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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1887, 10 September 1885, Page 1

General Notices. ADAM B E D E IS NOW FOEMINO HIS AfcTTOAL SERIES OF COMPANIES ON THE MELBOURNE CTTP, 1885, To be run first week in November. 4,000 Mehbebs at Tex Shillings each. To be divided as follows: — First Horse .. ,/ .. 42500 Second Hdrse ! ' ' '.'.}• ' „ 200 Third. Hor«e „ „ • . ; . 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 1 , Snd the next list proceeded with. Any Subscriber drawing a horse in any list will be allowed, if he so desires it, to invest in iho following list any sum not exceeding Four Pounds without remitting any further cash, this amount to bo ultimately deducted from prize money. iggT No. 1 Now Opbx. jis} Application by letter 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 bo received. If Bank Notes are sent, please use two envelopes, one 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 JiEDE," 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 0,000 more than last year, and 3,000 over original issue, thus enabling them to again allot 300 extea oasii phizes of £5 bach. They have during the past twelve months allotted 63,910 shares, and distributed £31,955. Now open on the COUNTY PURSE AND HAWKESBURY 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 PunsE.— 9B Nominations. — First, £300; Second, £150; .Third, £100; Other Starters— divided— £3oo ; Non-startera— divided— £600; Total, £1,450. Geand Handicap. — 106 Nominations. — First, £1,000; Seoond,. £500: Third, £250; Other Stariers— divided— £4oo; Non-starters — divided--£BaO ; Total, £2,000. 90 Cask Bonds.— l at £25, £25 ; 2at £20, £40; 4atJfilO, £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, tiokets 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 Pook Post open. EOBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, Box 238, Post Office, Christohurch. At the " Gaming and Lotteries Amendment Act I becomes law on the Ist Xovemler, 1885, we wish to remind our client* and the pubtie the ". we are going full tteam ahead" JYo stopping until that date. . "LA DON'S" GEAND CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1885. Will close about 28th October ; to be run . 3rd November, 1885. !{gg" 12,000 Tickets at Tjjn Shillinos Each. 358 Phizes, distributed as follows: — First Horso ..£2,000 1 at £250. . .. £250 Second Horso 1,000 2at 100.... 200 Third Horse .. 500 2at 00.... 100 Starters (div.) . 400 4at 25 100 Non-starters (div.)6oo 10 at 10.... 100 50 at 5....' 250 £4,500 125 at 4.... 500 Total £6,000 £1,500 Each ticket has eight chances, being drawn eight times, viz. — once for the horses and once for each lot of cash prizes, thus making 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. Tho 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 one ticket as commission. Results posted to all subscribers. Telegrams or registered letters will not be accepted on any account. Application by letter only, enclosing two Htamps with exchange on cheque or by money order, bank notes, or draft. If bunk notes tire sent please use two onvelopea, one sealed and placed inuidc the other. It would save time if an addressed envelope is enclosed with application. Address— "LA DON, " care of S. A. Asher, ' Box 326, Post-office, Auckland. j