Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-21 | Page 7 | Grand Steeple Chase of France is Run

GRAND STEEPLE CHASE OF FRANCE IS RUN i PARIS. June 20. The grand national na-tional steeple chase of France, run today to-day on the Autoull track, was won by Coq Gaulols. with eros XII finishing second, Troytown third and Poethlyn fourth. The stakes are valued at 150.-000 150.-000 francs. Never since racing came into cx-J cx-J istenco in France has a larger crowd gathored at a race track. The magnificent mag-nificent weather attracted something like 70.000 people. The English ' horses were heavily played. The I crowds In the back fields backed Coq I Gaulols and the victory was greeted with enthusiastic and prolonged cheering. cheer-ing. It is estimated that nearly 20,-000,000 20,-000,000 francs wero wagered. nrv