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Trend of Racing This Year January 1 to May 21, Inclusive , -Daily Average Attendance— — v /—Daily Average Mutuel Handle— » Meeting. 1949. Days. 1948. Days. Change. 1949. 1948. Change. tBelmont Park 23,738 14 27,351 25 -13% ,794,845 ?2,091,708 -14% Bowie first meeting...; 12,323 12 12,317- 12 — 825,732 803,028 + 3% Charles Town first meeting..... 3,181 22 4,500 12 -29% 178,138 240,193 -25% tCharles Town second meeting... 3,916 6 3,909 18 — 206,129 260,231 -20% Churchill Downs first meeting... 14,884 19 16,914 19 —11% 616,577 739,406 —16% tDetroit 13,662 8 11,439 85 +18% 543,883 612,224 —11% Fair Grounds N. 0. 5,273 90 5,601 75 - 5% 212,676 238,926 -11% tGarden State Park first meet... 14,746 17 14,333 40 + 2% 1,131,404 1,238,351 - 7% Golden Gate Fields 14,560 43 11,479 41 +15% 835,719 722,916 +15% Gulfstream Park 10,991 40 10,849 38 + 1% 667,324 646,110 + 3% Havre de Grace 9,420 21 8,898 14 + 5% 720,641 658,555 + 9% Hialeah Park.. 16,510 40 16,471 40 + 2% 1,066,551 1,120,155 - 4% tHollywood Park at Santa Anita. 20,787 5 27,893 50 -25% 1,194,480 1,913,662 -37% Jamaica 29,397 30 28,515 39 + 3% 2,096,768 2,018,028 + 3% Keeneland 8,047 11 8,060 11 - 285,867 296,372 - 3% Lincoln Downs first meeting.... 9,329 33 8,305 43 +12% 562,458 469,998 +19% tLincoIn Fields at Washington Pk. 8,779 6 12,484 30 -20% 524,081 805,403 -34% Oaklawn Park 7,446 30 6,981 30 + 6% 366,365 376,843 - 3% Pimlico . 14,108 8 15,138 12 — 6% 820,945 894,198 — 8% Santa Anita Park 28,216 50 32,836 50 —11% 1,748,389 2,174,555 —19% Sportsmans Park first meeting. 11,689 18 11,491 18 + 1% 648,295 665,773 — 2% tSuf folk Downs first meeting.... 14,905 19 14,743 42 + 1% 782,034 848,231 — 7% Sunshine Park 2,604 40 3,256 50 -20% 102,327 100,612 + 2% Tropical Park 8,544 40 8,879 40 - 4% 467,074 582,532 -20% tCurrent meetings.
