TOTALISATOR RETURNS.
7 -i —; > ♦■ '. t AUCKLAND DISTRICT TOTAL. i ':-:., ; " •■'■ ; '- : " ; V ; -'-'" 1 -'.- '■£ ,'■:•■ ■ "■- f" : -- •' v'-H' ■ ! ' ,'£2,554,637 LAST SEASON. »■ * .. ,; ■• - , ', i ■ [ "INCREASE OP £37,634 RECORDED. i With the holding of the Franklin-Mata-l mata combined meeting at Ellerslie on » Saturday the racing season of 1922-23 was > brought to a conclusion in Auckland, and 1 .. in view of the fact) of this portion of the ' Dominion leading the way in totalisator rel ceipts, the figures for, the season are of - particular interest. The racing and trot- > ting clubs licensed to use the totalisator ' in the Auckland district number 30, while L the number, of days' racing held during , the season was. 53. The total sum invested was £2,554,637, compared with ;32,517,903 last season. 'The following is a statement of the sums passed through the totalisator at Auckland meetings held during the season just ended, compared with those for the previous season: —
I The fact that several of the country ? ! clubs held meetings on grounds other r ! than in their own district has of course r | to be taken into account in making a 5 i comparison. For instance, the Rotoi'ua . I club raced at Te Awamutu, the Taumaru- ( nui club at Te Kuiti, the Dargaville, Bay 5 of Islands, and Franklin-Matamata clubs, at Ellerslie; the Bay of Islands' club at [! Avondale, and the Opotiki olub at Taka|j puna. It has also to be noted that the ~ Franklin and Matamata clubs had not t , previously been licensed to use the i totalisator. • '■•
RACING- CLUBS. 1 '■■■'■ 1922-23. 1921-22. ' £ & Avondale ; Spring . . 115,522} 123,474* Pakuranga Hunt ... 34,829 47,300* Whangarei Annual .. 27,579} 834,299 Waikato Hunt . . 35,968} 35,213 5 Auckland Spring .. 117,829} 143,971 3 Hamilton Annual . . 53.829 80,439} Takapuna Spring ■ . . 107,369 130,910 1 Waipa Annual ... 17,949 27,4021 . Rotorua Annual ... 20,494 37,485 I Auckland Summer . . 386,9201 439,161} " Dargaville Annual .. 50.717 8,273 f Bay of Islands Annual 42,460} 5,916} - ■ Takapuna Summer . . 126,241 112,583 fc.To Kuiti Annual .. 22,158 22,552 j Taumarunui Annual . 21,700 10,8741 " 1 Thames Annual . . 34,664} 36,7001 I; Te ( Aroha Annual... .61,241 57,056 x Ohinemun Artnual. '. . 57.3951 54,452} Bay of Plenty . . 24,886} 19.106 Opotiki •••.. , . 41,736 3,928 3 Auckland Autumn . . 163,970 158,702} f Avondale Autumn . . 87,497} 92,920} (j Auckland Winter. /. 219,997} 23.2,615 Pranklin-Matamata . . 70,897} i — * TROTTING- CLUBS. » Auckland Spring .'.' 102,613} 87,850 3 Otahuhu Spring . . 104,977} 106,616 3 Waikato Annual . . 20,491 24,568 I Auckland Summer . . 191,659} 213,108 , i Otahuhu Summer .. 90,012} 88,337 ' j Auckland Autumn . . 101,000 91,097} t'j- Total . . ■■''.. 2,554,637 2,517,903
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 3
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