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Festival Coronation Cup Goes To French Horse, Tantieme EPSOM, England, May 31 Reuters. — Francois Dupres Tantieme, recognized as the best four-year-old colt in Europe, scored the first French success of the English season by winning the 1,200 Festival Coronation Cup here today. Tantieme, by Deux Pour Cent — Our Terka, started a, hot 2 to 7 choice and appeared handicapped by having to set his own pace from Tatten-ham Corner, but he got home three-quarters of a length on top at the end of the 12-furlong run. Lord Derbys Saturn, a 25 to 1 chance, was second and_ Chance Beau Sire third, four lengths back of the runner-up. The other French challenger, Madame Suzy Volterras Lamiral was fourth in the five-horse field. It was the fifth time since the Coronation Cup was revived after the war that it was won by a horse bred and trained in France. His owner said in the unsaddling enclosure that he will bring Tantieme back in July to run in the" Festival of Britain Stakes at Ascot.
