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VOLUME OF 1919 ENGLISH RACING Tin- English Racing Calendar figures show that during the flat lacing aeaaaa 1,62*7 races, varying in distance from five-eighths to four miles, were run in Croat Britain. Several meeting- were nban doaed. oaring to the effects of the railway strike and two other call--, and tin- total compares Willi MM in 1918, 1.440 in 1914 and 1.751 in 1919, the la-t complete season before the war. A table which shew- the number of haraiil and their age-, engaged, date- back to the year 17J7 ..ml the record for l*-".» includes nine yearlings among the runner- the only time for 1211 year- when sack young animal- took part in racing. Last year the number of race horses -ecu out was g.209 1.298 t v. . year-old*, sli; three -year old-. 457 li.ur- ear-eld- aid 70$ five year old- and over. The total mine of tin- year- -take- was ,570. is-,, a -am which araa slightly asceeded in tie seaaoaa of 1012 and 1919. The amount wen .:i handicaps in England araa ,083 SIS, in selling races 45,009 and in Weight-for-age race, ,172,633. stake- woa by first placed borses, leaving out of account -ecoml and third prhje money and in eluding the handicaps to which two-year-olds were admitted with older horse-, amounted t • ,780,770, the juvenile- taking the remaining m y. This total of :t.2U.t include- Irish racers. In the Fm. tall 1-le Fill race- were held, a- agalasl 322 in IDIV 337 in 1017. 9a9 in 1016, 301 in 1913. 330 ia 1914 am! 350 in 1913 figurtf which go tu prove that racing there did not naffer material! through the W9r,
