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BRULEUR WINS WORLDS RICHEST RACE Paris June 30 The Grand Prix de Paris the richest prize in the racing world was won at Long champs yesterday by M E de Saint Marys buy colt Bruleur which two weeks ago finished third in the French Derby Baron Gourgands Opott was second and Viconite dHarcourts Ecouen third Sev ¬ eral American owners figured in the race but not in the money W K Vandcrbilt ran1 ran two entries Pirpiriol and Reindeer August Belmont Bavard III Herman B Duryea Blarney and Frank J Gould Fil dEcosse but all ran unplaced unplacedThe The Grand Prix is an event for threeyearolds at one mile and seven furlongs It was valued this year at 72000 Bruleur was quoted at 5 to 1 He kept iu the background until they straightened out for the run home when he dashed to the front and won by a length There were nineteen other start ¬ ers ersPresident President Pointare and members of his cabinet several diplomatic representatives including the American ambassador and a host of celebrities were among the spectators spectatorsThe The time of the race proved to be the fastest re ¬ corded since its foundation fifty years ago Bru leurs time was 313 Houli won last year iu 319
