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NOTABLE FRENCH TURFMAN GONE PARIS, France. July 5. With the death or Count Henri Costa de Beauregard the French racing world has lost one of the last representatives of what it is accustomed to call the classic period of the turf. The count was a member of the so-called racing "pleiade," which included such famous names of the French turf as Delamarre, Berteaux, Kergorlay and Schickler. He was made a member of the committee of the Society for the Encouragement of Racing in 1S, and for years occupied a redoubtable position 011 the French turf. But Count Henri Costa was more interested in the success of his colors, white ami cerise, than in anything else. He held an important position in the imperial hunting entourage of Napoleon III. He was one of the best shots in France and for years while he served on the racing committee his opinions on all questions that came up were well regarded by the other members.
