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sportsman, and had much to do with the originating 

 of the Prix du Jockey Club, or " French Derby," as it 

 is often called, inaugurated in 1836. He won the 

 first race for this prize, and was successful the next 

 two years as well, as also in 1841. There were only 

 five animals entered in 1836, but they all ran; and 

 Frank, a son of Rainbow, beat his opponents in the 

 hands of T. Robinson. The race was for colts and 

 fillies, and Lydia, a daughter of Rainbow, won in 

 1837, Flatman riding; seven subscribers, five runners. 

 Tom Robinson repeated his victory next year on 

 Vendredi ; again five runners, out of eleven entries. 

 The Comte de Cambis, in whose name were running 

 the horses belonging to the Due d'Orleans, took the 

 prize in 1839 with Romulus, a son of the English 

 Derby winner Cadland ; and in 1840, M. Aumont — a 

 name still known and popular on the French Turf — 

 won with Tontine — who was proved afterwards to be 

 an English bred one, and her name was cancelled in 

 the French stud-book — ridden by " Yorck." When 

 Lord Henry gained his fourth victory with Poetess, the 

 dam of Monarque, ridden by W. Boyce, there were 

 thirty horses engaged and eight runners. The race 

 has progressed ; the entries are now usually not far 

 short of 150, and the stake, with ^4,000 added 

 money, is worth some ^6,000 or more. The dis- 

 tance is the same as the English Derby, a mile and 

 a half. It is run at Chantilly, sometimes described as 

 " the Newmarket of France." The Prix de Diane, the 



