THE "TOTALISATOR."

Great consternation was caused in the ranks of the bookmakers at the late Randwick Autumn Meeting by the introduction of the “ totalisuor,” a system of backing horses by machinery, which first came under notice at the Farewell Race Meeting to His Excel lency Sir Hercules Robinson; but,' at that time, owing to the smallness of its operations, not much attention was paid to it either by the press or the members of the bookmaking fraternity. The proprietor, Mr. Siegfried Franck, hav ing obtained permission from the com mittee of the A.J.C. previous to the late meeting, erected a room between the saddling paddock and the judge’s box, and the public were not long in dis covering that, under the new system, they could obtain much longer odds than the bookmakers could afford to lay theni. The result was that, although Mr. Franck had six clerks working as hard as they could, the building was surrounded each day by an excited throng of speculators, and it was with difficulty any one could get near the clerks. The system upon

which the “ totalisator ” is conducted is

as follows, and all who have watched it are unanimous in favor of its fairness: —“A. number of pigeon-holes are exhibited, ranging from one to, say, twenty, as the; case may be, correspond ing with the number of probable starters on the race-card or book, each number of course representing the name of a horse. The chances range from the number being unlimited, and as each backer invests on the horse he fancies, so the; amount each animal is supported " for is notified by a card underneath or alongside of his number. Thus, if the sum investedon the various horses amounts to any person putting on a number, or rather horse, which had not been backed, would be virtually in the receipt of the odds of £IOO to r, but if another £1 had been put on that horse, the odds would then be 100 to 2. The whole of the money placed on the various horses is handed over to those who have backed the winner; thus, if there is in the pool, and five persons have each backed the winner for they receive the £,soo between them, less a commission of five per cent, to the proprietor of the totalisator. In the event of the winner not having been backed at all, the money is returned to the investors, less a commission of ten per cent, to the proprietor. In order to give an idea of the odds, under this system, it may be mentioned that a . well-known bookmaker, seeing that there was . 25 in the pool on the Sydney Cup, and that Wellington was not backed for a shilling, put on him, and thus had the odds of 625 to 2 about Mr. Johnson-Boe’s horse. Others who backed K.C.B. had 100 to 2 about him, ( and whilst the “ ring ” would only lay 5 to 2 against Savanaka, those who backed him in the “ totalisator ” re ceived the odds of sto 1. In the race that Falcon won, one backer put on him, and drew 10s, whilst all the odds he could have obtained about

him in the ring would have been 10 to 1. The winners are paid as soon as

,the race is over, except when the last one takes place, when they could re ceive their money at the office in town, or on .the course next morning. Some idea of the magnitude of the business transacted can be afforded from the fact that the pool on the Champagne Stakes amounted to and the Sydney Cup fij6 00, and it is estimated that at least changed hands through the medium of the “totalisator.” This, of course, completely spoiled the bookmakers, who were loud in their denunciations of the “ gambling machine,” which, if it is not interfered

with by the police authorities, will en tirely revolutionise the present system of betting. The following information, however, under the Betting-house Sup pression Act, 39 Vic., No. 28, was served, .at the. instance of Sergeant Nicholas Larkins, the informant, on Mr. Seigfried Franck, the proprietor of the concern, on the last day of the me.eting“ The information charges that Franck was the occupier of an office on the Randwick Racecourse, used for the purpose of money being received by Franck in consideration for a promise respecting the event of a certain horserace. Larkins paid £1 as his sweepstakes for a certain propor tion or share of the sum of

which was to be divided on the hap-

' pening of a certain horserace—to wit, the running of ai horse called Nellie in the Champagne Stakes, which was run on ,Easter Monday, but which said mare was unable to score a win, and so lost to Sergeant Nicholas Larkins, not only his but all prospects of a share in the plunder.” The case was to have been heard at the Sydney Water Police Court on Thursday last but has been • postponed for a week. It is under stood that some time ago Mr. Franck exhibited the “ totalisator ” at Scott’s

'hotel to a number of bookmakers, and •would have, taken for it, but the bookmakers laughed his proposition to scorn.

A Pbisonek’s Budget.—A prisoner i n Wellington, arrested on a charge of had his pockets excavated as usual by the police. The following items were brought to bank : —One carrot, one piece of candle, one key, one “ Guide . to the Hpt. Springs,” one soda-water bottle containing whisky, one onion, one . pair of goggles, one fishhook, a piece of soap, and a religious tract. There was also a newspaper containing an account of ’ his last appearance in Court, the pam ~ graph" ref erring to his caße being marked.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.

[Monday, May 12, 1579



ers. WANTED. TENDERS for FENCING ten Miles Ploughed Furrows. Tenders to be sent in by WEDNESDAY, May 14th.— Apply to 825 D. McLEAN, Laghmor Station. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. Alternative tenders are in vited for the supply of CEMENT, of approved brand, in quantitities of 100, 200, or 500 casks, to be delivered in Christchurch. Lyttelton, or Ashburton. Tenders, endorsed “ Tender for Cement, and accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £lO, to be delivered at the Borough Council Office on or before SATURDAY, May 17th, at noon. CHARLES BRADDELL, Ashburton, Town Clerk. May 7th, 1879. 829 ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. TO CONTRACTORS. TENDERS are invited for CON STRUCTING 50 chains (more or less) of Timber Kerbing and Concrete Channelling in East-street. The timber will be provided by the Council. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of Messrs. Fooks and Son, - Borough Engineers, aud tenders endorsed “ Ten der for Kerbing and Channelling,” and accompanied by a guarantee deposit of £5, to be delivered at the Borough Council Office on or before SATURDAY, May 17, at noon. CHARLES BRADDELL, Ashburton, Town Clerk. May 7th, 1879. 817 T E N D E R S. ASHBURTON COUNTY HOSPITAL. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the Erection of the above are re quested to send in sealed tenders, duly endorsed, and addressed to the Architect, on or before Wednesday, the 28th May. The Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the Architect’s Office, Ashbur ton, up to Saturday, the 10th May, and after that date at the City Council Chambers, Christchurch, and at the office of Maxwell Bury, Esq., Architect, Dune din. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., 792 Architect. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited for the following works : j Ist. Timber bridge over North Ashbur-! ton River (3 miles from township) | consisting of 21 spans, 40 feet each, and 2 spans 11 feet each. 2nd. Timber bridge for Surveyors’ Road, Hinds—one span 40 feet, and 2 spans of 11 feet. 3rd. Protective works for North Ash burton River, near Mount Somers Road Crossing. 4th. Timber bridge over South Ashbur ton River at Hood’s Crossing, Mount Somers, consisting of 21 spans 40ft. each, and 2 spans of lift. each. Sealed tenders, addressed to the Chairman and endorsed with the number of the work tendered for, will be received till 4 o’clock on TUESDAY, 27th inst., with a deposit equal to 5 per cent, of the work tendered for. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the Council, Moore street, Ashburton. WILLIAM BAXTER, Ashburton, County Engineer. May sth, 1879. 830



Public Notices- NOTICE OF REMOVAL. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his busi ness to new shop near Baldwin’s Central Hotel, Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him here tofore, and solicits a continuance of patronage at his new shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 NOTICE. S + HARDLEY, LICENSED GASFITTER, BEGS to notify that he is now prepared to execute any orders entrusted to him with despatch. - Estimates given on the shortest notice. Kitchen Ranges fitted with High-pres sure Boilers. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Artesian Wells sunk. Pumps fitted and repaired. 798 PRESBYTERIAN SABBATH SCHOOL. A LECTURE will be delivered in the Presbyterian Church, Ashburton, by REV. W. GILLIES, Timaru, on MONDAi Evening, 19th May, 1879. Subject : “ Pluck, Probity, and Perse verance, as illustrated by the Lives of W. and R. Chambers.” Proceeds for Sabbath School. Doors open at 7.30. Lecture at 8. Admission Is. 793 CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “HERALD” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS, Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman.



Public Notices. WE 23 MW FREDERICK PAVITT, COMMISSION AGENT, Etc., East Street, Ashburton, BEGS to notify to the Public that ho has received the following appointment : I HEREBY appoint FREDERICK PAYITT, of Ashburton, a Certifi cated Accountant in Bankruptcy. C. D. R. WARD, District Judge. 766 April 25, 1879.



A USEFUL NOVELTY. Most Favorable OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY. J y 2 PER CENT. 'JyZ DISCOUNT of SEVEN AND A HALF Per Cent, ■will be allowed to all CASH CUSTOMERS B? Friedlander Bros., EAST STREET. 828



U S T PUBLISHED, Price. 2a 6d. THE PROGRESSIVE POLICY OF THE MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY REVIEWED, Together with a comparative abstract of the expenses of English, American, and Australian Life Assurance Institutions, MORRICE A. b BLACK, F.1.A., (Actuary to the Society.) GEORGE ROBERTSON, 815 Sydney. N OTIOE—The “ Ashburton Heraxd ” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. 60 Fruiterers, See. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. T. DAVISON, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, BEGS to inform his customers and the public that he has REMOVED to the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Morey, next to J. R. Chapman’s, Tancred Street. Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. W. T. DAVISON, Wholesale and Retail Greengrocer and Fruiterer, Tancred Street, Ashburton. 315 LONDON PIE HOUSE (Opposite Baring Square), Havelock Street, Ashburton. RICHARD MADIGAN, PASTRYCOOK, CONFECTIONER, AND FRUITERER, BEGS to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton and county that the London Pie House was OPENED on SATURDAY, 22nd February. COFFEE ROOMS. Tea, Coffee, or Cocoa, with Pie or Pastry, 6d. always ready from io a.m to n p.m. Pastry supplied lor Parties or Soirees on the Shortest Notice. - TRADE SUPPLIED. 40



Auction Sales. BULLOCK AND CO., AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch.



BULLOCK AND CO.'S ABSTRACT OF SALES. TUESDAY, MAY 13, At Ashburton Yards, Stock and Implements. THURSDAY, MAY 15. At our Sale Room, 80 quarter-acre sections, close to S. E. Belt, and facing Wakanui Road. Also the same date (instead of 14th) At the Farm of Mr. M. Wren, N. Rangitata, near Coldstream, the whole of his Stock and Implements, also 20 Acres Land, with a two-roomed Cottage thereon. TUESDAY, MAY 20. At Tinwald Yards, Stock, &c. THURSDAY, MAY 29. At our Sale Room, 40 quarter-acre Sections, adjoining Saunders’ Mill. BULLOCK AND CO., Auctioneers.



Booksellers, &c. NEW BUSINESS. J. Y. WARD, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH I, 1879, in Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With ' A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, and OTHER FANCY GOODS, AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. BaLNote the address— J. Y. WARD, East Street North (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. 440 Business Notices. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED have for SALE and to * rrive : Calcutta Cornsacks, 4buahels ; expressly manufactured for shipping Wheat. Woolpacks —Seaming Twine best quality. Fencing Wire, No. 6 to 10. 20 Tons Galvanised Iron, 6 to 9 feet. 400 Casks Cement. 300 Dozen Ploughshares. Etc., Etc., Etc/ FRIEDLANDER BROTHERS. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Services, Hymnals for various churches.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 b



Drapery. ORB AND CO.’S



BARGAINS!! BARGAINS!! 150 Pairs Ladies’ Sewn Kid Boots, at 6s. 6d.; former price 12s. 6d. 230 Pairs Children’s Boots, at 2s. 6d. per pair; former price 6s. 6d. THE ABOVE ARE SLIGHTLY STAINED Through bad Packing. Sale at ORE AND CO.’S



763 ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS.



Auction Sales. WEDNESDAY, May 14th, At 11 o’clock. MR. ALFRED HARRISON has re ceived instructions from the Pro prietor to sell by public auction the whole of the Furniture and Effects contained in the TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Havelock street, Comprising— Horsehair Suites. Tables, ChcfToniers. Chairs, Washstands. Iron and Wood Bedsteads. Mattresses, Pillows. Blankets, Sheets. Carpets, Matting, Oilcloths. Pictures, House Linen, etc., etc. The Auctioneer begs to state that, should he not dispose of the above by private treaty, the whole will be offered for abso lute sale WITHOUT RESERVE, at 11 o’clock, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH. LUNCHEON PROVIDED. ALFRED HARRISON, 816 Auctioneer. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Company’s Gas should give their orders at once to have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. J ; C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B.—Artesian Wells sunk and Pumps fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixed at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812



Educational. MUSIC TUITION, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli cation to the Principal. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. NOTICE. A LL ACCOUNTS due to the Estate of Thomas Hicks, Ashburton, must te Paid at Once to the undersigned, at Messrs Pass and Co’s, or at the Road Board Office, Ashburton. Accounts re maining unpaid will be sued for without further notice. J. H. PASS, l T 454 C. B. BRANSON, J xrustees - TO MEET A WANT Long Felt in Ashburton,- S. COLLINS AND SON HAVE opened a shop in Compton’s Buildings, Moore-street, next to Neate’s, chemist, for the sale of NEW & SECOND-HAND FURNITURE Of every description. Curtain Poles and Rings, Venetian, Sprir.g and Roller Blinds made to order. Highest price given for Second-hand Furniture of all kinds. PAINTING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES carried on as usual in town or country. Paperhangings, Paints, Oil Colors, Var nishes, Window-glass, and every trade requisite on sale. Guttering, and Piping found and fixed. S. COLLINS AND SON, PRACTICAL PAINTERS, PLUMBERS, AND HOUSE DECORATORS Moore-street, Ashburton. SSB THE UNION FIRE AND MARINE IN SURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. SHAREHOLDERS are hereby informed that in accordance with clause No. 8 of the Articles of Association, the directors have decided to postpone the due dates of calls No. 7 and 8 on the shares of this Company, which calls would have been due on June Ist and October Ist, next respectively. The usual formal notice will be given at such times as the calls are made. W. DEVENISH MEARES, General Manager. Christchurch, May Ist, 1879. 832 SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 d JUST ARRIVED, Albums, Desks, Workboxes, &c. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a Envelopes, notepaper, en velopes, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. 552



Wants, &c. WANTED, a Smart RUN BOY; Good Wages can be made. Apply 802 HERALD OEFICE. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, in a Small Family, a young girl as General Servant.—Apply to MRS. T. G. RUSSELL, Moore-street, Next Templar Hall. QOO O.J iJ WANTED, Apprentices and Improv ers for the Dressmaking. Apply to MISS CAUSEY, at T. R. Hodder and Company’s. 776 YTTANTED Known, that FIFTEEN V V Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING; if booked, Scale Charge. DIARIES. —A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, East Street North, near Railway Station. LOST —in Ashburton, on Sunday Morning, a GOLD LOCKET. Reward— Herald Office. 837 To Let. TO LET, A COMFORTABLE FOUR-ROOMED COTTAGE, with Yerandah, within two minutes walk of the Railway Station. Apply 806 HERALD OFFICE. Public Notices. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. HM. JONES begs to inform h:a c friends and the public generally, that after the 24th inst. he will be found at his NEW PREMISES, BARING SQUARE, (Next Post Office). Stationery, Books, Toys, Fancy Goods, Music, &c. 397 CHEAP TIMBER. AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold at the auction sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Wahnate Station, will be disposed of at reduced .prices at HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 730 Business Notice. EA. GARNETT begs to inform the , Inhabitants of Ashburton and dis trict that, in consequence of Depression in Trade, ALL GOODS will be offered at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, consisting of Tobacconist, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods. HAIR-CUTTING IN THE LATEST STYLES. E. A. GARNETT, MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, Ashburton. 739



C. PERCY COX, AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND r VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL -080 Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, Avoolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant. 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with out purchasing clause. Town and Suburban Sections Lo sell or let in Ashburton and Hindhope.



MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union I nsurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. - 717 RABBITS! RABBITS!! P , HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants ot Ashburton that he WILL OPEN in the above line on SATURDAY, May 10, and trusts, by strict attention to busi ness, and supplying but articles of-first class quality, hopes to merit a share of public patronage. OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from G to 11 every night. K'' p 1 _ Board and Lodging for respectable work- ing men. . 80.