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Lincoln Fields Wagering And Attendance Holding Up UpWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 May 24 President Edward J Fleming and general manager Peter ODonnell of the Lincoln Fields Racing Association today released complete attendance and mutuel figures for the first week of their 30day meeting Fleming and ODonnell were pleased with the first six days business the wagering decrease was only 5 per cent under that of a corresponding period last year and attendance held up very well in spite of chilly weather weatherThe The handle for the first week was 4586555 and in 1947 the sum of 4834 291 went through the totalisator Attend ¬ ance this year for the first six days of the season was 73901 while last year it was 78481
