LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27366, 3 June 1954, Page 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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addled.— Connexions of horses are perfectly within their rights to change plans for their horses, and ofteh do It is hardly likely that Modern Times would have started for the second time on Saturday if his owner-trainer had not considered him a shade unlucky in ie high-weight. The horse cooled out well after that race, so it was decided then to give him his second race for the day. Closing times at the Totalisator Agency Board’s office cannot possibly coincide with closing times for the totalisator. Details of off-rcourse betting have to be transmitted from off-course agencies to the Wellington central office and from there to the club totalisators, these figures being necessary for the computation of dividends.