HUGE TOTALIZATOR RETURNS

Southland Times, Issue 24596, 19 November 1941, Page 3

HUGE TOTALIZATOR RETURNS

NEW ZEALAND CUP WEEK BETTING Although the totalizator investments on New Zealand Cup day showed a decrease as compared with Cup day in 1940 of £9345/10/-, at the end of seven days they showed an increase of £25,444, equal to just under 6 per cent, on last year’s turnover. The comparison for the seven days, with last year’s figures, are: —

Grand Totals £484,0061 £458,5621 Based on the attendance figures obtainable from the three days’ trotting at Addington, the investments recorded on that course averaged a ten shilling ticket on each race by each person present, and no doubt the average would be about the same at Riccarton, comments The Evening Star, Dunedin. Naturally the totalizator returns were the subject of much controversy during the week in Christchurch, and the following two letters, which appeared in The Press on Friday and Saturday respectively, show how this form of gambling may be misconstrued: — “STAGGERING” “The figures quoted in The Press this morning on the totalizator takings of £76,668 invested at the trotting meeting of Tuesday are simply staggering, compared with the £lBl deposited in war savings. It seems that a great many people have failed to develop a war sense and prefer to carry on with racing nonsense. I suppose as long as we think we are on the winning side everything is just all right, but should the tables be turned no doubt there would be much squealing. Probably the high figure invested on the totalizator on Tuesday points to confidence in the result of the war, but a great man warns us. ‘Let there be no slackening of our war effort,’ and here we are indulging in the high tide of a week’s racing instead of keeping our noses to the grindstone. Really, Ido think many of us have still a lot to learn. —Yours, etc., Norton Wright.” “It is unfortunate that some wellmeaning people continue to misrepresent facts when criticizing the racing public. Mr Norton Wright, in his letter, commences by stating that the totalizator takings of £76,668 are simply staggering compared with £lBl deposited in wai - savings. This is the usual illusion. The £76,668 was not the totalizator takings; it was the turnover, and actually represented about £16,000 or less invested by the public, out of which the Government received about £4OOO for Dominion purposes. The staggering fact is that some 19,000 people contributed about £4OOO to the Government’s needs, while the 100,000 people or so, who were not present, as represented by Mr Norton Wright, contributed £lBl. Mr Norton Wright declaims: ‘Let there be no slackening of our war efforts,’ and concludes with: ‘Really, I do think many of us have still a lot to learn.’ May I suggest that your correspondent takes those two points to heart. —Yours, etc., H. F. Nicoll.”

The direct taxation received by the Government on the turnover for the seven days will amount to £45,926/5/3.

CRICKET

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY The following are the Southland Cricket Association’s fixtures for Saturday:— Senior.—Bluff v. Invercargill, at Bluff; Old Boys v. Appleby-Railway, at High School; Union v. Marist, at Marist ground. Junior A.—Georgetown v. Invercargill, at Queen's Park No. 2; High School v. Union, at High School; Appleby-Railway v. Old Boys, at Appleby ground; Borstal v. Kiwi, at Borstal.

Junior B.—Old Boys v. Marist, at Queen’s Park No. 1; High School v. Georgetown, at High School. Third Grade.—lnvercargill v. Marist, at Marist ground; High School B v. High School A, at High School; Georgetown v. Appleby-Railway, at Biggar street west. Playing in the Central-Western cricket competition, Nightcaps defeated Winton-Oreti by an innings and 48 runs. Scores: —

NIGHTCAPS BEATS WINTONORETI WINTON-ORETI First Innings H. Southern c Griffiths b Dockerty 19 R. Barker b Allen 9 D. King c Griffiths b Dockerty 1 R. Dockerty 2 G. Kilkerr not out 1 W. Forde c Bee b Dockerty 0 R. Lavelle b Allen 2 B. Marshall b Allen 0 T. Miller c and b Allen 3 R. McDermott c and b Dockerty 0 M. Lavelle b Dockerty 0 Extras 3 TOTAL 40

Bowling analysis.—Allen took four wickets for 15 runs, Grant none for 6, Mason none for 9, Dockerty six for 7. Second Innings R. Lavelle c and b Dockerty 3 Scully c Griffiths b Allen 4 Southern 20 King b Allen 0 Barker b Allen 0 Forde b Allen 0 Marshall b Allen 0 Kilkerr c and b Dockerty 2 Miller not out 6 McDermott c Bee b Allen 0 Lavelle b Dockerty 1 TOTAL 36 Bowling analysis.—Dockerty took three for 26, Allen six for 10. NIGHTCAPS First Innings J. Allen lbw b King 7 E. Nicolson c Scully b Forde 0 R. Dockerty b King 6 J. Burgess c and b Lavelle 52 O. Grant c Lavelle b King 0 W. Grant b Forde 15 W. Robertson b Lavelle 11 T. Robertson b Forde 4 F. Bee b Lavelle 9 G. Griffith not out 12 C. Mason b Marshall 0 Extras 8 TOTAL 124

Bowling analysis.—Forde took three for 57, Southern none for 16, King three for 1, Scully none for 9, Lavelle three for 30, Marshall one for 9.

GOLF

QUEEN’S PARK LADIES’ CLUB The president (Mrs S. C. K. Smith) presided over a large attendance of members at the presentation of trophies won by members of the Queen’s Park Ladies’ Golf Club throughout the season. The prizewinners were:— Club championship, Mrs G. E. Glennie; runner-up, Mrs J. F. Field: B grade championship, Mrs W. H. Gregory; runner-up,

Mrs F. H. Hughes; C grade, Mrs J. Orr; runner-up, Mrs W. Corbet; Rose Bowl, Mrs T. J. Dwyer; Scott Cup, Mrs A. Harrington; L.G.U. medals, silver division, Mrs J. E. Salisbury; bronze division, Mrs A. Harrington; closing day, morning medal round, senior. Mrs E. J. Morgan, 93-15-78; junior, Mrs W. Anderson, 100-28-72; C grade, Mrs S. Williams; non-prize-winners’ trophy, senior, Mrs D. K. Torrance, 99-18-81; junior, Mrs S. Fraser, 100-20-74; C grade, Mrs G. Reed; sealed hole match, Mrs W. Anderson, 49-15-34; foursomes, Mesdames R. Field and R. Richardson; runners-up, Mesdames L. Larcombe and J. Hamilton. Handicap reductions were gained as follows: Mrs Anderson, from 28 to 25; Mrs Fraser, 26 to 25.

At the close of the ceremony presentations were made to Mr H. MacDougall (coach), Mr A. Biel (greenkeeper) and Mrs Milne. Mr MacDougall replied. INVERCARGILL LADIES’ CLUB The following is the draw for an L.G.U. medal match to be played at Otatara at 1.15 p.m. tomorrow:— No. 1 Tee.—Miss Pilcher v. Miss D. McCallum; Mrs F. G. Hall-Jones v. Mrs O. G. Gilmour; Miss D. Stout v. Mrs J. D. Strettell; Miss Jensen v. Mrs S. F. Williams.

No. 6 Tee.—Mrs J. D. Speirs v. Miss M. Stout; Mrs F. M. Corkill v. Mrs S. R. Lowden.

No. 11 Tee.—Mrs C. C. Anderson v. Mrs A. C. Ford; Miss Gardner v. Mrs A. H. Jensen; Mrs N. Earl v. Mrs R. C. Cook. Members are requested to arrange partners and fours for a four-ball bogey match on closing, day, November 27.

RACING Saturday Monday Wednesday Saturday 1941 £73,366 49,573 52,831 87,849£ 1940 £82,7111 44,195 42,8821 83,4151 £263,720 TROTTING £253,1444 Tuesday Thursday Friday £76,668i 57,959 87,9494 £75,676 52,8571 83,4151 £ 220,2861 £205,118