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FRENCH CRACK KSAE BEATEN PARIS, France, July 4. The Marquis de San Miguels Kircubbin, bay or brown colt, four years old, by Captivation Avon Hack, defeated Madame Edmond Blancs Ksar by a short head in the Grand Prix du Presi dente de la Republique at St. Cloud Sunday. The Grand Prix du Presidente is a ?50,CO0 added race, at a mile and four and a half furlongs, and is second in importance only to the Grand Prix de Paris in French racing. Kircubbin was purchased by the Marquis de San Miguel last fall. He is an Irish bred colt and won the Irish St. Leger of 1921. This year he has shown excellent form and won the Grand Prix de Printemps at St Cloud in June. Seven started in the race. Bellhouse rode the winner, Kircubbin. Ksar and N. E. Ambatielos Zagrous came to the finish closely bunched. The winners margin over Ksar was a head and the latter held Zagrous safe for second place by a neck. Kircubbins victory marked the second successive time that the big French turf prize has been won by a foreign horse. Last years running was won by Lord Zetlands Pomme de Terre. There were a number of Americans in the big crowd, including Joseph E. Widener, F. R. Hitchcock and Mrs. II. B. Duryea. Mr. Hitchcock was pleased with the news from Amiens that his Ciccrons-, by Sandy Hook, had won the Prix Latoire, and Mrs. Duryea and Mr. Widener were also given reason for jubilation by the news that two of Sweeper II.s produce won races at Amiens. One of these was a mile and a quarter dash. j
