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INCREASING VALUES IN FRENCH RACING. In Iranee the Societe dEacourageatenl has Issued its program for 1913. It covers thirty-seven days racin;;. iind includes 222 prizes, the added money totaling in. 9993.O0O. The value of several races will he greatly increased. BOtabij the Prix dtt ■ Cailran, which is raised from Silimh to 920.00O. This js .me ,,r the most Important long distance race- in the front h •Calendar." and has been won in the |msI l.v great horses like Omnium II.. Cham bertin. I..- Ro| Soleil, Perth, l.a Camargo and Cum 1 iiant. It will be run Ihis year on May 1. at lougebamps, where th,- spriag meeting commences on Sunday. April t;. The French oaks Prix de I Mattel will Itc run at Chantiliy on June s. ami the Frencb Derby Prix du Jockey Club on Jaae 1 ■" . Ih,- Grand Prix th Paris is fixed fot June 29, and the Prix l 11 ions, ii Municipal for October •",. Ih ■ Jockey club program Includes twenty ~i new priz,-s of great national value. These are entitled "Prix de Cavalerle," their vain,- being nearly 50,000. These races will be for borses which 1 have received a "certiacate of aptitude." declaring that they an- likely to I f service 10 the army, and the state ha- the option of purchasing the winners. One ol these races will l.e run at I/.m; champs, one at Chaatilly ami the twenty-four others in different parts of tin- country. This,, prix de . Cavalerle Indicate another advance made l.v the racing authorities on behalf of the army, ami should I lie :t hssoii lo countries which are now Lamenting a shortage of horses for the purpose of national defense, •The program of the Steeplechase Society lias alsu , jus| he, 11 Issued, ami il cunt a las a number of nnli tut aces. 9HO.0OM being devoted to prlaes ol this ilescriptkMi. The added money to lie distributed bj the Steeplechase Sbciety daring Ibe present year Is 70,090. In the face ot these agareo BO one can say Unit raeilijr. botl the Mat ami over oh sia, Its. is not flourishing in France. The presid *nl of the Steeplechase Society for the forthcoming , season i- again Priaee Murat. and tin- stewards are [ M. a l»u Baa, Baroa tie Neuflixe ami Coual 1; ,1, Clermonl Toanerre. The principal members arc . the King of BnglaiMl ibe King of Spain, Prince . ii. ii.- dArenla*rg, ibe Maniuis de Kreteuil the . O le Hriss.ie ih. ii.mi. .1 mi tie la Bocbefoti .iiiild M M.eiiie. i. Maurice ,ie obeesi i la men , llennrssy. l uln Boederer. l II. Bidgway and I M. .Itiin stem. lie- season open- Sunday, February 10.
