The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-17
OLYMPlAN LOST OCHERI.
The French Horse Won the Grand
Prix at Paris.
WINNER WAS RIDDEN BY AN AMERICAN
american Contingent at the Race Los,
Heavily on oIympian and Milton
Henry, His Rider.

Paris, June l6.The French derby WAS
won by Cherl. Tlbelo was second and radr
Killer third. After two false starts ou,lr,
~ :" 'ne nervousness Of olymplan. whom
Henry had much Difficulty in mastering,
tne horses got away in good shane with
olFmpian ahead. olympian maintained the
lead for half the distance. Then as he was
taking the incline the fast pace told unon
MN and It could be seen that he could MOI
stay for the entire distance. Cheri. Tlhero
VINO got second place, aud Lady Killer. who
was third, all passed olymplan coming
down the hill into the stretch. olymplan.
now hopeessly beaten, fell hack and I'm.
isned next TO last. The winner covered
the distance In 300
Henry, the American Jockey, had four
mounts In today's races. In two he rode
thrd and did not get place In the others
Although Olympan failed to secure the
grand prix today, Americans here gather
much satisfaction from the fact that for
the first time In the history Of this race
the winning horse was ridden by an Amer
team jockey Rigby.
me big American contingent lost con
SIdelAnle sum ON Olympian as well as on
Ienry -four mounts. us the succeS, o.
henry yesterday tempted Americans and n
large number Of FrenChmen too 10 back
MN today. In the opening race the ll4x
d Athenohvile, the riding Of Pyle ct Face
maue MS horse favorite But the hest
ne could do was second place William
Is Nanderbilts Dolphin did not get place
The Prix d'lspahau was won by Mr.
Nanuerbiits Dido. LegerS, ridden hy Rig.
by, was second, while Mono Eeinrx, 1ienfy
up, an equal fayorite with DIDO in held
Of three, finished last. The running Of TIE
Grand tx produced 6 splendid hnish he.
tween Cherl and Tlbero Cheri winning by
a head. Lady Killer, with Lester Rein in
the saddle, came in two lengths and half
behind the second horse. The correct time
mutuals on the Grand prlx totalled T06,
$40 francs The final race the pix
du Aroste, showed Henry again having cou.
siderable trouble WIKI Pumme d'Or, o.
which he won yesterday. Pomme dor mace
several false starts and finally when the
yards behind the bunch. lie ran well, how
ever, but failed to recover the ground lost
at the start and finished fourth Rgby
rode one winner, secured second place in
two events and was unplaced In two others.
Long Champs presented brilliant scene
during todaSs racing and more pretty
toilettes we've visible than for several years
past President Loubet, accompanied by
his wife, drove to the race course with the
traditional ceremony In n -four horse landau
with outriders and escorted bv CurraS
slers King Leopold OF Belgium, VINO Is on
u special visit TO Paris TO attend the race,
was also present as were also Mn DcS
Chanel and Falliers and most Of tue cab
met ministers The Count and Countess
Castelane were also present,
The victory of Cheri was popular, as he
is a French horse, but was disappoint-
ment to minority Of the beuers, who
backed Saxon as a certain winner The
betting on Cheri was TO against.