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1 I 1 . * AM ERICAN SPORTING MANUAL. The American Sporting Manual of 1900 contains all racing records at large, revised and complete up to the end of 1899 ; four handicapping systems with directions for their practical application, a table showing how to compute bookmaking percentages, track records of all the recognized tracks of the country, the west- era and eastern scales of weights, tables showing the comparative speed of tracks, a complete list of pugilistic contests of 1899 of any consequence, trotting and pacing records at all dis- tances and a list of the new 2 :15 trotters of 1899. Also a complete record of "performances at. all styles of billiards, together -with scores of all the important matches and tournaments of 1899
