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Over ,000,000 From Winter Racing How winter racing has flourished may be gleaned from some interesting figures now at hand. The tremendous sum of ,139,756 was distributed in stakes and purses among the horsemen participating in the winter meetings in New Orleans, Tijuana, Florida and Cuba. New Orleans contributed 90,106; Tijuana, 18,470; the Florida tracks, 32,880, of which Miamis share was 50,690; and Cuba, 07,300. The winter season began Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1926, and ended April 3, 1927. There were 111 days of racing and 777 races run at New Orleans, 102 days and 904 races at Tijuana, 99 days and 792 races in Florida, and 86 days and 571 races in Cuba. The percentage of winning favorites was larger on the Florida tracks than elsewhere, a grand percentage of .47 telling strongly of how well form was observed. These interesting figures concerning the winter racing season of 1926 -1927 are here presented: Amt. IMs- Wning PC.Wgf. Track Dates of Meetings Days Races tributed Favtes Favites FLORIDA: Miami Jan. 13 to March 5 45 314 50,690 137 .44 ; Seminola Pk— Dec. 11 to Jan. 15 31 217 137,100 107 .40 Pompano— Dec. 25 to Jan. 6 11 77 78£00 40 .52 Pompano— March 7 to March 9.. 3 21 14,800 9 .43 Tampa— Jan. 15 to Jan. 29 9 63 52,090 29 .46 Totals 99 792 32,880 322 .47 HW ORLEANS: Jefferson— ov. 25 to Dec. 31 . . . 32 224 35,526 85 AS Fair Grounds— Jan. 1 to March 1 51 357 538,040 115 .32 Jefferson— March 2 to April 2... 28 196 21640 64 .33 Totals Ill 777 90,106 284 .34 CUBA: Havana— Dec. 11 to March 20.. 86 571 07,300 219 .38 MEXICO: Tijuana— ov. 25 to April 3 102 904 18,470 309 -34 RE1APITILATI0X: Money Days Races Distributed New Orleans Ill 777 90,106 Tijuana 102 904 918,470 Florida 99 792 823*880 Havana 86 571 407,300 Grand Totals 398 3,044 ,139,756 4- ■ — ■ $
