The New York herald., 1921-06-27
100, 900 at Paris
Races as Lemonora
Wins Grand Prix
President Millerand and Many
Americans Among Those
witnessing Turf Event.

Special Cable to THE New YoaR lIs1ALp.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW Yosk liEsArD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. June 20.
A crowd estimated at .00,0 600 persons
saw j. Watson's chestnut colt Lemo-
nora win the Grand Prix., worth 10000
francs. at Longchamps this afternoon.
The distance was one mile and seven
furlongs. Flechoir was second and
Harpocrate third. 1t was the third
time a British stable has won this classic
turf event in as manv years. Incl
dentaly. Lemonora rap third in the
Derby recently.
Betting on the Grand Prix to-day ex
ceeded 100000 francs. So evenly
We're the bets Distributed under the pari-
mutuel system that Lemonora paid only
"A to 10.
The race provided the climax of Paris's
Grand Semaine. Tomorrow fashionable
Paris will begin packing its trunks to go
to the northern coast resorts and for
summer cures" leaving the capital to
provincial and foreign visitors.
To-day thousands of bettors. as was
the case last week. were unable to place
their bets. although special betting
booths were opened long before the noon
hour. When the starting gong sounded.
long queues were waiting. many of the
wouldbe bettors waiting 10 put thou
sends of frances on the horse they had
picked to win.
ksar, which was popular favorite and
is owned by Nine Edmond Blanc. proved
u disastrous failure. coming in with the
last of the French contendcrs. When ne
paraded by the silent throng that had
bet on him his head was down as if he
realized what the loss meant to many
who had pinned their hopes on him.
Racing officials were unanimous that
the crowd to-day to see the Grand Prix
run was the greatest in thirty years. 1t
was impossible to move in the grand
stand. while the pelouse was fairly reek-
ing under a hot sun and could not begin
to accommodate the crowds ciamoring
for admission. Thousands of persons
watched the race from the tree tops and
high fences. They were stretched out In
this way as far as the eye could see.
President Mllerand saw the. race He
was accompanied by Crown Prince Hiro-
hito of Japan, Marshal Petain. Gen.
Nivelle and almost every member of the
can Ambassador. Hugh c. Wallace
AS fashion display the occasion of
the running of the Grand Prix provided
nothing new. the mannequins there ex-
hibiting the same black and white and
snauve effects, with the gowns as long
as ever, as were shown at the running
of the Grand Steeplechase at Auteui
last Sunday and at the coaching parade
on Friday.
After wisteria and fuschia tones, yell
lows. and especially corn yellow. were
next in popularity, Paris dressmakers
putting dash of amber into every
thing.
Among the Americans who saw the
running of the Grand Prix were Mr. and
Mrs John r. Drexel, Col. and Mrs.
Francis Drake, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burlock, Mrs. Armn Schlesinger, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gould Brokaw. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Carroll, Mrs A. X.
Macomber. Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs and Mr.. G.
Creighton webb.
With the large delegation of Ameri-
can theatrical folk who were striving
to place bets on their choice for win
ming the Grand Prix. there was Fannie
Ward. with all her jewels and Arnold
DAILY, who Is just back here from Lon
don.