SPORTING NEWS. THE TOTALISATOR.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 418, 9 November 1889, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

THE TOTALISATOR.

The following is a copy of the circular about to be sent to the Resident Magistrates at the principal towns in each provincial district : — " Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 4th November, 1889. Sir,-— By way of insuring an intelligible and uniform course of action in the issue of totalisator licenses, the Colonial Socretary desires that in reporting upon applications for permission to übe the totalisator, you will inform him whether ■ the club applying for the license has complied with the ' i ules of racing ' adopted at the conference of metropolitan clubs, held at Wellington i*i August last, a copy of which is enclosed. To that conference all the leading jockey clubs sent delegates, and the rules then adopted, after most careful consideration, must be assumed to faithfully set out that which the representatives of the principal clubs throughout New Zealand considered most desirable in the interest of racing. For your information, the Colonial Secretary states that licenses will be issued on the following conditions only :—l.: — 1. The programme of the race meeting for which the totalisator is requested must have been approved by the committee of the metropolitan jockey club of the district. 2. The use of the totalisator will not be allowed to any club at more than five meetings in the year. 3. Nor to any clubholding more than threemeetings in the year, unless an average of at least £500 per diem in stakes is given. 4. Nor to any club holding three meetingsin the year, unlessan average of at least £400 per diem in stakes is given. 5. Nor to any club holding two meetings in the year unless an average of at least. £200 per diem in stakes is given. 6. Nor to any club holding one meeting in the year unless a sum of not less than £100 per diem is given. Every license gi anted will be for a specific occasion only, and not for a whole year, as it is desirable to discourage any incieaee in the number of racing clubs. You will be good enough when forwarding any programme to the Colonial Secretary to draw attention to the fact if it emanates from any club which has not hitherto been in existence. The Colonial Secretary will consider, apart from the provisions of this circular, the case of any club which has received entries for any race meeting prior to the date of its issue. You are not called upon to make any distinction between the various forms of horse racing. — lam, etc., G. S. Coover."