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McKINLEY ABSENT FROM GRAND PRIX Galloper Light the Favorite Great Crowd and Ova ¬ tion for Premier Clemenceau Mr Vandcrbilts good colt AIcKinley did not start in the Grand Prix de Paris and in his absence French racing critics consider that second rate French horses were beaten by what was looked upon as less than a firstclass English horse This is not correct Galloper Light is in the first flight of English threeyearolds He is a brown by Sun star Santa Fina and was the favorite at 2JX to 1 1Master Master Good the second horse in the Grand Prix is a bay colt by Rabelais Miss Gennes owned by A Kknayan of enormous stable fame Insensible which finished third is a bay colt by Ajax Shell duck from Jefferson Cohns stable and the Due De cazes owns Rapidari the fourth horse a brown colt by Rabelais Adana AdanaEnglish English owners swept tho board in the big Pari ¬ sian races winning the Grand Steeplechase and Grand Hurdle Race as well as the Grand Prix PrixTJie TJie previous Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamps was run on June 28 1914 It was oh that day that Archduke Ferdinand and his wife the Duchess cf Ilohcnlwrg were assassinated at Sarajevo The news of the assassination reached the race track where President Poincare the cabinet ministers and the members of the diplomatic corps occupied the official stand The Austrian ambassador left the race course immediately immediatelyThe The great crowds that have attended the princi ¬ pal racing events this year were surpassed by the vast throngs that gathered to see the race last Sunday M Poincare was in the presidents stand and Premier Clemenceau also was present for the first time in many years yearsAs As soon as the premier entered the gate afoot the people rushed from all corners of the paddock yelling lustily The cheering was taken up in the stands as M Clemenceau appeared in the presi ¬ dents box Then the field black with people joined in the prolonged ovation until the Tiger was forced to advance to the front of the stand and bow his acknowledgment acknowledgmentThe The sport as well as the crowd was markedly interallied American British Italian and Greek owners were represented in the great race which technically offered less interest than the presence of M Clemenceau
