LESS BETTING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 12

LESS BETTING

BOXING DAY RACES DOMINION MEETINGS RISE AT ELLERSLIE Total isa tor investments at racing and trotting meetings in New Zealand on Tuesday showed only two increases, at the Auckland Racing Club’s summer meeting at Ellerslie. and at the Waipukurau Racing Club's meeting in Hastings, on' the figures for Boxing Day meetings last year. A total fall in receipts of nearly .Cl-100 was recorded. The total receipts of the six racing clubs and three trotting clubs which held meetings on Tuesday was £‘289.181. the returns from the corresponding meetings last year being £290.579 10s. The returns of racing clubs this year were £238,860 10s and those of trotting clubs £50,320 10s. The Two Increases At the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, where an attendance of 39.500 compared with last year’s Boxing Day figure of 38.500, investments amounted to £131,054, an increase of £16.928 :10s. The only other course where an increase was registered was in Hastings, where the turnover at the Waipukurau Racing Club’s meeting rose by £3229. The largest decrease was at the Ashburton Trotting Club's meeting, where showery conditions contributed to a fall of £12,773 10s. The Manawatu Racing Club’s receipts fell by £1269 10s and those of the Taranaki Jockey Club by £1483. A slight fall was recorded at the Dunedin Jockey Club meeting. The Westland Racing Club’s return was £3,133 less than that of the corresponding day last year. At this meeting seven races were run yesterday, compared with eight last year. Figures For Dominion Details of the Boxing Day investments this year, compared with those of last year, are as follows: —

A summary of totalisator investments contained in the Abstract of Statistics for this month shows that a consistently high level has been maintained throughout the present year. The aggregate amount invested during the 11 months ended in November was £7,324,095, a substantial increase over the figure for the corresponding period last year, £6,545,632.

Racing— 1939 1938 Auckland £131,054 £114.125} Manawatu 44,088 45,3571 Taranaki 25,0581, 27,1411 Dunedin 22,028’ 22,200 Waipukurau 11,780 8,551 Westland 4.2511 7.385 Trotting— Ashburton 23,5281 30,302 Gore .. 18,218 . 19,794 Westport 8,574 9,003 £289,181 £290,579}