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PATRIARCHAL FRENCH TURFMAN DIES DIESM M II Ii lainarr the oldest sportsman connected with Hie French turf dic l yostwd y morning July T at tin1 advanceil age of 84 He was the founder of the Societe d Encouragement and at one time his colors were carried with conspicuous success by some of the best horses of their day His con ¬ nection with French racing goes back to the early sixties and In 1S04 ho won tin1 Grand Prix de Paris in the second year of its institution with Vermont which upset the famous Blair Athol in which hopes of English sportsmen were centered lie also won the race In 187 with Boiard and in 1SS9 with Vasistas On other French classics he left his mark the Prix de Dian French Oaks going to him by the aid of Aiclorieusr in 1SHJ and her success was supplemented in 1S73 1SS3 and 1 895 by Cainpeche Vcrte Bonne and Kasbah respec ¬ tively M Dclamarre also won the Prix du Jockey Club French Derbv with Bois Rousscl in 1SIM FlorHitin in 1SOO Patricien In 1S7 and with Roiard in 1S73 Ills colors were also associated with victories in many other races on the other side of the Channel and his stable was one to be ffjircd for a long period London Sportsman
