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GREATEST OF FRENCH RAGES Grand Prix tie Paris Value About 60000 to Be Run June 27 Several American Owners After AfterIt It A K Macomber Has a aChance Chance With Pendennis The attention of the European world of racing at piesent is focnsrcil on two events which have much I t do with the maintenance of that interest which spells progress in the sixirt and also in its vital adjunct the breeding of thoroughbreds These are the English Derby to be run at Epsom today and the Grand Prix de Paris to be decided at Longclmmps June 27 They are the great turf fixtures OIKMI to the world and it is the ambition of every breeder to rear a horse capable of winning cither or both whille sportsmen for generations huve spent vasts urns in an endeavor to get three yearolds with sufficient quality to carry off the coveted prizes It is the winners of these classics whose blood is so eagerly sought in every part of the world and through them the type has achieved a distinction unappronched by any other representa ¬ tives of the equine family familyThe The Grand Prix to the French is what the Derby is to the Engjish In the magnitude of the prize and the conditions under which it is given the Grand Prix de Paris is unique The face is for V 0 X francs with 30000 francs to the breeder of the winner The city of Paris contributes 250MM francs and the five great railway companies en ¬ tering tiie city donate 0000 francs It is open to the world alid carries an viilivf viilivfMrTrfi MrTrfi MrTrfi13i10 13i10 francs The second at the finish receives 30000 francs and the third ISooo francs Entries for the current yinr closed on December 31 1 18 and there were I3 nominations of which 25S were made at Paris sviiityeigJit at I ondon and three at Koine The distance is a mile and seveneighths Colts carry 12S and fillies 125 pounds It is in every sense vhat it was designated to lie a test of those qual ¬ ities which have made the thoroughbred great Speed stamina and weight carrying abilities are essential The searching quality of such a contest speedily eliminates the unsound and colt or filly emerging victorious from the ordeal has earned the right to perpetuate the breed breedJAS JAS R XEENES FOXHALLS SUCCESS SUCCESSThe The Grand Prix has in former years held a fascin nton for Americans There was FoxhalPs year 1SS1 when Mr James I Keene electrified the European turf world by sending this splendid son of King Alfonso and Jamaica after the French classic The renowned English jockey George Fordham crossed the channel to pilot the American crack which took the measure of a large and high class field including Tristan and Albion which ran second and third The race was worth S3l7 that year The second occasion when the colors of an American were acclaimed by tile quarter of a mil ¬ lion persons which see the race decided annually at the Longchamps course was in 1HS when Mr W K Vandcrbilt realized one of his lifes ambi ¬ tions his fine colt oNrtheast ridden by Childs getting home in front of Sonage Pourpree and Souvigny It was the richest Grand Prix on record 711120 lielng the portion of the victor Northeast was a son of Perth which was a grandson of Halliard HalliardOf Of course there was no running of the Grand Prix during the war but almost before France had had lime to bind up her wounds the announcement was made that lUt would see a renewal of the test The English colt Galloper Light owned by Captain A de Rothschild crossed the channel and won The race this year holds a particular charm for Americans Incausc of he allconquering career of Mr A K Macombers Pendennis by Rabelais Confection whii h has to date beaten all opiwinents Ured in France by Mr Joseph E Widener of Phila ¬ delphia and sold with other thoroughbreds last year to his present owner Peiidennis has fought his way into public esteem by a fine display of speed and courage terminating in the Poule dEssai com ¬ monly called The French Two Thousand on Sunday May Ki when according to a cablegram to Mr Widener he Inat the best threeyearolds in France by six lengths It would appear now that nothing but an accident can prevent the Americanowned colt from giving a good account of himself in this years Grand Prix He is in capable hands Tom Murphy who prepared Durbar II for the Derby of 114 having him in charge chargePendennis Pendennis is not the only candidate of which the Cjcombcr stable can boast but neither Kenil worth liv UalMlais Light of Ixivo Princess of Tliule by llf Wallflower II High Spirits hy Rabelais LAdorablc Little Comrade liy IJabelais Oriami Margaret ° Ogilvy by Rabelais Love lllink Jane Evrc bv Prestige Ocean Hound or Itlind Fate liv Econen Martiia Gorman compare with the win ¬ ner of the Poule DEssai Margaret Ojrilvy has shown some class but the fillies to win have been few and far between j jOTHER OTHER AMERICANS SEEK PRIZE PRIZEThere There are other Americanowned nominations for the Grand Prix this year Mr W K Vanderbilf has eight including Haifa by Maintenon Hallow ¬ een and Masking by Oversight Maskette The latter has a plentitude of American blood in her veins her dam being a daughter of Disguise whie Oversight is a son of Ilalma by Hanover Others ire Uattersea bv Sea Sick and Deepdale and Silver Creek both sons of Maintenon William Aslor Chanler who resides abroad much of the time is represented by Ilnllnd a daughter of Kabelais and Adana and Frank 1 Gould by Dabrule a son of Pruleur and Anda AndaFaraway Faraway Argentina lias a nomination in the filly Pcrigourdino by Cupbearer named by Senor Ed ouard Martinez de IIoz while Italy lias a candidate in Ghiberti by Signorino representing M Frederici Tesio TesioGreat Great Ilritain holds a powerful hand having Minong her eligihles several colts which have raced well in the Two Thousand Guineas Newmarket Stakes anil other fixtures run for this spring Con CoatluueU oil eighth page GREATEST OF FRENCH RACES Continued from first page spicuous among them are Lord Derbys Arclmic by 1olynvfliis Keystone II which finished a good fouHh for the Two Thousand Guineas and Mr yi K Hnltons Silvern by Polymelus Silver Fowl whose performance in the Newmarket Stakes was worthy of note though unplaced at tho finisli The British experts have for some time had good words for Captain Oiles Loders Golden Guinea and Spion Kop sons of Iolymolus and Spearmint They are members of tlie Gilpin stable which has powerful representation outside of the eolts named in Com ¬ rade by 1achelors Double Sowrabaya and Merry Din by Spearmint Tinkling Sound Captain de Rothschild owner of last years winner has a likely nominee in Daylight Patrol by Snnstar Lindoiya and Zerbino by Rcdium Zoboyde Sir Abe liniley has four eligibles among tliem the good colt Southern by Sunstar Pretty Dark and II Wliitworth has a worthy representative in lie Goes by Prince Palatine Feronia FeroniaThe The Duke of AVestminster has a pair of wellbred eolts in Figdalo by Sunstar Mangalini and Swyn burn by Swynford Mowsali but neither of them have shown form that would make them dangerous Tin public trials of Mr Lionel Robinsons Prince Galahad by Prince Palatine Decagono have not matched the form shown in private and this colt once regarded as n most dangerous factor for the French prize has lost friends rapidly his form iii tile NewmarUot Stakes for which he had a special preparation being a shock to his followers followersTho Tho French have some splendid material them ¬ selves conspicuous among those bred and owned by citizens of France being Odol the property of Mr Henry Ternynck who owns his sire Opott a ten yearrold by Maximum a grandson of the English stallion Wisdom Odol lias a reputation as a stayer and up to last reports from France had not been beaten this season The largest stable in France Is that of M A Kknayan who made fifteen entries for the race Of this number five are fillies All are well bred and comprise sous and daughters of Verwood Nimbus Prestige Negofol Kcoueii Alcantara II Sardanapale Phoenix and the ill fated maiden Erlogh which was bought by Mr A 11 Hancock from Mr Joel in 1917 and lost at sea when the Minneliuha was torpedoed by the Ger ¬ mans mansMr Mr Kknayan is a comparatively recent addition to the French turf He made a large fortune in trade and took up racing as a diversion having no children childrenThe The Messrs Honnessy James and Jacques have wellbred ones in the race also the formers nom ¬ inations four in number being Gorgos Cliouberski Kronen and Prestige PrestigeKaron Karon Kdouard de Rothschild the head of the wellknown family of bankers had more nomina ¬ tions originally than anybody else no fewer than twentyone colts and fillies being named by him though two fillies went out at an early declaration stake They are the perfection of French breeding being Predicateur and Sans Sonci chiefly though Alcantara II Nimbus Isard and Saint Just are also represented Huron Maurice de Rothschild had four nominations all by Sardanapale but they were recently transferred to Mr Henri Letellier That good sportsman M Jean Stern lias named sis by such wellknown sires as Negofol Prestige rgos and Uabelals
