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Trend of Racing This Year January 1 to April 29, Inclusive , Daily Average Attendance r-Daily Average Mutuel Handle- Meeting. 1950. Days. 1949.. Days. Change. 1950. 1949. Change. Charles Town 1st meet. 3,303 18 3,181 22 +4% J 178334 $ 178,138 + Charles Town 2nd meet 3,000 18 3,616 30 —19% 154,257 1 84,869 —16% tChurchill Downs 18,255 1 14,884 19 541,443 616,577 Fair Grounds 4,554 90 5,273 90 -13% 174,579 212,676 —18% tGarden Stale . 15,914 3 15,570 24 + 2% 1,117,314 1,207,564 —7%, Gulfstream Park .11,061 41 10/391 40 + 1% 698,753 667,324 +4% tHavre de Grace 9,795 13 9,420 21 + 4% 710,647 720,641 — 1%, Hialeah Park . . 16,514 40. 16,510 40 + 1,092,435 1,066,551 + 2% tJamaica 26,326 25 29,397 30 —10% 1,915/551 2,096,768 — 8% tKeeneland 8,000 8 8,047 11 — 272,722 285,867 —4% Laurel Park k 11,485 12 9,505 25 +20% 725,543 617,619 +17% tLincoln Downs 8,832 30 9/323 33 — 5% 500,097 562,458 —11% tPimlico 15,714 1 14,108 9 836,892 820/945 Oaklawn Park 7,173 30 7,446 30 — 3% 364,086 366,365 — Santa Anita Park 25,708 50 28/116 50 — 8% 1,559,636 1,748,389 —10% tSportsmans Park 8,541 6 11,689 18 -27% 459,805 643,295 —29% tSuffolk Downs 12,043 7 14,756 33 —18% 603,209 816,269 —26% Sunshine Park 3349 51 2,605 40 +36% 102,915 102/329 + 1% Tanforan 10/M0 40 8,089 41 +28% 641,819 503,432 +21% Tropical Park 8,357 41 8/544 40 — 2% 438,984 467,074 — 6% tCurrent meetings. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel play for 1949 is for the entire meeting.