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" I STATISTICS SHOW mAT FAVORITES SUCCEED MUCH BETTER ON THE EASTERN TRACKS THAN -THE 0 If WESTERN TRACKS Tiie experience of years shows- that about forty per cent of first choices win annually. Thus in 1817, the small tracks around Baltimore; not counted, the percentage was ,41, while in 191S it was .40, making the average .40 for the two- years. Some tracks show high percentages each year, others much lower, the difference being attributed t6 varying configuration and widths of the tracks in the main. The Jamaica track always-tsIiows a. high average of winning favorites, as also do Aqueduct. Relmont Park, Laurel and Saratoga. Empire City is more variable, as its .40 in 1917 and its .39 in 1918 illustrates. Pimlico is a bad track for favorites, its percentage for the two years being low at .33. Of the Kentucky tracks Lexington makes the, bet showing with .40 in 1917 and .46 in 1918, or .43 for the two years. For tiie same two years Latonia shows .38,and, Douglas Park .38 and. Churchill Downs .35,,. all below normal, with Churchill. Downs poor, showing .due to its low percentage of .32 in 1917. Xew Orleans racing of the two yeirs is close to the normal mark at .39M. Havre de Grace makes a good showing. The figures for the various tracks make an interesting study, and are as follows: 1017. I 35 3 3? - ass-.-: g 9 ,o ;-2. ris 2.5T- ea Track. -n fS EH. 2..,. o -2.-. 2- 2.-d -S s ? s2 " !fc . . CD 1 . . " Aqueduct .5504. 83 . 03 58 .11 Belmont Park . ..: 180 79 40 01 .44 Hlne Bonnets -Mont... 49 18 10 2L-.37 Bowie . lGt.. 58 !47 5K, .30 Churchill Downs 133, 43 25 05 .32 Douglas Park ........ 140 52 33 50 .37 Empire City 95 ; 44 27 25 .40 Havana 580 233 110 237 .40 Havre de Grace 210 100 33 77 .48 Jamaica - 90 47 17 20 .52 Latonia 322., 132 50; 134 .41 Laurel 1S9 83 37 P9 .44 Lexington 147 . . .59. 32 . 56 .40 Marlboro .38 .-. ... ... New Orleans . 299 110 71- 118 .37 Pimlico -.. 182 57 42 73 .37 Prospect Pk. Bait... 35 w .--. .. ... Reno 191 ,95" 30 ..60 .50. Saratoga.. . w.-. andjMiJ 3JufiOS4ri TlmOiiniinrBhltTvaSlBlO 9 40 tUnited HtstBeliTer. 18 11 4 8. .61 Woodbine Pk. Toronto 49 20 10 19 .41 Gents Driv. Pk. Bait: 33 .... .-. .. ... Oaklawn 120 48 27 45 .40 .Tefson Pk NewOrlris 109 71 28 70 .42 Cheyenne 133 47 44 42 .35 Grand Totals and Pcf.3,9Bi 1,584 824 1,440 .41 0ne dead heat. . 1918. A Ji Si 5; t c -rr Or . f-S" fST ro - n Track. - " S o S. a Cjj t 2 re 5T fie . t . ; . " Aqueduct . . .-. 170 78 40 5S .44 Belmont Park 180 70 40 04 .42 Blue Bonnets Mont. 2 2 0 0 100 Bowie , 100 70 14 70 .37 Churchill Downs 133 54 24 55 .41 Douglas Park ....... 140 55 3G 50 .33 Empire City 109 00 50 53 .39 Havana 61! 241 145 233 .39 Havre de Grace 210 84 44 82 .40 Jamaica 102 73 30 53 .45 Latonia 280 100 00 114 .30 Laurel :.. 116 51 SJ 43 .44 tLexiugton 154. 71 34 51 ,46 Marlboro 24 New Orleans 252 . 107 47 98 .42 Pimlico 182 53 53 70 .29 Prospect Pk. Bait... 35 Reno .r..f ...... v:. 141 59 38. ..44 ,.42, Tlmonium Pk. Bait.: 35 .. .. .. .. United ,Hts Bel. Ter. 7 3 2 "2 .43 Woodbine Pk. Toronto 110 0 100 Gents Driv. Pk. Bait. 35 Oaklawn Hot Springs 193 71 53 09 .37 Jef son .Ek 1 NewOrls 180 7fr 47 09 .38 Cheyenne 147 65 30 -52 .44 Grand Totals and.Pct.3,932 1.517 888 1,400 .40 One dead heat. tTwo dead heats. Xo betting on one race.
