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FRENCH RACING IS IN HIGH FAVOR PARIS France May 27 Racing is enjoying a far greater popularity than It has ever had be ¬ fore and the sums wagered on the tracks arc mount ¬ ing steadily On a pleasant Sunday the attend ¬ ance at I ngchamps runs over 70000 which in the old days would have been considered unusually good DayBetween for Grand Prix Day Between one and a half to two milion dollars often passes through the parimutuels on Sundays in Longchamps indicating that the betting la far heavier than iu prewar days The French race courses are now at their best and are a delight to American visitors who seem to head for them the moment they get to Paris ParisONeill ONeill McGee and Milton Henry all seem like old friends to Americans who knowing little of French horses naturally pick their mounts
