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I TREND OF RACING January 1-to May 19, Inclusive Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press t Daily Average Attendance /-Daily Average Mutuel Handle—* Meeting. 1951. Days. 1950. Days. Change. 1951. 1950. Change. Bay Meadows 9,522 40 7,570 46 +27% $ 724,006 % 502,611 +44% tBelmont Park 23,502 6 24,063 31 — 2% 1,942,839 1,753,957 +11% tBeulah Park 4,827 11 4,445 20 + 8% 166,773 130,213 +23% Bowie 8,027 12 7,210 12 +11% 591,788 542.610 + 9% Charles Town 4,781 16 3,303 18 +41% 240,817 178,934 +34% Churchill Downs . 15,947 19 16,433 19 — 3% 695,337 663,317 + 5% Fair Grounds 5,329. 76 4,554 90 +17% 218,609 174,579 +25% tGarden State Park 16,863 18 15,328 25 +10% 1,316,886 1,196,924 +10% Gulfstream Park 11,543 42 11,061 41 + 4% 818,831 698,753 +17% Hialeah Park 17,327 40 16,514 40 + 5% 1,301,397 1,092,435 +19% tHollywood Park 27,561 6 27,058 20 + 1% 1,523,343 1,452,487 + 5% Jamaica 26,900 36 25,625 30 + 5% 2,120,051 1,849,689 +14% Keeneland : 7,257 11 7,809 11 — 7% 295,721 282,372 + 4% Laurel 11,726 24 11,485 12 + 2% 814,304 728,548 +11% Lincoln Downs 11,294 30 8,066 36 +40% 697,283 483,795 +44% tLincoln Fields at Wash. Park... 9,762 5 9,893 29 — 1% 617,712 611,056 + 1% Oaklawn Park 7,057 30 7,173 30 — 1% 366,719 364,326 + 1% TPimlico 11,627 13 11,431 21 + 1% 767,340 728,414 + 5% Santa Anita Park 23,813 50 25,708 50 — 7% 1,518,925 1,559,636 — 2% Sportsmans Park 9,933 19 9,202 19 + 9% 596,254 503,957 +18% tSuffolk Downs 13,308 24 11,873 43 +12% 819,614 691,691 +18% Sunshine Park ..... 2,209 43 1,876 51 +18% 125,125 102,915 +21% Tropical Park 8.446 41 8.357 41 + 1% 566.600 438,984 +29% tWaterford Park 22,000 1 / 301,455 tCurrent meeting. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1950 are for the entire meeting.
