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j I j I ! ! ! ! ; I I | TREND OF RACING - JANUARY 1 TO MAY 9, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press , Daily Average Attendance n Daily Average Mutuel Handle-v Meeting. 1953. Days. 1952. Days. Change. 1953. 1952. Change. Arizona Downs 3,000 23 2,862 26 + 5% $ 127,563 $ 88,660 +44% tAscot Park 4,955 20 3,977 44 +25% 226,288 223.562 +1% tBelmont Park 24,705 4 25,394 36 —3% 2,142,104 2,207,453 —3% Bowie-Laurel -. 11,882 31 11,816 15 +1% 984,059 992,029 —1% Charles Town 5,682 24 4,737 19 +20% 344,584 317,447 +9% tChurchill Downs 21,385 13 15,056 19 +42% 1.038,772 816.039 4-27% Fair Grounds 1952-53 7,471 82 6,810 81 +10% 372,716 294,786 +26% tFort Miami 3,377 19 4,370 25 —23% 164,482 135,512 +21% tGarden State Park 21,178 10 20,569 25 +3% 1,812,021 1,706.608 +6% tGulfstream Park 14,344 40 13,774 41 +4% 1,146,424 1,055.911 +9% Hialeah Park 19,677 40 19,292 40 +2% 1,552,115 1,515,926 + 2% tJamaica 27,861 28 29,223 24 — 5% 2,457,481 2,457,773 ♦Keeneland 8341 11 7,900 11 +6% 403,596 365,804 +10% Lincoln Downs 13,798 29 12,633 30 +9% 915,405 789,234 +16% Oaklawn Park 7,799 31 7,739 30 +1% 435,451 434,667 ♦Phoenix Fairgrounds, 1952-53 ... 3,366 29 3,014 29 +12% 112,136 100,171 +12% Phoenix Sportsmans Park 3352 23 3,712 25 —10% 117,881 118,589 —1% tPimlico 11,929 6 12,748 15 —6% 903,180 952,202 —5% Santa Anita Park 1952-53 30J315 50 26.549 50 +16% 2,167,011 1,837,385 +18% tSportsmans Park 11336 18 12,912 12 —11% 829,633 768,009 +8% tSuffolk Downs 15,307 18 13,640 60 +12% 950.546 901,329 +5% Sunshine Park 3,082 51 3311 49 —12% 168,507 159,794 +5% tTanforan 10,767 39 8,833 42 +22% 745,793 642,287 +16% Tropical Park 1952-53 10,284 42 9,705 41 +6% 803,933 725,720 +11% tWheeling Downs 3,722 8 4,261 55 —13% 191,336 230,122 —17% *1953 attendance estimated. tCurrent meeting NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1952 is for the entire meeting. NOTE— First meeting at Bowie in 1952 held at Laurel Race Course. Bowie-Laurel joint meeting at Bowie.
