The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-22
MAINTENON'S VICTORY POPULAR.
W. X. VanderbIu's Great Horse Has Won
RI61, 900 In France.

W. K. vanderbiltis Maintenon by his victory
in the Grand PriX de Automne at LonRchamps
recently earns a prominent place in the front
rank Of French racehorses. That the win
was no fuke ia evidenced by the fact that q
long way behind him was Bachelors Button.
one Of the best handicap horses in England.
and with Danny Maize on his back. Mainte-
non stands close on ~ hands. and though he
did not appear to ADVANTAGE in the paddock.
dispelled the prejudice in the preliminary
csnter by his long. powerful. sweeping action.
Ten horses went TO the post, and after they
broke away Maintenon was in third place.
only a couple of lengths behind Maisan. the
leader. About half way Maher forged toward
the front with Bachelors Button. but he never
got quite on terms with the front brigade.
A little further on II was evident MIR, Wander
bits horse had the race in rand and coming
into the stretch he shot into the lead. Punta
Gords and Montlieu challenged him in turn.
but to no avail. and he won by t~hree-duarters
of a length from the first named. Bachelors
Button WAS one Of the last three. Maher not
trying with him when he saw he had no chance.
A big crowd Of Americans was present. The
French correspondent Of the Field in speaking
OF the race says:
popular one, for nc sooner had the number
Of the winner gone UP than there was a long
sustained outburst of cheering, this being
owner. for Maintenon may be said 70 have
worked himself into popular favor by dint
of sheer hard work. Maintenon had beaten
in all these races the best OF the French
three-year-olds at various weights. but at
all times with the worst OF them, and his
merits could not well be exaggerated. NO far
IA il was possible TO draw a line between
English and French, 80 that he stood out
az a worthy representative of the latter,
and the cheers which greeted him and his
Jockey on their return 10 scale were
thoroughly deserved. His career has been
value of the races he has won tPleven out of
s%lXteenl is about E33, 600. II may be taken
for. granted that he will, barring accidents,
add largely 10 this total next season,
1T seems TRANCE, looking back to the be-
ginning of the season, that Maintenon's
stable companion Prestige should have been
able TO give him u pounds and a beating.
hut there can be no doubt that such was
the case then. though Maintenon has i'm
proved so much that Prestige, were he in
I training now. could do nothing of the kind.
pion three-year-oid of the season, and Mr..
Vanderbilt may well be proud in the pos
session Of two such three-year-Olds as these:
one that has won more money than any
other of his age has ever done In France,
the other unbeaten and the winner of sixteen.
races before his career was brought to a
premature close. IL il curious Nat the
PriX du Conseil Municipal should hive once
the late MIR. Whitney having been successful
in 1901 with kilmarnQck, who, unlike Main
tenon, was bred in the United States. and
this is as often a. the English have been
successful. our victories being limited 70
those of Best Man in 1894 and of Winktield's
Pride in 1897"
second October meeting, vas won by Mintagon,
carrying % pounds. II viii be. remembered
that this horse was once owned by the late
WilliamC Whitney. who paid $40. 5OOfor him as
fve-year-old and his present owner. John
Hill, bought him for $500.