ELECTRIC TOTE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 165, 30 July 1937, Page 9

ELECTRIC TOTE

Our Own Correspondent.)

Portable Machine for Country Clubs CONFERENCE DISCUSSION

(From

AUCKLAND, Last Night. The question of secui*ing a portable eleetric totalisator for use by country clubs was diseussed at a conterence convened by the Auckland LJro vrncial Country Raciug, Clubs' Associaticn ai Hamilton. Mr W. H. Wack row, presided and represeoitatives of the Bay of Plenty Raeing Club; Thames Jockey Club, Franklin lTacing Cloo, Ti Aroha Jockey Club, "Waikato Rac- ' ing Club, Waipa Raciug Ciub, Ohinemuri Jockey Clubt Avondale Jockey Clito, Whangarei Raciug CJub ajid Vlatr.mata Raciug Cluo were present A circular reoeivetl from the secr'tary ot the' New iZealand Raeing Coi'feience concerniug clubs running their own totalisators stated that thc ei'ecutiTc committee, as the resuit of investigation made in connection witb those clubs which do not at present run their own totalisator strongly recommends all such clubs to make the necessary arrangements to run their own totalisator.

The raeing clubs in each district or in a circuit in two districts were recommended to get togiether and agree upon a scheme to run their own totalisators, thus enabling a very considerable sum of money to be saved for raeing. These clubs could appoint a duly qualified person as manager, whose duty' it would be to organise the running of the totalisator at various meetings. The necessary equipmeiit required, it was stated, could be arrangied and paid for in proportion by each club as most of the movable equipment by each club at each meetings Tickets and code stamps oould be paid for and used by each club. The successful running Of a totalisator presented no insuperable difficulties, and good results oould be acliieved by careful organisation beforehand. The saving made by one club in running its own totalisator worked out at 1.02 per eent. of a turnover of £31,700, and in another ease the saving to the club was % per cent. on a turnover of only £11,500. The latter did not include unclaimed dividends. ltegarding the installation of a portable machine, it was stated that each club would have to have its own totalisator house wired, and only part of the electrical equipment would have to be transported from meeting to meeting. Special lorries would have to be acquired to earry the equipment. A representative of the Bell Punch Company, who are installing the new electric totalisator at Addington, was present, and explained the working of the machine and said that he considered that it would be considerably cheaper than the present manual sys±em. It was decided that the representative of the Bell Punch Company be asked to explain the machine to Messrs Blomfield and Company who run the totalisator for the clubs represented at the meeting, and that a report be supplied to the Country Clubs' Association. Representatives present expressed great satisfaction at the manner in which Messrs Blomfield and Company had run the totalisator for many years past at their meetings.