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West Coast Times, Issue 4685, 4 August 1884, Page 4

Sporting. Fidelity Company's annual programme ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, To be run in Melbourne on November 4. 12,000 Programmes at 103 each. 133 Horses and 195 New Zealand Bonds, divided as follows : — First Horse £I° oo Second Horse 6°° Third Horse 300 Others divided HOO Total for Horses £3000 10 New Zealand bonds at £100 each £1000 10 do do 50 do 500 25 do do 10 do 500 50 do do 10 do 500 100 do do sdo 500 195 Bonds Total ... £3000 Total amount of Prizes, £6000. Will CLOSE on or about 30th OCTOBEE. Each 10s Voucher has Six Chances. 328 PRIZES. 328 12,000 PROGEAMMES AT 10s. Please add stamps for reply and result. Remittances can be sent as follows : -- 1. Cheques, P.O. Orders, or Banknotes. 2. Make crossed cheques, with Is added for exchange, payable either to a No. or simply to bearer as printed but not to any particular person. If cheques or bantc drafts are payable either to a particular person or to order, they will bo returned to the sender. 3. Post Office Orders may be sent, but they must be made payable to Fidelity Company only, and not to any particular person. 4. Registered letters or telegrams cannot be replied to. A ddress only as below— FIDELITY COMPANY, Care of Alfred A. Cameron, Box 251, Post Office, Dunedin. Agent fob Hokitika. — J, R. Hudson, Cleveland Hotel. A FOfiTUNE FOH 10s! A FORTUNE FOR 10s!! A DAMASTOR'S NOVELTY CONJ\. SULTATION ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, 1884. To be run on 4th November, 134 Nominations. Will close November 1. Capital £5000. In 10,000 shares of 10s each. 319 Prizes to be Distributed as follows ;— Horses : First £1000 Second 400 Third 200 Starters divide 300 Non-Starters divide 600 £2500 Cash Awaeds: 5 at £100 £500 10 at 50 500 20 at 25 500 40 at 10 400 50 at 6 300 60 at 5 300 £2500 Each ticket has 7 separate chances, Race and Cash Awards being drawn for separately. Please send Post Office Orders when convenient, or Bank Notes. Cheques must be marked correct by Bank. Notice — Registered Letters not accepted. Two stamps required for reply and result. Programmes, with Nominations of horses, sent free on application. Will posi lively close on or before November Ist, 1884 4 Adamastoe's Special Prize of £50. A Special Prize of £50 will be given to the first Shareholder of 4 Tickets, or more, who names the first three horses in their respective places. A register will be kept of the date each Tipster's letter is received, and the first correct Tipster will receive this Special Prize. Each shareholder of not less than 4 tickets is entitled to a tip ; of 8 tickets 2 tips, and so on for each and every four tickets. The £50 is placed in the hands of the Editor of the Otago Weekly Witness, Dunedin. Books open to subscribers for inspection. All subscribers on application can know where the principal prizes go to, and their names and address if required. Addbess — ADAMASTOR, Care of Lyons & Hart, Box 151, P. 0., Dunedin. N.B.— THE DUNEDIN CUP WILL FOLLOW. THE FEDERAL CONSULTATION COMPANY, Herewith submit their new programme on tte MELBOUENE CUP OF 1884, Run first week in November. Capital : £25,000 in 25,000 Shares of £1 each. Promoters — Jas. M'Leod, Esq., Melbourne; Hy. Ford, Esq., Sydney; P. Ingram, Esq., Pertb ; W # J. Erskine, Esq., Adelaide ; J. F. M'ifein, Esq., Brisbane ; all genuine names and men of good standing. Promoters guarantee ro take up first 1000 shares, and have already subscribed £1000. 1000 PEIZES GUARANTEED. Plan of distribution, First Horse £2,500 Second Horse 1,000 Third Horse 500 Starters (Divide) 500 Non-starters (Divide) 500 10 Prizes of £500 5,000 100 do 50 5,000 200 do 25 5,000 300 do 12 3,600 200 do 5 1,000 100 do 4 400 Total £25,000 The Public are respectfully requested to join tbe Promoters in tbe above enterprise, the lonajide of which is unquestionable. Money promptly returned should any subscriber wish to withdraw before the drawing. Drawing held 30th October next. Conducted publicly in presence of shareholders; representatives of Press admitted. Result posted, and advertised in Town and Country Journal. Send P. 0.0., Notes, Cheques, and 3d extra for Reply and Eesult (registered if convenient.) Write for Prospectus giving fuller particulars. Enclose self-addressed envelope. Address all letters and make all orders payable to tbe secretary as under, ROBERT RAMSAY, Commission Agent, 405 George street, Sydney. MINING SCRIPT, REPOETS, &c, printed at the West Coast Times Office.