The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-21
If ITS HERE
IT'S RIGHT
RIOT BREAKS OUT
ON PARIS TRACK
Labor Leader InCiteS Stable
Boys to Shoot Horses
Crowds Stop Races.

Paris. June eo.-Au occurrence unprece-
dented in the French turf almost pre-
vented the running Of the Grand steeple-
chase Of Paris today at the Auteuil
course. The meeting was disorganize1
by a serious riot several persons being
injured
Many arrests were made. Inspired at3
aided. II is said, by Pataud and other
revolutionary labor leaders. forty militant
members OF the stable boys union, armed
with revOlvers, ambushed the vans con-
veyiug the horses from MaisCns Lafitte,
their running quarters. Among the VIC
Tins wee several American horses. Mean
while, owing 10 the delay Iu calling the
events, the greatest confusion prevailed
at the race track.
It was a long time before the cause Of
the uon-appearauce of the horses became
known. but finally a magistrate and a
force of police set off TN automobiles to
the scene of the trouble. where they put
the stable boys to flight and rescued the
racers
It seemed at first as though the meet
ing would have to- be abandoned, and
President EaIIieres. who always Is pres
ent on the occasion of the Grand steeple
chase, was advised by telephone not 70
come Eventually. however. the call wa
given for the first race. This was more
than two hours after the scheduled time
and the crowds, already eXasperated
from waiting became violent when a sin
gle horse presented itself for a walk
over 70 the first event. Jockey and horse
were forced 90 beat a hasty retreat to
the paddock. as the crowd swarmed Gu
the track and refused 90 permit the
Jockey to take his mount over the course
The second event was for army Off
GERS riding their own horses. For some
reason or other the crowds became fTen-
zied when several officers Cantered en-.
The officers were pelted with missiles and
two were severely injured The barriers
guarding the course were broken down
and hundreds of men invaded the track,
a---
/ injured by the wildly excited horses.
About the same time the booths and
hedges were set on fire, but fortunately
reinf0rcements of police. troops and fire
men who had been hastily summoned ar
rived in time % clear the track and ex-
tinguish the flames. The police arrested
large number and the remainder of the
program was carried out I'm comparative
quiet.
The Grand steepIechase. which was
worth $500. was won by Z. Veil Pich-
ards Saint Caradso. with g. g. Asheton-
smith Jerry n. second and NJ Cham
| plOn Mademoiselle Boniface third ".
/ X. Nanderbilts Herkimer won the Prix
d Issy- a hurdle race at one mile and
/ three quarters.
Stable Boys TO Strike.
Maisons LsFitte. France. June %
/ At a meeting tonight attended by dele
! gates from the General Federation OF
Labor, the Stable Boys union voted 10
strike next Sunday with the Grand prix
/ de Paris is the feature Of the racing pro-
gram. one Of the speakers announced
| that 5000 wOrkmen would cooperate I'm
/ the strike and that the Grand Prfx would
I be converted into an obstacle race"
/ Il Is stated that the leaders I'm the move
/ ment have i'm mind am even more effective
/ plan Of stopping the meeting, unless the
/ trainers accede 10 their demands. To i.
/ estimated that the incident at AuteH today
/ caused loss of $4,000 to the betting ma
/ chimes.