STEADILY GROWING

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 105, 25 July 1927, Page 6

STEADILY GROWING

WELLINGTON MEETINGS WHILE AUCKLAND DROP* BEHIND Figures are stodgy things in main, but after all they have „ interest for racing folk when imu®' to the totalisator Moreover thev a very decided index as to’the’JT’ gress any racing club is making ,!' th<*y are a reflection of the Po Pl j:4? r or otherwise of that -club pma rtty The meeting last week at Trentham concluded the 1926-27 season for last of the major clubs of the Doiw* nion. The grand total of the totah« tor investments is interesting, beam.', of the fact that, gauged on this the Wellington Racing Club is maki! more progress than any one of thoseT, the four centres (comments "Vedette"!. This year’s figures are compared wiri those of the 1923-24 season, when improvement was made generally aft. the slump years. ter It will be seen that the Wellington Racing Club has made a decided in crease, while even the Auckland Rn!' ing Club has dropped* behind. Following are the * exact figur** which speak for themselves: 1923-24. 1926-27 £ £ ' Auckland R.C. .. 939.666 845,460 Wellington R.C. .. 500.368 539,50 g Canterbury J.C. .. 534,777 457 SSO Dunedin J.C 256,64 S 229^261 DRAWBRIDGE AT LAST WINS CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAP SIDNEY, July 24. The Canterbury Park meeting waa held yesterday in fine weather. The following was the result ol! the leading event: CANTERBURY PARK HANDICAP Of 200sovs; 1 mile 3 fur. DRAWBRIDGE (N. Donald), b g, by Bridge of Earn—Hasty Flight, 6 yrs, 7.3 , BONA VENTURA, 7.0 _ • SIR HONOR, 5.6 ~ , Nine started. Drawbridge won by three-quarters of a length. NURSERY HANDICAP Second Division. LADY ROI, 8.2 i ALTERATION, S.O * * WHAKARITE, 5.5 X 2