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f RACING STATISTICS OF 1907 I In essentials the racing of 1907 was satisfactory to lovers of the turf and one of groat prosperity to the organizations conducting meetings. It Is quite ! probable tliat the great New York tracks returned i more money tban in any year of tUeir history j despite the cutting off of the revenue formerly dc- J rived from betting privileges. Going from one ex- l treme of the country ,to the other, the patronage J awarded the California tracks was also something , to evoke wonder. The Latonia, Louisville and Lex- 1 Ington meetings were all that could be expected. Under a peaceful division of racing dates the Nevr ] Orleans tracks were both money makers. The outlying meetings of the Texas circuit, Seattle, Denver, Butte, Spokane and other points prospered. The attempt to conduct a race meeting as an adjunct to the Jamestown Exposition was a failure, as such , ventures almost invariably are. The Canadian meet- , ings at Toronto, Montreal, Fort Erie, Windsor and , Hamilton met the expectations of their officials , and promoters. The Buffalo meeting at Kenilworth , Park bad a measure of success not attained there in previous years. The one really unfortunate feature of the year was the passage of a law by the legislature of the historic racing state of Tennessee that coin- . polled the abandonment of the sport at Memphis and ! Nashville, a strange thing for Andrew Jacksons ■state to do, and one that the shade of that stern, 1 cant-hating soldier and turfman must have viewed wiih loathing and contempt. The enactment of the Amis law in Arkansas had the similar effect of abolishing racing at Hot Springs, but this was not j so severely felt, or so much deplored, as was the removal of Tennessee from the racing map. As is always the case, the Coney Island Jockey Club gave more money in stakes and purses than any other racing organization, its contribution for the year being 19,735, or the extremely captivating , daily average of 0,057. In all thirty leading organizations in the United States and Canada gave in this way ,375,554. In contrast thirty-eight organizations gave ,420,381 in 1900, and in 1905 thirty-three gave ,001,557. The races run in 1905 [ were 8.011, in 1906 they numbered 7,057, while in 19« 7 there was a diminution to 7,104. Besides the authentic amounts set forth in the table, minor racing bodies, those composing the Texas circuit, , the Spokane and other mountain district meetings and state and county fairs, gave an aggregate that probably brought owners fully 00,000 more. So that in all the thoroughbreds earned for their owners considerably over five and a half million dollars In 1907. The big organizations referred to and their . yield of money are as follows: Racing Races Total Organizations. Days. Run. Distribun. Coney Island Jockey Club 30 180 19,735 Brooklyn Jockey Club 30 190 410,008 I Westchester Racing Association . 30 181 411,380 Brighton Beach Racing Asso- riatiou 28 174 308,779 | Saratoga Racing Association. 22 132 200,505 J Metropolitan Jockey Club 22 134 147.015 Empire City Trotting Club.. 18 108 128.980 yueens County Jockey Club.. 22 132 152,395 Washington Jockey Club 31 188 127,700 Buffalo Racing Association.. 30 191 9S.055 I United Hunts Racing Association 3 18 8.330 J Maryland .lockev Club 20 174 S9.590 Crescent City Jockey Club.. 47 310 185,487 City Bark Jockey Club 09 401 202,405 New California Jockey Club.. 19 4 1104 593,100. • Ix s Angeles Jockey Club 77 466 221,520 Ix s Angeles Racing Association 21 127 59.300 ! i j J l J , 1 ] , , , , , . ! 1 j , [ , . I . | J I J • Racing Races Total Organizations. Days. Run. Distribun. Latonia Jockey Club 66 419 241,880 New Louisville Jockey Club. 30 183 105,900 Kentucky Racing Association 14 84 33,500 Oaklawn Jockey Club 48 288 112.405 New Louisiana Jockey Club... 6 42 21,785 Highland Park Jockey Club.. 38 239 92.005 Fort Erie Jockey Club 37 240 101.970 Ontario Jockey Club 20 133 98,840 Hamilton Jockey Club 21 137 00.035 Montreal Jockey Club 24 151 70.275 King County Fair Seattle.. 67 415 150.855 Denver-Overland Racing Association 31 188 40.935 Butte Fair and Racing Association 40 249 74.885 Thirty Associations 1142 7104 ,375,554 Iu 1900 fifteen states and the Dominion of Canada were in the racing field. In 1907 it was ten states and Canada. Of these, the slate of New York was productive of nearly half of the graud aggregate and the state of California second on the list. The record of production of these eleven districts financially were as follows: Racing Races Money States. Days. Run. Distributed. New York 235 1.440 ,018,402 California " 292 1.757 873.920 Louisiana 122 813 409,737 I oiniuion of Canada.. 140 900 429.785 Kentucky 110 080 381,340 Washington Seattle. 07 4r5 150.855 District of Columbia.. 31 Mi 127,700 Arkansas 48 288 1 12,405 Marvland 20 174 89,590 Montana 40 249 74.S85 Colorado 31 188 40,935 Eleven States 1.142 7,104 ,375,554 Tlie elimination of Memphis. Nashville, Hot Springs and Rockingham from the list of racing points had the effect of reducing the aggregate number of races run in the United States and ada in 1907 to 0,252, as compared with 0.840 in 1900. But for the coming in of Montreal the reduction would have been even greater. The decline in money won was not in proportion, the falling off only amounting to 8,802. Montreals 6,275, the new 5,000 Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes and other contributory items served to keep the aggregate of money run for close up to the crop of the previous year. In one feature, consistent running, as iudi ated by percentage of winning first choices. 1907 did not compare favorably with its immediate preceding year. In 1906 the percentage was forty-one, which is approximately normal. In the year just passed it was but thirty-nine. This Is a decided falling off. but does not necessarily imply an unhealthy condition. It is worth noting that at all of the winter tracks, except Oakland, the percent-i age of winning first choices was high, forty-four per cent, at City Bark, forty-three and one-half at New Orleans Fair Grounds, forty-two at Ascot Park, and fifty-four at Santa Anita. Considering the heavy track at Oakland last winter and most of the present winter, its percentage of thirty-eight is also very good. Of the big summer tracks Brighton Beach made the best showing, with fifty per Cent. at its July meeting. All things considered, the worst record of the year was the twenty-five per rent, seorcd at the Latonia sn miner meeting. Stu-- dents of this form of mathematics will find the vari-5 ations l etween the records of the different tracks , interesting and, possibly, valuable. The table does 1 not include Seattle, Denver, Butte or the Texas I eircuit tracks: 9 9 33 3 4 sa 3 9 23 s3 gg £3 Br 9t* bo Track and Date. I g |jf If I ■! H K SR Oakland-January 1-June 22 149 894 282 041 $ 451,145 321 177 390 .30 Aseot Park— January 1-March M 77 400 181 ;S90 221,520 198 98 170 .42 Fair Crouuds— Januarv 1-March 23 35 238 185 330 144,907 102 51 85 .43 City Park— January 7-Aprll 13 48 335 2n0 397 193,420 147 72 110 .44 oaklawn— February 4-Mareb 30 48 288 115 104 112,405 114 03 111 .40 Aew Louisiana— March 25-March 30 I 42 73 102 21.785 241 8 14 .48 Benning— March 25-April 13 IS 108 97 172 08,805 47 19 42 .44 Aqueduct— April 15-April 25 10 01 70 137 72,715 25 11 24 .42 Pirn li co— April 20-May 4 13 87 90 140 45.133 33 21 33 .38 Jamaica— April 20-May 8 11 08 87 144 89.348 33 12 23 .49 Lexington— April 27-May 4 7 42 56 90 10,700 11 11 20 .20 Churchill Downs — Mav 0-June 8 30 1S3 HI 263 106,960 00 35 88 .33 Belmont Park— May 9-May 18 9 54 77 134 102.510 21 12 21 .39 Toronto— May 18-Jnne 1 13 85 84 147 05.985 37 IS 30 .44 Crave send— May 20-May 25 0 38 74 101 94.175 12 4 22 .32 Belmont Park— Mav 27-June 5 9 55 82 132 140,150 21 11 23 . 38 Hamilton— June 4-June 19 11 08 07 121 31.280 34 7 27 .50 Montreal— June 4-Junc 15 11 09 06 109 30.175 27 18 24 .39 Cravcsend— June 0-June 19 12 70 102 109 181, .85 30 10 30 .39 Latonia— June 10-Julv II 30 187 139, 247 124,930 48 53 80 .25 Windsor— June 15-July 13 25 159 95 189 01,295 00 37 02 .38 Buffalo— June 15 Julv 20 30 191 Mi 223 98,055 80 37 74 .42 She.pshead Bav— June 20 July 9 17 107 117 209 341.955 37 22 48 .35 Brighton Beach— July 10-August 3 22 135 128 220 270,810 07 24 44 50 Fort Erii — Julv 22-Septembcr 2 37 240 150 261 101,970 74 01 105 .31 Saratoga— August 5-August 29 22 132 119 225 206,565 48 34 50 .36 Empire City — August 10-August 30 18 108 70 130 128,980 t2 25 41 .39 Sheep.-head Bav— August 31-Septbcr 14. 13 79 91 155 277,780 35 12 32 .44 Montreal— August 31-Septemt or 14 13 82 X4 128 40.100 35 21 26 .43 Toronto — September 14-September 21... 7 48 09 105 32.855 17 8 17 .40 Lexington— September 14-Septeml er 21. 7 42 58 85 10,800 15 .13 20 .31 Cravcsend — September 10-Septeuiber 28. 12 70 1o4 109 140.208 20 19 31 .34 Latonia— September 23-October 15 20 128 112 2ol 03.950 53 28 47 .41 Hamilton— September 25-OctobCt 5 10 09 85 131 28,755 24 24 21 .35 Brighton Beach— September 30-October 5 0 39 73 98 01.909 14 11 14 .30 Windsor— October 5-October 19 13 80 09 118 31.370 34 21 25 .42 Belmont Park— October 7-October 19... 12 72 80 141 102, 720 27 25 20 .37 Latonia— October 10-November 2 10 104 107 178 53.000 42 18 44 .38 Jamaica— October 21-November 1 11 00 85 132 07.175 22 M 25 .33 •Piuili-o— October 20-November 9 13 87 90 138 44.455 81 20 35 .36 In. Hunts R.A.— October 20-Novemlier 2 I 18 10 20 8,330 10 7 1 .56 Aqucdui-t— November 2-Novcmber 15 12 72 85 137 79.080 27 21 24 .37 Oakland— November 9-Pecenibor 31 45 270 loO 305 141.955 107 05 98 .40 Penning— November 16-Novemiier 30 13 80 102 1.39 58.895 31 18 31 .39 City Park— November 23-December 31.. 21 12»; 129 228" 09.045 51 32 43 .40 San. Anita Pk.— Decmber 7-Oecmbr 31 21 127 89 195 59,300 OS 20 39 .54 1 air Grounds— December 9-December 21. 12 72 102. 144 40.520 32 17 21 .44 fir— i Totals and Percentage 1.004 6.252 ,102,879 2,450 1,370 2,425 .39 *No betting on one race; walkover. .
