RACING IN FRANCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 52

RACING IN FRANCE.

POULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS, of 359350 v«. For three-year-old colts. One mile. M. Edmond Blanc's eh c Couvernant, by Flying Fox— Gouvernante, 9.2 (Ransch) .. 1 Ccunt da Pourla/cs's Anuante, 9.2 (O'Connor) 2 M. H. Lepante's Loriot 9.2 (Carter) .. ..3 Marquis de Ganay's Baibacole, 9.2 (Macintyie) 0 M. Edmond Blanc's French Fox, 9.2 (Stem) 0 Count Le Marois's Orgueil, 9.2 (L- Robert) 0 M. E. Leigh's Xenephon, 9.2 (Turner) .. .. 0 Belting : 5 to 4 agst Gouvernant, 5 to 1 Loriot, 6 to 1 Fren-h Fox, 7 to 1 Amiante, 10 to 1 Xeneplior>, 20 to 1 each Orgueil a^d Barb-acole. In the preliminary canter Gonveriiant was iruLh admired. He showed a, trace cf enrvousuess lit the post, but at the fall of the flag got well away. In the early sages Aniiante led from Gouvernant, French Fox, Xenephon, Orgueil, and Loriot. Tkree furlongs froxn home French Fox dropped buck. At the di-.ance Loriot closed up and came on with a tremendous inn on the outside. Ransch, on the favourite, raised his whip, but never toiiciiecl the co'.t, who, holding Amiante safe strode home, winning well within himself by halt a. length ; a length and a-hnlf divided second and third. French Fox was not only kicked at the poat, but was struck into during the race, his back sinew being badly cut. Time, by Benson's cliionograph, lmin 88 2-ssec. Value oi the stakes, 359i%0v5.