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Trend of Racing This Year January 1 to June 11, Inclusive , Daily Average Attendance * — Daily Average Mutuel Handle- Meeting. 1949. Days. 1948. Days. Change. 1949. 1948. Change. Belmont Park 24,348 32 27,351 25 -10% ,818,245 ,091,708 -13% 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... 3,729 24 4,500 18 —17% 193*036 260*231 —25% Churchill Downs first meeting... 14,884 19 16,914 19 —11% 616 577 739*406 —16% tDelaware Park 12,641 13 12,765 30 - 1% 896,141 865*886 + 3% tDetroit 11,914 26 11,439 85 + 4% . 559,172 612,224 — 8% Fair Grounds N. O. 5,273 90 5,601 75 — 5% 212,676 238 926 —11% Garden State Park first meeting 15,570 24 14,333 40 + 8% 1,207,564 1 238*351 — 2% 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 4- 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 22,556 20 27,893 50 —18% 1,395,809 1 913 682 —27% Jamaica v. 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% tLincoln Fields Washington Park 10,991 24 12.484 30 —11% 651,145 805*403 —23% tNarragansett Park first meeting 11,934 4 1.4,047 30 —15% 620,659 780*085 —20% 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 5Q 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% Suffolk Downs first meeting.... 14,756 33 14,743 42 — 816,269 848*231 — 3% Sunshine Park 2,604 40 3,256 - 50 -20% v 102327 100612 +2% Tropical Park 8,544 40 8,879 40 — 4% 467,074 582,532 —20% "~ tCurrent meetings.
