New-York tribune., 1901-07-04
THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS
.o LONGER A BAROMETER OF FASHION
DISCUSSION OF AMERICAN
JOCKEYS.
Peris. June Is

Paris, June Is.
The Grand Prix de Paris has ceased TO be the
.,,ona. open air salon where great ladies popu-
,.- actresses ard professional beauties vie with
,,e another in presenting elaborate gowns. dain-
- ha+s graceful parasols delicate lace and linen
- srnartly appointed equipages Like the Var
~t,n;rg Day. the Grand Prix IS no longer a great
emotion Of fashion and form. The Partisan
LADDERS Of fashion nowadays wear compara-
,,,-e1v simple toilets 10 Longchamps having by
,o-,r7on accord reserved for the Drag Day" at
s,,teuil which comes the Friday preceding 2
he Grand Prix Sunday. the occasion for dom
-f,g the newest summer creations Of the ateliers
~ the Rue de "a Paix. Almost invariably on
mag Day at Auteuil some novelty is revealed
~,hich becomes the feature Of the coming sea-
side and watering place season Last Friday
for instance especially novel keynote was
given by charming silk n1antelets printed with
oonapadour bouquets and having deep turned
down collars OF art guipure enriched with en-
hroidery. These manteets were worn by the
Duchess de Noailles. Princess Murat the
Duchess dc Ia Rcchefoucauld formerly Miss
,ritchelD. Nine Paul Lehaudy Nine. Edmond
Pasrre and Mrs Foxhsu Keene. and will no
doubt be greatly IN vogue during the summer.
ITS POLITICAL IMPORTANCE
Although no longer a barometer Of fashion, the
glass Of politics. for the crowds at the course
and along the roads through the Bois de Bou-
loere are thoroughly representative ones and
OF no other occasion 60 the President Of the re-
PUBLIC. the president of the Senate the president
of the Chamber Of Deputies and Cabinet minis
tsrs come IN such close contact with the people
On Sunday. contrary 10 what has unfortunately
been the case for several years, there nc po-
nticaI demonstration disturbance TO trouble
the day. President Loubet, accompanied by
Nine. Loubet. drove from the EIysees Palace in
the state carriage with outriders a Ia Daumont
Everywhere the President was quietly saluted
with friendly greeting. Two youths took upon
themselves as the cortege reached the racecourse
70 shout ''VIve Derouledel" and. with general
approval they were arrested and subsequently
released. The reception Of NJ. Loubet he
tered the Presidential stand respectful. but
without enthusiasm. The King Of the Belgians
was among the first 10 call upon the President
and the King and NJ Loubet chatted together
in quiet friendly manner for nearly a quarter
of an hour. After the race. when the President
returned 70 Paris. the crowd uncovered, but
there was no enthusiasm for any parsonage ex-
cept for the young and energetic president OF the
Chamber Of Deputies. who with Nine. Des-
chanel drove IN the third carriage behind Presi-
dent Loubet. N. Deschanel was greeted with
cheers and shouts Of '"Vive Deschanel!" and his
young and attractive wife attired in white dress.
pink boIero and dainty straw hat. bushed and
looked very happy. while NJ. Deschanel lifted his
brilliantly brushed silk hat and bestowed bows
and smiles on either side. The passage Of N.
Waldeck-Rousseau, president Of the Counsel OF
Ministers, who drove by with his W.. took
place amid rather a cold silence The Prime
Minister IS not popular but people feel that he
Is needed. and they recognize his strength Of
character and ability. Noisy groups Of Nation
alists and anti-Sennitic agitators were conspicu
Gus by their absence. To judge by the physiog-
nor1y Of the Sunday crowds, there seemed TO be
a general feeling Of calm common sense and
aversion for noisy theatrical politics.
THE INFLUENCE OF AMERICAN JOCKEYS. !
The most interesting international feature Of
the Grand Prtx was not much the signal de-
feat OF Mr.. Keene's American colt Olyrnpian and
his American jockey Henry, who wore the same
colors-white with blue spots-which Fordhan
CT Foxhau bore to the winning post twenty
years ago, but the influence and success Of the
American Jockeys. whose methods eagerly
discussed on the French turf. AS already cabled
70 The Tribune. the opinion among racing men
rere is that the American method Of riding is a
mistake when applied 10 a hot tempered. hard !
rnouthed horse like OIympian, because perfect /
control OF the horse becomes almost impossible /
when the jockey is forward the animals neck /
On the other hand. the American jockeys /
prcrnptness in getting remarkable spurtS Of /
speed out Of the horses they mount is fully ap- /
preciated as is also the minimum Of resistance !
70 the wind obtained by their position Just be- /
hind the animals head Sloan and Rigby have !
ridden for TWO years in France, and their meth /
o6s are now pretty well understood. The gen /
eral opinion is that they excellent artists"
who are rnarvellously clever in getting every ad-
vantage al the start but that they show less /
skill al the finish than do the English Jockeys /
Moreover. II IS said that courses like that OF /
Longchamps. where there are sharp turns. rises I
and descents. the Americans do not always /
maintain the accurate guidance Of their horses /
The leading authorities OF the French turf con- /
sider that much has been learned from the trans /
atlantic riders, but that II would be a mistake /
10 adopt their methods as whole. Great en- /
thusiasrn was Justly accorded TO Rigby who /
bore VI. Caaut's colors 10 victory at the Grand .
Pr!K de Paris on Cheri. this being the only in /
stance since 1888. when the Grand Prix in /
stitUted. Of any other than an English jockey /
riding the winner Much praise also be- /
slowed upon Reif for the mastery manner in /
which he rode VI. Jacques Hennessys French I
colt Ladykiller 70 a third place at the Grand /
Prix race, where the field sixteen. AS The /
Tribune readers are already aware Rigby, the /
hero OF last Sundays race. has been engaged by [
II. Jean de Reszke. and left Paris yesterday for /
the De Reszke stables in Poland. c. / B.