. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^H*=^ae ^J. SAN FKANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 21 1888. AMERICAN TROTTERS in FRANCE. Misty Morning:, Pat Dempsey. Kozyr, Capu- cine—The Aeony is Over. Pabis, June 19—AJdoublful, cloady eky, a chilly nor'- we3ti-r, aud the absence of the snn marked the third meeting of irotters at Paris-Vincennes, yesterday. Still, falling weather kiodly remaining away, a large number of sight- seers gaihered at the firBt trotting hippodrome of "La Belle ; Sight-seers, yes, many; horsemen, few; book- makers and their victims an innnmerable quantity. Of coarse, the ol
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^H*=^ae ^J. SAN FKANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 21 1888. AMERICAN TROTTERS in FRANCE. Misty Morning:, Pat Dempsey. Kozyr, Capu- cine—The Aeony is Over. Pabis, June 19—AJdoublful, cloady eky, a chilly nor'- we3ti-r, aud the absence of the snn marked the third meeting of irotters at Paris-Vincennes, yesterday. Still, falling weather kiodly remaining away, a large number of sight- seers gaihered at the firBt trotting hippodrome of "La Belle ; Sight-seers, yes, many; horsemen, few; book- makers and their victims an innnmerable quantity. Of coarse, the old gaard was there, the faiihfnl few that nothing short vi a funeral can keep away. And this reminds me that it was the dav appointed for the fnneral of poor Emperor Frederick III. of Germany, a martyr and a hero, whose un- toward taking away every Frenchman, I may say, deplores. Yes, he was appreciated on this side of the Rhine as a man of liberal intentions, with a philosophical and literary tarn of mind, a desire to do right, an unmitigated contempt for military distinction, mindful of the horrors of war and desir- ous of peace on almost any terms. To-day William II. reigns, and Europe stands uncertain, waiting to see what this young man, moulded by Bismark, may bring forth, and whether or no the Emperor of to-day will endorse the senti- ments of the Kronprinze of yesterday. But I am all abroad with my subject. I meant to talk horse and I fall into politics. Let us resume our account of the Summer Meeting yesterday. Six races, of which two were international, filled the pro- gramme, and the first Whs: Prix de Nugent, 2,500f., for stallions and mares, four, five and Bix years old, born and raised in France; to harness, two or four wheels optional; l,300f. and GDtries to first, 800f. lo second, 400f. to third; fourth gets back his entry; entry 50f., forfeit 20f., weight of vehicle and driver optional; dis- tance 4,500 meters, (two miles six and a half furlongs). Oat of elev
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