SLIGHT DECREASE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 164, 24 April 1935, Page 3

SLIGHT DECREASE

TOTALISATOR INVESTMENTS. EASTER RACE RECEIPTS. (Special to the "Guardian.") CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Showing a decrease of £429 10s on last year's receipts, totalisator investments for the three days of Easter racing in New Zealand totalled £295,463 10s. There were only two meetings yesterday—the second day of the Canterbury Jockey Club's carnival at Riccarton and the third day of the Riverton Jockey Club's meeting. At Riccarton, cold and unpleasant conditions, with heavy rain at times, -affected the receipts, which were £21,088 for the day, compared with £21,610 last year. The first day of the meeting, Monday, saw an increase of £241 on last year, and" the decrease for the meeting was £2Bl. At Riverton yesterday, £12,070 was invested, compared with £11,155 last year. The total for the three-day meeting was £45,9*4"8 10s, compared with £39,500 10s last year. The following tables show the receipts at the various clubs holding Easter meetings this year, compared with last year's figures:—

Racing Clubs.

Trotting Clubs.

1933. 1934- £ £ Riccarton (1st) .. . 32,027* 31,786* Riccarton (2nd) .. . 21,088 21,610 Auckland (1st) .. . 40,331} 35.582} Auckland (2nd) .. . 34,474} 41,191} Feilding (1st) .. . 15,072 14,475} Feilding (2nd) .. . 14,689 16,446 River ton (1st) .. . 1^,496} 14,564 Riverton (2nd) .. . 16,382 13,781} Riverton (3rd) .. . 12,070 11,155 Wairarapa (1st) .. . 12,449 10,511 "Wairarapa (2nd) . 12,164 12,627 Tuapeka 3,296} 2.09H Waipukurau 4,677 6,736} Beaumont 7,741 5,074 Kumara. Totals 5,144J 3,822 . ,£249,103 £241,454}

N".Z. Metropolitan (1st) Hawera (1st) Hawera (2nd) Totals Grand totals . 1935. £ 29,015} 8,550 8,795 1934. £ 39,812* 6,948 7,678 £46,36XH £54,4.38* £295,463* £295