Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-13
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
The Grand Prix.
Brilliant Victory for An
American Horse.
THE FRENCH RACERS LEFT BEHIND.
AFLYER WITH A RACING
PEDIGREE.
The Political Fight At Albany.
A Growing Desire for Final
Adjournment.
THE OLD WORLD.
France.

America Again to the FrOnt-EiOW the
News Was Received In New YorIk-Petii-
| gree OF FoxhaH.
PARIS, June 1.-THE greatest excitement
prevailed here this morning over the race for
grand Drtr de Paris, and soon after noon the
avenues leading to the race course at Long
| Champs, on the outskirts of the Bots de Bou-
logue, were crowded by the most fashionable
of the gay capital as well as by bourgeois
| and workingmen, who with their wives and
| children served to make the scene one long
| to be remembered. The throng on the
| course was simply tremendous, and exceeded
| anything ever witnessed at Long Champs.
Among the throngl on the. grand stand were
| many foreigners, including Americans who
had come from various parts of Europe to
witness the race, their interest being cen
tered on Foxhall on whom they had wagered
large sums When the signal was given to
clear the course and bring the horses to the
start the excitement was intense, The horses
got away in good shape, Foxhal taking the
lead and maintaining it to the end, M. Horas
De Champant's colt Tristin second and
Count F. De Lgrasnge's Albion third. The
race was for 100, 900 francs, 10000 to second
and 1000 to third
NEW York, June 12.-Interest in this city
in the Grand Prix race was something unpre-
cedented, and special arrangements were
made by the newspapers that intended pub
fishing extra editions and sporting men to
get news of the result at the earliest possible
moment The first announcement Mr.
Keene received of the great victo-
was by the agent of the National
Associated Press. Mr.. Keene expressed
pleasure at the result and was congratulated
by his friends. He seemed to care most for
the fact that he had succeeded in demonstra-
ting that American bred horses were super
Tor to foreign bred, and in conversation on
the subject one of his intimate friends re
marked that this was really Mr.. Keene's only
object in sending his stable to Europe. He
has an Americans love for and pride in his
country. and believes in all American prod
ucts The winnings in the present race will
be presented by Mr.. Keene to his brother,
who has charge of the stable, and but for |
whose energy and enterprise FoxhaI would |
have been debarred from running in the
Grand Prix. Foxhall and Bushman, another |
promising colt, were entered for the Grand |
Prix in 1879, about month after their pur-
chase by Mr.. Keene, and the entry money /
was cabled over through the American Jockey /
ing the matter in charge the entries were I
lost sight of, and Mr.. Keene was personally |
of the opinion that they had not been en- /
tered. When Weathersby's racing calendar |
(the standard European authority appeared, |
the horses were not in the list. But Mr. |
Keene's brother took the matter in hand, |
made an investigation and secured proper |
proofs in time to put the colt in training for |
the event. Foxhall was one of the batch of |
thirteen colts purchased by Mr.. Keene at the |
annual sales in 1879. He was bred by Mr.. |
Alexander in Kentucky, and Mr.. Keene paid |
$500 for him. When the colts were brought |
to New York Mr.. Keene saw them for the |
first time They were led out without any
of their pedigree, and of late
he was most pleased with this colt, which he
christened Foxhall, after his
son. The name was derived from Commo-
dore Foxhall Parker, who died while in COM
mand of the naval academy about two years.
Foxhall was sired by King Alfonso, dam
Jamaica. He is bay sixteen hands high,
and is striking image of the famous Ola
diator. He has magnificent sloping shoul |
iers a clear neck and head, tremendous
quarters, and is one of the pluckiest, gam
lest horses on the turf.
LONDON, June 13.-All of the morning jour
nails comment upon Foxhalrs victory at Paris |
Yesterday. The Standard says the Yankees
have now proved that they can breed horses
capable of taking part against the best Eng |
ish and French horses.