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Survey Shows Coloradans Like Racing atCentennial Ten Per Cent More Than Year . Ago Say They Will View, Sport IJTTLETON, Colo., May 17.— According to, a, survey published today in the Denver Post, more Coloradans are looking forward to attending .the races at -Centennial race .tts luouner- ithrfsj[- andae£ tptet" j i The survey shows that 23 per cent of the adult population of Colorado -will come to Centennial race track at. feast once during the 50-day meeting which begins July 11. Last year a similar poll showed only i3 per cent of the people took in the sport. The survey was made by ResearclTServ-ice, Inc. - The researchers put the following two questions to. a cross-section of Colorado; residents: "Did you attend Centennial track last year?" Do you intend to go, this year?" 4 A iurther, study revealed 80 per cent of those who attended the races here in 1951 plan to return this year. Most of the remaining. 20 per ,cent„ were, just visitors to the track, curious to see. what racing was like. . The biggest play will come from the Denver area, the survey pointed outt. but •at Jteast one out of every six living outside the metropolitan area* will visit: the track at least -once. - - ... After analyzing the results of the survey, the Denver Post commented, "Centennial race track looks like a winner in the sf uture, b.ook., rJ J! % Dt a -af n £fe
