The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-20
THE LONGCHAMPS COURSE.
Sketch Of a Days Running
Six good Races.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN RUNNING
How the French Police Dealt
with the "Paris Mutuels."


PANS, May 1, 1875.
At the Longchamps races there are ak stands
IN all, nyo for the members or the Jockey club ana
people, ana one, the imperial stand (Which was
erected for Napoleon III. and the Empress).
Three of the grand stands 70 the right and the
other two on The lett or the imperial stand. They
we're all niled during the afternoon with elegantly
dressed ladies' and gentlemen, tine ladies In their
gayest toilets, when tney displayed In their
promenades In 'front.' or the stands. In tho I'M
peral stand we're Marshal and NINE. hacMahon,
with the Russian, Austrian and Turkish Ambasga-
doris; The Minister OF War, General ana Nine. DO
Lndmrault, and others OF note. Inc starting
stand Is coae to the track, which IN OF turf, ike
tho Englisn courses tho stand IL very close 10
the ground, one man acting as Judge and jury.
On the back or the buildings meanders the RIVER
seine, beyond when ~ tho road to ~. u nd lthe
ruins Of wnlcn are plainly visible rom the course)'
passing through Palcaux. surcsne ana Seyres all
lying below the great Mont Valera. on the back of
toe course are the WOODS the Bois DO Bouiognc.
Taken as whole the surroundings Of Longcharnps
are intensely beautiful ana plcturcsqne.
THE FATE Or Tng PARIS MUTCELs
TO the right Or the JUDGES stand, but In the
neid, we're congregated In cabs the betting fra
terniiy, and, looking over their heads Ia The far
distance. II the village wnere all tho washer.
women for Paris reside and 40 their work. Tue
portion VI the neld allowed 10 the gamblers Ia
where inc vans tnat used TO contain the Paris mu-
fuels we're won't 70 stand. the gamblers we're
out IA Rreat force, but there we're no Paris
mutuel machines as they nave Deen abolished
from the course entirely Tor the second tlme--tne
nrst by order OF tue Emperor ana latterly by the
republican Pre- ect OF Police Cheating had been
detected By the police In the working OF these
machines, and the public nad been g1indIed most
egregiously, hence their Punishment not only from
the course, out to the other side OF the boundary
lines OF France. one way OF cheating, IL II said
was BY altering the numbers IN the machine on
particular horse At the moment OF bis winning 30
a TO make more tickets sold that par ticular
horse than Gad been indicated before tho start
wBllc another way was BY getting in league with
tue trainers and jockeys. getting them 70 throw
races and. by purchasing MI the tickets, nearly
all, on the morse that had 70 win the puzzle were
not only robbed OF all the money they pct on the
other horses IN tDe race, but, worse than all. the
owners OF the rscshorses we're SOLD ana beaten by
the rascally set OF scamps VINO nad thus Dougnt no
the Jockeys ana trainers yillanics or TINS Kind,
1t IL reported mere, were practised BY certain
gambler la too United states last year, VINO was
not WORKER or owner OF tue Paris mutuels, but q
great better on races lie DriDed the JOCKEYS TO
throw races aud BY tnis fellows uicks many good
horss was Doatcn wnen he should have won ma
races. Imentlo2 tnis iact many people over mere
seem 10 know something OF tho manner IN when
gambling 10 conducted Ia America. IL In said also
by the police here that many OF the operators Of
the Paris mutuel machines IN France became
owners oil racenoraes themselves or obtained con-
troll OF them through bribery. ana were thus en-
abie0 10 defraud the hackers OF horses opposed to
those In the Interest Of the mutuei machines.
When this ylany was detected ~ tue police here
the booGs u the gamblers we're seized as well
the cash Ia nand, ana tney scattered tue villains
from their oaunts 10 Nod other Instruments tnan
the PARIS mutuels 40 their swInding vita. These
betting establishments, when la operation, II IL
said, had attracted the very lowest oI the "Dcrnd-
ious Ablonav over to France, who soald gather In
front OF the buildings Tor tho purpose ana impede
the Tree circulation OF pleasure seekers who rec
reate on the bouley4rds. Moreover, the snop.
Keepers In the immediate neighoornood Of these
haunIs complained that tner business was inter-
Tered WITH, inasmucn ~ public 10 their
snow windows was hidden from view. This gave
tue police additional reasons Tor their intener-
ence ana led up 10 the discovery or the frauds
that bad been gerpetrated and are mentioned
Inatuela would .tiii IA operation.
THE TRACK.
The race track N 81 tuTf, and about cignty feet
wloe between me lences IA 'front.' oi t1e stan.a
bat ay RON the lront the cJnfse u marked out
~ tue grass icing cut aaoft and slknal posts AZ
metres insssaa 81 muca aDd fractions u niles. "a
M tWme u9r
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mile lracka IN tns United states, rnicu IL mocn
- ~, s' - = : ~ - ,-s.aa,saJ =, t,y
land. Ine horses run % the lett ~ France, keeping
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