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Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1437, 29 August 1884, Page 4

A FORTUNE FOR 10s !I ! A FOKTUNE FOR l)s ! ADAMASTOR'S NOVELTY CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOUKNE CUP, 1884. To be run on 4th November. 134 Nominations. Will close November Ist. ... capital £5,000 ... In 10,000 shares of 10: i each. 319 prizes to be distributed as follows: — HORSES. CASH AWARDS. First £1,000 sat£loO £500 Second 400 10 at 50 500 Third 200 20at . 25 500 Starters (div') 300 40 at 10 400 Non-starters 600 50 at 6 300 60 at 5 300 £2,500 £2,500 Each Ticket has 7 separate chances, Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post OWce Orders ■when convenient, or Bank Notes. Cheques roust be marked correct by Bank. Hotice Registered Letters not accepted. Two stamps required for reply and result. Programmes, with Nominations of horses, Bent free on application. Will positively close on or before November Ist, 1884. Adamastor's Special prize of £50. A special prize of LSO will be given to the first Shareholder of 4 Tickets, or more, who names the tirst three horses in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each Tipster's letter is received, and the tirst correct Tipster will receive this Speceal Prize. Each shareholder of not less than 4 tickets is entitled to a tip ; of 8 tickets, 2 tips, and so on for each and every 4 tickets. The LSO 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. Addkess— ADAM ASTOR, Care of Lyons & Hart, P.O. Box 151, Dunedin. N. B.— The Dunedin Cup will follow. SPORTING NEWS. ;^,ooo TQURTk QEANI) DRAWING IS ' NOW OPEN. rpiLEj Three previous drawings were JL filled a week prior to the advertised date, of closing; . „ 2%e Public of jVeto Zealand have appreciated these (aranrf Hamburg DraivingSf therefore -the Company anticipate •having) their £tfth^"Druwing on a larger scale. Thi* - Fto&th Gifand 1 ' Drawing for L 3 00C will close about the end of August, and tii&Fjftd i>rdwing will open on the Ist September. The large'uumber of applications (over 900) that, came too late will be duly registered for this Fourth Drutoing. This Fourth Grand Drawing will consist of 240 Moa ey Prizes, amounting to L3OOO, subscribed by 0000 members at 10/- each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follows : — 1 L3OO Prize 10 L 25 Prizes 1 150 „ 10 20 „ 1 100 „ 10 15 „ 2 50 „ 120 10 „ 5 30 „ 80 5 „ Total Amount, £30<>0. 240 Money Prizes. The Grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are in favour of the investor drawing a large prize, as ' there are 160 large prizes against 80 small ones. To any investor of L 2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10/. The Company would not presume to tell the public that they have a number oj chances and can win a number of prizes for a single investment of 10/-. 7to large bulk of the Money in this Grand Drawing is not given away in one big prize, as it is in the Horse Consultations, but you will observe in this Hamburg Drawing that the L3OOO ia fairly proportioned into 240 Prizes, giving every shareholder an equal chance of getting a good prize. This Hamburg Drawingisoneof the most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, so as to give entire public satisfaction. This Third Drawing for L3OOO will take place under the supervision of a committee of eightgentlemen, and the prizes ■vrill be paid over as early as possible after the drawing. NOTICE. — Country Cheques marked correct by BanJc^ only payable to a number, and 1/- added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, 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 plainy written. All letters must be addressed BOAZ, Care Mr Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 64 P. 0., Dunedin MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. T7ABDI, is now forming a Company £j on the above event. 4,000 Investors - @ - 10/- Each, To be divided as follows : — First horse LI.OOO Second do 200 Third do. 100 Starters (divided) 300 1^ on-starters (divided) 400 Total £2,000 Early applications requested. List drawn as soon as tilled. Results posted immediately after drawing. The drawing wiil be conducted by a Committee chosen from the subscribers. Application by letter only, enclosing two stamps with Exchange ou Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes or Drafts. Registered Letters or Telegrams will not on any account be received. Enclose addressed envelope with application. Address— Z ABD I, care of H. A. Gardner, Box No. 305 Post Office, Wellington.