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Otago Witness, Issue 1762, 29 August 1885, Page 1

Sporting. for Cup, Publicans', Hurdle, and Stewards' Purse Handicaps. ACCEPTANCES. I MONDAY, December 28, 1885.— First Sweep lor Cup, 5 soys ; Acceptance, Hurdle Race, 1 soy ; Publicans' Handicap, 2 soys ; Stewards' Purse, 2 soys. GENERAL ENTRIES. SATURDAY, February 13, 1886.— Selling Race, of 60 boys, 2 soys ; Maiden Plate, of 100 soys, ;3 soys ; Novel Handicap, of 100 soys, 1 soy ; Railway Plate, of 100 soys, 2 soys ; Marshall Memorial Stakes, of 150 soys, 4 soys; acceptance 'for Champagne Stakes, 3 soys. MONDAY, February 22, 1886.— Balance of Sweep, 10 sov6, for Dunedin Cup. TUESDAY, February 23, 1886.— Balance of Sweep, 5 aovs, for Champaghe Stakes before 4 p.m. Acceptances for Second and Third Day payable the nU[ht before the vai'os on Mich day respectively. Swpfctvitnkes for Pu^L-rt'.i' and Stewards' Purse Tigivnjm^tfo.O p.m. on tiio iiltlit before the races, sft/sepstakes for Second and Third Day payable half an houf before the advertised time of starting. . Note.— All Nominations, Entries, and Acceptances, must be in the hands of the Secretary, afc Philp's Hotel, Duuedin, aud will not be received after 9 p.m. on the respective dates under any pretence whatever, or without being accompanied with the necessary amount in cash. SYDNEY JAMES, °N" Secretary. :"*«■} > 7T '^/.v?. "ROBIN HOOD" Company ?do X-jL "hot, /or many reasons, think it advisable to hold their clients' money for Four Months, by opening on the Melbourne Cup, they have decided to open the following PROGRAMME On the County Purse tmd llsiwkesbury Gi'aaad IB nodical*, To be run at SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 10 and 12, 1885. 10,000 at lu»s, £5000. First; Prize, £JHNM>. 303 PRIZES. COUNTY PURSE. GRAND HANDICAP. 98 Nominations. 109 Nomination. First ... ... £300 First ... ... £1000 Second ... 150 Second ... 500 Third ... ... 100 Third... ... 2bQ Other Starters — Other Starters — (divided) ... 300 (divided) ... 400 Non - starters— Non - starters— (divided) ... 600 (divided) ... 850 £1450 £3000 96 CASH BONDS. lat£2s ... £25 89 at £5 ... £445 2at 20 ... 40 4at 10 ... 40 £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 Bold " 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. R stamps are not sent, as requested, for reply and result, results will be sent by Book Post open. BOBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of STAPLETON & FLEMING, 9jy Box 238, Post Office, Christchurch. mHE FIDELITY COMPANY, at the reJL quest of a. large number of subscribers, have been induced to deviate from their usual annual programme and Open a Consultation on THE HAWKESBUBY HANDICAP, To be run in Sydney on the 12th September 1885, 109 Nominations. 4000 Members at 10s Each— £2ooo. Bach Voucher has Five Chances. Divided as follows :— I Ist Horse £500 4 Bonds at *50— *200 i 2nd Horse 200 10 • „ 20— 200 3rd Horse 100 30 „ 10— 300 Others (divided) ... 800 40 „ 5— 200 £1100 £900 Will CLOSE on or about 7th September. Remittances by Cheques, P.O. Orders, or Bank Notes, addressed FIDELITY COMPANY, . Care of A. A. Cameron's, Box 251, P. 0., Dunedin. MELBOURNE CUP also Now OPEN. 12,000 at 10s each— £6ooo. 23,jy ~~ MONEY. "ffTIROM £100 to JESQOO to Lend on approved 3eourity at current rates. REID and DUNCANS, I Princes street, Dunedin.