THIS BETTING BUSINESS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1935, Page 10

THIS BETTING BUSINESS

Like the girl of the song who had “too many parties and too many pals,” it is possible to have too much ef the best of good things- c^ e the Dominion’s racing world seems to be provided at the present time by the ever-increasing number Of betting systems which are in ydguO. While it has to be granted that New Zealand has a scattered population, and each racing club has its own particular' crowd to cater for, it does seem that some uniformity in the betting systems prevalent throughout t J e . D ?^ ni ° n X oU an be welcomed by racing followers. At the present time it is scarcely an 'xaggeration to state that almost one racing club in every three employs a - «■ »p—« - ■SS'd.lb K’S’udy the of its patrons, and tad. cliib in its wisdom employs the bettir.g system which rt considers Will A? S tti*'ttao' , ?he a wln-and.place system, sponsored by the Hon. James tut introduced by the Taranaki Jockey Club racing Appeared to be 4 iSffitJnonularity with the sporting public, and the new system m effect of cheating fresh interest. However, racing is the big mojority .1 the porting ever the question has been put to entl “J popular with racegoers. At SJwolitaft Siivals, where big Support dividend st a smaller Pt = ,ol «etong. orally when pohtan courses, b g contention of those who oppose small fields are thegeneral order Tte mam ulators to double t heir •win-and-place betting majority of those who make up the investments on each race, that the a horse both ways in racing public have not thei mon y chagrin attached to backing a horse each race. .There is a certain amount. of dividen d; and it is for a. Straight-out wm paytag out two a supp»««, f oc a .single system is that which,«m ib«g* Slnl the same time give rac tag pate no for dissatisfaction tain racing’s ™blic HbwXf as long as the old world keeps among the general *M R witf nevet be cm turning round, and hum betting system has its advantages and possible to Please. embody, betting do ig WIX wld«» ™**> 10 ““me'sZXrinnovatio,, ot » win My appears worth the consideration of oth p system, of a win be that some North Island provtacial clu dividends, machine paying two dividends an a p H it does not signify that a sX » s °" a ' w “ d majority of the public. «siR ORACLE.”