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JANUARY 1 TO APRIL 26, 1958, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press. For current meeting, the trend is compared with the same period last year. CURRENT MEETINGS .. . Daily Average Attendance. Daily Average Mutuel Handle Meeting. , 1958. „ Days. . 1957. Days. Change. 1958. 1957. Chanqe Ascot Park 6,225 20 5,358 20 +16% $ 361,118 $ 328320 +10% Fort Erie .. 6,193 18 5,740 18 + 8% 321,709 325,228 - 1% Golden Gate Fields 10,495 34 9,149 34 +15% . 771,060 675390 +14% Jamaica 27,695 26 25,552 26 + 8% 2,405,630 212361 + 4% Laurel Race Course „ 12,789 23 12,346 23 + 4% 1,075,564 . 1,073,166 — i-3Lincoln Downs 10,873 40 .12356 41 -12% 760376 847,863 10% Sportsmans Park ; 12363 7- 11,946 7 + 5% 861,014 856,846 — Wheeling Downs 3398 13 3,674 13 - 8% 180,626 172,915 -t- 4% COMPLETED MEETINGS 2Bowie Race Course 10,939 34. 11,994 41 — 9% 919,450 - 1,003342 8% Fair Grounds 1957-58 9,022 83 9,315 83 - 3% 464304 470351 - 1% Gulfstream Park 14328 43 15,057 43 — 5% 1,250,476 1,267004 - 1% Hialeah Park ;. 19,013 40. 19,959 40 -,a 1,718378 1,769,751 - 3% Keeneland 7,828 11 7,566 11 + 3% 431,050 430 842 — Oaklawn Park 8,745 31 8,768 31 — 493336 490395 + 1% Santa Anita Park 1957-58... 27,729 55 26,884 55 + 3% 2,106352 2,004323 +5% Sunshine Park 3317 52 3,882 52 -15% 178391 202 446 -12% Tr°P":al Park 1957-58 9331 43 9,712 43 - 5% 821310 * 872389 - 6% i One day has been added to 1957 figures so as to give a truer comparison 2 Meeting scheduled for 40 days, six dayscancelled. 3 Racing called qTf five 5 days due to snow".
