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