THE TOTALISATOR.
Discussing the question of the proposal to extend the number of racing days in the Dominion, tho Dunedin Star says: —"Tho safest way out of tho present impasse is to retain the existing restriction of 250 racing days in one season for tho entire Dominion ; to deprive tho metropolitan clubs of from 10 to 12 days; to limit a day's programme to seven events; and to enact' that no individual club shall race on more than nine days in any one year. We are aware that our proposals axe distasteful to many who call themselves sportsmen, but they are dictated by a desire to avoid a danger that some of the clubs refuse to recognise. That portion of the. public which is known as the 'silent voter' has very pronounced views is to the magnitude of tho gambling evil and the inefficacy of the measures taken to cope with it. If the plea for reasonable compromise is not heeded the time- may not be far off; when thore will be an irresistible demand to extirpate the source of the canker on the body politic."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10707, 30 August 1912, Page 4
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186THE TOTALISATOR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10707, 30 August 1912, Page 4
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