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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1884, 3 September 1885, Page 1

General Hotices. ADAM B E D-E 19 NOW POIiMING ItlS ANNUAL SERIES OF COMPANIES ON- TUB MELB.OUENE CUP, • T 1885, • To be run first week in November. 4,000 Membebs at Ten. Shillings each. To be divided ag follows: — First Horsa .. <f .. £500 Second Horse ... . . 200 Third Horse . . . . „ 100 Other Starters (divided) .. 500 Non-Starters (divided) ... 700 Total .. ... .. £2,000 It is particularly requested that early application for Shares will be made, as each list will be drawn as soon as filled, in the presence of the Press and a Committee of Subscribers Results will be forwarded to Subscribers immediatly after drawing, and the next list pro,ceeded with. Any Subscriber drawing a horse in any list will be allowed, if he so desirea it, to invest in tho following 1 list any 'sum not exceeding Four Pounds without remitting 1 any further cash, this amount to bo ultimately deducted from prize money. 3gr No. 1 Now' Open, Application by lettee only., enclosing Two Stamps, with exchange on Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or Drafts. Registered Letters or Telegrams will not on any account fee received. • ;'. If Bank Notes are sent, please use two envelopes," ono sealed and placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. It will greatly expedite business if an addressed envelope is enclosed with application. Address— "ADAM BEDH," care of H. N. Abbott, Box No. 2, Post Office, Auckland. " Truth stranger than Fiction." ROBIN HOOD COMPANY Have just closed their July Meeting with 11,000 shares, being 9,000 more than last year, and 3,000 ovor original issue, thus enabling them to again allot 300 extba cash peizes op £5 each. They have during tho past twelve months allotted 63,910 shares, and distributed £31,955.' Xow open on the COUNTY PURSE AND HAWKE3BURY GRAND HANDICAP, To be run at Sydney, Sept. 10 and 12, 1885 10,000 at Ten Shillings— £s,ooo. FIRST PRIZE, £1,000.— 300. PRIZES. County Purse.— 98 Nominations. — First, £300; Second, £150; Third, £100; Other Starters— divided— £3oo ; Non-starters— divided— £6oo; Total, £1,450.. Gtband Handicap. — 106" Nominations.— Fir*t, £1,000; Second, £500; Third, £250; Other Starters— divided— £4oo;" Non-starters —divided— £Bso ; Total, £2,000/ 96 Cash Bonds.— l at £25, .£25 ; 2at £20, £40; 4 at £10, £40; 89 at £5, £445; Total, £550. ■ ■-,' Will close as soon as full, but not later than Tuesday, Bth September. .Agents will bear in mind to send returns as soon as possible. As we are certain of filling, tickets will be sold "high and low" from the start. Early application therefore necessary. Please send two 2d stamps for reply and result (two stamped addressed envelopes greatly expedites business. P.O. orders preferred. Is exchange on stamps and cheques outside Canterbury. Coin or notes should be registered. Registered letters and telegrams received. If stamps are not sent, as requested, for reply and result, results will be sent by Pools Post open. ROBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, Box 238, Post Offico, Christchurch. As the tl Gaming and Lott tries Amendment Act** becomes law on the Ist November, 1885, we wish to remind our clients and the public tlit '/ we are going full steam ahead." JVo stopping until that date. "LA DON'S" GEAND CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1885. Will close about 28th October ; to be run Srd November, 1885. tgg* 12,000 Tickets at Ten Shillings Each. 358 Phizes, distributed as follows: — First Horse . .£2,000 1 at £250 £250 Second Horso 1,000 2at 100 200 Third Horse .. 500 2at 50.... 100 Starters (div.) . 400 4at 25.... 100 Non-starters (div.)6oo 10 at 10 100 50 at 6.... 250 £4,500 125 at 4.... 500 Total £6,000 £1,500 Eiich ticket has eight chances, being drawn oight times, viz. — onco for the horses and once for each lot of cash prizes, thus malviny it possible for one ticket to draw eight prizes or win £2,444. In the event of more than 12,000 tickets being applied for an extra number of cash prizes will be awarded. Drawing takes place in the presence of the Press and a committee of subscribers. The names and address of the three principal winners may be obtained by the Press on application to the undersigned, but not for publication. For tho encouragement of companies, persons taking twentyfive tickets will receive ono ticket as commission. Results postod to all subscribers. Telegrams or registered letters will not bo accepted on any account. Application by letter only, enclosing- two stamps with exchange on cheque or by money order, bank notes, or draft. If bank notes are sont please use two envelopes, one sealed and placed inside Hie other.- It would save time if an addressed onvelope is enclosed with application. I Address— "LA DON, " care of S. A. Asher, i Box 326, Post-o;ace, Auckland.