Show PAY MILLIONS TO SEE RACES gate receipts of metropolitan season of 1922 were estimated at popularity of horse racing as ono one of the leading outdoor sports Is attested by the fact that nearly in total purse money was distributed during tile days of the metr metropolitan opo litan racing season at jamaica belmont park aqueduct saratoga and empire city the exact total of purses amounted to a dally daily average ot of on a conservative estimate that the gate receipts amounted to three times as much its as tho the purse awards the public paid to see many of the turfs curfs leading thoroughbreds in action during the 1022 1991 season saratoga the longest meeting of the season with kith its 27 days topped tile the purse awards with LW the 13 lay day meeting at belmont park led in till lie total amount of dally daily purses with 1723 1 and in the amount of 0 purse per race with 2898 2808 the total purse money was shared by horses while first money went to there were 2730 2739 winning starters out of the seasons program contained a total of races |