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I i TREND OF, RACING * _ January 1 to June 2, Inclusive Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press i — —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 24,362 18 24,063 31 + 1% 1,981,998 1,753,957 +13% tBeulah Park 4,570 17 4,44b* 20 +3% 162,624 130,213 +24% 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% tDelaware Park 14,121 5 10,785 32 + 3% 846,726 711,305 +19% tDetroit : 14,060 6 9,216 35 +52% 626,051 429,797 +45% Fair Grounds. 5,329 76 4,554 90 +17% 218,609 174,579 +25% tFairmount Park , .... 8,221 7 6,710 30 +22% 226,139 146,713 +54% Garden State Park 17,112 25 15,328 25 +12% 1,356,335 1,196,924 +13% 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 27,398 15 27,058 20 +*1% 1,625,553 1,452,487 +12% 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... 11,198 17 -9,893 30 +13% 703,509 611,066 +15% Oaklawn Park 7JD57 30 7,173 30 — 1% 366,719 364,326 + 1% tOmaha 7,372 10 7,360 33 + . 266,205 263,349 + 1% Pimlico ..... 10,938 19 11,431 21 — 4% 748,024 728,414 + 2% tRiver Downs 12,750 2 3,256 43 294,202 125,342 Santa Anita Park 50 50 7% 23,813 25,708 - 1.518,925 1,559,636 — 2% Sportsmans Park 9,933 19 9,202 19 + 9% 596,254 503,967 +18% tSuffolk Downs 13,055 36 11,873 43 + 9% 816,828 691,691 +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 8,412 13 ..... .. 167,736 tCurrent meeting. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for -1950 are for the entire meeting.
