A DEFINITE SUCCESS
SYDNEY "TOTE" CHANGE
• ;;.; .-;'. (From "Vedette.") ; :; "• ■ r : /;".'..■ ;; '; SYDNEY/14th April.;' ■ Automatic Totalisators, Ltd., who direct tho.-working of the totalisator at Kandwickj-furnished a complete return of the figures covering/the recent big meeting at Kaudwick. Naturally the main point was.how tho. straight;out dividends compared with •. tho starting prices of thei-tiookmakers'.,- .. ■Over 'the. ;;;four : days the totalisator, jbeat. the bopkniakors* prices ..in twenty of'••the-tAveiity-seven races. ■ -It is not permissible to giyo'the exact figures iv New Zealand;,with the names of the races, but .ifii&i folio wing gives.a good idea:—:;.y;^;::..;;- -'-■■--•"'■. :■':■ .
In computing ithe figures o£ the book-: makers, it must' be understood that the 10 per cent; tax has bebn deducted, but this is 'only fa,"", for the totalisator has paid its 12J per cent. Place betting remained very popular to the end, the figures on the last; day being £34,715 5s on the place 'machine and.-£.i6j6s3.:oii.'.the=straight:6ut: sid.fe.:... Some extraordinarily good prices were returne^d, ..for second and third places" on the place. machines, partieularlyiin. the;case-,of "favourites.-.;:.-.;-. .■■.' '•'-; A SATISFACTORY TOTAL. - ;' The volume of wagering kept-up ufltil tho finish, the returns on Saturday showing..an-increase-of £ 0172.105. The. total decrease over ;:the'.four days, was £9642, which is an infinitesinVal: :'drop compared with those of the '.spring, and summer. meetings. .-- ■ ..■' Tho figures for the four days were:— , .. 1931. 1930. 1 : - £ s. d. £ s. d. First Day .... 33,395 13 0 57;574 10 0 Secorid'.'Day ..:. 57,519 10 0 74.184 15 0 Third Day.....' 31,039 0 II 29,029 10 0 Fourth Da"y;. '.:.:;'/ 51,3fiS .5 0 <11,595 15 0. ;Totals...'.'. £193,322.10 0. £202,964,10 . 6
.... - .iFIKST DAI. • . ., ■ Tolc for £1.. '■ ' Book for £ 1.. '' V £ si'-d. : ' '■■£ s- <'• '•■■ 4J-.10.-.0 .i.i.'.. ... IS IS 0 ::.;^ i'Us o ........;......is io o -■- I-J---W ..•..•.;;......v i-ig ■<)-■■-■ •:••-; -.•••!-• ."o. 1:;;..;.'.".'.;..... 7 4 « ■2 6 0 - 0 B ••'■ ■'■'" 3 12 -0 •iy-A..i.^V UJ . - li'M'-O 1, ' ; .---•; 4 ]:i V'-.v..-..rV:.-...;--^-rir-ff"- - .. . £77 . ;5- 0. , . £31 10. (> SHCOXD DAY. £ s. (1. £ s- (1. •21 U 0 ]■! 10 0 - 0 ]P, 0 ■ ■•■« S 2 0 10 3 0 ...:.......... 7 '1 0 •111. 0 < 10 0 !)' 5 ,0 7 4 0 j 3 o :; l- o £38 9 0 £11 2 0 THIRD DAY. £ 3. d. £ s. (J. ,) 19 0 '< 8 0 Ti 19 0 .............. 3 12 0 (i 9 0 , -S r 2 I) 22 4 0 3S3■-" 6 l» 2 H 0 2 14 0 8 9 0 7 4 II £ir ii « £i- (> <> ] OIIU1I HAY. ' € s. (1. - '• (1 Jl U 0 11 H » •}-, (, 0 Jl S 0 ]2 16 0 1 IS l> ,.-::®:u.v"o ■:■;■.........:....' n is o. . . ;:'b:v;....;:- •< 1 o..-•...-■■. .;-,,": si:-2;;o'.:...::....^.. »'2. »•.• ■■.. : jiJe'i).^.:......... 2 ,,i n . .;^ ; i : o 1.,.-..;...■.:■.■..:. o is o .; .■•■•"" £6?:.e...>■:.' ' ; -: " ' £ v i3i/ 2, o . AGGREGATE' 'FOR FOUR DATS.' .' .. 1 . ■ '■ Toto for £1. Book for £1. '"■■■■■•'■ • • • . .£ s; a. £ s. «i. '.Vii-st' Day' ,..'.'. 7T..5 0 .. 51 10 fi . ■ Second Day' ...'. ,:>S 9 (I.. <H 2 1 0 .''.-Third -Day .. ,47 14; 0 ■■ . 42 6.0 ..rourtli' Day;':,./. .05-..-6,0 - 61-, '2 0 -: :^ "VTrttaV"/.".. £248 U 0 £199-. 0 6
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1931, Page 6
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481A DEFINITE SUCCESS Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 93, 21 April 1931, Page 6
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