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J TREND OF RACING 1 JANUARY 1 TO APRIL 3d, INCLUSIVE ■ Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press H For the current meetings, the Trend of Racing below showsthe comparative period last year instead of for H the entire meeting in 1955 as heretofore. H — ~ CURRENT MEETINGS ■ Daily Average Attendance Daily Average Mutuel Handle ■ Meeting. 1955 Days. 1954. Days. Change. 1955. 1954. Change. H Ascot Park 6,350 26 4,316 26 +47% $ 300,808 $ 229,479 +31% ■ Belmont Park 22,135 6 23,659 6 - 6% 1,931,132 1,982,887 - 3% ■ SFort Miami 2,207 26 2,488 26 —11% 138,396 141,573 — 2% ■ 1 Golden Gate Fields ..... 10,531 38 8,763 38 +20% 761,050 621,192 +23% m Laurel Race Course * 11,986 12 14,057 12 —15% 1,030,031 1,130,614 — 9% ■ Sportsman!s Park 13,474 6 11,591 6 +16% 872,436 743,344 +17% ■ Suffolk Downs 14,348 11 15,378 11 — 7% 847,538 878,857 — 4% "m Wheeling Downs 4,066 7 4,003 7 + 2%- 191,162 183,711 + 4% ■ COMPLETED MEETINGS ■ 2Bowie 12,583 33 11,223 33 +12% 1,017,495 958,911 + 6% ■ Charles Town . 4,368 34 6,058 25 -2ft% 318,833 382,449 -17% ■ Fair Grounds 1954-55 8,554 83 8,516 83 - 427,249 424,403 + 1% M Gulfstream Park 14,161 43 14,362 43 — 1% 1,130,686 1,124,930 + 1% ■ Hialeah Park 20,347 40 20,665 .40 — 2% 1,710,331 1,676,927 + 2% ■ Jamaica 27,868- 20 29,768 21 — 6% 2,334,497 2,442,446 - 4% ■ 4Keeneland 8,464 11 8,932 11 — 5% 397,008 425,904" —7% ■ 3Lincoln Downs .12,544 35 13,417 30 — 7% 835,410 923,176 -12% ■ 31 455,433 464,726 - 2% ■ Oaklawn Park 8,356 31 8,329 - Santa Anita Park 1954-55.... 25;289 50 27,166 50 - 7% 1,889,475 W.991 - 3% ■ Sunshine Park . 3,446 52 3,282 52 + 5% 176,944 171,633 +-3% M Tropical Park 1954-55 9,437 43 9,223 43 + 2% 780,785 736,372 + 6% M Figures for 1954 cover fall meeting. fl 2 Figures for 1954 are for combined meetings of 21 -day spring meeting and 12-day fall meeting. ■ 3 Originally scheduled for 37-day meeting. Two days racing cancelled because of inclement weather M 4 1955 attendance estimated. ■ s Figures for 1954 are for combined meetings of 25-day spring meeting and first day fall meeting. ■
