The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

CHANTILLY SPRING MEETING.

The Northern Railway terminus presentedO;Sunday
morning a scene of great activity, not less than 15 trains
having been despatched, heavily laden with turfists and
pleasure-seekers on their way to witness the running for the
French Derby. The weather was magnificent, a cloudy
sky and a gentle breeze rendering the air less oppressive
than it would have been otherwise. The number of ladies
present was unusually large for a race meeting out of
Paris, and an immense crowd of betting men had assem-
bled on the grassplot in the rear of the stands. The most
marked incident in the betting was the retrograde move-
ment of Gontran, and the advance of Le Mandarin, who
shared equal favour with Deliane. Tho preference of Le
Mandarin could only be accounted for by the confidence
naturally placed in any horse selected as the champion of
a stable so formidable as that of Count de Legrange.
Tourmalet was still neglected, from the knowledge that ho
would only be allowed to win in the event of his stable
companion being beaten ; although, had the two horses
been backed according to their merits, Tourmalet would
have been preferred to the Oaks winner.
As will be seen by the details lower down the race was
won by Gontran—by Fitz-Gladiator—and Golconde, belong-
ing to the united stable of Major Fridolin (M. Charles
Laffitte) and Baron Niviere, this being the first great prize
carried off since the formation of this new confederacy.
Gontran had run twice before this season—in the Poule
d'Essai, which he won, beating Tourmalet by a neck; and
in the Poule des Produits, in which Tourmalet won and
turned the tables, beating Gontran by the same distance.
The Derby winner is engaged in France in the Great Paris
Prize, and in England in the Zetland Stakes at Goodwood,
the Bramham Stakes at York, both sweepstakes of £lOO
each, and in the Doncaster Stakes. During the winter the
West Australian produce was frequently backed at evens,
for large sums, against the Fitz-Gladiator horses. We may
mention that four of each started for the great race yester-
day, the latter furnishing the winner. Of 21 horses
coloured, 19 came to the post, the field being one of the
largest yet seen on the Continent. Subjoined are details
of the day's proceedings :

The Prix de Dangu of 5,000 f., for horses 4-yr-old and up-
wards. Entry, 300 f., h. ft. The second to receive half
the entries. Distance, about 4,000 metres (2i miles).

Five subs.

M. Lunel's Bayard, 4 yrs, 1101 b (J. Watkins 1
M. Lupid's Vaucresson, 5 yrs, 1181 b (Prince 2
M. Teisseire's Princet, 5 yrs, 1181 b (Chifney 3
Count de Lagrange's La Reine-Berthe, 5 yrs, 1221
(H. Grimshaw) 4
Betting-2 to 1 agst La Reine-Berthe, 3to 1 agst Vau-
cresson, 4 to 1 agst Bayard, 5 to 1 agst Princet.
Princet made the running until coming on to the straight
the second time round. Bayard and Vaucresson then passed,
and the former took the lead and won easily, the others
coming as placed a head in advance of each other.

The Prix de l'Oise, a selling race, of 2,000 f. Entry, 50f.
The winner liable to be claimed for 3,000 f., or, if for
2,000 f., horses then allowed Mb. Distance, 2,400 metres.
9 subs.

M. Verry's Volupte, 3 yrs, 961 b (G. Pratt) 1
M. Sehiekler'slamme, 3 yrs, 961 b (Mortimer) 2
M. DesTigne's Schooner, 3 yrs, 1011 b (Pantal) 3
The following also ran :—Rabat-Joie, Sianislas, La Sa-
maritaine, Callipyge, Girouette, and Galimafre.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Schooner, sto 1 each agst Volupte,
and La Samaritaine, 6 to 1 agst Callipyge.

Schooner and Stanislas ran in front to the last corner,
when Volupte and Orifiamme, who had been lying in the
rear, came forward and took the first and second places.
Volupt6 kept her lead to the finish, winning easily by a
length ; a head separated the second and third. The winner
was bought in for 2,625 f.

The Prix d'Empereur, a handicap of 2,000 f. Entry, 50:

Distance, 2,100 metres. 22 subs.
Major Fridolin's Sultan, 3 yrs, 1031 b (C. Pratt) 1
M. Reiset's Tambour-de-Basque, 3 yrs, 961 b
(Arnott, jun.) 2
M. Reiset's Fontanges, 3 yrs, 901 b (Williams) 3
The following also ran :—Jarnicoton, Fleur-de-Mai, Al-
legretto, Prince Regent, and Brioche.

Betting-5 to 2 agst Sultan, 4to 1 agst Fontanges, sto
1 each agst Brioche and Jarnicoton.

M. Reiset's two and Allegretto each made the running in
turns. At the distance post Sultan, who had been lying in
the mass, came away and won easily by two lengths. M.
Reiset's horses came in next, and Prince Regent fourth.
The Prix DuJockey Club, or French Derby, of 20,000 f.
for three-yr-olds. Entry I,ooof. ; 600 f. ft., or 500 f. only
if declared. The second to receive 2,000 f. from entries.
Weight,—colts 1081 b. ; fillies, 1051 b. Distance 2,400
metres. 63 subs.

Major Fridolin's Gontran (0 Pratt 1
Count de Lagrange's Le Mandarin (J. Grimshaw 2
Count de Lagrange's Argences

The following also ran :—Tourmalet, Souverain, Lelio,
Ambassadeur, Malfras, Druse, Nord, Charles Quint, Said,
Monitor, Templier, Matamore, Vertugardin, Tancrede,
Lalla-Rookh, Deliane.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Deliane and Le Mandarin, 11 to 2
agst Gontran, 6 to 1 agst Tourmalet, 12 to 1 agst Tancrede,
15 to 1 each agst Templier, Ambassadeur, Argences, and
Lallah-Rookh.

A good start was made at the first attempt, when Souve-
rain went away with the lead, Tancrede and Ambassadeur
next, and then Monitor, Druse, Matamore, and Templier.
Along the road Souverain had increased his lead to a
couple of lengths, and the same distance separated the
third. On nearing the stables Deliane began to move for-
ward from the rear, and by the time the horses had reached
the bottom of the hill had taken the first place. On turn-
ing on to the straight Souverain fell back, and Count de
Lagrange's two came forward, and on reaching the chapel
overtook Leliane, who was beaten ; her stable companion
now pushed on to take her place, but failed to reach Le
Mandarin and Argences, who were running first and se-
cond. At the distance post Gontmn, who had been wait-
ing, came away from the nick, passed the Lagrange horses
at the stands, and won easily by two lengths. A half
length separated the second and third, and two lengths be-
tween the third and fourth ; Tancrede finished fifth, Mata-
more sixth, and Druse seventh.

The Prix des Etangs of 2,000 f., for horses, 3-yr-olds, and
upwards, which have not gained a prize of B,ooof. in
1865. Entry, 100 f. ; h ft. Distance, 2,000 metres.
Five subs.

M. de la Charme's Quaker, 3 yrs, 1021 b (A. Watkins) 1
Major Fridolin's Salammbo 11., 3 yrs, 991 b (G. Pratt) 2
Doge and Seducteur also ran.
Betting—Even agst Salammbo 11.
Won easily by two lengths ; Count de Lagrango's two
finished together, half a length behind Salammbo 11.