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THE GROWTH OF GERMAN RACING. Deutsclier Sport, which is devoted to tlie interest of racing in Germany, lias compiled a tabulation which shows that the sport of thoroughbred racing in tlie Gorman Empire is growing by leaps and Iwunds. It is pointed out that last years distribution of ,7S7..02 in stakes and purses represents the high water mark for the siort. The previous vears distribution amounted to .,5S9,3S7. It was in 1910 that the .2.000.000 mark was lirst readied. There has been a steady increase since 1SS5, when I lie distribution amounted to only 2G,C10. The table which shows the growth of German Racing in detail is as follows: Year. Courses. Days. Races. Amount. 1SS0 "3 123 5SS $ 311,321 lSSn r.4 130 077 320,010 1SSS 50 151 7S1 401,321 1SS9 00 177 920 02S.371 1S90 57 107 914 004,001 isoi r.o ir.s sr.9 720,150 is:: r.7 ioo sso 757,S2t 1S!3 r.4 100 932 779,097 14 r.C 171 993 708,085 !.-, 00 170 1,027 S20.71S JS!; . . K5 ISO 1,030 .847,013 1S!7 07 1S7 1,002 !03,372 1S!S 72 211 1,19.-. l,002,0r.l 1S9P SI 247 1,358 1.117,481 1100 2.11 1.420 1,110,431 P.101 S7 . 200 l,f.02 1.1S7.292 1902 S.". 201 1,490 1,210,307 Rio:: or. 2Si i,r.9r. 1,201,193 1!H4 91 204 1.00S 1,312,192 Itmr. 9:1 29S 1.092 1,339,S07 1900 100 20:: 1,003 1,357,50 s i.M7 111 :::;i 1.89.". 1,557,409 1908 11! 3!0 2,002 1,702,910 P.IO.I lli 370 2.10S l.S25,270 1910 11! 400 2,319 2.037.702 T.H1 114 410 2,450 2,327,544 1!12 li:: 407 2,478 2.589.387 1!13 HIS 412 2,422 2,787,902
