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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1234, 3 July 1884, Page 4

immmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmm mmommmmmm^ ROBIN HOOD'S PROGRAMmI on tbe WATERLOO CUP COURSING MATCH, Plumpton Park, Christchurch on JULY 16th, 17th and 18th 1884. Subscribed capital £1000 ; m 2000 shares of 10s each. ABOUT EIGHTr-PIVE PRIZES. About 64 prizes : —Waterloo Cup: winner, £300 ; runner up, £100. Water* 100 Purse: winner, £100; runner iip, £50, Waterloo Plate: winner, £30; runner up, £ 1 5. All other dogs (divided), £200. Total, £795. 21 cash bonds :— 2 firßt*<class at £25 each, £50 ; 2 second at £20 each, £40; 2 third-class at £15, £30 ; 2 fourth-class at £10, £20. 13 fi£th»class at £5 each, £65. Total, L2oo\ As there are no local or New Zealand races of any note until the Melbourne and, New Zealand Cups of 1884, between 5 and, 1 6 months from date (19th "May), we think' 1 it too long to hold our client's money by starting these big events, and therefore open the above programme on • the -*' Waterloo Cup," Coursing Match, and from our present and 'past successes morally guaranteeing it willfill. ;■••■; Our prbgrainme on Queen's Birthday filled 50 per cent, over the original issue, (2893 against 2000). EACH TICKET HAS SIX CHANCES, and is drawn bnlJie^pEuiciple that if a pro-grammo-tloes not fill, prizes are paid pro "rata, "'""c reserve io ourselves the right of continuing the sale of shares over advertised number, if necessity demands it, and thereby adding to the value of all prizes by apro, rata addition. In this instance we shall sell till Monday, 14ih July, whatever the number applied tor may be, experience teaching us that supplemeutaries and No. 2's are not appreciated. Be careful to Address, ROBIN HOOD, Care of THOS. STAPLETON, Box 238, Post Office, Christcharch ; or Care of JUBAL (not J. L.) FLEMING City Baths. Colombo street; ChristMELBOURNE CUP 1884. ADAM BEDE Is now forming a number of companies on the above great event. 2,000 INVESTORS AT £1 EACH. ! To be divideo hs follows — First horse... £1000 Second horse 200 | Third horse 100 Other starters -.divided) 300 Non-starters (divided) 400 Total ... ... £2000 ' It is particularly requested that early application for shares will be made, as each list will be drawn soon as filled. Results will be forwarded to subscribers immediately after drawing, and tbe next list proceeded with. Any subscriber drawing a horse m any list, will be allowed, if he so desires it, to invest m the following list any sum not exceeding Three Pounds with - -1 out remitting any fnrther cash, this amount to be ultimately deducted from prize money. The acceptances 'or this race »,re declared m August. Before that dHte, all Drawings will con'aiu the whole of tjae horses Entered, and every- horse wilM receive a prize, but alter that date the Acceptors Only will be drawn. ! \The Drawings will be conducted by ! a Committee chosen from the Subscribers. no. i nSw open; Application by letter only, enclosing! two stamps, with exchange on cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or j Drafts. Registered letters or telegrams will not oh any account be received. If ; -bank notg^are sent, please use two en* velopes; one sealed and placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. It will greatly expedite business if an ac dressed envelope is en* closed with application. \ Address — ADAM BEDE, C/o H.N. Abbott, Box No. -2, Ppst Office, Auckland. MUENE INVESTMENT TS' GUP CONSULTA- '. . • • TION 1884. ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, (T-0 be run m Kovember) Capital— -£10;000, m I££oo Full Shares of £1 each, or 20,000 Hal| Shares of 10b each. Each Full Share has Two Separate chances and can win £5,000. The Distribut on iB as follows : — JM'refcHorae ... ..'. ... £5,000 Second Horse >„ ... ... 2,000 Third Horse ... „. ... 1,000 Starters Divided ... • „. 1,250 Non Starter s Divided 750 Total £10,000 ' The above Company commenced operations a few years back, an>l, siuce its estab~ lisbment, has given universal satisfaction m the manner its business ha v been conducted. It w!as formed for the pii pose of investing on the various events that take place on ijie FJemington '.burse. Gentlemen, artisans, agd other residents, both m Victoria and the adjo'aipg colonies are invited to become share'ioideis. Many persons who, Jqy various reasonsj arc*, .unable to attfnd aifd'ljiSf^^'^-tJtftmgalgHP. would p^ucb like to have, the . oppprtunuj 1 iv u^-u^, investa few' pounds;: for this reanqn the above company was first inaugurated, promoters of wMch, while thanking the publ/c for their support up tp the pre- ! »QUt,'va.yitfi t^.em to invest on this consulta* I tion, when they assure that their (the } promoters') efforts will he/July appreciated Tlie shares arei"l each, but sbonl^d a would be shareholder care to invest a smaller #urn he can do by obtaining a half share for 10s i Persons taking up 15 full share» will be accbrded tbe privilege of attending, or ap* pointing a deputy to attend, at the drawn ing. TjEiß FINAL DISTBIBUTION OF THE funbs will ta»f;e place the day FoIIoWIMG- THB MEETING, Tb^SDLT SLIPS Will be posted to shareholders and published m tbtl paper. Early application fo*. shares is Tiecessray. Application for shares hIU3t | be mads to the Manages of the Melbourne Investment Company, Jas. Jacobsen, G. P. 0,, Melbourne, "Victoria, enclosing amount m notes, cheques, bank drafts or P. n . orders (made payable to Jas. Jacobsen), including a directed envelope and two twopenny stamps tof any .colony j for regis* tration. The particular notice of the pubo lie is directed to the fact that only 2£ per centum ib deducted for working exj enses oemmission, etc., the whole of the LlO 000 lees this amount, going to Subscribers, All scrip will be allotted as application is made, and will be forwardea per return mail JAMES H. JACOBSEN. Manager. -p ALMERSON >nd SCOTT Authorised Surveyors and General Commission Agents. Aoents pbn — Australian Mutual Pro* dent Society. PALMERSTON NORTH,