THE TOTALISATOR.
A XKW ZKALAXUKII'S DKNTXCJATIOX. By Cab]?—press Association—Copyright. Sydney, October 10. Mr. Mason, a well-known New Zealand sportsman, in an interview, strongly condemned the totalisator. He declared that totalisator betting had become such a craze in Xew Zealand that many workers have not a penny to draw at the end of the week. One of the greatest curses of the totalisator business was that butchers and bakers had to go without money, while many of their debtors splashed it on the totalisator. He had seen women tear their clothes in a mad rush to get tickets. Racing was now cheap and nasty. Most of the stud-masters had been forced lo send most of their yearlings to Sydney, where better prices were obtainable because no totalisator was in existence. qv H iwvamhshmshm nmiv mil shin sh
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 94, 11 October 1911, Page 5
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136THE TOTALISATOR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 94, 11 October 1911, Page 5
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