INCREASED BETTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21468, 17 April 1933, Page 10

INCREASED BETTING

NEW, SYSTEM'S' SUCCESS r FIRST TRIAL AT ELLERSLIE RISE OF FOURTEEN PER CENT Tho first trial at Ellerslio on Saturday of the win and place system of betting proved very successful and the turnover of £38.887 represented an increase of £4542, or 14 per cent, on last year's figures. The arrangements worked well and although investors were at first somewhat slow to acquaint themselves with the procedure they improved and made their bets moro rapidly. Owing to tho small field in the Great Northern Oaks and tho dominating influence of Silver Scorn tho totalisator showed an initial deficit of £3276. This was reduced to £2150 after tho second race, to £l7lO after the third race, and to £583 after the fourth race. The fifth race, a field of only five, saw the deficit increased again to £1015., The tide then turned and with a good field in the next raco tho total for tho day became £BB6 up, tho seventh raco swelled the rise to £2713 and tho eighth race to £4542. Following are details of tho betting on each race: — Last Raco Win Place Total year First . . £lB7 Second . . 1.819 3,5991 5,318* 3,706 Third .. 1, - 103 i 2,434 3,5371 3,684 Fourth . . 2,5791 4,846 7,4251 6,2981 Fifth .. ] ,780 2,217 4,027 4,4591 Sixth .. 1,505 3,271 4,779 2,877 Seventh . . 2,2021 3.908} (>,lll 4,284* Eighth . . 2,7371 4,364 7,1011 4.9721 Totals . . £14,214 £21,673 £38,887 £34,045