FURTHER INCREASES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 65, 28 December 1935, Page 3

FURTHER INCREASES.

THE TOTALISATOR FIGURES. The increase in the totalisator returns on Boxing Day was maintained yesterday, when one racing and two trotting meetings were held. At the Auckland Trotting Club’s fixture, the first of a three-day meeting, the investments totalled £34,884, compared with £30,789 on the first day last year, an increase of £4095. At the Manawatu club’s meeting the receipts for the two days increased £5626 10s by comparison with the figures for last year, and at Westport, for the two days, the investments amounted to £10,563, an increase of £1667. The totalisator figures for all the meetings in the Dominion on Boxing Day and yesterday show an increase of more than £26,000 by comparison with the corresponding figures for last year This year £245,867 10s has been invested. Last year the. amount was £219,475. Details of the amounts invested this year and last year are shown in the following table: —

Racing. 1935. 1934. £ £ 41,1571 35,531 5,9861 4,2621 17,721 14,655 76,9281 75,274 4,8441 4,422 15,720 12,2121 Manawatu — (Two of three days) Westland — (First of three days) Dunedin — (First of two days) Auckland— (First of four days) Waipukurau— (One day) .. Taranaki — (First of two days) Total 162,358 146,357 Trotting. Auckland— (First of three days) 34,884 30,789 Westport— (Two days) ... 10,563 8,896 Ashburton — (One day) ... .. 21,751 17,203 (One day) .. .. 12,9361 13,072 Wairarapa .. .. 3,375 3,358 Total 83,5091 73,318 Grand total .. 245,8671 219,475