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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3498, 21 June 1884, Page 1

Sportinff. Robin Ho o d’S PROGRAMME ON THE “WATERLOO CUP,” COURSING MATCH, Plumpton I’ark, Christchurch. JULY 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1884. Subscribed Capital, £loooi in 2000 Shares of 10s Each. ABOUT 85 PRIZES. Waterloo Cup (winner) £3OO Runner-up 100 As there are no Local or New Zealand Races (of any note) until the Melbourne and New Zealand (. ups of 1884, between 5 and 6 months from date (19th May), we think it too long to hold our clients 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 will fill. Our Programme on Queen’s Birthday Events closed with 2893 subscribers, being 893 bharcs over Original Issue. Each Ticket has six chances, and is drawn on the principle that if a Programme does not fill, prizes arc rata, Wc reserve to ourselves the right of continuing the sale of shares over the advertised number, if necessity demands it, and thereby adding to the value of all prizes by a pro rata- addition. In this instance we shall sell until Monday, 14th July, whatever the number applied for may be, experience teaching ns that “ Supplemtaries” and No. 2 s are not appreciated. ROBIN HOOD, care of THOMAS STAPLETON, Box 238, Post Office, Christchurch ; or JUBAL (not J. L.) FLEMING, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchurch. No connection with any other Company. Melbourne Cup will follow. Fidelity company’s ANNUAL PROGRAMME ON THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. To be run in Melbourne on July 19,1884, 3000 Programmes at 10a each First Horse Second Horse Third Horse Others (divided) Total Bonds... £3OO 200 100 200 £BOO £IOO 200 200 200 £7OO Total amount of Prizes, £ISOO. Will close on or about the 16th July. As the time is very limited, early application is absolutely necessary. The too-late applicants for the Queen’s Birthday event will receive tickets in this Consultation, Please add stamps for exchange and reply, and address only to FIDELITY COMPANY, Care of A. A. Cameron’s Box 251 Post Office, Dunedin. The MELBOURNE CUP will follow. ■pHCENIX NOVELTY COMPANY’S PROGRAMME on the GREAT METROPOLITAN, Which will take place on the RANDWICK COURSE, SYDNEY, About September 1,1884. 81 NOMINATIONS. Subscribed capital, £2OOO, in 4000 shares of 10s each. 1 5 PR_l ZB S. lach share has six separate chances for a prize. Cash Bonds rst horse .. £3OO cond horse £2OO lird horse . • £IOO an era (div) £2OO hers (div) £3OO , £2OOO. Prizes will be paid pro rata, and allotted in presence of a C’ornmiitee of shareholders on or about the 2S(h August. As the promoters retain the right of selling more than 4000 shares if applied fo", the prizes may be much over the advertised value. ... , Intending investors will p.ease apply early, enclosing two 2d stamps for reply and result, adding Is commission if cheque is enclosed, and making crossed cheque payable to a number or hearer. Post Office orders must be made payab.e to Pliccnix Company, and if stamps are sent Is por£ extra as exchange; if notes t«o envelopes should be used. Address — •< PHCENIX,” Care of J. L. FLEMING, 80x204, Post Office, Christchurch. pr jj, Wq must ask our friends to be particularly careful about our address, and

remind them that we me not connected with Ihe “ Cith Baths” firm, or any other iu Christchurch, and never have been. bureowa mills (NEW SOOTH WALKS) AB T IT"" 1 O N lON £7OOO FOR JBI. £II,OOO Worth of FREEHOLD I’BO PEIUY to he disposed of by Subscription on the Art Union Principle.- £1 Tickets 11,000 Subscribers. Ist prize—Union Steam Flour Mills, Burrowa—£7ooo ; 2nd prize large Bricl House, Burrowa—£2soo; 3rd pnze—W.B Cottage, Burrowa— £7OO ; 4th prize, £250 sth prize, £IOO ; 6th prize, £IOO ; 7H prize, £75 ; Bth prize, £SO ; 9th prize, £25 10th prize, £25 ; 11th piize, £25; 12il pnze,'£2s ; lS<h prize, £25; 14th pmr £25 ; 15th prize, £25 ; ICth prize, £-5 17th prize, £25. The following gentlemen arc on the com mittce:-Messrs T. M. Slattery, M.L.A, 1,, f. Heydon, M.L.A. ; K. M. Vaughan M.L.A.; E. A. loeton, Mayor of Yass; E W Hume, Burrowa ; A. B. Paterson, Bina long; T. Colls, Yass; F. J. O’Leary Burrowa; J. C. Yeo, Yass; J. Hurley Burrowa ; T. Barber, Yass ; H. O Brien Burrowa. , . , . In the event of all Tickets not bein; sold the money will be returned to Sub scribers in full. For further particulars, see Prospectuses Apply to JAMES S. CAMPBELL, Secretary Yass.