Tauranga praised
t f.V.Z. Press Association f SYDNEY. t The Bay of Plenty Racing (Club's centenary meeting had (i everything—atmosphere, a lot of t horses, a record attendance, re-’ t cord totalisator turnover “and. t beter still, no bookmakers,” a t Melbourne racing writer. PJ Lovitt, said in the “Australian"i yesterday “It was my first experience of; 1 a New Zealand provincial meet-’ <ing and while lacking the lustre, r of the Auckland and Wellington - fixtures, the result would put t Victoria’s big provincial meet-; i ings, Geelong. Bendigo and Bal- ? larat, to shame,” Lovitt said. “The accent was very much on the horses rather than as in .Australia punters standing. 1 goggle-eyed for 20 minutes between races looking at betting , boards.” ! Lovitt said the press room at the Tauranga meeting was uniequalled by anything he had ; seen in Australia, “which makes one suspect that not only are the New’ Zealand horses the best, but also the administrators.”
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33189, 31 March 1973, Page 8
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