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Metropolitan Portrait club.

Metropolitan Portrait Club.
O6ioss, 50 Albany Road, London, England
VNHE Directors beg TO announce that there will
il be drawn for a Grand Series Of Portraits Of all
horses entered for the forthcoming
GREAT DERBY RACE.
The drawing will be conducted upon those hon
orabe principles which have hitherto given great
satisfaction, and secured to the above Association
such extensive patronage; and that while the past
success and high estimation in which the Club is
held subjects Of pleasing congratulation TO the
projectors, they encourage endeavors for still fur
ther development Of their plan. For the future,
therefore, the number OF prizes will be extended to
the portraits Of all horses that entered for each
particular race-Non- Starters a. well as Winners
and Starters. The following list is now open:
5000 Members 10 each Class
FIRST CLASS, fl0 2D DITTO, rs. 3D DITTO, El.
Parties can have one or more shares in each or
either Of the different classes.
Those Members who draw the portraits of fret,
second and third Horses, the other starting Horses,
aso those that do not start (but which are entered
for the Race,) will receive the following prizes
The drawing will take place ten days before the
Races.
Portrof Of First Hoys.--First Class, f20, 900;
Second Class, flO, 900; Third Class, E2,O00.
Portrait Of Second Hor..-First Class, 4 ~, 900;
Second Class, f5,0O0; Third Class. El 900.
Portrait af Third Hora.-First Class; f5,OOO
Second Class, f2 500; Third Class, G5OO.
Dirided amongst the Portraits of Sfarters.-Frst
Glass, f5oOO; Second Class, f2,5OO; Third Class.
G5OO.
DtUtdfd amongst fhf P0udts U won StdTfrTs.-
First Class, Gl0,OOO; Second Class, E5,OOO; Third
Class, 4 900.
The number Of prizes 10 be distributed in each
Class 209, that being the number Of horses en-
tered for the race. All letters 20 contain remit
lance, drafts, bank notes, &c, addressed and made
payable 10 the Managing Director,
JOHN BURRIDCE, esq,
~ Albany Road, London, England.
Numbers forwarded Immediately on receipt Of a
remittance. Full particulars Of the Race will be
with the fortunate numbers 20 each subscriber
40 that he may know his position, and whether or
not he be one OF the fortunate. Office commissions
n per cent, 90 be- deducted from the above prizes
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