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Trend of Racing This Year [ January 1 to May 6, Inclusive , Daily Average Attendance — /-Daily Average Mutuel Handle Meeting. 1950. Days. 1949. Days. Change. 195a 1949. Change. tBelmont Park 31234 1 24,348 32 ,379,746 ,81835 Charles Town 1st meet. 3,303 18 3,181 22 + 4% $ 178534 % 178,138 + Charles Town 2nd meet 3,000 18 3.616 30 -19% 154,257 184,869 -16% tChurchill Downs 29,179 7 14,884 19 +48% 1,057,491 616,577 +71% Fair Grounds 4,554 90 5,273 90 -13% 174J579 212576 -18% tGarden State 14,616 8 15,570 24 — 6% 1,098,765 1,207,564 — 9% tGolden Gale 11,928 4 13,297 43 -10% 698,912 835,720 —16% Gulf stream Park 11,061 41 10,991 40 + 1% 698,753 667,324 +4% tHavre de Grace 9,795 13 9,420 21 + 4% 710,647 720,641 — 1% Hialeah Park ....16514" 40 16510 40 + 1,092,435 1,066551 + 2% Jamaica 25,625 30 29,397 30 -13% 1,849589 250,768 —11% tKeeneland , 8500 8 8,047 11 — 272.722 285567 —4% Laurel Park 11,485 12 9505 25 +20% 725548 617,619 +17% Lincoln Downs 8565 36 9529 33 —13% 483,795 562,458 -14% tPimlico 11527 6 14,108 8 —18% 709,124 820,495 -13% Oaklawn Park 7.173 30 - 7,446 30 - 3% .364586 366565 - Santa Anita Park 25,708 50 28,216 .50 — 8% 1559,636 1,748589 -10% tSportsmans- Park 8,946 12 11,689 18 —23% 480,253 648,295 —26% tSuffolk Downs ~.. 11,423 13 14,756 33 -22% 602,690 816,269 -26% Sunshine Park 3549 51 2,605 40 +36% 102515 102529 + 1% Tanforan 10540 40 8589 41 +28% 641519 503,432 +21% Tropical Park .... 8,357 41 8544 40 - 2% 438,984 467,074 - 6% tCurrent meetings. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel play lor 1949 Is for the entire meeting
