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] i * — + RETURNS OF RACING FROM NORTH AMERICAN TRACKS IN THE COURSE OF A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF YEARS 4, 4. That racing in a purely business sense is an affair of great magnitude and importance to a large section of Hie people of North America is amply demonstrated by the fact that in the years from 1005 to 1915. inclusive, the huge sum of 0,278,318 has been earned for owners by their horses on the tracks of the United States. Canada. Cuba and Mexico. leaving out the three pros| erous years 1005-06 and 07. the succession of leaner years since have produced the considerable aggregate of 3,880,820. Although in two of those years combined the New York tracks only produced 1,100. their returns for the other years have been so generous that the Empire State is still credited witli leading in the United States. Kentucky being second. Maryland third and California fourth. The sorry figure cut by the once great racing states of Illinois and Missouri is highly illustrative of the misfortunes that have befallen a noble sport in a brief number of years. There is mmh food for reflection in the following tables, which show the returns by states since 1007 and for all of North America since 1904: United States Racing Revenues Since 1907. State. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1013. 1914. 1915. Totals. New York . . .,582,871 39,803 90,650 0,000 $ 30.200 02,603 80,860 30,170 ,777,237 Kentucky 325.S70 268.215 355.090 463.92! 446.300 539.750 525.405 570.881 3.496.520 Marvland 109.050 136.290 109.545 277.850 356.030 355.600 413,000 438.374 2.257.710 California 953,540 653.465 254.810 73.085 47,595 1,082.495 Florida 129.900 469.100 310.885 909.885 Montana 128.445 68.220 65.130 74.145 01.6H 133.360 133.550 604,450 So. Carolina 32,700 104.155 183,450 209,105 4.745 624.155 Louisiana 37S.275 87,800 466,075 Utah • 109.000 86,455 67.035 00.375 354,365 Texas 156.500 159.7H 9.2H 0.600 7.5H 330.500 Virginia 14.660 10.7H 46.475 84.085 72.265 67.035 14.400 2,610 323,030 Oklahoma 46.150 45,000 61.2H 53.270 30,000 2.400 247,620 Washington .. 186,815 11.430 108.245 Idaho 72.600 113.3SO 11,000 197.070 Colorado * 15.000 12.350 34.600 43.095 105,945 D. of Columbia 76.125 3.050 7.265 87.340 Nevada 13,575 40.150 53.725 Massachusetts 10,765 11.060 11.910 9,835 7,040 51,510 Indiana 12.600 31.100 43.7H Georgia 24.850 24.850 Pennsylvania 2,940 6,025 1,015 925 9.605 20.510 Wyoming 16.950 16.950 New Jersey 4,685 4,260 600 1,700 11,240 Illinois 1,400 7,250 2,000 10,650 Kansas 6.400 6.400 Michigan 5,200 5.2H Missouri 5.200 5,200 West Virginia 2,625 2,625 •Returns unavailable. North American Racing Revenues Since 1904. 1 M s: ~i a ?; « = £■ x* srandjj wand art a SI Sand3 S3 S=£ I* S2.2. Year. »| g,: g gg g b rf ■■ 2" ■ r ■ t s 1905 ,372,402 $ 229.155 ,601,557 1906 5,100.531 313.850 5.420.381 1907 4.945.769 429.785 5,375.554 1908 3,812.151 430.540 $ 18.000 4,269.691 1909 2.469.558 488.667 $ 42.8H $ 145.670 24.000 3.170.695 1910 2,316,005 301. 988 187.165 47.175 2.042.333 1911 1.583.974 436.710 251.658 65.615 2.337.057 1912 1.507.625 530.110 100.1H 145.700 2.391.625 1913 1,890,878 594.640 224.S95 210.550 2.020,063 1914 1.939.860 809,145 240.270 145.050 2.994,525 1915 1.792,765 688.652 228,420 143,200 2.853,037 Totals for 11 Years Distribution. 2,737,518 ,221,442 ,374,308 $ 759.850 $ 1S5.200 0,278,318
