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f France Longchamp Races Most Interesting GODOLPHIN DARLEY PARIS, France By Mail I .—Sundays I feature at Longchamp is the 6,000 Prix du Cadran, equivalent to the Ascot Gold Cup and likewise at . two and one-half j miles. Chief candidates , . . are Banassa. Prince Rouge and Sica Boy, who finished in that order on the same track recently at one mile, seven furlongs. Marcel Boussacs Elpe-nor, winner of last seasons Gold Cup at Ascot, also will be a starter, along with the recent winner Ranchiquito. Another interesting event on the same card is the pre-classic Prix Hocquart, one mile and a half, European Derby distance for three-year-olds whose sires were foaled and raised in Prance. Likely to be among the runners are the Aga Khans French Derby , candidate Shikar, Bewitched, Datour. The latter is starting for the second time and this will be his final test for the Derby at Epsom. The French invading force, five colts, for the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket, was not the success generally expected. The three most favored of the French group were Beau Prince II., Soleil Royal and Americ and th°v finished down the course. They found the going "hard as cement," just too much for them. Beaten only a neck and a head ■ Martin Fabianas Klairon made a fine ™ display. Rather unfortunate at two, Klairon started at 50-1 in the Guineas. He confirmed trainer John Cunningham, Jr.s high opinion. Klairon is by Clarion, a sire by Djebel raised by R. B. Strassburger. The winner, Our Babu, is also by a Djabel sire, My Babu. The dam of Klairon, Kalmia is by Kantar out of Sweet Lavender, so Klairon is closely related to Turn-to, Ambiorix and Sayani. He appears to be a fine stud prospect. Klairon is a compact average-sized celt likely to take well to racing in the States. We tried to persuade his owner to race him this winter in Florida or in California. In the fillies event, the One Thousand Guineas, F. Dupres Reinata by Relic was a good fourth. In the 1-ad two furlongs from home, Reinata just could not make the trip, though she had the excuse of being in heat. It was not that she could not stay. The same trainer F. Mathet, started the colt Gladiator IV., by Delirium in the Two Thousand Guineas. Gladiator, off in front at the start maintained his position on the rail for seven furlongs, but was unable to withstand the challenge in the final eighth. His performance, nevertheless, was excellent. Last Sunday at Longchamp the main event was the semi-classic or pie-classic Prix Noailles, one mile, three furlongs for 3-year-olds whose sires and dams were foaled and raised in France. Of 1,055 initial nominations in utero, 806 were confirmed after foaling at a ccst of . With 3,000 added, first money, including the fees, totaled 5,000. Favoiite was Guy de Rothschilds Beignet, recent second to Aga Khans English Derby candidate Hafiz. Beignet was prominent throughout but was unable to cope with the final rush of Pierre Wertheimers Vimy, who won easily by four lengths. Aly Khans Zinosca finished strongly and beat Beignet a length and a half for second. Like Hafiz, Vimy is trained by Alec Head at Maisons-Laffitte. Ridden by J. Massard, Vimy covered the distance in 2:23.62. Vimy is by Wild Risk out of Mimi, by Black Devil, and was bred by his owner. Vimy must be reckoned now as one of Frances chief prospects for the coming classics. On the same card and also for 3-year-olds was the Prix de lEsperance. At one mile, seven furlongs! the event is a stepping stone to the Grand Prix de Paris. Winner was Pierre Merciers colt Malar, by Sunny Boy. The colt was purchased at auction for 60 as a rather wretched looking yearling some time before the sire, Sunny Boy, had proven himself. Now Malar has prown into a fine looking strong colt of great promise. Last Saturday at Le Tremblay two minor stake races at one mile were run. For 3-year-olds, they often serve as trials for the Ponies dEssai, or French Two Thousand and One Thousand ftfandio? **** forty rj,, Report From France By GODOLPHIN DABLET Continued from Page Eight Guineas on May 15. The colts event, Prix Daphnis, went to Jean Sterns Bele-bat by Delirium and the fillies edition, Prix Chloe, to Miss C. Kniers Myriade, by Meridien. Beaten only a head, Aly Khans filly Martine HI by Palestine was making her comeback and had plenty to improve upon. A world-known French breeder, Henri Corbiere, died recently at the age of 82. Many times top of the breeders list M. Corbiere bred and sold, when yearlings, such classic winners as Barneveldt, Chateau Bouscaut, Belfonds, Mackwiller and Rovigo. Of pure Norman extraction, the deceased was a leading figure both in general local affairs and in racing. He was a great believer in crossing foreign-breds, and regularly imported mares or sent his French mares for mating in England, Ireland or Italy. He believed firmly, too, in moving racehorses. Any horse is naturally a roaming animal and instinct leads it to pasture on a variety of land. Henri Corbiere told us that by experience he believed in housing a small number of horses on a large acreage. His farm at Nonant le Pin in Normandy with 1,200 acres is one of the largest among French studs and is wonderfully located right in the heart of the horse-raising area. His two sons, Pierre and Jean, are taking over.
