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AMERICAN SPORTING MANUAL. j The American Sporting Manual of 1900 contains all racing records at large, revised and I complete up to the end of 1899; four handicap- | ping systems with directions for their practical ! application, a table showing how to compute j bookmaking percentages, track records of all I 1 j I | ! j I 1 the recognized tracks of the country, the west-, eru and eastern scales of weights, tables showing the comparative speed of tracks, a complete list of pugilistic contests of 1899 of any conse-I quence, trotting and pacing records at all dis-i tauces and a list of the uew 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 1898
