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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 AMERICAN RACING RULKS OF 1900. The 1900 edition of the American Racing Rules, published by Secretary E. C. Hopper of the American Turf Congress, can be sent by mail to any address from this office for 25 cents. The book contains the racing rules ae amended to January 1, racing colors as registered and betting rules, and a digest in index form which is a gnida to all the books contents,
