Nebraska advertiser., 1858-04-15
P0RTER'S SPIRIT
GIFT DISTRIBUTION

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The propriercTs Of "Porter's Spirit q the Times ."wu
in July next, make q free Distribution Of 81 600 anoag
their Yearly SUBSCRIBERS whose yearly subscripti,n
shall have three Inbnrhs 10 run, after the da-e Of dis
tTibutiOn. For convenience as well rs te add interest
to the Gift, TIE distribution will be gnverned by the re-
suto OF the great race hat is tobe run in England on the
sSh Of July next, known as race for te GVOdw0od Cup.
This ounJest is UIder the special patronage OF the
Drto Of airsrreopa "a IL one ~ thn n,o.t Drfn.clrrs
the EugaEh racing year Il was the meeting selected
Iastyear Tor lie mtm5Fahle debGt o. lie American hones
on the English Tuv5 and it is more than probable that
Priuress aid Other American hOrses will, On tbe APP
~proachine occasion, spIear iIit sgaint
Is there viii probaSfgr be thirty OF forty horseS en-
tered, and some I lrtCcn OF fifteen 10 start, we propose
10 distribute The $1,000 as fOilows:
FTsi, we EiIl enter a Free Gift o. $500 in cash. On
the Subscriber who. in the distributor shall obtain the
nzmsof the winning horse. To the subscriber holding
the name 81 the seoard horse, a tree gift Of S2OG; and
to the subscriber Who holds the name Of the third
horse, a free gift Of 500.
Among taCse WIN held the names Ct the remaining
horses which started, ot1er than she first three, we wilt
distribute n srce git o. 500 in equal paris; and aiming
th3Se who held the nsines q horses which we're entered
/ and did Mt start, we Will distribute in Ike manner the
remaining SIoG 50 that there viii 3e IN all $1,000 IN
cab divided among ab ut % gifts.
The distrIbuttun Of the names Of the horses among nur
subsc hers will be e16usei by putting them into a glass
/ ballot blx and taxing thtlEoeie9jh smHitaneSusiy with
the number Of the receipt % each yearly subscriber as
found upon our bgoks. The horse thus drawn will, Of
course become vhe chosen competitor for the victory 10
the Yearly subscribers, and each subscriber, will know
II lie has Grawh a horse, by the duplicate number OF his
receipt, which We will forward him in advance fron our
books.
The Distribution Of the herses' names will take place
i on the eScIing Of Saturday. the Gath Of July, az our
uhice $40 broadway, New York. on which occasiun We
shall also distribute the names of the same horses in an
] other but entirely separate, Tree Gift to Agents,
of Five hundred Dollars, among those OF our re-
tai Agents who have been IL the habit Of selling ten or
more copies Of cur paper regularly, FOR eight weeks pre-
vious 70 such Distribution; and FOR every extra ten cop
les each Retail Agent or Newsman may sell, he shall
have an additional share in the Distribution
We take this mode q rewardiug our subscribers and
I Aids, in preference to employing Travelling Agents
I choosing rather thus to give what we would pay away in
such expenses and commissions, to the Subscriber him
self. BY this means. the subscriber receives for the usual
subscription price, not only his paper Tor tho year, biIt a
large sum in cash in the shape Of a very novel and inter
eSting gratuity.
The subscription price Of POrter's Spirit is SO a year.
P&tmasteTs and others who furnish ten yearly suosCTi-
hers, will in addition to their premiums, he entitled e
one share for the Agents Gift
It is our present intention to continue this system q
TO free distributors during the following and each sue
oeedinE year; The first 70 be decided BY the EPSON DER
BIZ Of 1853, to be run in the early Spring (8nd for which
two American hrrSes are already entered } and the 9TH
ers by tie pONCASTER ST. LEGER, the annual great
meeting Of EREln1d for the Fall. As in both these last
named meetings there are always about two huudreI
| high-mettled racers entered, the interest that will AZ
tend the distribution OF the competitors amcng thI
readers Of our paper may easily be conceived. d
For the present year, in consequence Of the close ap
preach 81 the Derby, ue have chosen for converielce
The gTess vaee for the GoOdwOod Cup.
P. Sine distribution viii take place publicly, urde
the Superin-en5enee Of q Of Subscribers ans
NewSRgents.