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, j ; COMPARATIVE MILE SPEED OF TRACKS For reference in estimating the time records in the daily entries the comparative mile speed table of American tracks, now in o|icration, taken from the American Racing Manual, is printed below: Dec. Est. Track. Comp- Sliced. Mile Mile Record. Syracuse 994 1:3C»V4 Aqn Hliict .. . »90 1:36% Belmont Park .. .985 1:30V. IK.uglas Park ... .9S0 1:30% J uar -z 9M» 1 ■••••" *f. Lexington .005 1:37% Churchill Downs 065 1:37% Saratoga " . . .965 1:37% Latonia ... .900 1:37% Fort Erie -5*00 1:37% Fair Grounds New- Orleans ... SKk 1:37 % P.lue Bonnets 955 1:37% Havre de Una estimated!! .. J*M 1:37% laurel . JM 1:37% Windsor ... .»."»5 1:37% Tijuana, Mex. .. . .9." 0 1 :3S Oriental Park Havana"!!!... -!»4l 1:3*% Empire City .... ... .935 1:38% Reno 93."» 1:3S% Hawthorne 931 1:38% Jamaica estimated""""!!! •;a l:38tf, Essex Park ... .931 1:38% Woodbine Park . .92.r 1:30 Oaklawn . .. .SI25 1:39 Pinilieo . .925 1:39 Overland Park . .. .925 1:39 Devonshire Park . ... 915 1:39% Connaught Park . " ... .910 1:39% Hamilton 905 1:39% Dorval Park , -900 1:40 Anaconda 900 1:40 Mount Royal ••00 1:40 Kenilworih park estimated .. J0a 1:40 Grand Rapids .. " ... .895 1:40% Jefferson Park . ... .890 1:40% Del Monte .., ... .875 1:41 Bowie ... .875 1:41 Maxwelt1.11 Park . .875 1:41 Tliorncliffo ... .. .K75 1:41 Mexico City 870 1:41% Chevenne ... . .N70 1:41% Piping Bock ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. .845 1:42% Kempton Park 815 1:42% The foregniu- table is based on an arbitrary, decimal basis of LT, points to a second, running down from a theoretical mile in 1:30, valued at 1.000.
