First prize Great Autumn Handicap, £750 ; First Easter Handicap, £2OO. Although we send to news papers throughout New Zi aland the names and addresses of principal winners iu our Company, as many other Consulatiouhts advertise they do, we respectfully remind the public and our clients that our books are at all limes open for inspection to any eubscriber—information nut confined to the Press. We consider each sub scriber has an equal light of Inspection. We also admit the fact that every holder of even a single ticket is a shareholder for (ho time being in our Company, aud, as such, has a perftc; right to attend our drawings ; there fore invitations to that effect are always pro curable. Applications, if by letter, with two twopenny stamps, aud exchange on cheques one shilling added. Please write signature oud address legibly, to avoid errors. Money orders, bank notts and drafts, registered letters and telegrams, received and promptly attended to. N.B.—All letters containing coin must be re gistered. Be careful to address—Robin Hood, care of Thomas Stapleton, Box 238, Post Office, Christchurch ; or care of Jubal (not J. L.) Fleming, City Baths, Colombo-atreet, Christchurch. In answer to numerous in quiries, we beg to state that we are in no way connected with any other Company. 721 SPORTING NEWS. GRAND distribution of Money Prizes will take place similar to the Hamburgh principle of drawings. Nothing of the kind has ever been introduced in New Zealapd; and the system that will be carded out in this and future -drawings will far surpass the chances of getting a prize than in any of. the horse consultations, os people who have fre quently tried in the numerous horse consulta tions know to their sorrow. A trial in this drawing may convince the most sceptical, as the drawing will take place as soon as the tickets are applied for, or not later than the 28 th February. This Grand Drawing will consist of 160 Money Prizes, amounting in all to £2OOO subscribed by 4000 members at 10a. each. The various Money Prizes will be distribu ted as follows : 1 £3OO Priz?, 1 £l6O Prize* 1 £IOO Prize, 2 £SO Prizes, 5 £2O Prizes, 100 £lO Prizes, 50 £5 Prizes. 