FIVE-SHILLING TOTALISATOR

Evening Star, Issue 23324, 21 July 1939, Page 5

FIVE-SHILLING TOTALISATOR

TROTTING CLUB'S RECOMMENDATION (Bek United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Park Trotting Club, Air D. Coleman moved that it be a recommendation to members that the introduction of a 5s totalisator be considered. He thought that such a move would be in the interests of all concerned and would encourage to attend races many persons who could not afford to bet in higher denominations. More than a decade ago he had advocated this policy, and his ideas had not changed. Apart from the easier betting facilities he thought that the proposed idea would result in bigger returns. Mr Coleman said that any member of the community could put half-a-erown or five shillings on a horse without ever going near races. A member: AVhere can you do that? Mr Coleman (meaningly) : Well, you know better than I do. (Laughter.) Alessrs E. C. Cross and_A. Rose supported Afr Coleman’s motion, and with only the dissentient voice of Air H. J. Otley, who explained that great expense would be needed in the conversion of the totalisator for such business, it was carried.