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Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 88, 12 October 1881, Page 4

MELBOURNE CUP, 1881. H. N. ABBOTT'S ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES ON THE MELBOURNE CUP. 10,000 Subscribers at £1 Each. About 250 Prizes. Bankera: National Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. First Horse £1,500 Second Horse 700 Third Horse 400 Other Starters (divided) 1,500 Non-starters (divided) 2,700 Ten prizes at £100 each 1,000 Twenty prizes at £50 each 1,000 One hundred prizes at £12 each ... 1,200 £10,000 Special Prize for Early Applicanta. — To induce early application a Prize of £20 will be given away amongst the first 4000 subscribers. ' Wellington Agency — Pier Hotel. j Please add exchange to cheques, and stamp for reply. An extra stamp if result is required by pc-3t. H. N. ABBOTT, Treasurer, United Service Hotel Auckland. ALFRED A. CAMERON'S ANNUAL CONSULTATION OF £6000 ON MELBOURNE CUP. 120 Horses Nominated. Fee, £1. First Horso £1000 Second Horse ... ... 400 Third Horso 200 Other Starters (divided) ... 1000 Non-starters (divided) ... 2200 And sixty (60) Extra Consolation Prizes, valued £20 each 1200 180 Prizes— Amount ... £6000 The £1000 for Other Starters (divided will average about £66 for each starter. The £2200 for Non-starters (divided) wil also average a good all-round dividend for about 102 Horses ; and tho £1200 added on to this Sweep for Sixty Special Consolation Prizes will yield £20 each. With crossed chequeß, add Is exchange. Two postage stamps for replies. Post office orders for registered lettera recommended. ALFRED A. CAMERON, Box 251, Dunedin. Agencies at Wellington at Pier Hotel, or Mr. George Aldous, Lambton Quay. Will most positively close and bo drawn during the Fourth Week of this present month, closing probably bet wee v the 24th and 29th October. Send early applications. Results and telegrama will follow. J. L. FLEMING'S "TVfOVELTY CONSULTATION No. 5, ON J3! THE MELBOURNE CUP AND CHRISTCHURCH METROPOLITAN MEETING. Cloaes 31st October, 1881. 10,000 Subscribers at 10s Each. 250 nominations. Each Ticket has a chance of Winning Four Prizes, or One Ticket may Win £1500. Melbourne Cup. C. J.C. Handicap. £ £ First horse ... 700 First horso ... 300 Second do ... 250 Second do ... 150 Third do ... 150 Third do ... 50 Other strtra, div 250 Other strtrs, div 150 Non-strtrs, div 1000 Non-strtrs, div 500 Canterbury Derby. Canterbury Cup. £ £ First horse ... 250 First horse ... 250 Second do ... 100 Second do ... 125 Third do ... 50 Third do ... 50 Startera A non- Other strtra, div 75 startera ... 400 Non-atrtrs, div 200 The drawing will be held under the supervision of a committee of subscribers, and results advertised in daily papers. Intending subscribers are requeated to make early application. If chequea aro sent, exchange must be added, and Btamps enclosed for reply and result. J. L. FLEMING, High-st., Triangle, Christchurch. £1000 for 10s 1%/TELBOURNE AND CHRISTCHURCH 1?X NOVELTY COMPANY. 1000 Members at 10s Each. Four Races. Melbourne Cup to be run Ist November, And Three Christohurch Races, to bo run Bth and 10th November, 1881. 250 HORSES, Melbourne Cup, J. C. Handicap, 120 Horses. 65 Horses. First £1000 First £200 Second ... 400 Second 100 Third 170 Third 60 Starters ... 290 Others 600 Others ... 1000 £28G0 £960 Canterbury Derby, Canterbury Cup, 46 Horses. 19 Horses. First £150 First £150 Second 100 S°cond 100 Third 70 Third' 70 Others 360 Othera 180 £680 £500 250 PRIZES. Each race to be drawn separately, the winning numbers again being replaced in boz till drawing of the four races is completed, thus giving the holder of each ticket four chances for 10s, for which amount the four first prizes can be obtained, valued at £1500; or four second £700; or four third £370. Please send P.O. Order, and Two Stamps for reply and result. Cheques must have Is exchange added. I. ABRAHAM, Queen's Cigar Divan ; Or, Box 351, P. 0., Dnnedin. £1000 for 10s. Wellington Agent — Mr. Mandell, Tobacconist. GIBBON'S GIFTS, on tho Wanganni Spring Meeting, on 21at October. Drawing on the 20th of the same. £1000 divided on the four principle races, viz : — Wanganui Stakes, Handicap Hurdles, Railway Plate. Maiden Plato. S. GIBBONS, Treasurer, Marton. Agents, { Messrs. Martin A Downs, Pier Hotel Wellington. DAVIS T7TERTICAL FEED SEWING V MACHINE Was awarded the only First Prizes for Family Sewing Machines at tho Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibitions, 1879, 1880, 1881, over all other Sewing Machines. Seeing is Believing. Come One ! Come All! MACHINES SHOWN WITH PLEASURE. Samples of work given away. Full instructions gratis, and a liberal time payment system. Every Machine guaranteed. We will show the Machine in operation making up samples of the following list of work, which the "Davis" does without tacking :— Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. It will put on skirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches. Make French folds and sow on at the same time. Make milliners' folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two pieceß and sew on at the same time. It will cover the cord and sew it in between edges at the same time. It puffs. It will do felling, bias, or straight leather on cotton or woollen goods. It aews from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tucking, cording, braiding quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family ÜBe, it has no equal. It will make wide and narrow hems, hem all manner of bias woollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines. It will fold hems with cords enclosed, and stitch them down at one operation. It makes a more elastic etitch than any other machine. It will sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will gather and aew on at the same time. It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one operation. Purchasera will be instructed to do all the above work. H. C. FISKE A CO., Christchuroh, Sole Agents for New Zealand. ROBERT HOLLIDAY, Lambton Quay, Agent for Wellington. NOTICE. S~i EO. PUGSLEY (late driver for Hastwell and Co ) begs to announce to his friends and the pnblie that he has leased those fine Stables in rear of Wagg's Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton. Horses, Buggies, and Waggonettes always on hire. Horses broken to saddle or singlo or double harness. All Charges Reasonable. '