New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29
A DUCHESS AND A RACE.
WHAT IT ENTAILS TO a DtCHESS-IHE
BICYCLE AS POLITICAL FACIOi-
TIE PRINCE ne BROGLIE INJURED.

Paris. October 20.
There was 200 much Of an appearance
Of effort in he enjoyment OF the Autumn
Grand Prix last Sunday to render the event
a complete success. The pleasure dlo not seer"
to come altogether naturally, but gave one inc
,,,rossior Of heing forced added to which the
two favortes were defeated. while a comparative
outsider such as NJ Abeilc's Callistrate, won
greatly 10 the dsmav Of the vast majority OF
the spectators. nearly every one OF whoh hau
made point Of placing Il bet on one or 'he o'hef
Of the favorites. However, the experiment may
be regarded as having been fairly sausrac,ofy'
and certainly everything was done by 'HoSe
whose sup,ort he'd been invoked by the Jockey
Club and the Municipal Council to assist IN 'tus
effort to bring back the great world to town
months before the date which has UP ull no"
marked the commencement of the metropolitan
season Both President and Nine Carnot were
present In the state pavilion. having driven down
in q carriage and four escorted by a couple OF
sauadrons Of cavalry, and saluted at ire en-
trance by a guard Of honor. With them IN the
Presidential gallery were several r nc CAP
met Ministers and their wives, while the
Jockey Club stand crowded. There was
however. no difficulty in getting about IN the
paddock and among the well-known LADIES' whom
encountered strolllng on the lawn were me
Duchesse de Feltre. TIE DCchcssc de Fczensa'' uie
Princessc de Tarente. the Marquise de Galifet
the harnesses Alphonse and Gustave de Roths-
child Mrs. Ridgway. the Marquse de Saint
Sauveur, and last, but certainly not least the
Comtesse de Marte. so well known under the
nom de plume Of "Gyp."
The victory Of Callistrate. which Is said to
have netted sum OF $4,000 to NJ. Abeille, in adj
dition to the stake Of $4,000. the cause Of a
good deal Of amusement to a number of the mem
bers Of the great world who were present, owing
to the fact that there is young Duchess who,
according to popular report, receives a castiga-
ton from her husband each time Callistrate
happens to win race. II seems that on her
welding trip the Duke happened to Cal
lis,ratc as a yearling and to take great fancy
To the horse. He on the point Of buy
ing it at remarkably low figure when the
young Duchess. with a view Of demonstrating
% some Of her friends present the power which
she as a bride possessed over her husband.
declared that the horse inspired her with senti-
mcnts Of distaste and that she could no,
,hink Of permitting her husband to purchase
him. As the Duke head over ears in
love at the time. he submitted TO his wife's
caprice. But since then. the honeymoon hav
ing waned. the Dukes indulgence for the
whims Of his wife is not so great as in days
gone by. and the result is that whenever Cal
listrate wins he gets so angry that the Duchess
is subjected to personal violence before his ire
is appoased. Under the circumstances. it is
fortunate that Callistrate does not win often.
Everybody was glad to see how well the
President looked after the severe illness which
gave rise to SO much anxiety last summer and Of
which he retains little apparent traces. Bets
are now being freely made the question
TO whether he will permit his name to be put
forward for reelection. AS yet he has failed
to indicate his intention in the matter. BY
many OF his friends it is asserted that he is
tired Of the responsibility and the lack OF
personal freedom. we'll the worry in
vovcd by the tenure Of office. and that he
yearns for private life on the other hand il
is impossible TO deny that he has hitherto
shown himself to be ideal President. He
has succeeded in earning the goodwill and
spcct of everybody, from the most ardent Mon
archist down to the most rabd OF the extreme
radicals. He has not attempted to save money
out Of his large emoluments. but, on the con-
trary is believed to have followed Marshal
MacMahons example in devoting a considera-
bic portion of his private income to maintaining
the dignity Of his Office. He has succeeded in
keeping his hands clean and his I'M
furnished throughout the long succession of
scandals which have involved the names-in
some cases unjusty-of so many OF the leading
men in France. He has given evidence Of a
tact thoroughly French in always doing the
correct thing at the correct moment and
neither from a political administrative nor
social point Of view has he given any ground
for complaint In fact. every group OF the
Legislature is kindly disposed toward him. He
has managed to steer his way so clevery that
suit is that while each party has its own par
ticular candidate for the Presidency-canddate
whose names. however. arouse the biterest OPP
position on the part of the rival factions-yet
they are one and all thoroughly united In re-
gardng NJ Carnot as the next best man for
the Chief Magistracy in case their own favorite
fails 10 secure the nomination.
We are now in the throes Of the Muscovite
fever, and everybody here seems TO have gone
off his base with enthusiasm for
Russia. This enthusiasm takes the most astonish
ing forms There has been talk in the Municipal
Council Of changing the designation of the
Scbastopol lest its name might re-
call to the Russian guests memories Of the
surrender Of their great Crimean stronghold
during the war of 1855. The store windows
are full Of memorial knick-knack and biblots
and souvenirs of the most ingenious kind are
being peddled along the bouevards. where they
find many purchasers among the people who
are anxious to find some means of giving ex-
preston to their eXtravagant feeling of sympathy
for Russia.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature Of this
Russian fever is the action Of the Jockey Club
n throwing open its doors to the Muscovite visit
ors The Jockey Club has hitherto prded itself
on remaining entirely Indifferent to all the success
sive regimes and governments which have pre-
vailed in France since the foundation Of the
institution. Notwithstanding the fact that the
Duke of Orleans was among its originators, II
a cold and reserved attitude toward
the court and reign Of King Louis Philippe, and
still more to those of Napoleon III. 1t was
indeed the one solitary establishment in this
great city which. throughout its existence, has
been utterly insensibe to the emotions Of the
passing hour. The Russian fever, however has