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v n JX * . :. , ■ ., * *■ f TREND OF RACING JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 20, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press r- Daily Average Attendance * Daily Average Mutue! Handle- Meeting. 1953. Days. 1S52. Days. Change. 1953. 1952. Change.! tAqueduct 27,528 1 21,796 27 +26% ,362,093 ,874,793 +26% •Arizona Downs 3,000 23 2,862 26 + 5% 127,563 88,660 +44% Ascot Park -4,241 44 3,977 44 + 7% 240,819 223,562 + 8% Belmont Park 24,485 37 25,394 36 — 4% 2,082,680 2,207,453 — 6% Beulah Park 5,228 19 5,496 19 — 5% 240,852 221,424 + 9%! :Bowie-Laurel 11,882 31 11,816 15 + 1% 984,059 992,029 — 1%J 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% tCranwood Park 4,480 12 4,492 26 .. 245,795 250,167 — 2% tCumberland Fair 5,214 7 4,800 10 + 9% 194,031 188,975 + 3% tDelaware Park 15,386 20 13,583 33 +13% 1,214,925 973,167 +25% tDetroit 11,298 21 11,660 56 — 3% 711,921 701.7B8 + 1% Fair Grounds 1952-53 7,471 82 6,810 81 +10% 372,716 294,786 +26% tFairmount Park : 7,641 23 6,998 32 + 9% 275,700 247,023 +12% Fort Miami 3,221 25 4,370 25 -26% 161,883 135,512 +19% Garden State Park 21,751 25 20,569 25 + 6% 1,959,434 1,706,608 +15% 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% tHollywood Park 28,890 26 27,162 50 + 6% 2,019,881 1,890,500 + 7% 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% tLincoln Fields 13,678 24 14,362 SK — 5% 983,614 948,696 + 4% tMonmouth 14,319 7 17,761 49 —19% 1,118,925 1,452,272 —23% Oaklawn Park ......J.. 7,799 31 7,739 30 + 1% 435,451 434,667 tOmaha 8,238 25 8,133 35 + 1% 364,416 368,066 — 1% ♦Phoenix-Fairgrounds 52-53 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 .. 13,213 16 12,748 15 + 4%. 1,018,494 953,202 + 7% tRiver Downs ".. 6,408 14 5,537 44 +16% - 276,910 254,542 + 9% 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 14,454 54 13,640 60 + 6% 921,796 901,329 + 2% Sunshine Park 3,082 51 3,511 49 -12% 168,507 159,794 + 5% tTanforan 10,76J- 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% tWaterford Park .. 4,359 18 5,563 40. -22% 224,627 264,621 —15% ♦Wheeling 3,846 26 .... .. .. 200,807 . •1953 attendance estimated. .tCtsrrent 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. s •Bowie-Laurel joint meeting at Bowie. AQUEDUCT Track Fast 3 FURLONGS Vertrees :37%b Sarapoo :50-y5b Betty Lou :40 bg Wally-Willy :37 h Sam Park :53 b Bobby Brocato :37 b Spring Dash :50 h Chance Luck :38%b 4 FURLONGS Taran :54 b Confucious :372/sb Apamara :54 b Tennessee :51%b C. O.Dorsett :36%h_ Ancestor :51 b Fripperty :40 bg Angel Slipper :50%b 5 FURLONGS — :59Vand FranDorsett :36 h BuntyB. :49%h Arcave 1:03 b Gigantic :36 h Beacon Light :51%b Cannot 1:05 b Get Busy :38 b Brown Dalton :50%b Curve Master 1:04 b Hi-Rock :38 b Coastal Trade :49%h Felicita 1:04 b Her Chance :36 h Deetzi :50 b Money Down 1J.04 b Hilarious :35 h Full Flight :49%h Shadow Boxing 1:04 b Jacks to Open :39 b Froggy :503/shg SummaCum l:02%h Miss Blue Sky :40 bg Gallito :50%h StaiBand 1:04 * b- Nosun _ :36%h Georges Girl :50 b War Piper 1:02 h OpoHs - :39 b GinoGeno • :50 h 6 FURLONGS— 1:10% rm- Platterpuss :36%h Jet Flash _ :49%h BiueErrard 1:22 b Siege * :36%h JustaBreSk :53 b Hyphasis 1:14 h Sojourner :40 bg Kader :49%h Our Jester 1:19 b .Sumbura :38%b Quick Fire :49.3/5h 1 MILE Sonosicuro :40. b Reighbout :53 b Attentive 1:46 b Tante.Celestin :40 bg Royal Admiral :50%b Bertrandville 1:43 h HILARIOUS 3f has all his speed. BUNTY B. 4f and JET FLASH 4f worked in company. ARCAVE C5f was just breezing. HYPHASIS 6f went handily. ATTENTIVE worked a useful mile. JAMAICA Track Fast 3 FURLONGS Faithful One :52 b Lofty Legion l:03%b Bootlet :39 b Loblolly :50%b Punch Card l:06%b Barsard :37 b Milk Baron :52 b Striker Pilot 1:03 b Cross Lock :36f f,h Putney " :51 b Why Hurry 1:05 b- GoldMiss :37 b Puff :48%h 6 FURLONGS— 1:09% Hi Chief :37%b Realistic :49 hg Adar 1:18 b . LeaRondi :39%b Record Trip :49%h Anchor Man 1:17 b * Monte Cassino :39 b Signal Carrier :50%b Ocean Wide 1:19 b Nirblu :373/5b Stoclt Exchange :54 b 4 FURLONGS Trinacria :50 b 7 FURLONGS Adams Folly :50%b Twenty Minutes :50%b Alls Fair l:28%h Agent :53 b 5 FURLONGS— : 58 Big Mark :52%b Deb Chaser 1:03 b 1 MILE— 1:38% Darcy :53%b Fleeting Owl 1:07 b Bestover 1:42 h
