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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. Track. Comp.Speed. Mile. Mile Record. Saratoga .995 1:30 Syracuse 994 1:35 Vi Aqueduct 990 1:30 Belmont Park .985 " 1:30 Douglas Park 980 1:36 Juarez .9S0 1:36 Lexington .". . .9.65 1:37 Churchill Downs 905 1:37 Latonia ... .965 1:37 Fort Erie 960 1:37 Fair Grounds New Orleans... .955 1:37 Blue Bonnets 955 1:37 Havre de Grace estimated ... .955 1:37 Laurel 955 1:37 Windsor 955 1:37 Tijuana, Mex .950 1:38 Oriental Park Havana 940 1:38 Empire City 935 1:38 Reno 935 1:38 Hawthorne 931 l:3Si Jamaica estimated 930 1:38 Essex Park 930 1:38 Woodbine Park 925 1:39 Oaklawn 925 1:39 Pimlico 925 1:39 Overland Park 1 .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 .900 1:40 Kenilworth Park estimated... .900 1:40 Grand Rapids 895 1.40 Jefferson Park 890 1:40 Del Monte 875 1:41 Bowie 875 1:41 Maxwelton Park 875 1:41 Thorncliffe 875 1:41 -Cheyenne 875 1:41 Mexico City 870 1:41 Piping Rock 845 1:42 Kempton Park 845 1:42 The foregoing table is based on arf arbitrary decimal basis of 25 points to a second, running down from a theoretical mile in 1:36, valued at 1,000.
