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AMERICANS PROSPERING IN FRANCE Milton Henrys Success as a Rider Frank Van Ness a Veterinary Surgeon The wellknown American rider Milton Henry ban taken n foremost place among the riders of continental Europe Henry never rides in England unless specially engaged for a French horse Last year Henry rode the winners of the Grand Prix dc Paris the French Derby the Prix de Republique and other notable stakes of tue French racing year This season he rode W K Vanderbllt Srs Sea Sick II In that horses dead heat with Quintette for the French Derby won the l rlx de Nice the Prix de Ostend and other very important fixtures While second to George Stem the French jockey in the number of winning mounts Henry is far ahead of him and all other native and foreign riders in the value of stakes purses and handicaps he has landed He has accumulated a fortune and lives pretentiously in a fine home at Chant Illy IllyHenry Henry is under contract for first call to Baron de Rothschild who maintains one of the largest and most select racing establishments In Europe Baron de Sleekier and M Beaumont command his ser ¬ vices respectivelyThe for second and third call respectively The American colony of horsemen In France have greatly increased their prestige during the present racing season seasonDuke Duke who handles the Vanderbilt horses lias attained wonderful results and is at the top of the list listNash Nash Turner once one of this countrys great jockeys has a small string of stake horses be ¬ longing to Mr Thome an American who has won many important races racesEugene Eugene Leigh and John Campbell arc among the first rank of the Yankee trainers Henry Shields also a former jockey who used to ride here is also doing stableFrank nicely with a small stable Frank Van Ness trainer of the great Morello and for many years on the trotting turf has taken tip the practice of veterinary surgery his old calling nad is prospering in Paris A brother of John and Lester Reiff is also making his reputation as a trainer
