Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

VANDERBILT At
TOP OF THE LIST
AT the Head of Winning Race
Horse Owners in France
Leads by Thousands.
spccial cablesram to TIE st.r.

Special Cablegram TO The star
PARIS. August an Edmond Blanc is
striving TO regain the position Mr.. w. *.
Vanderbilt occupies at the head OF the
list OF winning owners with such colts as
Ouida Halfa, by Persimmon out of Yes
terling. and Myram. who. by Flying Fox
out OF Airs and Graces, is own brother to
Jardy-who form the pick OF the basket In
the stable at La Fouilense. Both are en-
tered in the Chantilly Derby and grand
prize Of Pals. Perhaps there Is even
soE,ejhing better in reserve under Den
mans care IN tie colt by Cylene out o.
ViclIra, who formed the sensational lot OF
las. years DeaLville sales when he fell
to NJ. Edmond Blancs bid Of $4,000 as
ycarling He has several engagements In
Finland.
No man is more popular on Erelch race
courses than William X. Vanderbilt For
ten years he has tried for success on the
French turf While he has had number
OF winners in past years, 1t was not Until
This sedson that he achieved the distluc-
fion of leading home the French Derby
winner. which was his colt, Maintenon
Prestige. too. won many laurels Tor MI
Vanderbilt. Both colts earned large
amounts.
This is the first year in the history of
French racing that an American has ever
led the winning list of owners. James X.
Keene over two decades ago gave fame
and distinction to the American thorough
l-nl by winning the Grand Prx De Paris,
the most valuable stake In the world. With
his horse Foxhall. but he failed to make
his stable the largest winner of the year.
Leads by Many Thousands.
MIR. yanderbiits horses give promise Of
winning 100000 before the racing season
ends He leads by many thou lands Of
dollars all other turfmen in France. His
nearest rival is NJ. Edmond Blanc, the
noted French turfman, whose norses have
won for him $4,000. Mai Eustace
Loder. the well-known English turfman, Is
third, with $4,000 to his credit MT
I.oder's prominence on The winning hst
is due to his great three-year-oid colt
Srearmint. which went to France after he
had won the English Derby and annexed
the greatest turf prize In Europe the
Grand Prix de PaIis. worth S1o,oO.
Prestige Is unquestionably the greatest
of all French thoroughbreds. In two years
he has never met defeat. He is credited
with being at least fifteen pounds better
than his stable mate. Maintenon, which
started second favorite in the Grand FIX
10 Spearmint, because he had won the
French Derby so easily. Maintenon ran
far below his form against the EnSiish
colt and was beaten off. That Prestige
would have done much better and might
winner was the universal opinion OF the
ceverest turfmen in France.
Prestige Was Ineligible.
Unfortunately Prestige was ineligible to
start for the Grand Prix. He was bred |
10y NJ Ravaut. who met death while TAX
ing an alcohol bath in a cabinet. which
overturned and imprisoned him. Before |
he could be released he was fatally burned |
and soon afterwards died. 1t was his !
death which made Prestige ineligible for |
Tie race.
Prestige proved to be an aptly named |
colt He cost Mr.. Vanderbilt 5000 as |
yca Ring but paid his purchase price many |
times J beating every horse ne met both /
a Il two and three year-old French turf |
critics have declared time and again that |
this horse is the best bred in France In
many day He won all of his races In |
commanding style Reports OF his races |
say that he never was fully extended At
any time
GUS inasmuch as he is an unsound horse.
His ability to win so many races and run
so frequently In two years speaks well
for the skill of his trainer. William Duke, |
ii resident Of Wellsville, N. Y. Duke, who
for a number OF years was racing part
ner OF Enoch Wishard John A. brakes !
trainer has been in Mr.. Nanderbilts en- !
ploy for the last two years. Prior 70 That
he trained successfully for several seasons
IN England.
1t was Dukes attention to the legs and
feet OF Prestige that enabled that feet but
unsound colt 10 stand the ordeal OF racing
in France. In that country they race on
the turf. After q long drouth the sod be-
comes very dry and brittle and is not only |
hard TO race over. but is injurious to a
horse that has bad hOOfs or unsOund legs
During a rainy spell the turf becomes sod |
den. slippery. and is frequently cut into |
holes by the hoofs Of the thoroughbreds.
TO race over such courses for two years !
Is most trying on a sound-limbed horse. let !
alone one that has bowed tendOns such as
Prestige has. During this period he won |
sixteen races.
Success of Maintenon.
Maintenon cost his owner $500 as a
yearlIng Like his stable mate. he has won !
this many times over. He is not a partic-
ularly fast horse. but a slayer, and wins
most OF his races over distance of
ground In the Derby and the Grand Prix
he was ridden by Percy Woodlands the |
young English jockey-owner, who trains /