FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22738, 26 November 1935, Page 17

FORBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB

On Thursday and Saturday of this week the Forbury Park Trotting Club will hold its spring meeting and good fields are xssurcd for every race on the programme. The star attraction on the first day is the W. F. James" Cup, of two miles, for winch many well performed horses at the Cup meeting in Christchurch will be competing. For this race Mr W. F. James (the club's totalisator* proprietor) has (generously given a solid silver cup valued at £SO, to be presented to the successful owner. This alone should make the race a kecnly-contesed one. The club is operating its own system of betting by which two dividends will be paid on the win machine on the basis of 75 per cent, to the first horse, and 25 per cent, to the second, and three dividends in equal proportions on the place machine. The chib has again adopted the wise policy of inviting; Indies to attend the meeting, and complimentary tickets may be obtained from the secretary or any member of the committee. Outside patrons will notice a big change in that enclosure, as the club, to relieve the congestion, has removed the old totalisator house, and erected a fine new buildiiid in brick on a new site which will give patrons' ample room. The outside booth has also been removed to a more convenient site, and thoroughly renovated throughout. An additional stairway has also been erected at the grand stand, which will not only relieve the congestion but 'provide additional accommodation for patrons.