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Beleascd by Western Newspaper Union.
piGURES from the nation's race
tracks are sufficient evidence that
horse racing has lost none of its
popularity.
With the season about half gone
for many of the major tracks, bet
ting totals are high enough to indi
cate that Just about every record
will be broken In 1944. The present
betting spree is unprecedented In
American thoroughbred history.
Just seven years ago the pari-
mutuel tracks totaled fancy
$266,000,000. That amount was even
greater than many an enthusiast had
predicted, but the follow-up has been
little short of phenomenal.
Each year, since 1938, the betting
handle has increased. In 1939 it
mounted to $391,000,000, and in 1940
climbed to $408,000,000. Racing of
ficials thorht that the 1943 mark
of $703,000,000 would stand for qnite
some time, but with the 1944 sea
son slightly more than six months
old, it is obvious that all records
are to be shattered thoroughly.
Heavy Gains Reported
' The country's biggest tracks are
operating on a colossal basis. New
York, Chicago, New England, Cali
fornia and Detroit all report heavy
gains. More than a billion dollars
will have been wagered by bettors
before the season's end.
It should be remembered, too, that
this total is the legalized betting at
the tracks. It has been estimated
that at least an equal amount is
wagered with illegal handbooks
throughout the nation.
When New York's season passed
the halfway mark as the Saratoga
30-day meet opened. Indications
were that by mid-November at least
$400,000,000 will have been wagered,
and the state treasury enriched by
some $27,000,000.
The New York estimate Is based
on the assumption that the second
half of the season will be compara
ble to the first. When the Empire
season ended, marking the halfway
point, the total betting for 96 days
(97 were originally scheduled but
races were cancelled on D-Day)
came to $208,038,623. If the second
half of the campaign equals the first.
the total would reach $416,077,246.
And there is every reason to believe
that betting won't fall off at any of
tne major tracks.
During 1942 the average Detroit
racing fan bet $26.96 every time he
went to the Fair Grounds to aid in
the improvement of the breed. In
1943 this average went up to $33.50.
But In 1944 the average Jumped to
$39.04 and Is still mounting.
New York Average
However, New York continues to
stay ahi;ad in matters of horse rac
ing.
During the racing at Jamaica, It
was figured that the fans averaged
$72 day. When the New York
races were shifted to Belmont, the
average jumped between $92 and
sjw a person.
Race track operators are quick to
realize that such huge figures may
in time work against them in the
form of increased taxes. They have
attempted to solve this problem by
making huge contributions to war
reiiei agencies.
During 1943 these war relief con
tributions totaled $8,618,480.86.
According to John N. Sabo. Detroit
turf editor, more than $160,000,000 is
invested In race tracks, horses and
big breeding farms. The estimated
value of the horses racing In the
United States today is $55,000,000.
"Actually," Sabo writes, "under
present-day high prices of thorough
breds, the total is greater. Horses
which cost $1,500 two or three years
ago now art unobtainable at twice
that figure.
"A good Indication Is the racer
Pericles which William A. Hellis of
New Orleans purchased for $66,000
as an untried yearling.
The 'Racing Sky
It wasn't so long ago that racing
officials were having more than
their share of trouble. The sport
was being condemned quite widely
as a wartime luxurysomething
that could be eliminated from the
national scene without loss to mo
rale. The tracks were making big
money. And they were a hit sln
about contributing their share to
war rener organizations.
The contributions mnH h tv..
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tracks have been impressive, but
not out oi proportion. Racing is big
business and extremely profitable.
ine sport not only can afford to be
generous, it must be generous. It
is too dependent upon the public's
gooa win to be anything else.
SPORTS SHORTS
Cleveland snort fans hn
$15,000 to a fund to crovWo r,ii
equipment and free medical care to
sancuot Daiipiayers in the city.
The president of the newly formed
Pacific Coast professional football
league, J. Rufus Klawans, got his
start playing under A. A. Stagg al
the University of Chicago in 1909
The first no-hit, no-run game in
the American Association this sea
son was hurled by Walter Brown ol
Toledo, to defeat Milwaukee, 1-0
Brown walked four men.
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The Quettions
1. What is Cleopatra's Needle?
2. What "First Lady of the
Land" was born in England?
3. According to the King James
version, what is the last book of
the Old Testament?
4. For what is a gimlet used?
5. What is Comedian Fred Al
len's real name?
6. What American was called
"The Great Commoner"?
7. Bakelite is a derivative of
what?
8. Where are the Galapagos is
lands? The Aniwert
1. An obelisk.
2. Mrs. John Quincy Adams,
born in London, of an American
father.
3. Malachi.
4. To bore a hole.
5. John F. Sullivan.
6. Henry Clay.
7. Synthetic resin.
8. Six hundred miles off the
coast of Ecuador.
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