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Observer, Volume 2, Issue 50, 3 September 1881, Page 604

lyj" ELBOURNE CUP, 188 1. H. N. ABBOTT'S ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES ON THE MELBOURNE CUP. 10,000 SUB SCRIBERS AT -£jj EACH. About 250 Phizes. First Horse £1500 Second Horse ... ... ... ... £700 Third Horse £400 Other Starters (dividod) £1500 Non-Starters (divided) £2700 Ten Prizes at £100 each £1000 Twenty Prizes at £50 each £1000 One Hundred Prizes at £12 each ... £1200 £10,000 SPECIAL PRIZE FOR EARLY APPLICANTS. To induce early application, a Prize of £20 Will be given away amongst the feist 400 SUBSCIUIiEKS. Please add exchange to cheques, and stamp for reply. An extra stamp if result is required by post. H. N. ABBOT, Srea surer. United Service Hotel, Auckland, June, 1881. 774 TT N . ABBOT T' S £10, 000 CONSULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP. As the Lotteries Bill is likely to become law in November next, and this may possibly be the last opportunity of investing in any Consultation of a like character, intending subscribers are recpiested to send in their names as soon as possible, as the list is rapidly filling. The Drawing will take place early in October, and the Race will be run on November lst, so that no contravention of the Act just passed by the Legislature will be possible. H. N. ABBOTT, United Service Hotel, 1008 Auckland. J. L. FLEMING'S NOVELTY CONSULTATION No. 4, ON THE AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING-, to be run at Randwick, Sydney, in the first week in September, 1881. 8000 SUBSCRIBERS AT 10s. About 150 Nominations. Each ticket has a chance of winning Three Prizes. GEEAT METROPOLI- EPSOM STAKES. TAN STAKES. First Horse £500 First Horse £250 Second do 250 Second do 150 Third do 150 Third do 100 Other Starters, div... 350 Other starters, div 250 Non-starters 750 Non-starters, div 250 SYDNEY HANDICAP. First Horse £250 I Other Starters, div ... £250 Second do 150 I Non-starters, div 250 Third do 100 [ As each race will be drawn separately, every subscriber will have a chance of winning three prizes for each ticket. The Drawing will be held under the supervision of a Committee of Subscribers, and results advertised in daily papers. Intending subscribers are requested to make early application. If cheques are sen. exchange must be added, and stamps enclosed for reply and result. Should all the shares not be disposed of, prizes distributed pro rata. Ten per cent, deducted from ali prizes. N.B. — As this Consultation will be drawn on September sth, the New Gaming and Lotteries Act will not interfere with it, as the said Act does not take effect until after that date. J. L.F. would remind his clients and the public generally that as the Melbourne and Canterbury Cups are not run until November, tho above is a very favourable opportunity for investment in the interim. J. L. FLEMING, Auctioneer, &c, High-street, Triangle, Christchurch. Mr Wm. Jones, Tobacconist, Queen-street, has been appointed Sole Agent for sale of Tickets in above Consultation. ■jtyf" ELBOURNE CUP, 1881. 10,000 SuBSCKIBEBS AT £1 Ea.CH. First Horso £3000 Non-starters (div) £2000 Second Horse ... £1000 6 Prizes of £100 each £600 Third Horse £500 6 Prizes of £50 each £300 Other starters (div) £1500 110 Prizes of £10 each £1100 Average for other starters is about £75 each ; average for non-starters is about £25 each ; and the 122 extra prizes, consisting of 6 prizes of £100 each, 6 prizes of £50 each, and 110 prizes of £10 each, brings up the number of winning tickets to about- 240. This is the best opportunity ever brought before the public in the Australasian Colonies. Please add exchange to cheque, and two stamps fo reply and result. Auckland, May, 1881. THEODORE BROWN, 19, Grey-3treet ; or 799 Box 210, Post-office, Auckland.