red Clover Cowgragß Alsyke Timothy Trefoil Pea Pretensis Rape Ryegrasß, Perennia Cocksfoot Italian RyegraßS Prairie Crested Dogstail Meadow Foxtail ' And all other Grass Seeds. 'Jtaano, Peruvian and Island Superphosphates, Bonedust (fine and coarse), Nitrate of Sods, Salt (fine and coarse). Oats, Maiee, Chaff, Pressed Hay, New Zea* and Flax Tow, and Cocoanut Fibre. AXSO, AIiWAZS ON HAKD— New Garden Seeds and Bulbs of all descriptions, Potatoes, ka, t &c. Catalogues Beat free pplication to— TTESKETH & A ITKEN, DtJBHAM ffEBMST. PRINTING. / IABDS, CIEOULAES ■■ OHKQUE.BOO£&, J3ILL-HEADS POSTEBB, HANDBILLS, THEATRICAL WOEK, &c, &c, &c, In any Color required, Oa the shortest notice, and in the most modern style.