TOTE FIGURES AGAIN SOAR

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20736, 21 February 1939, Page 10

TOTE FIGURES AGAIN SOAR

MACHINES HANDLE £88,3121. A RECORD SUMMER TURNOVER ; TF. RAPA’S GROWING IMPORTANCE | As has been exemplified over the j past several years Te Rapa is increas- ! ing in popularity every year as the j Dominion’s leading provincial course I and, while in recent months other J meetings have shown decreased totalj isator revenue Te- Rapa again shows { the way with a substantial rise in in- ! vestments, amounting over the two I days to no less than £6749. ! Yesterday the machines > handled J £37,937 10s as against £35.t57 10s and j over the two days the large sum of j £88,312 10s was put through as I against, the previous record summer | total of £81,563 10s —an increase of ; £6749. With large and well-balanced { fields betting throughout the day was j well distributed ar»d the small decrease in gale returns on the latter j day was fully counter-balanced by the j larger volume of betting, i Following are the details of the ! amounts invested on the various events i yesterday, with last year’s comparative figure**—

of the Auckland trots on the Wed-ne-dyy the club experience J a financial loss on the meeting. This was ihe only occasion on which a meeting was postponed at Te Rapa.

Race This Year Last Year First 3683* 3344 J .Second 3693 3319* Third .. 4* 4 914 Fourth 5037 4893* Fifth 4 658* 3672* Sixth 542 0 5326* Seventh 4764 4245* F.ighth 56C 5441* Totals . . . .. 37,937 b 35.157* Figures For Meeting The following table shows the investments for summer meetings held at Te Rapa since 192j Year £ 192 5 . 53 979 1926 . 57 231 1927 50 207 192 8 1929 . 58 477* 1 930 56 47 1 * 1931 . 36 0 55 1 •1932 . 14 304 1 933 . . . 32 85 2* 1934 . 33 543 1935 . 39 19 36 791 1937 613* 1938 . 81 563* 1939 . 8S 312* i ’In 1932 the meeting was postponed In a Mondav and Wednesda *, and with Inclement weather i and the opposition