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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 helow helowDec Dec Est EstTrack Track CompSpecd Mile MileMile Mile Record RecordSaratoga Saratoga 995 13G 13GSyracuse Syracuse 994 l3JVi Aqueduct l3JViAqueduct 990 135 135Belmont Belmont Park 9S5 130 130Douglas Douglas Park 980 138 138Juarez Juarez 9SO 13 Lexington 925 137 137Churchill Churchill Downs 925 137 137Latonia Latonia 9tiO 137 137Fort Fort Erie 9iO 137 137Fair Fair Grounds New Orleans 155 137 137Blue Blue Bonnets 955 137 137Havre Havre de Grace estimated 1955 137 137Laurel Laurel 955 137 137Windsor Windsor 955 137 137Tijuana Tijuana Mex 950 138 138Oriental Oriental Park Havana 940 138 138Empire Empire City 935 138 138Ueno Ueno 935 138 138Hawthorne Hawthorne 931 138 138Jamaica Jamaica estimated 930 138 138Essex Essex Park 930 138 138Woodbine Woodbine Park 925 139 139Oaklawn Oaklawn 925 139 139Pimlicp Pimlicp 925 139 139Overland Overland Park 925 139 139Devonshire Devonshire Park 915 139 139Connaught Connaught Park 910 139 139Hamilton Hamilton 905 139 139Dorval Dorval Park 900 140 140Anaconda Anaconda 900 140 140Mount Mount Royal 900 140 140Kenilworth Kenilworth Park estimated 900 140 140Grand Grand Rapids 895 140 140Jefferson Jefferson Park SflO 140 140Del Del Monte 875 141 141Bowie Bowie 875 141 141Maxwelton Maxwelton Park 875 141 141Tliorneliffe Tliorneliffe 875 141 141Mexico Mexico City 870 141 141Cheyenne Cheyenne 870 141 141Piping Piping Rock 845 l423 l423ICempton ICempton Park 845 142 142The The foregoing table is based on an arbitrary decimal basis of 25 points to a second running down from a theoretical mile in 130 valued at liOOO
