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♦ , ; . - : ♦ France Amber Finds Hot Weather, Hard Track No Bugbear in Derby Win at Chantilly — — — - R. GRAINGER By P. ; Our Paris Correspondent / PARIS, France. — Although a half-million trees in full foliage surround the Chantilly track and another 50,000 trees help shade the paddock,~the~0,000 French Derby was contested under equatorial conditions last week end. Some of the 14 starters found the terrific heat and the macadam-like going their biggest bugbear. But 10-to-l winner winner Amber, Amber, a a gray gray ♦ — ; : winner winner Amber, Amber, a a gray gray colt by Zuccarello — Pantomine, owned by charming Madame A. Mariotti, prepped to the minute by 73.years •young Richard Carver, and judiciously ridden by M a x | m e Garcia, found Chantillys abnormal conditions no handicap. , Amber scored handsomely someiy by oy one-and-a- someiy by oy one-and-a- one-ana-a-lengths from Guy Chancelier astride the 33-to-l shot Guards Tie in 2 minutes and 34 seconds.. Three lengths away came Ambers better-backed stablemate 7-to-l Le Haar, owned by Baron Z. de Nyevelt. Le Haar beat Madame W. Heads Magic North a head for third place in the last fewc strides. A very resolute customer when in frorit, Amber was ridden exactly as when consecutively winning the 2 000 Prix Gref-fulhe and the 5,000 Prix Daru at Lohg-champ in April and May. To complete a remunerative triple Amber took the Derby lead after three furlongs and defied the efforts of successive .challengers in Baron Guy de Rothschilds favorite Argel, Weeping Willow, Franc Luron, Al Mabsoot, and Guards Tie to get on terms. Other than the going being unsuitable to some we could see no legitimate excuses for the failures. Rated third — the two top were absent — in the Free Handicap, Amber proved the official correct when scoring strictly" on merit. His critics are up a gum-tree! , AAA Madame .Mariotti has enjoyed a very successful season to date.. When celebrating after the weigh-in she told John D. Scha-piro and ourselves that she believes international racing to be one of, if not, the greatest factor in the breeding of the highest quality bloodstock. Incidentally, Madame took the ,500 breeders prize with Amber. She- says -her bonny colt is now a probable for the 0,000 King George VI.-Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Though Schapiro did not actually "offer Madame Mariotti an invitation to Laurel Park in November, at this early stage, we would bet odds-on the progressive Amber being found on Johns secret short-list at the moment. American associate-owners "Bunker" Hunt and Ed Stephenson would, no doubt, View the performance of runner-up Guards Tie with satisfaction. This game, consistent colt is the first foal of his dam Noria, whom the Texan boys bought as a broodmare at the Paris sales last November. - Veteran owner-breeder Jean Stern and his astute trainer, Max Bonaventure, were the most successful men at St. Cloud last weeje. They collected the 0,000 Prix du Printemps, 12 furlongs, with the very useful three-year-old colt Yvre, a homebred: product by the Stern stallion Sicambre, out of Yerres. Later "S. and B." landed a lucrative double when Fussy took the ,000 Prix Fille de 1Air, for three-year-old fillies oyer 10 furlongs. Fussy is by the home sire Free Man, out of Furie. In the Prix Frintemps Yver, at 10-to-i, ran a very gallant race when ridden by lightweight R. Romelard to hold off the course specialist, four-year-old Haut Brion, by a length with Vacarme third, four lengths back in a field of 16. Chief, from the Alec Head yard, proved a disappointing 2-to-l favorite when leading and fading two furlongs out, American visitors to Parisian racing can afford to ignore Chief in any event beyond 10 furlongs. He just doesnt stay a yard farther. AAA Fussy, favored by the race conditions of the Prix Fille lAir and riddenvby leading jockey Leon Flavien, surprisingly returned 8-to-l. On parade Fussy was iceberg-cool in a near 90 degrees temperature while her 10 rivals were almost "wet through" before lining up. Most of them faltered and wilted badly down the stretch. . The non-staying Patatra managed second place. Top-weighted Fonction led for nine" furlongs and finished third. Conceding 20 pounds to Fussy, Fonction took the honors of the race but not the plum which she so thoroughly deserved for honest effort. Close-, finishes are commonplace at St. Cloud. Four camera verdicts produced two dead heats at one reunion. The next session another four photoprints showed four "nose" finishes, one of which caused a hostile demonstration for 20 minutes when the verdict was given against Mrs. Laudy Lawrences four-year-old filly Twinkle Toes in favor of the 11-to-lQ. favorite Black Stone. On examination of the photo, owner-trainer R. Winkfield and jockey J. Larre lost iron 200 out — -who an yards — thought the judge was correct. But one print posted in another jpait of- the enclosure caused the trouble. It showed the "whisker" the other way round. This beats us! Most Americans who holiday in Europe are intrepid race fans and we visualize them packing the spacious rings at Auteuil tomorrow when the French- Grand National is the highlight • on a seven-race card. This time-honored event will attract the cream of French fencers plus two from Britain to give the race an international flavor. The winning owner will receive 0,000 plus a trophy. Another ,000 has been allocated to the other three places. . Ambitious Auteuil begins the "Grande Semaine," following Britains Royal Ascot, and later in the week, on Wednesday, the Grand Hurdle dAuteuil carries a prize-label of 5,000 with 8,000 reserved for the winner. On Friday there is to be an Elegance parade in connection with the "Drags." Before racing- begins there will be a procession of old-time mail coaches with the postillions attired in hunting pinks. The assembly passes along the world-famous avenue Champs-Elysees, through the enchanting Bois de Boulogne and finishes alongside the picturesque lake inside the Auteuil course-- No American visitor to Paris should miss this week of spectacular feast of elegance and sport before he or she ends the "Big Week" at lovely Longchamp when the Grand Prix de Paris, Sunday, June 30, is the grand finale. A A- A Parisiana— Jockey G.Pezeril rode his first winner of the season at St. Cloud. He broke a sequence of 90 losers which included 45 places! . . . Champion rider Serge Boullenger has relinquished his contract with M. M. Boussac . . . This famous barn is having an exceptionally lean time . . . Only two winners from Villa Djebel this term . . . Almost unbelievable!
