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AMERICAN SPORTING MANUAL. The American Sporting Manual of 1900 con- j tains all racing records at large, revised and | complete up to the end of 1899 ; four handicap- I ping systems with directions for their practical application, a table showing how to compute | bookmaking percentages, track records of all I the recognized tracks of the country, the western and eastern scales of weights, tables show- j ing the comparative speed of tracks, a complete 1 list of pugilistic contests of 1899 of any consequence, - trotting and pacing records at all distances „ and a list of the new 2 :15 trotters of 1899. • Also a complete record of performances at all i styles of billiards, together with scores of all 1 the important matches and tournaments of 1899 »
