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Chamaiit stud, for exhibiting the best lot of thorough- 

 breds, comprising Flageolet, Mortemer, Camelia, Eeine, 

 and Eegalia. 



In 1879 the French 'cracks' at home were Count 

 F. de Lagrange's Zut (thi-ee years, winner of the French 

 Derby, of the Poule d'Essai, and of the Prix Eoyal 

 Oak), M. E. Blanc's Nubienne (three years, winner of 

 the French Oaks and of the Grand Prix de Paris), M. 

 Fould's Salteador (three years, winner of the Prix de 

 Longchamps, of the Prix Darn, and of the Grande Poule 

 des Produits), M. Delatre's Clocher (four years, winner 

 of the Prix du Cadran and of the Prix Eainbow), Count 

 F. de Lagrange's Clementine (four years, winner of the 

 Prix Gladiateur), Baron de Eothschild's Brie (four 

 years, winner of La Coupe at Pai'is), and among the 

 two-year-olds Baron Finot's Chiffon, Mr. H. Jennings's 

 Basilique, and Baron Eothschild's Louis d'Or, winners 

 of the three principal ' Criteriums ' (of which Basilique 

 won two, after a dead heat with Louis d'Or in one of 

 them) and of the Prix de Deux Ans at Deauville. 



The Grand Prix de Paris this year was a signal 

 success for the French, especially for M. E. Blanc, elder 

 son and co-heir of him who was sometimes called the 

 ' Old Gentleman ' in consequence of his presiding over 

 what is not very euphemistically termed the ' hell ' at 

 Monte Carlo. M. E. Blanc, a young aspirant for the 

 honours of the Turf, came, saw, and conquered, for at 

 the first time of asking (if there be no mistake) he won, 

 as we have seen, both French Oaks and Grand Prix 

 with Nubienne, though Zut was a strong favourite at 

 seven to four, whilst six to one was offered against the 

 filly. Eayon d'Or did not run, as no doubt Zut was 

 considered good enough to win against his ten op- 

 ponents, among whom there was but a single ' English- 



