The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-10
BIG Jam AT THE PRIx De PARIS.
EDMOND BLANCE's BAY FILLY, AN
DREE, WINS THE RACE.

Over 100000 Spectators Mt the Track.
The Crowd BeGins Gathering Early
in the Morning, But the AristO-
crats Wait Until Noon Before
Starting-President Faure and His
Family Drive Out in n RespIend-
ent Equipage-SOme of the PrOmI-
nent People Present.
Paris. June s.-The race for the grand
Prix de Paris, the French derby. was
run to-day at Long Champs, and was
won by NJ. Edmond Blanc's bay hlly An
dree
The weather, which was splendid, tempt
ed thousands Of people to lunch at the
course. All the popular river and rail
routes to the track We're crowded from
early in the morning. The aristocrats did
not start until noon or later. when they
drove in carriages through the Bois de
Boulogne. President Faure, accompanied
by his wife and daughters and military
household, left the palace of the Elysee
at 2:45 o'clock p. m. and arrived at the
Hippodrome de Long Champ Che race
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turnout, With its gold and blue liveried
posullions, excited admiring exclama-
tons as it passed along the Avenue des
Champs Elysees, and. in fact, throughout
the whole trip to the course. AS the
carriage was entering the gates, a slight
accident occurred. The morse on the left
of the pole stumbled and fell, the pos
tlllion falling beneath him, Neither man
nor horse was hurt.
The appearance of NJ. Faure and his
party in the presidents tribune was the
signal for some cheering. 1t was noticed
that Mr.. Eustis, the American ambas-
sador, was in the presidents tribune.
Other Americans present were eX-Mayor
Grant of New York, George Munroe and
wife, Consul Morse Creighton Webb, ex-
attache Of the American embassy at
St Petersburg; Countess Divonne, Prin-
cess Caramon-Cbimay, nee Ward, Count
de Castellane and Countess de Castellane
nee Gould, Princess Polignac, nee Singer
Henry Ridgeway, Mrs. Homand, Miss Al
| len, Louis Lorillard Clarence Mackay
and Countess Jacquez d'Aragon, nee Fish
er.
During the afternoon the sky became
little overcast, and once or twice there
were slight showers of rain. The air was
very close.
| The first three events on the programme
| did not attract much attention There
| were over 10000 spectators present, a
! great number of whom were so engrossed
| in speculation on the grand prix that they
had no time to devote to races of lesser
| Importance. t....
At S:45 o'clock President Faure went to
the paddock and inspected the horses that
were to start in the race of the day, es-
| pecially noticing De Saint-Alary's chestnut
colt Omnium H., which was a big favorite,
| but which, as it later proved, did not get
a place.
At about O'clock the horses were CIV
| en- trial gallop, I'm which Vicomte 'Har-
courts chestnut colt Cherbourg, which
! took second money, showed well The
| brown colt Roitelet and the chestnut colt
| Arvistite, owned by Henry Ridgeway, an
American, looked superb in the trial gallop.
| The course presented a magnificent coup
| d'Oeil From the tribunes could be seen
the vast crowd, while the terrace was
| crowed with ladies attired in new and
! beautiful costumes. The clothing of the
| Jockeys lent brilliant coloring TO the pad
! dock
The stakes in the mutual betting, apart
! from the book betting, amounted to GO3
00Of. The sixteen starters were sent o
| the post shortly after o'clock, and at
4:l0 o'clock were sent away to a splendid
| start. Frapco Maugron, Balta and lie
| others close up. Maugiron soon showed
well in front and at the cascade was
fully hundred yards ahead of the others,
! but in the descent of the slope he was
vanquished by lie Justicier, who went TO
the front, followed by Omnium IL, lie
| Sagittaire, Cherbourg, Roitelet and An
| dree in the order named. As they en-
| tered the straight, Baron de Schickler' >
| horses, lie Justicier and lie Sagattare,
| were a little ahead of Cherbourg, one of
| them running on either side of the latter.
| Cherbourg. however, presently got the
| advantage and it looked as though he was
| going to win, when Barlane, Andree 3
! jockey, vigorously rushed up, surprising
| Bridgeland on Cherbourg, and, coming on,
won easily by two lengths. Cherbourg
was second, two lengths in front of lie
! Sagittaire. Roitelet, who finished fourth,
ran a brave race. The English horses,
! Kirkconnel and Solaro were nowhere.
The whole race was uncertain and the
| public were nervous. The victory of An
dree an outsider was received with dis
appointment and in silence. President
! Faure left the course soon after the race
was run. The gate money amounted to