| Show PAY MILLIONS TO SEE RACES gate receipts receipt of metropolitan season of cf 1922 were estimated at popularity of horse racing na as ono one of tho the lending leading outdoor sports Is lat attested tested by tho fact that nearly in total purse puree money was distributed during the days of the metropolitan racing season at jamaica belmont park aqueduct saratoga and empire city the exact total of purses amounted to a dally average or of 12 CO on a conservative estimate th that a t the goto gate receipts amounted to three times as much as the purse awards the public paid to see many of the turfs curfs I 1 leading thoroughbreds in action during the 1022 season saratoga tho the longest meeting of the season with its 27 days dayl topped the purse awards with 2207 the 13 day meeting at belmont park led in the tio total amount of dally purses with and la in the amo ut t of purse per raco race with 2808 tho the total purse money was shared by horses while first money went to there were 2 2719 ato winning starters out of k tho seasons program contained a total of races |
