To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Datty News."
Sm,—In complimenting the Stewards and Officers of the International Recreation Club for the highly successful race meeting recently held at Kiangwan, I trust that as one of the genera] public, I may be privileged to make a few suggestions to the Stewards of the LR.C., with the idea that it will help to improve the present congested state of affairs in the handling and selling of pari mutuel tickets.
With the ever increasing _racegoers, the present accommodation in the pari mutuel enclosure getting more and more cramped for space.
Just prior to the running of one of the principal races at the New Year meeting it was rather an unpleasant task to wade through the crowd in order to purchase tickets in this particular race.
In a race where there are one or more hot favourites due allowances could be made in the assortment of tickets so as to obviate the necessity of jostling and fighting one's Way through to the counter. I would therefore suggest to the Stewards that the number of foreigners employed by the Race Club be increased so that they may supervise the selling of the tickets and generally assist in the manage-mont and running of the pari mutuel.
passant, 1 may mention that in one or two instances, owing to the quick succession of the races, the dividend in the place Pari Mutuel had not been recorded on the blocs-board provided when the names of the ponies and riders were being listed for the following race.
I am, ete.,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.