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4*- j. STRIKING STATISTICS SHOWING THE INCREASING PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN RACING LAST YEAR I 1 The racing campaign of 1910 showed the expected statistical gains over 1915 in every department. There was an increase of money won on the North American tracks of 6880,484, of 1M racing days and 1.244 more races run. These are substantial figures and in a striking way show how great was the measure of returning prosperity to American racing. In many ways there are recognizable indications that a further healthy gain is to be recorded at the end of 1917. although it may not measure up to the increase of 1910 over IMS. The fact that several newly constructed tracks will, for the first time, give stake races of good value, while older organizations are to raise the values of their offerings, will have an important bearing in this direction. Altogether the present turf outlook is decidedly of the cheerful order. The total sum distributed in stake races and purses from racing over the recognized tracks of North America was ,842,471. On* has to go back to UN to lad a greater total paid to owners of horses in racing. A complete story of the annual returns from racing since and including 1900 make the following interesting showing: Racing No. of Racing No. of Year. Distribution. Days. Races. Year. Distribution. Days. Races. 1911! .S42.471 1,088 6.698 1910 52.942.333 1.003 8,504 191.". 2,858,087 839 5.454 1909 3.140.09.1 724 4,510 1814 2.884,5X5 900 5.S49 1908 4.351. 881 921 5.880 1013 2.920.903 909 0.130 1907 5.375.554 1.004 82852 1912 2.39 1. 825 920 5.806 1900 5,420,381 1.096 CS40 1911 2.337,957 1.037 0.2S9 From the standpoint of the owner one of the most Impel In at occurrences of the year was the establishment of a race track at Tijuana, just across the international border line between Lower California and the United States. From this track alone the valuable gain of 5300.150 to owners was realized. Over in Canada well appointed mile tracks were constructed in the vicinity of Windsor and named Kenil-worth Park and Devonshire Park. Two meetings of the usual seven days were given at each track, the result being a return from entirely new sources of 8128,800. Racing at Hot Springs, Arkansas, was resumed and a successful spring meeting gave owners an unexpected 542. SOS as the return of twenty-one days of racing. An experimental meeting of thirteen days at the Hawthorne track. Chicago, gave a further new distribution of 557.850. The three new tracks and two new revivals thus enumerated contributed 5523.808 of the year increase over 1915 and will even figure more importantly in the returns of 1917. The fallowing table presents in detail the number of days of each meeting, number of races at each meeting, totals distributed by meetings, winning owners and horses, winning first and second choices and outsiders, winners at odds-on, favorites beaten at odds-on and the percentage of favorites which won at each meeting: o= oc erg. C— - — B?n? rJ — C— b— b £ "O p f f i |t it ft ot §t |t gi a; • • •• • • ■ n • a a and* „ : : : : : : ?:::: « Tijuana. Jan. 1-Jan. 10 14 84 $ 26.000 74 114 41 21 *22 14 7 .49 New Orleans. Jan. 1-March 7 57 344 169,280 181 307 126 88 130 20 15 .37 •Juarez. Jan. 1-March 18 06 39S 119.400 174 292 150 91 158 36 45 .38 Havana. Jan. 1 March 19 68 378 153.900 12S 254 154 84 140 2S 31 .41 Mobile. March 4-March 8 4 20 3.250 19 29 13 4 3 8 2 .05 Hot Springs. March 11-April 4 21 120 42.808 100 153 60 28 38 17 14 .48 Howie. April 1-April 14 12 84 39.100 101 136 27 32 25 5 8 .32 Havre de Grace, April la-April 29 13 86 54.705 88 188 30 23 33 9 9 .35 Tijuana. April 15-Julv 23 87 520 103.750 212 348 209 132 185 51 33 .40 Lexington. April 27 Mav 10 12 84 03.209 104 171 41 17 26 18 6 .49 Boekaway, April 28-May 6 2 18 4.450 22 20 6 5 1 5 2 .511 Pimlico. Mav 1 -Mav 17 15 105 69.045 125 202 37 23 45 13 9 .35 Bebaeat Park Terminal. May 13-May 17 2 13 13.300 24 33 6 2 5 2 3 .46 Churchill Downs. May 18-May 27 13 91 90.160 98 176 51 21 19 29 15 .56 Prospect Park. Mav IS May 23 5 31 9.400 42 59 16 9 ti 9 3 .52 Jamaica, Mav 18-May 24 6 36 27.235 47 81 17 11 8 7 3 .47 Delorimier Park. Mav 20-Ml v 27 7 55 16.000 73 106 16 14 25 5 3 .29 Woodbine Park. Mav 20 Mav 27 7 49 61.115 01 107 25 13 11 14 4 .51 Marlboro. Mav 25-May 30 5 34 10.200 48 05 19 9 0 4 3 .56 Belmont Park. Mav 25 June 14 18 108 80,088 94 185 56 24 28 31 15 .52 Darval Park, -May 28-Jaaa 5 7 49 30.120 83 113 17 12 20 2 2 .35 Douglas Park. May 29 -June 12 13 91 84.405 111 179 35 10 40 16 9 .39 Piping Rock. June l-.Iune 3 2 12 1S.20O 23 20 6 2 4 12 .50 Baltimore, June 1-Jaaa 0 5 31 102288 53 68 13 8 13 2 5 M Hliie Bonnets, June OJune 13 7 49 34.115 81 111 14 9 26 2 1 .28 Maisonneuve Park. June 14-June 21 . . . 7 47 14.100 04 100 15 14 18 0 3 .32 Latonia. June 14-July 11 24 168 160.440 132 226 72 31 65 19 11 .43 Prookline. June 15-June 17 2 11 9.135 15 19 7 2 2 6 4 .64 Ceaaaaght Park. June 15-June 22 7 49 26.710 70 107 IS 9 22 0 5 .37 Jamaica. June 15-June 23 8 48 38.290 77 116 29 9 10 15 2 .00 Hamilton. June 24-Julv 1 7 49 37.000 76 121 21 9 19 6 7 .43 Delorimier Park. June 24-July 1 7 59 28.880 SO 120 21 9 29 0 2 .36 Aqueduct. June 24-.Iv.ly 11 15 91 88,815 101 194 41 21 29 10 7 .45 Reno, July 1 -July 22 19 125 37.980 73 134 88 22 44 23 10 .47 Fort Erie. July 4-.luly 11 7 49 37.910 70 112 15 14 20 6 1 .31 King Kdward. July 5-July 12 7 4:; 11.508 07 90 14 14 15 1 1 .33 Empire City, July 12-July 29 18 96 84.155 88 169 46 31 19 20 IS .48 Windsor. July 15-Jiily 22 7 49 44.347 71 113 20 12 17 7 4 .41 Mount Koval. Julv 15 -Julv 22 7 58 23.500 its 120 23 9 26 2 3 40 Hawthorne. July 1.5 July 29 13 78 57,085 77 198 33 17 28 10 5 .42 Maisonneuve Park. July 25-Aug. 1 7 51 ls.278 77 107 15 9 27 3 1 .30 Hamilton. July 20-Aug. 2 7 49 37.575 74 117 13 11 25 4 3 .27 Beno Saturdays only, July 29-Aug. 24. 4 32 8,850 37 00 10 9 7 7 5 .50 Saratoga. July 31 -Aug. 26 24 145 170.035 113 255 88 31 4S 22 18 .46 Dufferin Park. Aug. 2-Aug. 9 7 68 20.30O 83 122 23 10 25 3 1 .40 Fort Erie. Aug. 5-Aug. 12 7 49 88,855 79 107 17 15 17 4 3 .35 Hillcrest Park. Aug. 12-Aug. 19 7 58 20,300 92 124 19 13 26 1 1 .33 Windsor. Aug. 10-Aug. 23 7 49 48.105 76 115 16 12 21 3 4 .33 Mount Royal. Aug. 19 Aug. 26 7 59 24.100 87 113 23 S 28 2 4 .39 Ceaaaaght Park. Aug. 20-Sept. 2 7 49 25.600 60 100 15 17 17 0 4 .31 Kemptoa Park, Aug. 28-8ept. 2 6 38 15.200 47 73 15 6 17 5 0 .39 Helmont Park. Aug. 29-Sept. 11 12 72 M.124 73 145 33 IS 21 14 12 .46 Kenilworth Park. Sept. 2-Sept. 9 7 49 80,880 67 101 10 ].", 24 4 1 .20 Bine Bonnets, Sept. 4 Sept. 11 7 49 37.405 so 110 20 17 12 9 0 .41 Tinioniuni, Sept. 5-Sepf. 9 5 28 7. son 41 r,l 12 9 5 9 5 .40 Lexington. Sept. 0-Sept. 16 10 88 44.950 72 125 33 14 22 15 8 .48 Havre de Grace, Sept. 12-Sept. 30 17 119 83.385 105 205 53 28 38 23 Is . IS Dufferin Park. Sept. 13-Sept. 20 7 57 19.950 86 104 23 11 23 0 3 .40 Darval Park, Sept. 13-Sept. 20 7 49 25.300 80 115 18 12 19 7 9 .37 nunison. Sept. 16 1 5 1.525 !♦ 12 0 3 2 0 2 .00 Douglas Park. Sept. 18-BegC. 20 8 56 53.005 73 121 23 15 IS 10 8" .41 Beno, Sept. 19-0ct. 21 20 160 33.070 Si 136 Woodbine Park. Sept. 23-Sept. 30 7 49 47.310 74 103 16 13 20 7 5 .33 Kemptoa Park. Sept. 28-Bept. 80 7 51 80.888 07 110 20 11 20 3 3 39 tKelmont Park Term.. Sept. 27-Sept. 30 2 12 8,888 IS 24 3 3 5 0 1 26 •Churchill Downs. Sept. 27-Oct. 5 8 56 50.995 88 125 23 15 19 7 9 .41 Devonshire Park. Sept. 30-0ct. 7 7 49 30.400 06 99 14 15 20 2 3 .29 Laurel. Oct. 2-Oct. 31 26 182 15S.340 158 277 71 43 OS 19 IS .39 Hillcrest Park. Oct. 3-Oct. 10 7 57 18.850 7! 110 20 11 26 3 1 35 Pildng Bock, Oct. 7 -Oct. 12 2 12 H.005 17 25 7 2 3 0 2 5s Latonia. Oct. 7-tet. 28 19 133 122.015 IP 212 50 27 50 17 10 42 Kenilworth Park. Oct. 14 Oct. 21 7 01 80.008 7S ion 10 12 21 4 3 .33 Rose Tree. Oct. lS-Oct. 21 2 10 4.350 13 19 2 0 2 1 3 20 White Marsh. Oct. 25-Oct. 28 2 11 4.545 12 22 7 3 1 4 2 04 Devonshire Park. Oct. 28-Nov. 4 7 49 30.9H 00 98 IS 10 21 3 5 37 tlimlico. Nov. 1-Nov. 13 11 78 71.665 112 173 31 17 29 0 5 40 Bowie, Nov. 14-Nov. 30 15 105 84,805 109 166 40 22 43 12 5 88 Warreatoa, Nov. is 1 r, 3.300 9 12 :: 1 1 S • 08 Tijuana, Nov. 11 -Dee. 31 45 270 110.4H 150 259 108 54 10S 36 "0 40 Juarez. Nov. 88-Dec. 31 26 150 4S.07O 85 157 74 28 54 33 33 47 Havana. Dec. 8-DeC 31 16 97 41,186 1H 158 39 25 33 8 8 .08 Totals 1,035 6.698 ,842,471 2,050 1,522X888 804 590 ~40 •One dead heat. t-No betting on one race. Following is the record of the distribution of money by racing organiz itions in 1916, as compared with the preceding years: Distribu- Distrihu- Distribu- Distribu- Kacing AsBOcinttaaa. tion 1913. tion 1914. tion 1915. thai 1MB. Power California Jockey Tub $ 860,150 Latonia Jockey Club $ 217,735 $ 218,508 $ 234.200 288.055 Cuba - American Jockey Club 143 21111 186.085 Westchester Hating Association ]0s.7iu 164.025 181618 1K1.0S4 Saratoga Association? 150.100 174,088 131.415 170.035 New Orleans BuslaeM Mens Pacing Association. S7 son 160,280 Jockey Club Juarez 224,885 210.270 288,428 107.470 Marylaad State Fair 107.395 H0.71H 108,886 158,848 New Louisville Jockey Club 127.225 111,886 123.165 141.155 Maryland Jockey Club 102.100 108.745 119.874 140.710 Harford Agricultural and Urceders Association.. 105,545 108,075 101. 680 188,080 Douglas Park Jockey Club 128.910 116.180 127.923 188,070 Ontario Jockey Club 101,570 HMi.005 104.915 108.425 Kentucky Association 88,886 79.305 82,088 108,150 Southern Maryland Agricultural Atsbociation 26,100 77,260 103,985 IContiautd on becoud pate.] STRIKING STATISTICS SHOWING THE INCREASING PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN RACING LAST YEAR. [Continued from first page.] Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Racing Associations. tion 1913. tion 1914. tion 1915. tion 1916. Windsor Jockey Club $ 69.970 $ 72.X75 $ 77.477 $ 92.452 Qe -ens County Jockey Club 80.700 72.465 8.8.315 Empire City Racing Association 83,825 74,888 .84.155 Reno Fair and Racing Association 40.150 78.500 Niagara Racing Association 67.XS0 69.425 74.025 77.765 Hamilton Jockey Club 71.670 69.7X5 70.830 75,175 Montreal Jockev Club 09.605 76,665 68.785 71520 Metropolitan Jockey Club 53.520 54.025 65.526 Kenilworth Park Racing Association 61.700 Western Racing Association 01.300 Illinois Jockey Club 57.085 Dorval Jockey Club 19.300 82.735 45.050 55.420 Connaught Park Jockey Club 56.040 53.745 45.670 62,310 Back River Jockey Club 32.500 47.000 Business Mens League Hot Springs 42.808 Metropolitan Racing Association 35.900 35.550 35.800 - 40.250 Toronto Driving Club 35.900 34.900 34.800 40.250 Montreal Driving Club 30.200 34.300 36.S50 41. 2H Kempton Course Breeders Association 90,000 Maisonneuve Park Jockev Club 32.850 32,378 Piping Rock R -cing Association 58.83.8 30.770 28.615 29.265 United Hunts Racing Association 7.040 10.665 10.045 21,630 King Edward Park Jockey Club 36.495 32.700 29.100 13.500 Southern Maryland Agricultural and Fair Assn.. 18,900 18.900 10.600 10.200 Gentlem ns Driving Park and Fair Association.. 10.200 Prospect Park Fair and Racing Association 7.125 9.400 Brookline Country Club 11.910 9.835 7.040 9.135 Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Assn 6.300 5.400 7.X00 White Marsh Valley Hunt Club 1.015 925 3.000 4.545 Rockaway Hunt Club 2,065 2,365 2.200 4.451 Rose Tree Hunt Club 2.660 4.350 Wnrrenton Hunt Club 2,610 3.360 Mobile Carnival Association 3,250 Rumson Hunt and Steeplechase Association 1,700 1,525 Totals ,145,203 ,363,690 ,741,257 ,842,471 The prosperous tracks of Eastern Canada greatly increased their money output in 1916 and easily held their superiority over all other sections of the racing held. Kentucky was again second, New York third and Maryland fourth. Geographically the distribution was as follows: Racing Races Days Run Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Locality. 1916. 1910. tion 1913. tion 1914. tion 1915. ♦ion 1916. Eastern Canada 216 1,573 $ 594.640 $ 669.345 $ 688.052 $ 900.245 Kentnekv 107 748 539.750 525.495 570.881 670.439 New York 109 657 402.603 580.800 539.170 150.459 Marvland 129 .88-4 355.690 413.990 438.374 578.725 Mexico 238 1.434 224.895 240.270 228.420 467.620 Cuba 84 475 143.200 196,085 Louisiana 57 344 87.800 109.2X0 Nevada 49 317 40,150 7x 500 Illinois 13 78 2.000 57.0X5 Ark nsas 21 126 42.898 Massachusetts 2 11 11.910 9,835 7.040 9.135 Pennsvlvania 4 21 1.015 925 9.0O5 8,895 Virginia 1 5 67,935 14.400 2.610 3.360 Alabama 4 20 3.250 New Jersey 1 5 600 1.700 1.525 California ... 47.595 Colorado ... 34.600 43.095 South Carolina ... 183.450 209.105 4.745 British Columbia ... 210.550 145.050 Montana ... 133.300 133.550 Texas ... 6.600 7.500 Michigan ... 5.200 Oklahoma ... 39.600 2,400 Idaho ... 110.000 Indiana ... 31,100 District of Columbia ... 7.265 Totals 1,035 6,698 ,920,963 ,994,525 .S53.037 ,842,471 As was the case in 1915. the Ontario Jockey Club led all tracks in the matter of daily distribution of money among winning owners, but Saratoga moved up from seventh place to second and threatens to pass the crack Canadian track in 1917. Piping Rock dropped from second place to third, the three being the only ones which gave in excess of ,000 daily. In order followed Churchill Downs, Windsor. La-tonia. Douglas lark. Laurel and Belmont lark. with over ,000 daily. The following table shows the average distribution per diem of the various organizations and their averages for the three preceding years: Racing Races Daily Av. Dally-Av. Daily At. Daily Av. Days Run Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Distribu Track. 1916. 1916. tion 1913. tion 1914. tion 1915. tion 1910. Woodbine 14 98 ,255.00 ,618.93 ,493.93 ,743.93 Saratoga 24 145 6.006.15 0.987.60 5.470.87 7.334.79 Piping Rock 4 24 11,707.00 7.092.50 7.153.75 7.310.25 Churchill Downs 21 147 5,531.52 5.591.75 6.173.25 6.721,67 Windsor 14 98 4.997.86 5.205.36 5.534.07 i.603.71 Latonia 43 301 5,184.17 5.132.14 5.856.50 6.582.67 Douglas Park 21 147 5.604.78 5.513x1 6.091.57 6.579.52 Laurel 26 182 3,977.59 4,100.00 4,187.89 6.090.00 Belmont lark 30 180 6,038.88 8,988.48 5.464.67 0.039.47 Aqueduct 15 91 5.384.00 4.831.00 5xs7.07 Fort Erie 14 98 4.848.57 4.958.93 5 2x7.50 5,554.61 Pimlico 26 1K3 3.926.92 4.105.58 4.610.54 5.411.92 Belmont Park Terminal 4 25 l.xs0.93 2.593.17 2.511.25 5.407.50 Hamilton 14 98 5,119.29 4.984.04 5.059.29 5.309.04 Empire City 16 96 4.930. xx 4.677.19 5,258.89 Blue Bonnets 14 98 4.976.07 5.476.07 4.913.21 6,108.67 Lexington 22 153 3,294.87 3.779.29 3,908.71 4,916.32 J maica 14 84 4.400.00 4,688,36 Havre de Grace 30 205 3.518.17 3.492.18 3.627.86 4 603 00 Brookline 2 11 2.977.50 3,278.33 3,520.00 4,567.50 Kenilworth lark Windsor 14 98 4.407.14 Hawthorne 13 78 666.67 4,891.19 Devonshire lark 14 98 4 878 57 Dorval lark 14 9S 3,216.67 5.909.64 3.217.86 8 968 57 Bowie 27 IX! 2.01O.00 2.971.54 8,851.30 Ottawa 14 98 4.002.80 3. 838.93 3.202.14 3,736 43 Mount Royal Park 14 117 2,321.43 3.400.00 Varrenton 1 5 2.610.00 8,880.00 N« ..■ Orleans 57 344 2.195.00 2.909X2 I.ufferiu Park 14 115 2.564.29 2.539.29 2.557.14 2 875H Hillcrest Park 14 115 2.567.80 2.492.80 2.4X5.71 2 875 00 Delorimier lark 14 114 2.323.07 2,450.00 2,032.14 2,871.43 Kempt in Park 13 89 2,789.23 Havana 84 475 2.109.70 2.322.44 M.iisoiinciivo Park 14 98 2.840.43 2,812 71 White Marsh 2 11 1.015.00 925.00 3.000.00 2,272 50 Hewlett Bay Park Rockaway 2 12 2,065.00 2.305.00 2,200.00 2.225 00 Media Rose Tree 2 10 1,330.00 2.175H Tiju.na 146 xso 2.055.82 Hot Springs 21 120 2.04133 Marlboro 5 34 1,890.00 2.190.00 2.150.00 2. HO. Ml Gentlemans Driving l"k Baltimore 5 34 2 040H King Edward Park 7 43 2,606.70 2.330.71 2.079.29 1 93 x :,7 Prospect Park 5 31 1,425.00 1.880 00 Juarez 92 554 2,007.99 2,224.72 1.79.8.58 1,820 33 Keno 49 317 1.600.00 1 002 04 Timonium 5 20 1,220.00 1.0X0.00 1,580.00 Rumson 1 5 1.700.00 1525 00 Mobile 4 20 812.50 Totals and Grand Average 1,035 0,698 ,994.79 ,930.02 ,541.43 ",712.53
