The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

The Racing Season Abroad.

The popular and fashionable race meeting of
Deauville took place on the 6th and 7th of August,
and ranks as one of the most important in France.
These races were inaugurated in 1864, and owed
their origin and importance to the late Duke de
Morny, and now they go on improving, as they are
underthe management of a very able committee, and
are also largely patronised by the Jockey Club. The
opening event on the first day was the Prix Special,
for three-year-olds, which resulted in a very close
contest between Ambassadeur, 9st 61b, on whom 7
to 4 was laid, and Druse, Bst 111 b, and was won by
the former by a head ; then followed the Prix de
Morny, with 200 sovs added for two-year olds,
which brought out a field of nine, and was won by
Puebla 11., by a head, after a good race with Etoile-
Filante ; and it is somewhat singular that the winner
was bred by the late Duke de Morny, was bought at
his sale, and is out of Partlet, the dam of his favou-
rite horse Partisan. The race of the day was the
Deauville Handicap, value about 400 sovs, which
Count de Lagrange secured by the aid of La Reine
Berthe, 9st 111 b, by a head ; Brioche, the property
of the same owner, being second, with Bst 21b, and
beating Said, 7st 51b, third ; and seven others. On
the second day Fidelite gave Ninon de l'Enclos 41bs,
and beat her in a canter by four lengths for the
Prix Imperiale, two miles and three-quarters ; La
Reine Berthe, 9st 111 b, won another good stake, the
Prix de la Societe. The Prix de I'Empereur for
gentlemen riders brought out six competitors, and was
won after a good race by Said by half a length, ridden
by Captain Hunt, beating Druse, ridden by Captain
Haworth, second. The Prix desHaras steeple-chase
of 200 soya concluded the day's sport, and was won
after an interesting race by Astrolabe, 12st 11b,
beating Vixen, 12st 121 b, and four others easily by
two lengths, distance about three miles and a half.
Moulins races occupied the 13th and 14th of August,
the principal race on the first day was the Moulins
Grand St. Leger, value about 400 sovs, and which
was won very cleverly by Tourmalet, beating Mata-
mor, Tancrede, and Lelio, in the order named, and
Vertugadin,who was restive at the post and did not
get off. The Prix de la Ville, for two-year-olds,
brought out eight runners, 'and was won by La
Germaine. On the second day, Tancrede won a
Prix Special in a canter, and Vertugadin, who was
in the humour, gave La Valasse 41b, made all the
running, and won in a canter. Lille Steeple-chases
took place at the same time ; the Grand Prix de la
Ville of 450 soya, about threemiles, was won cleverly
by Valentino, 12st 41b, beating Auricula list 91b,
second ; Biribi, lOst 13]b, third, and six others.
M. P. Caillard's Dark Lurcher, won three small
races at this meeting, and Sentence, Bst 71b, won
the Consolation Stakes, beating Auricula, 12st 41b,
and Beau-Sejour, 10st 31b.
Flat races and steeple-chases were run over the
Haras du Pin course also on the 13th of August. The
three flat races all went to Count de Lagrange's
credit with Brioche, Reine Berthe, and La Fortune.
The Prix des Haras steeple-chase of 200 sovs, was
won by Grabuge, 12st 41b, beating Campeador,
list 41b, second, and three others, On the 20th of
August a good day's steeple-chasing took place at
Dieppe, and the Grand Steeplechase Handicap, value
500 sovs, was won very cleverly by Laura, 4 years
old 10st 71b, by a length, beating Amaranthe, 5
years old, 10st 71b, second ; Sly Fox, aged 11st 31b,
third, and nine others. This was a very good per-
formance of Laura's and the race was run at a good
pace all the way. R. M. D. aged, lOst 41b, also
ran in this race, and was bought during this meeting,