The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-22
THE PARIS RACES.
Betting on Them n Pastime I'm Which
All Classes Join.

Letter in New York Post
The three great horse-races on success
year to give Paris the illusion of a sea
son." In reality. these functions, which
have served under the republic to unite
the world of fashion in default of a court
display are losing their character. 1t re-
mains TO be seen If the Grand Prix OF
next Sunday will bring before the public
new fashions and of attendant clubmen
which every tourists heart yearns to look
upon. In this respect the vanishing
days of the salon were Disappointing
The first race. called the French Derby.
is held at Chantilly, where the Due
d Aumale has his palace and art collections
flesh in Europe have their stables. The
drinking shops Of the town and nelghbor-
ing villages are at all times redolent of
this idea that only horses and Englishmen
understand each other that. when French
Jockey rides. he takes a British name.
rowed from England, was the first work
Of the Paris Jockey Club. that Anglo
which has turned out to be as much a
progressive sport. This race is the first
of the season Ghis year on May 2S) 1t is
Prix. which Louis Philippe's government in
stituted for the announcement of horse
raising and, apparently, Of betting among
the Partisan populace.
June p, also with an English name-the
Grand Steeplechase of Auteuil The money
prize for the winner is the greatest of all
10000 francs, as against 10000 at the Grand
Prix. 1t has never won the intense vogue
OF the latter. either for fashion or popular
ity. This year, however, the popular heart
was considerably exercised before Ii came
off. The favorite was an English horse.
Now the French people find il amusing 20
borrow "horsey' names from their neigh
bors. but they are not at all pleased when
their own horses come out behind in the
race. Worse yet, German officer had
brought on a mysterious carioman. of
whom great possibilities were told. One
might have thought a repetition of 1870
was expected. AT the last moment rich
young Max Lebaudy, the petit sucrier this
family gained its immense fortune in sugar
reining), came forward to settle the diff
Guilty. With his lavish expenditure of his
revenues, which the courts have refused
TO restrain, as his family requested. since
he does not eat up his capital, he has
long been the providence OF the demi-
monde. He has also gravitated along the
borders of the grand monde although the
legal action taken by him last year against
the son of the Prince de Sagan showed
that he found its exigencies rather more
unreasonable than the others. He has al
ways been a great favorite of Parisians,
who appreciate his least doings. But now
he has fairly wor their hearts. As he is
doing his year OF military service. like any
other young Frenchman, he is supposed to
be languishing far from Paris in the bar
racks OF some duh garrison town. This
did not prevent his turning up last Sunday
In time TO buy the dangerous Carloman
from its German owner for 5000 francs.
with the engagement TO give half as much
again II he won the race. When the time
came poor Carloman blundered badly at the
second jump and came In nowhere But ths