A skilled operator works out the dividend from the total of bets shown on each veeder. he does this with the aid of a logarithm table. His calculations are relayed to the indicator board. Sometimes the Otaki Club has put more money through the tote than metropolitan clubs THE TOTEMOBILE Part of the equipment of a modern racecourse is a “totemobile” which is seen at the right of the picture. A totemobile is a vehicle carrying the electronic equipment with which dividends are calculated. It has wheels because it is not permanently at Otaki but is moved from course to course. The owners and operators are Automatic Totalisator Ltd., of Sydney. It is wired to the issuing machines and every bet is recorded behind one of the windows of the totemoble, each window representing a horse. The progress of the betting can therefore be seen from the windows which are usually known as “veeders”. These allow very rapid calculation of dividends; the balancing of the tote can be completed in two minutes or less. At the indicator board anothers operator receives the latest dividend figures over the intercom and displays them to the public. Before the races all eyes are glued to this board which shows how the betting on each horse is progressing Back in the club room, in the main tote building, the tote steward, Mr A. Hakaraia (left) generally supervises the tote operations. He is responsible for giving the all-clear signal at the commencement of a race and for deciding when windows for issuing tickets are to be closed. With him are the calculator directly in charge of the totalisator company, a government officer and other official