3-028-437 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The French Derby: the grand stand at Longchamp on the day of the Grand Prix, 1909. 'In the French racing world the Grand Prix de Paris occupies a place in public interest analogous to that which the Derby holds in this country. Our picture shows the animated scene on the Grand Stand at Longchamp last Sunday, on the occasion of the Grand Prix, which was won by Baron Maurice de Rothschild's Verdun' [ridden by Barat]. From "Illustrated London News", 1909.