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I TREND OF RACING | JANUARY 1 TO MAY 5, 1956, INCLUSIVE I Statistics, here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press. H For current meetings, the Trend of Racing shows the comparative period last year, instead of for the I entire meeting of 1955 as heretofore. ■ CURRENT MEETINGS • ■ Daily Average Attendance Daily Average Mutuel Handle ■ Meeting 1956 Days 1955 Days Change. 1956. 1955 Change. ■ Ascot Park 5,402 26 6,350 26 -15% $ 326,185 $ 300,808 -f 8% ■ Churchill Downs 27,814 7 27,424 7 -f 1% 1,445,218 1,355,105 + 7% ■ Fairmount Park 6,683 6 5,309 6 +26% 225,265 177,245 +27% 3Fort Erie 4,865 19 260,940 ■ Fort Miami • 2,397 25 2,091 25 +15% 149,419 133,284 +]2%M Garden State Park 23,474 7 24,496 7 - 4% 1,901,354 2,000,737 - 5% ■ Hamilton, Ohio 3,579 6 5,088 6 —30% 143,878 182,853 -21% ■ Jamaica ....... 25,067 30 26,090 30 — 4% 2,267,128 2,203,143 + 3%-B l-5Lincoln Downs 11,819 43 12,476 43 — 5% 781,860 841,137 — 7% ■ Sportsmans Park 11,401 12 12,733 12 —10% 806,619 842,041 + 4% ■ Tanforan 10,438 49 9,269 , 42 +13% 691,046 606,189 +14% ■ Wheeling Downs 3,384 13 3,853 13 — 12% 177,612 183,215 — 3% ■ COMPLETED MEETINGS ■ 2Bowie Race Course 12,609 33 12,533 33 $ 980,367 ,017,495 - 4% ■ Charles Town 4,767 34. 4,368 34 + 9% 345,279 - 318,833 +2%M Fair Grounds 1955-1956 9,172 83 8,554 83 + 7% 456,553 427,249 + 7% ■ "Gulfstream Park 15,322 43 14,161 43 + 8% 1,329,353 1,130,686 +18% ■ Hialeah Park 20,825 40 20,347 40 + 2% _ 1,793,592 1,710,331 +5%* Keeneland , 8,387 11 8,464 11 — 1% " 435,171 397,008 +10% ■ Laurel Race Course 11,510 17 11,650 18 — 1% 928,890 991,026 - 6% ■ Oaklawn Park . 8,304 31 8,356 31 + 1% 465,675- 455,433 + 2%* Santa Anita Park 1955-1956 26,157 55 25,239 53 + 3% 1,968,021 1,889,475 + 4% ■ Sunshine Park 3,056 52v. 3,446 52 —11% . 180,174 176,944 + 2% ■ Tropical Park 1955-1956 .. 10,149 43 9.437 43 + 8% 8E0.997 780,785 +13% W i Track closed eleven days due to bad weather. I ~2 Track closed one day due to bad weather. m 3 No comparison figures for 1955, because meetings were staged at different periods. I •* 1955 statistics for Jamaica and Belmont combined for comparative purposes. I 5 1955 statistics for Lincoln Downs are first and second meetings, for comparative purposes. ■ Includes attendance and handle for closing day, May 7, 1956. I
