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TREND OF RACING | January 1 to May 12, Inclusive Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press r / Dailv Daily Averaae Average Attendance Attendance «. » /—Daily ,-Dailv Averaoe Average Mutuel Mutual Handle- Handle— v r / Dailv Daily Averaae Average Attendance Attendance «. » Meeting. 1951. Days. 1950. Days. Change. Bay Meadows 9,522 40 7,570 46 +27% tBeulah Park 5,420 5 4,445 20 +21% Bowie 8,027 12 7,210 12 +11% Charles Town 4,781 16 3,303 18 +41% tChurchill Downs 19,000 13 16,433 19 +15% Fair Grounds 5,329 76 4,554 90 +17% tGarden State Park 17,125 13 15,328 25 +12% Gulfstream Park 11,543 42 11,061 41 +4% Hialeah Park 17,327 40 16,514 40 +5% tHollywood Park 31,683 2 27,058 20 Jamaica 26,900 36 25,625 30 +5% Keeneland 7,257 11 7,809 11 —7% Laurel 11,726 24 11,485 12 +2% Lincoln Downs 11,294 30 8,066 36 +40% Oaklawn Park 7,057 30 7,173 30 —1% tPimlico 11,428 7 11,431 21 — Santa Anita Park 23,813 50 25,708 50 —7% tSportsmans Park :. 9,847 18 9,202 19 +7% tSuffolk Downs 13,802 18 11,873 43 +16% Sunshine Park 2,209 43 1,876 51 +18% Tropical Park 8,446 41 8,357 41 +1% /—Daily ,-Dailv Averaoe Average Mutuel Mutual Handle- Handle— v 1951. 1950. Change. 5 724,006 % 502,611 +44% 177,684 130,213 +36% 591,788 542,610 + 9% 240,817 178,934 +34% 808,534 663,317 +22% 218,609 174,579 +25% 1,311,379 1,196,924 + 9% 818,831 698,753 +17% 1,301,397 1,092,435 +19% 1,663,580 1,452,487 2,120,051 1,849,689 +14% 295,721 282,372 + 4% 814,304 728,548 +11% 697,283 483,795 +44% 366,719 364,326 + 1% 743,948 728,414 + 2% 1,518,925 1,559,636 — 2% 592,909 503,967 +17% 831,402 691,691 +20% 125,125 102,915 +21% 566,600 438,984 +29% tCurrent meeting. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1950 are for the entire meeting.
