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+, + PERCENTAGE OF WINNING FAVORITE WORKS OUT ABOUT THE SAME FROM YEAR TO YEAR i 4, _ + It is an interesting feature of racing to observe that year in and year out the percentage of winning favorite remains practically the name. It is a law of the sport from which there is but the scantest variation. Thus with 5.090 races run in 1915 the percentage was .41. while in 1910 5.105 races were run and the percentage was the same. That is consistency enough for anybody. The percentage of a track may vary from one year to another, but it does not seem to affect the general result. At Churchill Downs in 1915 the percentage of winning favorites was .34. while last year it was .50. but this difference was compensated for elsewhere. To those with a mathematical turn of mind the following table furnishes matter to think about: 1915. •* 3 a 3 ~ £= 9a arts °=: S*G "* mand "= fcH. p2. Track. £ e-w Sal « -~ I 2. o 3 2.-i f I ra » 9 ~ : 2 I : U Aqueduct 92 49 IS 25 .53 Belmont Park ISO 93 40 47 .52 Blue Bonnets Mont. 9S 34 19 45 .35 Howie 172 73 22 77 .42 Ilrookline 12 4 0 2 .33 Churchill Downs 140 47 39 54 .34 Connaught Pk. Ottawa 98 32 23 43 .33 Delorimier Pk. Mont. 122 M 21 45 .40 Darval Pk. Montreal 9S 32 15 51 .33 Douglas Park 147 09 29 if .42 Dufferin Pk. Toronto 177 48 17 52 .41 JKmpire City 90 48 12 30 .50 Fort Erie 98 37 20 41 .38 Hamilton 98 43 17 38 .44 Havana 3B1 153 78 130 .42 Havre de Grace 174 72 40 02 .41 Hillcrest Pk. Toronto 114 47 20 41 .41 Jamaica 84 42 20 22 .50 •Juarez 781 290 109 320 .37 King Bdwd Pk.Mont. 97 37 23 37 M tLatonia 279 104 55 121 .37 Laurel 150 50 48 58 .32 Lexington 137 51 33 53 .37 Maisonneuve Pk.Mont 109 47 25 37 .13 Marlboro 12 17 8 17 .40 Mt. Royal Pk. Mont. I. 103 44 IS 41 .43 New Orleans 240 102 53 85 .12 Piinlico 183 72 43 OS .39 Pining Back 24 9 4 11 .37 Prospect Pk. Halt... 30 12 11 7 .40 Reno 171 77 35 58 .45 Hockaway Hew.B.lk. 0 3 2 1 .50 Kumson 0 3 2 1 .50 Saratoga 145 01 29 54 .42 Tinioiiiiim Pk. Halt.. 27 13 8 0 .48 Halted HuntsISel.Tcr. 22 13 5 4 .59 Warreatea 5 4 1 o .so White Marsh 12 9 2 1 .75 Windsor 98 33 22 43 .31 Woodbine Pk. Toronto 98 42 24 32 .43 Grand Totals and Pet. 5.090 2.069 1.089 1.930 .41 •Four dead heats, tone dead heat. Meeting held at Belmont Park ten days and at Aqueduct six days. jjNo betting on one race. 1910. 8 -2 5J Si ". Jo "5. LB Sg »■ Track. %* Qn Qn tw 2 = f n — 1 ra-. : I I : •■! * . . n Aqueduct 91 41 21 29 .45 P.clmont Park 180 89 42 49 .55 Btae Hoimets Mont. 9S 34 20 38 .35 i How de 189 07 54 08 .35 Hrookline 11 7 2 2 .04 •Churchill Downs 147 74 30 38 .50 Connaught Pk. Ottawa 98 33 SO 39 .34 Delorimier Pk. Mont. 114 37 23 54 .32 ; Darval Pk. Montreal 98 35 24 39 .30 Douglas Park 147 5S 31 58 .39 Dufferin Pk. Toronto 115 40 21 48 .40 Empire City 90 40 31 19 .Is Fort Erie 98 35 20 37 .30 Hamilton 98 34 20 44 .35 Havana 475 193 109 173 .41 Havre de Grace SOB 83 51 71 .40 Hillcrest Pk. Toronto 115 39 24 52 .34 Jamaica 84 40 SS 18 .55 •Juarez 554 224 119 212 .40 King Bdwd Pk.Mont. 43 14 14 15 .33 Latonia 301 128 58 115 .43 Laurel 182 71 43 08 .39 Lexington 153 74 31 48 .48 Maisonu. live Pk. Mont 9S 30 23 45 .31 Marlboro 34 19 9 0 .50 Mt. Boyal Pk. Moat. 117 40 17 54 .39 New Orleans 344 120 Ss l;;i .37 tPimlico 1S3 08 40 74 .37 Piping Back 24 13 4 7 .31 Preens tt Pk. Halt... 31 10 9 0 .52 Reno 157 75 31 51 .48 Hockaway Hew.K.Pk. 12 0 5 1 .88 Kumson 5 0 3 2 .0O Saratoga 145 00 31 48 .40 Tinionium Pk. Halt. 20 12 9 5 .Pi tCnited Hte P.cl.Ter. 25 9 5 10 .30 Warreatea 5 3 l i .go White- Marsh 11 7 3 1 .04 Windsor 98 30 24 38 .37 Woodbine Pk. Toronto 98 41 20 31 .42 Oraiul Totals and Pet. 5. 105 2,081 1.180 1,844 .11 •One dead beat. tNo betting on one Baca.
