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VALUE OF THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS Accounts of the net value of the Grand Prix de Paris, won by Lemonora Sunday, June 20, vary, the Winning Post says it was 517,750 francs, which would lu 03,550, and. if correct, would make it by far the most valuable race ever contested On the other hand, London Sportsman gives its value at 7,000 pounds sterling. This is obviously a case of misprinting or misstating, for 0,000 was added to the race. It is an interesting discrepancy, which the French turf papers will clear up presently.
