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VERDUN WINS GRAND PRIX DE PARIS. Vanderbilts Cracks. Negofol and Oversight, Are Contestants in Race, but Fail to Place. Paris. France. June 2S. — The Crand Prix de Paris. the greatest race of the year on tlie French turf, was run vesterdav over the Longchainps course in the presence of President Kallieres and 300.000 people. W. K. Vanderbilts horses. Negofol and Overnight, Which ran first and third in the Flinch Derby, were among tlie starters, but failed to place. The race was won by Maurice de Rothschilds chestnut colt. Verdnn. Rarat up. Mine. N U. Cheremeteffa Rebel!* was second and Edmund Dianes Union third. The value Of the stake was 4,155. It is the most valuable stake in the world. Steven horses faced the starter. Lord Mickelhams William the Fourth, closely attended by the Vandcr-l.ilt pair and Union, broke in front. William the Fourth made the running to the head of the stretch, where Verdun came through to victory. Rarat la the first French Jockey to win the Grand Prix since the days of Napoleon III. M. de Roth schild and Rarat were conducted to the presidential pavilion, where M. lallieres warmly congratulated them. The belting was tremendous. 86,900 being wagered ill the pari-mutnels. Americans bet much of this sum on the Vanderbilt pair. Verdun is French bred. He is by Rabelais — Vel-lena. Rebclle is a bay cult by Sinioniau — Rose Nini. and lliion is a hay filly by Ajax — Andrea. Ross Adams" Christiana won the Prix Castries. Mason Carnes Tcrspatta being unplaced. Herman it. Daryeas Rose Noble, wiuch has keen a freqaeal w -in in r here, failed to get a place in the Prix du Due ilWosta. In the Prix des Drags, value .100. at 4.200 meters. Asherlon Smiths Jerry. Driscoll up, and R. Henrys Moonstruck, Hawkins up, took tirst and second places, beating the nearest French noises six lengths. Particularly lose surveillance was exercised by the police over the vans conveying tlie race horses from Maison I.atlitte lo Auteuil. Tin- convov was escorted hy a detach meat of mounted gendarme-., under command of a major and a force of gendarmes mounted on bicycles. Other gendarmes wen- sta I ioned at intervals along the road. No incidents, however, wire reiMirted.
