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| TREND OF RACING |s January 1 to June 9, Inclusive Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press — Daily Average Attendance s ,-Daily Average Mutuel Handle- Meeting. 1951. Days. 1S50. Days. Change. 1951. 1950. Change. r tAscot Park 2,600 7 2,715 40 —4% % 131,399 5 109,865 +19% Bay Meadows 9,522 40 7,570 46- +27% 724,006 502,611 +44% tBelmont Park 23,689 24 24,063. 31 — 1% 1,942,189 1,753,957 +11% - Beulah Park 4,325 20 4,445 20 — 3% 161*122 130,213 +23% Bowie 8,027 12 7,210 12 +11% 591,788 542,610 + 9% 2 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 . 13,099 11 10,785 32 +21% - 880,575 711,305 +23% 2 tDetroit 12,096 14 9,216 35 +31% 596,923 429,797 +38% G Fair Grounds 5,329 76 4,554 90 +17% » 218,609 174,579 +25% -i tFairmount Park 7,529 12 6,710 30 +12% 221,475 146,713 +51% C 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% 2 Hialeah Park 17,327 40 16,514 40 + 5% 1,301,397 1,092,435 +19% " tHollywood Park .26,135 20 27,058 20 — 3% 1,601,248 1,452,487 +10% " Jamaica ; 26,900 36 25,625 30 + 5% 2,120,051 1,849,689 +14% 3 Keeneland 7,257 11 7,809 11 — 7% 295,721 282,372 + 4% 5 Laurel 11,726 24 11,485 12 + 2% 814,304 728,548 +11% u Lincoln Downs 11,294 30 8,066 36 +40% 697,283 483,795 +44% C tLincoln Fields at Wash. Park... 10,725 23 9,893 30 + 8% 694,039 611,066 +13% Oaklawn Park 7,057 30 7,173 30 — 1% 366,719 364,326 + 1% T tOmaha 7,443 15 7,360 33 +*1% 281,164 263,349 + 6% u Pimlico 10,938 19 11,431 21 — 4% 748,024 728,414 + 2% C IPortland Meadows 4,452 17 4,152 25 + 7% 110,626 88,905 +24% 2 tRiver Downs .*. 6,937 8 3,256 43 +113% 181,322 125,342 +44% n 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% 596,254 503,967 +18% * tSuffolk Downs -.... 12,854 42 11,873 43 + 8% 812,945 691,691 +17% Sunshine Park 2,209 43 1,876 51 +18% 125,125 102,915 +21% Z Tropical Park 8,446 41 8,357 41 + 1% .566,600 438,984 +29% 0 tWaterford Park 7,642 19 167,302 tCurrent meeting. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1950 are for the entire meeting.
