President Sees Yankee Horses Win, Daily Racing Form, 1919-05-10

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PRESIDENT SEES YANKEE HORSES WJN PAUIS France May 9 President Wilsons visit to the Longchamps races yesterday was by way of relaxation from the hard work in which he inctitii mon with Premiers Lloyd George and Clemenceau have been engaged during the last few days Mrs Wilson accompanied the President to lie race course as did Rear Admiral Grayson the party witnessing tlie reopening of the superbtrack wlilfr cows have boen pastured since the last Grand Prix was run in 1914 They took great interest in look ¬ ing over the beautiful grounds which bear few scars now of their rough wartime usage and tliev watched with evident pleasure two Americanowiild horses romp home ahead of their opponents in tlie first two races j jOne One of these horses W K Vandcrbilts Mc Kinley confirmed in dashing style the ophiltm formed of him here last year that he was oncof the best of his time anil caused him to be set down as the probable favorite for the forthcoming French Derby and tlie Grand Prix


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