The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-10
W4s 4 FINE lRAoG.
Thousands Witnessed the Grand Prix, the
 French Derby.

l French DerDy.
 Paris, June 9.-The race for the grand
 prix de Paris, the French Derby, was
 run to-day at Longchamps and was
 won by Edmond Blanc's bay Ally An
 dree The weather, which was splen-
 did, tempted thousands to lunch at the
 course. All the popular river routes
 were crowded from early morning. The
 aristocrats did not start until noon or
 later, when they drove In carriages
 through the Boigs de Boulogne. Presi-
 dent Faure, accompanied by his wife and daughters and military household,
 left the palace at 2:4O p. m. and ar rive at the Hippodrome Longchamp, the
 course, at 3;1O. The presidents turn
 out with it's gold and blue liveried pos tilions, excited admiring exclamations
 as it passed along Avenue des Champs
 Elysee and, in fact. throughout the whole trip to the course. As the car-
 riage was entering the gates a horse stumbled and fell, the postillion falling Utlledln llIllt 4NGtlllCl llieAA HUI lApk nN was hurt.
 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 program did not attract much attention. There were over 120,- 900 spectators present, a great mum
 Der of whom were so engrossed in speculation on the grand prlX that they had no time to devote to races of les ser importance. At 3:45 President Faure went to the paddock and inspected
 the horses that were to start in the races of the day.
 At o'clock the horses were given trial gallop, in which Vicomte d'Har- courts ch c Cherbourg showed we'll.
 The brown colt Roitelet and the chest nut colt Arioviste. owned by MT. Henry Ridgeway, an American looked superb In the trial gallop. The course pre- scented a magnificent coup d'oeil From the trfbunes could be seen the vast crowd while the terrace was crowded with ladies attired in new and beautiful cos tunes.
 The clothing of the Jockeys lent color Ing to the paddock. The stakes in the mutual betting apart from the book betting amounted to 1,603,000 francs The sixteen starters were sent to the post shortly after and at 5:10 were sent away to a splendid start. Franco, Maugiron, Balte and Le Jesticer were the first off, followed by the others close. Maugiron soon showed well in front, and at the cascade was fully a hundred yards ahead of the others, but in the decent of the slope he was vanquished by Le Jesticer, which went to the front followed by Omnium H., Le segittair, Cherbourg, Rointlet and Andree in the order named. They en- tered the straight Baron de Schlcklers horses Le Jesticer and Segittair were ahead of Cherbourg, one running on each side Cherbourg, however, pres entity got the advantage, and it looked as though he was going to win when Bartan, Andree's jockey, vigorously rushed up, surprising Bridgeland on Cherbourg and, coming on won easily by two lengths. Cherbourg was second, two lengths In front of Le Segittair.
 The whole race was uncertain and the public were nervous. The victor of Andree, an outsider, was received with disappointment and in silence. Presi- dent Faure left the course after the race. The gate money amounted to 390,000 francs.
 Grand Prix de Paris 200 900 francs. For entire colts and Allies foaled in 1892, of every description and country, added to sweepstake of 1000 francs each, 600 francs for first and 500 francs only if declared by 10 D. m on the We'd l nesday preceding the race or 100000 | francs only if declared by 10 D. m. on | the first day of May, 1895. The second | to receive 10000 francs and the third | 0,000 francs out of the stakes. Weights, | 56 kilos, Allies 545 kilos, about 5000 | metres.
 Edmond Blanc's b Andree, by Re- treat, out of Arignee, 1; Vicomte dHar- courts oh c Cherbourg, by Atlantic l put of Cherie, 2; Baron de Schickler's ,h Le Segittair, by Le Sancho, out of La Dauphin, 3.