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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1712, 27 July 1885, Page 3

THE GRAND ANNUAL SHOW, Under the Auspices aud Direction of the WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, Will be held on the SOCIETY’S SHOW GROUNDS, AT CARTERTON ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1885. THE Show will include Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Pies, Implements, Farm and Dairy Produce, Vehicles and Industrial Exhibits. The Society will as iu previous years, oiler about ibrty gold and silver medals, ns well as cash prizes, in each olthe above stated sections of exhibits, ami in addition hereto a large number of valuable special prizes iu ca'-h and iu plate have been promised, bringing the total amount of all prizes fully up to the average of the last three years. A Leaping Match, a Shearing Match, and a trial of Sheep Dogs, will lake place on the Grounds during the afternoon. Programmes and Prize Lists giving full information as to conditions of entry, regulations for judging, and ail otherdetaib are now being prepared and will be published aud circulated shortly. Arrangements will be made to run special trains at reduced rules, also to have the Show Day proclaimed a Lank and General Holiday throughout I lie Valley. Intending Exhibitors are informed that entries close on SATURDAY the 2llh day of October, 1885, at noon, either at the Secretary’s Cilice, Carterton, or at the olhcesof Messrs It. j&rown and Co., Masterton ; E. JJ. Wood and Co., Greytowu j ami J. D. Oakly, Featherston, and, that no entries can be received after that date. All communications iu reference to the Show’ addressed to the Secretary at Carterton by letter or telegram will be promptly attended to. Admission to the Showgrounds.—Members Free; non-members, before noon, 2s Gd, after noon, Is. For the purpose of afibrding more adequate encouragement to certain classes of exhibits such as Dogs, Poultry, Pigeons, Produce, Industries, Flowers, &c., &0., the Society has decided to hold a separate Show for these classes during the early part of December, aud full particulars hereof will be published. W. C. BUCHANAN, President. Carterton, June 27th, 1885.

<• TETTTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.” ROBIN HOOD COMPANY. Have just Closed their July Meeting with 11,000 Shares, being 9000 more than last year, and 3000 over original issue, thus enabling them to again allot. 300 EXTRA CASH PRIZES OP £5 EACH. They have during the past Twelve Months allotted 63,910 SHARES, AND DISTRIBUTED £31,955. As the "Robin Hood Company do not, for many reasons think it advisable to hold their clients’ money for Four Mouths by opening on the Melbourne Cup, ihcy have decided to open the following PROGRAMME, ON THE COUNTY PURSE AND HAWKESBURY GRAND HANDICAP, TO HE HUN AT SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 10th and 12th, ISBS. 10,000 at 10s £SOOO. First Prize £IOOO. 300 Prizes. County Purse ( Grand Handicap, 98 Nominations. 100 Nominations, Will Close as soon as full. Rut not later than Tuesday, Bth September. Agents will bear in rmnd to send Returns as soon as possible. As wo are certain oftiUing, tickets 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 prcfeired. Is exchange on stamps and cheques outside Canterbury. Coin or notes should bo registered. Registered letters and telegrams received. If stumps are not sent, as re* quested, lor reply and result, results will be sent by Rook Post Open. Address— ROBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, 928 Rox 388, Post Ulliee, Christchurch. £3OOO. ADA MANTUA. ANNUAL CONSULTATION ON THE HAWKESBURY GRAND HANDICAP, to be run at HAWKESBURY, NEW SOUTH WALES, On the 10th SEPTEMBER, 1885. 109 Nominations. Including all the New Zealand Cracks, namely—Welcome Jack, Vanguard, Oudeis, Liverpool, Thunderbolt.

£I2OO Each ticket has eight chances, and can obtain a prize in each of the Eight drawings. Please send P.O. Orders when convenient, or bunk notes (do not enclose coin). Country Cheques must have one shilling exchange added, and marked correct by bank. Two stamp* requisite for reply and result. Sh uld this Consultation exceed 6000, all money over will bo devoted to extra £5 each Cash Awards, less usual commission—being a ninth drawing. .N. 13. —As usual, the names aud addresses of the principal prize takers, also the names and addresses ofllie gentlemen who form the Connniitoe, will be forwarded to all the loading newspapers throughout Ihe Colony. HEAD THIS! HEAD THIS!! OPINIONS OF TUK DL'BEDUT PBLSS. From the “ Evening Star,” Dunedin, of May 26th, 1885 Ada Mantua has forwarded to us the names of the Committee who superintended her drawing, and a list oftho names and addresses of those who drew the principal prizes. The Committee were all wellknown residents of Duucain. From the “ Otago Daily Times," Dunedin, of May 27 \ JBSS. Ada Mantua has sent us the names and addresses of the principal winners, and also the names of her Committee. Among the Committee .here were a nuraborofwelMniowu business men, and u representative from out* of the Duuediu newspapers. 'lhe Committee express themselves as being thoroughly satisfied with the drawing. The first prize wont to Greymouth, the second to Dunedin, aud the third to Clyde. Abo tlm opinions of fifty other leaning newspapers can be had on application. Apply curly. H8 lime is limited, ’ Address— ADA MANTUA, Care ol Lyons * Hart, Box 351, Post Office, i, MELBOURNE CUP WILL FOLLOW, GOARD AND RESIDENCE. accommodation, for one \j or two reijUuuien, at Mrs Rellemein’s, Kuratiwhiti Road, Oroytown. 3-1 MU SAMUEL. CLAPHAM Iran been appointed Canvasser aud Collector for the Waixiaiupa Standard, in Wellington city. W. 0. NATION, Proprietor.