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NEGOFOLS RACING PROWESS Mr Simms Recent Purchase a Mighty Per ¬ former in France During Two and Three YearOld Career Negofol was a good race horse his career on the turf being confined to his two and threeyearold days His racing was all doiui for Mr W K Vnnderbilr who died in Paris Thursday When a twoyearold Negofol won the Prix dHoiiIgate at Maisons Laffite besides running second in the Prix de Ilonfleur at Deanville the Grand Criterium at Paris and the Prix Eclipse at Maisons Laffite all valuable races This was in 1108 When n threeyearold he won the Prix de Fontaluebleaii and the Prix de Guiche both over the Rois de Boulogne track at Paris and the Prix du Jockey Club French Derby at Chantilly This was his greatest victory and in it he defeated such stars as Union Oversight Aerdnn A veil Ossian Hag to Hag Hertre and twelve others running its mile and a half in 235f with 128 pounds up He ran unplaced to Verdun Rebclli and Ilikm in the Grand Prix de Paris for which coupled with Oversight he was the favorite at 9 to 5 He was four times second in big races that year and once third his racing record being Year Age 1st 2d 3d Unp Amt 1908 2 2 3 1 1 52 iO 1909 3 3 4 1 4 43180
