TRUE REASONS

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 13

TRUE REASONS

Why Tote Turnovers Are Dwindling (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland • / Rep.) Though the wretched weather on the final day of the trowing meeting up north had much to do with the decrease' in totalisator receipts, the A.T.C. may do well to realize that it is not only the unruly elements which are preventing headway being .made m totalisator fjejures of late years. - , ("YNE reason is that the public has no V- 1 ' real confidence m the game, while another is that the installation of the automatic totalisator at Alexandra Park has been too long delayed. At Te Kuiti gallops at Ellerslie punters were risking *£1 notes through the electric tote w«jth mope confidence than they put through "dollars" on the ou>of-date manual contrivance m use at Alexandra Park, No real benefit will be gained by the trotting authorities* shutting their eyes to these facts. ■m ji 1 1. M iii ii j i j. ii