FAKED "TOTE" TICKETS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 6 March 1915, Page 3

FAKED "TOTE" TICKETS.

THICK FALLS AT [JANN i:\ i KKK, H..' Duiinevirke, March ,"i. A .luring- attempt was made at the Daiiiicvirkc races yesterday to prescn; jaked totalisator tickets. I'll.' proprietors of the totalizator, Meal's. Marreit and Con. at the Woodville rare* in February, were taken down for about, .tiif ; by means of faked tiikcis, and. guided i:v this and ilie fact that sinklar operations hal taken p.'aee at Wanijamii a lew days ajo), tin-y instructed ail I lie clerks to keep a car'fill watch on all tickets presente ! ', . ' .. > watch /or a certain disCee.:';.- .nark <>: i the faces.

1 lie first day nothing untoward occurred. Yesterday, howevi r. after t : se .sieuiid rate, a person appeared at the pay-oat window, and pre-i-nted two CI ticki is on Discussion lor payment. TV t !'■]-!< who received tliian became suspicions, and railed one of tile proprietors. Tiie man, through the window, saw that his paniy was np and bolted, accompanied by a confederate carrying a handbag, pre-amahl,- with their printin™ paraphernalia. Tie y ;_<ot into a taxicab and drove rapidly in the direction of Dannevirke. but ;rnt out before reachin- town and made tracks for the back country, and have not b en seen sine'. Tin' annoying nart of the matter wathat arrangements had been m;rde fm the continuous surveillance of the windows. and when the services of the watcher were reqnis:! r - d he was awav at dinner, otherwise, a red-handed captar.- would hav ( . been effected.