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SARATOGA AND LAUREL Distributed Over 09000 Daily During the 1918 Meetings Belmont Park Terminal has the nominal honor of being the leading track of 1918 in the item of average distribution per day, because the United Hunts meeting of one day at that amateur track gave 0,800 to competing owners. But the real leader was Saratoga with its output average of 0,705.21! for twenty-seven, days of racing. Laurel was not far behind the Place of Healing Waters and for the first time since its foundation passed over tiie mark of 0,000 per day. Belmont Park and Pimlico were close up to the same generous amount. Out -.west Churchill Downs led the other Kentucky tracks. The 1918 average of all the tracks shows a marked advancement over recent preceding years: The following table shows the average distribution per diem of the various organizations and their average for the three preceding years: Kacing Races Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Days Bun Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Distribu- Track. 1918. 1918. tion 1915. tion 1810. tion 1917. tion 1918. Belmont Park Terminal United Hunts. 1 7 ,511.25 ,407.50 S4.3S3.33 0,S00.00 .Saratoga 27 103 .".,470.87 7.334.79 10,135.90 10,705.20 Laurel 10 110 4.187.S9 0,090.00 7,823.70 10,400.25 Pimlico 20 182 4,010.54 5,411.92 7,501.35 9,858.58 Belmont Park 30 180 5,404.07 0.039.47 8.020.10 9,705.20 Churchill Downs 19 133 0,173.25 0,721.07 7,827.91 8,245.53 Latonia -X. 40 2S0 5,850.50 0.582.07 7,329.07 7,998.25 Aqueduct 29 170 4,831.00 5,887.07 0,208.97 7,873.34 Douglas Park 20 140 0,091.57 0,579.52 7,198.50 7,835.50 Umpire City 28 109 , 4,077.19 5,259.09 7,048.75 0,519.27 Jamaica 27 1 102 4.080.30 5,802.07 0,400.07 Havre de Grace , 30 210 3.027.SG 4,003.00 5,313.50 5,553.50 Lexington 22 154 3,908.71 4,910.32 5.384.7G 5.493.1S Bowie 27 190 2,971.54 3,851.30 4,432.01 5,014.44 New Orleans Fair Grounds 37 252 . 2,195.00 2.909.82 4,282.05 4,907.30 Oaklawn Park 30 " 103 2,041.33 3,140.00 4,071.07 Jefferson Park New Orleans 31 ISO 2.977.0S 2,910.13 Havana -. 100 019 2,109.70 2,322.44 2,541.00 2,801.70 Woodbine .1 1 7,493.93 7,743.93 10,035.71 2,790.00 Marlboro 3 24 2,150.00 2,040.00 2.380.00 2,400.00 Gentlemens Driving Park Baltimore... 5 35 2,040.00 2,200.00 2,220.00 Prospect Park , 5 35 1,425.00 1,880.00 2,150.00 2,170.0.0 Timonium -to 35 1,080.00 1.5G0.00 2,510.00 2,150.00 Bono .:..rrl9141 1,000.00 1,002:04 1,028.85 1,223.10 Blue Bonnets 1. 2 4,913.21 5,108.57" .-5,583.57 1,050.00 Indianapolis . .. 0 21 1,000.00 Arlington Va. 5 15 ...... 005.00 Windsor ... 5,534.07 0,003.71 8,572.14 Fort Erie ... 5,287.50 5,554.64 0,235.00 Hamilton . . ... - 5,059.29 5,309.04 0,154.29 Kenilworth Park Windsor .-. ... 4,407.14 0,000.00 Piping Bock ... 7,153.75 7,310.25 5,940.25 Devonshire Park ... 4.378.57 5,050.00 Connanght Park ... 3,202.14 3,730.43 4,097.80 ThornclifTe Park ... 4,542.80 Dorval Park I ..." 3.217.S0 3.95S.57 3,855.00 Mount Boyal Park .. ... 2,341.43 3,400.00 3,407.14 Hillcrcst Park ... 2,485.71 2,875.00 2.871.43 Dufferin Park ... 2,557.14 2,875.00 2,750.00 Essex Park ... 2,745.00 Delorimier Park .. ... 2,032.14 2,871.43 2,400.00 Tijuana ... 2,055.82 2,370.50 Grand Bapids .. ... 2,300.07 Warrenton .. .. .. ... 2.010.00 3,300.00 2,205.00 Maisonneuve Park ... 2,340.43 2,312.71 2,214.29 Maxwelton Park St. Louis ... 2,170.00 Hewlett Bay Park Rockaway ... 2,200.00 2,225.00 2,102.50 King Edward Park ... 2,079.29 1,938.57 2,100.00 Wilmington Delaware ... 2,000.00 Del Monte California ... .. 1,875.00 Juarez ... 1;798.58 1.S20.33 1,847.37 Dongan Hills New York .. ... 1,800.00 Rose Tree Media, Pa. .. ... 1,330.00 2,175.00 1,383.33 Blue Grass Fair Lexington .. ... 525.00 058.33 JelTersou Park Fair Meeting ... 512.50 Kempton Park ... 2,709.23 Totals and Grand Average 010 3.90S ,541.43 .,712.53 ,523.09 ,015.32
