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any suggestion to the Flemington stewards for the improvement 

 of their ground, or to increase the comforts of the 130,000 

 people who come together to witness the Melbourne Cup. 



No one travelling through these colonies can fail to be struck 

 with the number of racecourses. However small the village, it 

 must have a school and a racecourse, generally a public-house 



The totalisator. 



and often a church. In New Zealand, with a population of little 

 over half a million (about that of Liverpool), there were, during 

 the season 1889-90, 298 days' racing for nearly 84,0007. of 

 added money. 



At the New Zealand meetings there are no bellowing book- 

 makers. The fraternity have been driven out of the field by 

 the totalisator. 



