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ll ! I . | ! TREND OF RACING JANUARY 1 TO MAY 7, 1955, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press For the current meetings, the Trend of Racing below shows the comparative period last year instead of for the entire meeting in 1955 as heretofore. CURRENT MEETINGS Daily Average Attendance Daily Average Mutuel Handle Meeting. 1955 Days. 1954. Days. Change. 1955. 1954. Change. Ascot Park 6,223 32 4,234 32 +47% 00,625 32,179 +29% Belmont Park 23,425 12 22,667 12 +3% 2,019,030 1,954,666 +3% U Churchill Downs 27,424 7 27,786 7 —1% 1,356,105 1,364,204 —1% Dufferin Park 8,425 7 8,257 7 +2% 352,931 323,258 +9% Fl SFort Miami 2,193 32 2,384 32 —8% 135,383 136,371 —1% Garden State Park 25,434 6 23,273 6 +9% 2,042,237 1,927,088 +6% i Golden Gate Fields 10,493 44 8,749 42 +20% 758,642 631,648 +20% . Sportsmans Park 12,733 12 10,919 T2 +17% 842,041 746,338 +13% t1 Suffolk Downs 14,063 17 14,401 17 — 2% 861,302 867,882 —1% , Wheeling Downs 3,853 13 3,739 13+3% 183,214 180,979 +1% COMPLETED MEETINGS 2Bowie 12,583 33 11,223 33 +12% 1,017,495 958,911 +6% N Charles Town 4,368 34 6,058 25 -28% 318,833 382,449 —17% Fair Grounds 1954-55 8,554 83 8,516 83 — 427,249 424,403 +1% S Gulf stream 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% ; Keeneland 8,464 11 8,932 11 —5% 397,008 425,904 —7% Laurel Race Course 11,650 18 14.800 19 —21% 991,026 1,197,160 —17% 11 3Lincoln Downs 12,544 35 13,417 30 —7% 835,410 923,176 —12% Oaklawn Park 8,356 31 8,329 31 - 455,433 464,726 — 2% Santa Anita Park 1954-55 . . 25,289 50 27,166 50 — 7% 1,889,475 1,937,991 — 3% B Sunshine Park 3,446 52 3,282 52 +5% 176,944 171,633 +3% Tropical Park 1954-55 9,437 43 9,223 43 +2% 780,785 736,372 +6% 1 Figures for 1954 cover fall meeting. T 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 4 1955 attendance estimated. 5 Figures for 1954 are for combined meetings of 25-day spring meeting and first seven days of fall meeting. I
