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KENTUCKY NET RACING VALUES Nearly Four Killion Dollars Given in Stakes and Purees During Past Six Years. The ever-increasing prosperity of the Kentucky turf is indicated by the tables below, showing the net values in stake added money and actual purse values without entrance fees which have been paid out to owners racing over the four big tracks in the Rlue Grass State for the past six seasons 1914 to 1919 inclusive. Latonia with its longer term of racing, of course, leads in the totals with ,790,282, a dailv average of ,855.48. nowever, Churchill Downs daily average is slightly higher, being 1919.sh,875.37, although its total is only ,300. Prior to 1919 the four Kentucky tracks were operated by separate and distinct racing organizations, hut early in the present year thev were all purchased by the newly formed Kentucky Jockey Club. Under its jurisdiction racing was conducted at Lexington. Churchill Downs and Latonia, but there were no meetings held at Douglas Park. The latters dates were divided between the other three tracks, and the horsemen lost nothing in the wav of revenue by the elimination of Douglas Park, as considerably more money was distributed this year than any previous year. Here are the tables: , Lexington. Year. Date. Days. Races. Amt. 1914 April 24 to May 7 12 72 0,800 " Sept. 10 to Sept. 19 9 54 20.7CO 1915 April 22 to May 5 12 75 38,000 " Sept. 9 to Sept. 18 9 52 30,940 1916 April 27 to May 10 12 84 53,300 " Sept. 5 to Sept. 15 10 !9 42,200 1917 April 28 to May 10 11 77 49,700 " Sept. 12 to Sept. 22 10 70 45,550 1918 April 23 to May 9 15 105 57,550 " Sept. 14 to Sept. 21 7 49 40,900 1919 April 24 to May 8 13 91 78,800 " Sept. 13 to Sept. 20 7 49 45.100 Totals 127 S57 55,040 Churchill Downs. 1914 May 9 to May 22 12 75 2,100 " Oct. 9 to Oct. 17 8 49 33,800 1915 May 8 to May 21 12 84 57,000 " Sept. 29 to Oct. 7 S 55 38,400 1918 May 13 to May 27 13 91 70,500 " Sept. 27 to Oct. .5 8 50 47,500 1917 May 12 to May 25 12 84 87,500 " Oct. 4 to Oct. 11 7 49 42,000 1918 May 11 to May 25 13 91 92,800 " Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 i 42 45,000 1919 May 10 to May 31 19 134 203,700 " Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 9 53 75,800 Totals 127 875 ,300 Latonia. 1914 June S to July 4 24 149 0S,200 " Oct. 19 to Nov. 7 IS 110 74,500 1915 June 8 to July 5 24 KiS 123,800 " Oct. 9 to Oct. 27 15 114 74.8H 1910 June 14 to July 11 24 KiS 135,100 " Oct. 7 to Oct. 2S 19 133 113,900 1917 June 11 to July 4 21 147 138.000 " Oct. 13 to Nov. 10 25 175 151. KM 1918 June 14 to July 13 25 182 155,500 " Nov. 13 to Nov. 2S 14 98 101,700 1919 June 4 to July 5 28 191! 3215.482 " Sept. 24 to Oct. 18 22 154 205,100 Totals 201 1,794 ,790,282 Douglas Park. 1914 May 23 to June 5 13 81 1919.sh2,000 " Sept. 25 to Oct. 3 8 49 34.100 1915 May 22 to June 5 13 91 59,000 " Sept. 20 to Sent. 2S 8 55 38,900 1915 May 29 to June 12 13 91 72,400 " Sept. IS to Sept. 20 8 55 48,400 1917 May 20 to June 9 13 91 85,000 " Sept. 25 to Oct. 3 7 49 42,300 1918 May 27 to June 11 14 98 91,300 " Sept. 23 to Sept. 28 5 42 45.100 Totals 103 704 59,700 Recapitulation. Track. Years. Days. Races. Amt. Lexington 0 127 857 $ .ri55.G40 Churchill Downs G 127 875 873,303 Latonia 201 1,794 1,790,282 Douglas Park 5 103 704 589.700 Totals 0 "fl!8 4,230 ,808,022
