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AMERICAN 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 western 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 distances 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
