WHAKATANE LADIES' GOLF

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 204, 26 August 1940, Page 8

WHAKATANE LADIES' GOLF

On Wednesday and Saturday, August 2Sth and :31st., a flag match will be played, with the following draw: Wednesday: Mrs Bullard and Mrs J Farmer; Mrs Dewar and Mrs Sloanc; | Mrs Hay ward and Mrs Boon; Mrs i Steele and Mrs Buddie; Miss Black I and Mrs A. Smith; Mrs E, Armstrong and Mrs Dawson; Mis C. Armstrong and Mrs Morpeth; Mrs GraelT and Mrs Pearse; Mrs Donaldson and Mrs Eggers; Mrs Winstonc and Miss N, Cutler; Mrs Timbs and Mrs C. Wilson; Mrs Spencc and Mrs Gray: Mrs T. Smith and Mrs Iver; Mrs Eraser and Mrs Luxlon; Mrs Otley and; Mrs Standrin. Saturday: Miss S, Baker and Mrs Spence; Miss J. Baker and Mrs Dawson; Miss M- Bullard and Mrs Steele; Miss V. Carter and Mrs Winstone.

Betting at Christchurch. Only in three other Grand National weeks has betting on the totalisator been higher than last week. The total betting was £357,420, or only £15000 below the amount invested in 1920, the year of all-high records. The speculation was the heaviest since 1922, I3etting on the totalisator cost the racegoers £60, 309 by way of totalisator and dividend tax. Compared with last year's figures, the betting was £42,786 higher, although Grand National Hurdles day was affected by heavy rain overnight and threatening weather. On the second day at Adding'ton, too, the figures must have been affected by the rain',. More money was handled by the machines at Riccart'on on Tuesday than was handled for the three diays' meeting in 1932, the depth of the depression. Attendances were very large for the six days., and visitors were as numerous as ever Many soldiers now in camp at Bunn ham and Addington also assisted to increase the betting figures. The Government was the biggest winner of the week. Its share of the betting as totalisator tax of 5 per cent and dividend tax of 5 per cent was £33,503, while owners alsio passed over 1 per cent of the stakes.