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OVER 100000 PAY TO SEE GRAND PRIX Paris France July The abiding recollection of this yestrs race for the Grand Prix at Long champs will be umbrellas Possibly those who backed the winner at 30 to 1 will also remember that fact but such lucky individuals are few fewThe The theatenlng weather did not keep people from coming and the gate receipts amounted to over 05000 as compared with slightly less than 00000 in 1U11 when the weather was fine The popular twenty cent field attracted 89777 persons and the total paying attendance was 109094 The pari mutuel booths handled 1041241 of which 40279 was nlaccd on the Ms race In 1SS7 betting in France had become so wide ¬ spread among the working classes that the govern ¬ ment prohibited any betting except between indi ¬ viduals who knew each other personally The re ¬ ceipts at the race courses were at once lowered and the Interest in horse breeding fell to such a de ¬ gree that tho government began to fear the effect on its supply for cavalry In four years it was decided to allow betting by the parimutiiRl or to talisator system Ever since its Introduction receipts sit the parimutuel have steadily increased as is shown by the following figures of the sums staked at the Paris rsice courses courses1S92 1S92 31595000 lOOC 51000000 510000001S90 1S90 37540000 1911 70274000 1901 42253000 42253000The The state takes S per cent of these euros and dis ¬ penses it in encouraging horse breeding installing water systems and other public works
