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Winn Reports on Attendance On Saturdays 74th Derby DerbyCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 While Saturdays attendance for the 74th annual Kentucky Derby was no greater than in 1947 when 104000 saw Jet Pilot win better weather likely would have resulted in a record crowd of more than the present high of 108600 set in 1946 Ac ¬ cording to Col Matt J Winn president of the track the series of electrical storms that struck early Saturday morning cov ¬ ered such a wide area many potential pa ¬ trons in such larger communities would have been en route here at an early hour decided against chancing an allday rain rainAs As it was the attendance was within a few hundred one way or the other of last years turnout Colonel Winn stated This figure is supported by the parimutuel bet ¬ ting which totaled 3051779 although the Derby play vras down 582209 from last years record of 1253042 oh the race This decline the result of loss of place and show pools because of the small field and heavy favoritism of the Calumet entry more than accounted for the difference be ¬ tween this jrtars total and last years 3636402
