TOTALISATOR RETURNS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1927, Page 1

TOTALISATOR RETURNS

A PRONOUNCED DROP. AUCKLAND, April -'I. Kadi year about .€500,000 (varying according to the ruling economic condiis invested on the totalizator in New Zealand during 11 it • Easter holidays. That Eastertide betting in 1 OP7 would show a decline when compared with last year’s total was regarded as a foregone conclusion, and such has proved to lie the case, the drop In investments at nine oi the principal meetings in tilt* Dominion amounting to L 15.262. It is interesting to note that the Auckland Racing Club, on its two-day meeting at Ellerslie, sustained proportionately the smallest decrease in New Zealand. The Metropolitan Trotting Club, on its meeting at Christchurch, was CG77I short of last year’s investments, hut the Keilding Jockey Club closed its meeting with the machine “ starved to the tune of over COOfIO. the AAaipttkuruu Jockey Club lacked over ClOOf) to touch last Easter's level, and it must have been a financial blow to the Kumara Racing Club to find itself in the position of being £1093 down with a turnover oi only Cfk>l2. It would appear that the effect ol the period of stress in the dairying industry with its consequent financial stringency affects mostly, so far as racing is concerned, the smaller centres. Pol lowing is a summary of the totalisator returns of the principal Easter meetings:—

1927. 1926. £ C Auckland R.C. .. . 169,875 179.379 FcildinR .T.C. .... 66,779 76.010 X.Z. Met. T.C. . .... 8-1,428 91.200 Wairarapa R.C. 88,834 42.880 Ha worn T.C. .... .37.756 41 ..385 Canterbury .T.C. 7.3.886 82,710 Waipukurnu .T.C. 18,420 22,544 Kumnra R.C. 6.512 8,185 Westland R.C. • 5.955 6,414 Totals £502,445 £550.707