The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. 

Sport	District or local government bodies	Affiliated clubs	Male	Female	Total
Rugby union	25	670	40000	0	
Horse racing (galloping)		154	16959	73	
Horse racing (trotting)		39	6319	30	
Tennis	12	302	11673	8294	
Bowling	18	269	13943	0	
Golf		96	5335	3780	
Athletics (professional)	14	214	6539	234	
Athletics (amateur)	5	72	1820	128	
Cricket	18	231	8566	0	
Hockey	34	399	3096	3383	
Swimming	12	89	0	0	6443	
Football (soccer)	17	460	6000	0	
Rugby league			3818	0	
Boxing		37	2570	0	
Croquet	6	92	37	2484	
Rowing	9	50	2400	0	
Hunting	1	15	1638	132	
Shooting	2	65	1614	0	
Tramping	0	12	582	311	
Polo	0	16	128	0

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