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Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1307, 8 October 1883, Page 4

00 0. '-UJSTi_MLASIA'S' SWEEP. MELBOURNE CUP. THE GREATEST RACING EVENT OF THE YEAR. (Run in Oct. — Close as soon as filled.) 12,000 SHARES, 5s EACH. AN EVEN FOUR SHARKS, 20s. To be distributed as follows : First Horse... £looo I Starters divide £lso Second 500 Non-Starters... 100 Third 250 | T0ta1... £2000 And 10 Prizes at L 25 each...L2so 50 Prizes at LlO „ ... 500 50 Prizes at L 5 „ ... 250 Total in Prizes, LIOOO Grand Total £3000. THE THIRD CONSULTATION OF MY 1883 SERIES. The success and general satisfaction over previous events may be deemed sufficient introduction for that announced aboye. Clients are requested to send for not less than four shares, taken up in one name. ISs* A pound secures pour chances — ijot one only. The right of declining any particular subscription is reserved. Deducted for expensed, 10%. Pro bity is guaranteed by good commercial bona fides. References : Melbourne " Sportsman " and City Journals. Bankers — Sydney : City Bank. Melbourne : National Bank. Applicants are requested to enclose bank notes or half soys. securely and to register the Letter (strong registration envelopes obtainable at every post ofiice if desired) ; if cheque, (must be marked " correct " by the Bank) cross and add charge for collection (payable to "Australasia or Bearer" — as also Post-office Orders). Add 4d. postage for reply and result To facilitate •correspondence, enclose two addressed envelopes, unstamped. One. extra Ticket (FREE) with every twenty to one address, thus enabling the promoters of Clubs for every twenty tickets a chance of being a winner without investing, necessarily a penny. LETTEPvS«*-Ci Application, as usual, by letter. Intending applicants would oblige by writing immediately, to hasten the time for drawing. ADDRESS: AUSTRALASIA, (Mr J. Thompson) Care of Mr H. J. Franklin, Wholesale Bookseller, Publisher, and Importer, 40 HUNTER ST., SYDNEY. Note. — Address, briefly, " Austral \s_a," care of Mr H J. Franklin, 40 Hunter street. In recognition of the need, in any Monster Sweep of a hesponsible book AND FINANCIAL GUARANTEE, A RESERVE capital has been placed in the City Bank, Sydney, as a permanent deposit, plus the ordinary Banking accounts. "AUSTRALASIA'S" last Consultation (that on the Sydney Cup) closed with 7000 Shares, subscribed in the short space of two mont lie. ___ RA C~E~ INVESTIGATION COMPANY'S DISCUSSI N ON THE MELBOURNE'CUP. To be Run oti November 6, 1883. Closes November 2, 1883. 12,000 MEMBERS at 10s. 150 Performers. First £1600 Second 800 Third 400 Starters 350 Others 900 L 4050 Cash Awards. 6atLso 1.300 10 „ 30 300 15 „ 16 225 20 „ 10 200 90 „ 5 453 L 1474 Nomination Prizes. Winner Second lst Prize ... LIOO lst Prize ... L 75 2nd Prize ... 70 2nd Prize ... 50 3rd Prize ... 50 3rd Prize ... 30 L 220 L 155 Third. Ist Prize ... ... ... LSO 2nd Prize ... ... ... 30 3rd Prize 20 Each Ticket lias Nine (9) Chances. 300 PRIZES 1 300 PRIZES ! ! To a holder of 2 shares the odds are 20 to 1. 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 those with the Third— forming 3 distinct drawings, which will, of course, be drawn after the winners are declared. In the event (in either of the 3 cases) of only Two Members naming the placed horses, the 3 Prizes will be divided between them ; if only One (in either of the 3 cases) he will receive all 3 Prizes due to whichever he named Ist, 2nd, or 3rd. A subscriber, say holding 3 snares, can name the one horse 3 times, 3 different horses, one to each share. N.B. —Two Guineas (independent of the Sweep) will be given to the member Brst naming the winner. Apply by letter (with stamps for replies), iddressed— "SlNßAD," Care of Mr Bodley, Box 348, Post Office, Dunedin. Registered letters or telegrams not revived N.B. — A card of the nominations can ac had by sending a stamped addressed mvelope. NICHOL RAMSAY, VTTHOI.ESALE & RETAIL GEGCER AND General Storekeeper, .SLACK'S P-JINT,