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MANY DRAMATIC FEATURES Connected With Victory of Un- fashionally-Bred Cri de Guerre in Grand Prix de Paris. SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. PARIS, France, June 26.— The result of the Grand Prix de Paris, Frances greatest turf fixture, here on Sunday, was not without dramatic features. The winner, Cri de Guerre, was entered by the American sportsman Ogden Mills with forlorn hope. The colt was not credited with the quality required to win in such formidable company. Cri de Guerre is a son of Martial III. — Cruseilles. To say the least, his breeding is not of the most fashionable lines. His dam, a ten-year-old daughter of As dAtout — Car-tolina, was sold for 3,000 francs when her racing career ended in 1922. Martial HI. is a government stallion which stands at a fee of 200 francs. Cri de Guerre is Cruseilles second foal. Her first also was by Martial III. and was called Cru Royal. B. Rebeille bred both colts. Cri de Guerre was sold at the Deauville yearling sales for 1,800 francs. He was bid in by Elijah Cunningham, trainer of Mas-sines. Ogden Mills bought Cri de Guerre as a pacemaker for Kantar. The son of Alcantara II. — Karabe also was nominated for the Grand Prix de Paris, but could not start. Mr. Mills sent Cri de Guerre to the post chiefly to have representation in the great race. Although the result was a surprise, Cri de Guerres victory was extremely popular. The colt was an outsider in the betting.
