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W. K. VANDERBILT WINS FRENCH DERBY. Negofol Finishes First and His Stable Companion Is Third — Oaks Winner Finishes Second. Paris, Prance, June U. -The hua Derby was run yesterday at Chautillv and was wen by . K. Vanderbllfs NegofDl in Impressive style from Ed nioml Blancs Union, with Negofols stable com panlon Oversight, third. The stake was worth and4o con and the race was witnessed bj an immense crowd Imdndlng thousands wf Americana, who won heavily ou the victory. The French Derby is ■ three year-old event at one mile ami I hair. Last year V. K. Vnuderbllts Seu Sick II. ran a dead heat with M. E. Dcseuamiis Quintette II.. ami in I.mm; Mr. Vaudorbill s Main tenon won this stake. Today Oversight was sent out in front ami made all the manias to the stretch. where NecefoL doner/, attended by Union, closed ap and won in a drive by several lengths. The Vnndei-bilt statde was favorite in the betting at 2 to 1. with Inion and Baron de Rothschilds Verdun about an rqnsl second choice. There were twenty-one starters. W. K. Vanderbilfs Sea Siek II. won the Prix do Danes at rem and one -half miles, worth . otto. The victories of the Vandeibilt colors were immensely popular with the American element and the stable now bids fair to take a prominent position in the winning list at the end of the season. Negofol is a liay colt by Childwiek — Ni proas* nnd was a winner for Mr. V.inderbilt last year as a two-year-old. Early this spring lie was talked of as the best three-year-old in France. Oversight was t lie most promising product of Halma. a horse that V.inderbilt bought for 830.000. When he returned to America he turned over Halma as a gift to the New York Breeding Bureau. Yandci hilts preference for Oversight was known to betting men among Americans abroad and. though honking is prohibited by law in France, there was a report of some heavy betting transactions in the future liooks. liets of .NMI to ,000 oil Oversight to win the double event — the French Derby and Grand Prix — having been recorded twice. In addition there was much betting of smaller sums at alKiut the same Mills. Both Negofol and Oversight arc entered ill the Grand Prix de Paris, worth iflio.ooo to the winner. which will be run on Sunday. June 27. Oversight is looked ii|m ii sa one of the best handicap horses in France. He recently won the Prix Darn Produce Stakes i. and his Might of early speed was of use yesterday In Betting the pace. In winning the Produce Stakes lie defeated Flls du Vent, the English Derby candidate from the string of M. Blanc, the leading turfman of France. Verdun, which was one of the choices yesterday, won the French Prix of ."ii.KH francs, which corresponds to the English Two Thousand Guineas. He was thought a more formidable candidate in yesterdays stake than Iniou. but the fashion in which the Vaudcrbilt horses were handled beat iiini. Every one supposed that Oversight would lie the colt chosen to will for Vandeiliilt. Instead, this colt was rushed out to the front, setting a dizzy pace, and Verduns jockey kept him close up. The result was that both killed their chances, leaving Negofol to win. American .jockeys arc iVsniai III III! to arrive here and Winnie OConnor rode the French colts that won the 25.O00 and 50.000 Irani- stakes, which are Identical in conditions with the British One Thousand ami-Two Thousand Guineas. Inion. the filly which ran second. Is by Ajax — Andree. She recently won the French Oaks. Auteuil. France. June IS, — The Prix No Good. Steeplechase, 4.000 francs. 3,500 meters, was won yesterday by Sauvetir. St. Sauvier up. J. E. Widc-ners Homelaader Henderson was second. Grand Mat tlc Fever was third. Six horses ran. ¥ The lrix de Bezons. hurdle race. 4.000 francs. 8, MM meters, was won by irilioiiillo. Philippe up. W. K. Vanderbilfs Herkimer Kolfci. was second. Catideyran iSauval was third, ami J. E. Widencts East River fourth. Seven horses ran. The Prix Bride Abattue. hurdle race. 4.000 francs. 2.SSOO meters, was won by Pie de l.Amiramlolc Louth up. J. E. Widoners Shadow Glance Taylor t was etc taut. Andaloux llelorme was third and V. K. Vamlorbilts Five oclock was fourth. Eight ran.
