The herald., 1897-06-14
Draws a Gre at Crowd of
Gay Parisians
MANY WENT HOME VERY SAD
FOR A RANK OUTSIDER WON THE
RACE
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Miles to the 24-Hour Bicycle
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PARIS, June 13.-The Grand Prix de
Paris. the chief event Of the French
racing and social year. was won today
| by Doge, owned by NJ. Jarnaud. The
animal is a brown colt by Fricandeau
out of Dogaresse. Second place was won
by Roxellane, a chestnut filly, sired by
Wardance, out of Rose OF York. She Is
owned by NJ. Caileult. The third place
was won by Parasol II, bay colt. by
Ruil out Of Pirate, and; owned by NJ. A.
| Abeille.
An immense crowd witnessedthe race.
The weather was superb. intensely hot
but brilliant. Many Americans were in
the throng. among them j. r. Keene,
jr., and Mr.. Elliott of New York, j.
Mairs, Prescott Lawrence, c. H. Bouten
and Ed. Smith Of Philadelphia, and Alex
Griswold and Tracy Doves.
The betting was to l on Roxellane,
s to against Palmest. 9 to 2 against
Cauderan, to l against Flacon, IL to
1 against Doge, 20 to 1 against VAL
paraisc, 25 to l against Quilda, Parasol
and st. Cloud, and so to against Ortie
Blanche. The environs of the grand
course formed scene of rare beauty.
costumes of brilliant colors rising ter
race-like on all sides. So dense was the
crowd that at times motion was almost
impossible in the vicinity of the places
where the mutuals were sold Some
time was spent in getting good start.
Finally they got off with Flacon lead
ing, ST. Cloud next and the other eight
close together in bunch. These posi-
tions were kept until the rise in the track
was reached, when Roxellane and Palm
est forged forward, and as they entered
the stretch Roxellane led, with Flacon
close behind. Then Doge, very cleverly
handled by Dodge, left the bunch and
closed up with Roxellane, passed her
and in smart finish won by half
length, with Parasol II a neck behind
Roxellane, the latter beating Quilda by
a head. st. Cloud was last. The time
was 1881.
The Grand Prix de Paris is for purse
of 100000 francs (about 100000, 100000
francs being given by the city of Paris
and $4,000 by the five great railway COM
panies, for colts and fillies foaled in 1894
of every description and color, added to
a sweepstakes of 1000 francs each, 600
francs forfeit and 500 francs if declared
by 10 p m. on the day preceding the race
or 100 francs only if declared by 5 p. m,
May 2, 1897; the second to receive 10000
francs and the third 10000 francs out of
the stakes; weights, colts 123 pounds,
fllies 12O; distance, grand course. about
one mile and seven furlongs.
OUTLAWED TURTLES
CINCINNATI, O., June ia joint
meeting of the committee of appeals and
the license committee of the American
Turf congress was held today at the ST..
Nicholas hotel. Alex. Labold. presi-
dent of the congress, presided. There
were present: Ed Corrigan. Milton
Young and w. F. Shuttle of the appeals
committee, and E. c. Hopper, James
Rees and P. P. Murphy of the license
committee. The principal business tran
sacted was passing OF applications of
outlawed jockeys. trainers and owners.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13,-Over 1000
people gathered at Ingleside Coursing
park today to witness the days sport,
and the short ends won out through the
day.
HAPPY JACK Dedl fdSnd ATapdnOe,
Lady Grace beat Slide, Greedy Dan beat
Vigilant Myrtle beat Oleo, Lady Camp
bell beat White Clifton, Nellie B. beat
Monitor, Moonlight beat Brooklyn Boy,
Lissak beat Tessie Fair, Port Costa beat
Daisy, Ormonde beat Fairview, Fleet
wood beat Camilla, Glenwood beat Sal
walton, Blackstone beat Young Clifton,
Jimmy Rix beat Occidental, Dublin
Stout beat Eldorado, Sky Lark beat
Daisy Crest.
First ties-Happy Jack beat Lady
Grace, Myrtle beat Dan, Lady Camp
bell beat Nellie B., Moonlight beat Lis
SAX, Ormonde beat Port Costa, Fleet
wood beat Salvador, Jimmy Rix a bye,
Sky Lark beat Dublin Stout.
Second ties-Happy Jack beat Myrtle,
Lady Campbell beat Moonlight, Fleet
wood beat Ormonde, Jimmy Rix beat
Sky Lark.
Third ties-Happy Jack beat Lady
Campbell, Jimmy Rix beat Fleetwood.
Final-Happy Jack beat Jimmy Rix,
taking first prize, $50; Jimmy Rix, $35;
Fleetwood and Lady Campbell, 500 each
Moonlight, Myrtle, Sky Lark and Orna-
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