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TREND OF RACING JANUARY 1 TO MAY 16, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press , Daily Average Attendance s /-Daily Average Mutuel Handle Meeting. 1953. Days. 1951 Days. Change. 1953. 1952. Change. •Arizona Downs 3,000 23 2,862 26 +5% 27,563 $ 88,660 +44% tAscot Park 4,852 26 3,977 44 +22% 228,594 223,562 +2% tBelmont Park 24,441 10 25,394 36 —4% 2,093,246 2,207,453 —5% tBeulah Park 4,311 7 5,496 19 —22% 234,883 221,424 +6% JBowie-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% •Churchill Downs 16,632 19 15,056 19 +10% 901,879 816,039 +11% 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 21,112 15 20,569 25 +3% 1,860,198 1,706,608 +9% 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 8,341 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 3,352 23 3,712 25 —10% 117,881 118,589 —1% tPimlico 12,248 11 12,748 15 —4% 928,787 953,202 —3% Santa Anita Park 1952-53 30,815 50 26,549 50 +16% 2,167,011 1,837,385 +18% Sportsmans Park 11,426 24 12,912 12 —12% 832,228 768,009 +8% tSuffolk Downs 14,877 24 13,640 60 +9% 937,214 901,329 +4% Sunshine Park 3,082 51 3,511 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 3,709 14 4,261 55 -13% 192,365 230,122 -16% •1953 attendance estimated. tCurrent meeting. NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1952 b for the entire meeting. NOTE— First meeting at Bowie in 1952 held at Laurel Race Course. SBowie- Laurel joint meeting at Bowie.
