CAMBRIDGE COINCIDENCE
(Special from "Early Bird.") . .', ''. AUCKLAND, August ,1- - - ." It'Avas "a- coincidence, 'coming right on top 'of the Whangarei Club's disclo- ' "sure',of the" cost of its special train, , that, the' Cambridge ' Trotting Club, which, was taking entries last night for its Special' Meeting on August 15, de- - - cided to abandon the principal race on -l its programme through lack of entries and to divide the improvers' .class to fill the.complement of eight events. - . ■ The main two miles handicap drew - Only three nominations, and, to a large' extent,"the meagre, support' could be , laid at,the door of the excessive transport" charges. Very few horses from, the Auckland city and suburban train-' ing centres are entered for the Cam- - bridge Meeting, and "doubtless.the cost of transport had something to" do with, t this,,.,,On the other.hand, had free car- „" riage, been offered for horses bumper nominations would, have been received," and this would have been followed by a record totalisator turnover, the Increased revenue by way of taxa- , tton probably being sufficient to defray the cost of the special train to the Government.
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Evening Post, Issue 29, 3 August 1936, Page 13
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179CAMBRIDGE COINCIDENCE Evening Post, Issue 29, 3 August 1936, Page 13
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