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TREND Of RACING JANUARY 1 TO MAY 1 INCLUSIVE INCLUSIVEStatistics Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press i Daily Average Attendance rDaily Average Mutuei Handle Meeting Meetingf 1954 Days 1953 Days Change 1954 1953 Change f Arizona Downs 2191 23 3000 23 27 99872 127563 22 tAscot Park 4663 16 4241 44 + 10 234024 240819 + 3 tBay Meadows 12659 39 8667 40 + 46 788386 649002 + 21 tBelmont Park 22659 6 24485 37 3 1982887 2082680 5 tBowie 11339 17 11882 31 5 938109 984059 5 Charles Town 6058 25 5682 24 + 7 382449 367792 + 4 tChurchill Downs 27786 7 16632 19 + 67 1364204 901879 + 51 Fair Grounds 195354 8516 83 7471 82 + 14 424403 372716 + 14 tFort Miami 2850 13 3221 25 12 151080 161883 7 Gulfstream Park 14362 43 14326 42 1124930 1140623 1 Hialeah Park 20665 40 19677 40 + 5 1676927 1552115 + 8 Jamaica 29768 21 28495 30 f + A 2442446 2444556 Keeneland 8932 11 8341 11 + 7 425904 403596 + 6 Laurel Race Course 14800 19 11882 31 + 25 25Lincoln 1197160 984059 + 22 Lincoln Downs 13417 30 13798 29 3 3Oaklawn 923176 915405 1 Oaklawn Park 8329 31 7799 31 + 7 464726 435451 + 7 PhoenixFairgrounds 195354 4227 30 3366 29 + 26 129134 112136 + 15 PhoenixSportsmans Park 3596 25 3352 23 + 7 7Santa 128202 117881 + 9 Santa Anita Park 195354 27166 50 30776 50 12 12tSportsmans 1937991 2167011 11 tSportsmans Park 11591 6 11426 24 + 1 1tSuffolk 743344 832228 11 tSuffolk Downs 16170 12 13984 60 + 16 16Sunshine 920195 908488 + 1 Sunshine Park 3282 52 3082 51 + 6 6Tropical 171633 168507 + 2 Tropical Park 195354 9223 43 10284 42 10 10tWheeling 736372 803933 8 tWheeling Downs 4003 7 3846 26 + 41 183711 200807 3 1954 attendance estimated tCurrent meeting meetingNOTE NOTE Figures for meetings now in progress are compared with totals for COMPLETE meetings ki 1953 1953NOTE NOTE Fair Grounds meet for 1954 included one day charity meet for benefit of Red Cross 1953 figures are for BowieLaurel Race Course combined spring meeting
