The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12

war mere Inc trees mat had nfen rut oo"h hnnV-
diatev round the Qualifications have been replan'ed
and are growing luxuransiy. me spring has been
backward and the foliage looked frcsher than usual
the lake was thronred with beats. and Pans
was obviously taking IL pleasure to-day. The
cascade. In which art has been made
to assist nature admirably. wss IN
accessible on account Of fhe carriages drawn NJ
In 'front.' Of the our. gratefully remembered ~
and the celebrated windmill l. passed Payment %
louis opens 10 the visitor the long range Of stands.
fom the top Of which m uninterrupted view Of the
race may be obtained.
And now we are looking down on the very spot
where Kaiser william reviewed his mighty legions
not six years ago before they made their 'rnmphal
entry into Paris In the minds eye We are witnesses
Of the splendid pagcantry. There. by she Judges
box, sits squarey ON his charger the aged Emperor.
the battalions sauiing him rs they make their final
march past. They do not complete the circle ~ the
course, but they near the len hand corner turn
into the lower avenue. and the scrpcntne mass
winds on in the direction Of Port Msiiot presently
to appear in the Avenue de Ia crande Armec. TIE
rear column takes the lower turn and In little less
than half an hour is proceeding past the Arc dc
Triomphc
BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
Verify It is pretty plnce to look down upon. Is
this Longchamps. To the right are the trim villas
on the height OF st. Cloud. stretching toward Yer
sailles. Before us the let frowns Mont valerien
always the most prominent landmark around Paris.
Behind, the Seine flows TRANQUILITY and thousands Of
1t would be good plan to take the train to Surcsne,
and now probably ind out their mistake. The large
plain in front is black with people. II presents a
curious sight this morning, the French soldiers who
were on duty scattering themselves over 1t and with
their knives cutting up the roots OF everything that
looked like making salad. soldier on an Eng
lish race course is almost rarity, while here there
are enough to hold Paris against the whole Ger
man Empire.
On the lawn there are innumerable chairs, all OF
them occupied by ladies, who look as II they were
merely at garden party.
THE BETTING ELEMENT.
The betting element is not allowed to be a
nuisance in France as 1t is in England. No betting
is permitted in front of the stand Those who wish
to speculate must go to the where all necessary
accommodation is provided. We missed to great
extent the gayy painted Paris mutuel vans that used
to throng the course ON the far sidc The Republic
a, md fntav Ifcta u,t,cl,
as possible ready money betting. 0ner Of
fered q million francs for a ten years. con-
cession, but the temptation was resisted. The
Grand Prix day is the only occasion on which the
giants OF the English betting fraternity visit France,
and sight they are for the gods Occasionally they
take the Frenchmen's breath away by the trcmen-
dous offers they make. 1t is related that on
one occasion, when Adolphc, young member of
the Jockey Club, accosted an English leviathan to
back an outsider for the Grand Prix, and offered
10000 to 1,oO0n which being explained to him, was
$50 0Oof. to 25ooof, $4,000 to $4,000, he boted
clean away from the course and went home and got
under the bed. The French now favor the English
way OF betting very much-that is to say all settle
| mentS 10 De maze on tue MONDAY AFTER the race.
The big English bookmakers too, orer much better
odds than the French ones, and things are made as
pleasant for them as possible.
They had field day at the Grand Hotel yesterday.
The court yard looked something like Tattersalls
on the Monday before the Derby Continental
travellers were astonished at the strange sounds
they heard and to them "6 to bar two' was
indeed mystery. The French horses OF the present
season were not generally considered good. En-
guerrande, the winner Of the French Oaks, and
also the s.dcad heater with Camcllia for the Eng
lish Oaks, was among the best.
THE WEATHER.
The weather this morning was clustering and
threatened rain, but at noon 1t cleared and then
came out warm and pleasant. Approaching one
O'Clock the crowd poured along the Champs Elysces
and the Bots de Boulognc. Elegant equipages and
superb fourn-hands, filed with beautiful women in
elegant toiettes, made their way toward Long
champs
THE LARGE AND DISTINGUISHED ATTENDANCE.
At halEpast one O'Clock the tribunes and course
and the whole field presented grand and animated
appearance, reminding OF the best days OF the
Second Empire. Marshal MacMahon and Mmc
MacMahon and suite entered the Imperial Tribune