Lincoln Holiday Attendance And Wagering Set New Marks, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-02

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Lincolrt Holiday Attendance And Wage ring Set New Marks MarksWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood HI June 1 The Lincoln Fields Racing Asso ¬ ciation enjoyed the biggest day in its 22 years of operation on Memorial Day with all previous handle and attendance records tumbling in lieu of the 1925145 wagered on eight races by a holiday gathering of 43 053 patrons patronsDue Due to difficulties caused by the recent world conflict the Lincoln Fields meeting was transferred from its home plant to the Hawthorne race course f or Bthe last five years of operation operationThis This is the first season for the Lincoln Fields session to be held at Washington Park and due mainly to the success of the Memorial Day program this present meet ¬ ing undoubtedly will set new marks


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