The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-02
THE TURF IN EUROPE.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
The Paris Grounds.

LONDON, June 10, 1883.
OF the mingled toll and glory, WEAKNESS and plea
sure Of the Grand Prx de Paris cannot say, with
Eneas, "Ego magma pars nut" do not regard tho
event in consequence in the light Of sour grapes"
for must confess should have liked TO be present,
and In fact, intended to eLtrust my person to the
London, Chatham and Dover Railway Company with
that view. Man, however, proposes and the exigen.
cies of business am happy to say, on this occa-
sion, not of the state Of the domestic funds-dspOse
To who has once seen the great dish OF the Con-
tinental racing banquet its gores easily recalled
and n the brief narrative Of the event which am
about to give your readers ia founded only on the
police have IT, information received" 1t is, at all
events supported by vivid enough recollections of
former occasions. The great majority Of British
sportsmen left for "foregn parts" Friday evening
last, though not few early birds bent catching
the sporting worm took night days before and spent
the intervening PERIOD 1t may with justice though
possibly without charity be supposed, IN the ques-
tionable delights Of the Mabie and In the "nercer
Joy" OF the speculation at the Grand Hotel. On
Saturday and Sunday nights there was a great
gathering at that temple OF fortune, but the betting
INDUCED In was meagre in the extreme. The Earl,
the property OF the ers celebrated Marquis Of Hast
ings, who ought TO have won the Derby, was favor
ite as he had for long time been, but not to such
an extent he In England almost TO the fall OF
cock craws its ain hidden /" and the French
cock was Suzerain, owned by M. Schickler who was
50 much fancied the strength OF bis recent victory
in the French Derby that his compatrots piled onn
the money at an astonishing rate. Vale Royal, the
property Of genuine English sportsman, the Earl
OF stamford, whose colors have not for a
long tune been seen so often In the van a.
they ought 10 be, was thought by his owner
and many OF the public 10 have a great
chance Hts running this year In the Two Thousand
Guineas, In which, though he carried lump Of Lord
Stantord's money, he did not get place. not
reassurng; but his subsequent performance the
Rowley mile, at Newmarket, where he defeated such
"clinkersr IIippia Grimston, wolsey and Lsneret
seemed to upset his previous form. Captain Saviles
horse Bueskin who won the City and Suburban, was
backed by his owner for small stake; but the public
did not seem TO share his very natural sympathy
Neusko, who ran fourth this spring In the New
market Biennial, won by The Earl with Blue Gown
second, and who IL French bred horse, the property
OF Count de Lagrange. but trained at Newmarket by
Jennings was much fanced by the stable and It's
followers. The Others backed were Sardanapoe and
Sedan AZ am now touching on the betting II may
to state that the betting at the start was even against
TSe Earl, 10 against Suzerain, Q TO against Ne
Ihsko to against Vale Royal, IL TO against Blue
skin and 100 TO each against Sardanopoe and
Sedan The race exctes, might be expected,
somewhat Of an International rivalry, which has
probably much TO do with the growing love Of racing
in France and the rising excellence OF French
The result OF the present contest makes a draw"
between the two countries. In the first year Of its
establishment It fell TO Mr.. savile's Ranger then II
was carried OF by the French Vermouth; next year
was the year OF Gladiator, the redoubed winner OF
the English Derby and st. Leger then II was won by
The Duke OF Beaufort with Ceyon; last year the
French once more ''claimed II for their own" with
Fervacques, and now again II has been carried to
England by an English horse the property OF an
English owner aud ridden by an English Jockey.
The prize IL one OF the most valuable connected with
sport for 1t consists Of an ob)et ddyt given BY the
Emperor aud, OF course, OF imperial and Napoleonic
vaue-100 900 francs. or about $4,000, given. half
by the city OF Paris, half by the great railway com.
panes OF France, and sweepstake OF loo francs
mat cd at about Ga, 800 or over s22, ooo The
purely three year old one, like our Derby and ST.
Leger, TO colts carrying l2l and the FLIES 1s lbs,
and the distance Is one mile anPsix furlongs.
considerable falling or; but II will be remembered
that last year was exhibition" year and that the
products OF Industry considerably aided the sue
cess OF the meeting. The beauty OF the scene was,
the picturesqueness OF the drive through the Bots
de Boulogne, the wonderful Kaleidoscope variety
OF the ensemble OF the Longchamps course, the
beauty and magnincence OF the parterre OF ladies
throng the ribunes the refreshing thickness OF the
woods that surround the oval course, the brightness
OF coudless French sky, lighting up and gorifying
everythingt | assure you shall not attempt the
task feeling that failure II probable complete sue
cess impossible, and reserying as ! ought, all my
graphic for our own wondrOue Ascot. Sufce II
to say that while the Emperor the Empress, the
Prince Imperial the Princess Mathllde Prince Lucen
and the Prince and Princess Lucen Murat gave an
imperial dignity 20 the scene, It's charm-and what
10 the eye liz more charming than a gathering OF
Frenchwomen OF the higher classes was supported
by such display Of millinery as no other city In the
neglected. for while the English spectators OF the
upper ten were represented by Loxs stamford, tue