MORE BETTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21765, 3 April 1934, Page 10

MORE BETTING

EASTER RACE MEETINGS RISE OF EIGHT PER CENT FIGURES FOR DOMINION AUCKLAND TOTAL LOWER Betting 011 the totalisator at the racing and trotting meetings in New Zealand during Easter showed an increase of about 8 per cent 011 the total for the corresponding period last year. The total amount handled at 12 meetings, some of which have not yet been completed, was £2(39,379 10s, as against £249,041 in the Easter period last year and £265,409 in 1932. Practically every club registered nil increase, the throe decreases being due to special circumstances. Several small fields caused a shrinkage of £5904 10s, or about 7 per cent, at the Auckland Racing Club's meeting, at which the single pool betting system operated. The reduction of 9.5 per cent in the turnover at the Hnwke's Bay Jockey Club's one-day meeting was accounted for by dull and showery weather. The Taupeka total showed a decrease of 47 per cent, but the comparison is made with a combined Taupeka-Beauinont meetiug last year. The most notable increase was at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's first day in Christ-church, where tho appearance of the Australian pacer Walla Walla contributed to the increase of 30 per cent in totalisator investments, Five other increases of over 10 per cent were registered. Once again Auckland headed the volume of betting for the Dominion with a total of £76,773 10s for the two days, next on tho list being the Christchurch trotting mooting first day figure of £39,812, and the Christchurch race meeting first day of £31,786. The following table gives comparative figures of totalisator betting in tho Dominion on Easter Saturday and Monday in the past throe j-ears: RACING 1934 1933 1932 Auckland . . . £70,773' £'82,678 £04,818 Canterbury (one day) . . . . 31,750 27,487 38,735 Feilding . . . , 30,921 27.003 24,870 Riverton . . . . '.-8,24(5 27,24!) 37.834 Wairarapa . . . 23,138 19,133 18,510 Waipukurau (one day J . . . . ti.Td* 6,295 6,39£> Hawke's Bay (one day) . . . . 0,315 7,014 13.043 Beauniont (one day) 5,074 4.20!) Kumar a (one day) 3.832 3,710 0,334 Taupeka (one day) 2,091 3,922 Totals . . . . £214,9421 £208,090 £207,720 TROTTING Chrißtchurch (0110 day) . . . . £39,812 £27,854 £40,730 Hawera .. ~ 14,025 12,49" 10,959. Totals .. .. £54,437 £40,351 £57,089 Grand totals . . £209,379} £249,041 £205,409 The following table gives the amounts by which tJIO investments at the various meetings luvve increased or decreased, compared with last year, together with percentages of the advances or reductions: — INCREASES PerAmotint. ccntajio C')iris( church .. £11,958 30 Wairarapa ~ .. 4.005 17 Hswcra .. .. 2.1.28 14 Benumont , . . . 865 15 Feilding . . .. 3.918 13 Canterbury . , . . 4.200 13 Wnipukurau . . . 441 li Riverton . . . . 1,0(17 3.5 Kumara . . . . 122 3 DECREASES PcrAntotint ccnlnse Tnlipekn ... .. £1.831 47 Hnwke's Bay .. 669 9.5 Auckland . . . . 5,9015 7