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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 operation taken from the American Racing Manual is printed below Dec Est EstTrack Track Comp Speed Mile Mile Record RecordSaratoga Saratoga 903 130 130Syracuse Syracuse 394 l3Gi l3GiAqueduct Aqueduct 990 130 130Belmont Belmont Park 9S5 130 130Douglas Douglas Park 9SO l3Gi Juarez 980 130 130Lexington Lexington 905 137 137Churchill Churchill Downs 905 137 137Latonia Latonia 900 137 137Fort Fort Erie 900 137 137Fair Fair Grounds New Orleans 955 137 137Blue Blue Bonnets 955 137 137Havre Havre de Grace estimated 955 137 137Laurel Laurel 955 137 137Windsor Windsor 955 137 137Tijuana Tijuana Mex 950 138 138Oriental Oriental Park Havana 1 940 138 138Empire Empire City 935 138 138Reno Reno 935 138 138Hawthorne Hawthorne 931 138 138Jamaica Jamaica estimated 930 138 138Essex Essex Park 930 138 138Woodbine Woodbine Park 925 139 139Oaklawn Oaklawn 95 139 139Pimlico Pimlico 925 l2 j jOverland Overland Park 925 139 139Devonshire Devonshire Park 915 139 139Connaiight Connaiight Park 910 139 139Hamilton Hamilton 903 139 139Dorval Dorval Park 900 140 140Anaconda Anaconda 900 140 140Mount Mount Royal 900 140 140ICenil ICenil worth Park estimated 900 140 140Grand Grand Rapids 895 140 140Jefferson Jefferson Park 890 140 140Bel Bel Monte 875 141 141Bowie Bowie 875 141 141Maxwelton Maxwelton Park 875 141 141Thorncliffe Thorncliffe s 141 141Mexico Mexico City 8 ° 141 141Cheyenne Cheyenne 87 ° 141 141Piping Piping Rock 84S 142 142Kempton Kempton Park 845 142 142The The foregoing table is based on an arbitrary arbitrarydecimal decimal basis of 5 points to a second running down from a theoretical mile in 130 valued at 1000
