Jockey-Club de Paris the fashionable Grand Café. There, on 28 December 1895, a stylish crowd in the "Salon Indien" attended the public début of the Lumière brothers' invention, the cinematograph. The Jockey Club is directed by an annually-elected committee of a president, four vice-presidents and twenty-five members. New members are sponsored by two current members and must receive five-sixths of the members' votes. Under the patronage of the Jockey Club, the "Prix du Jockey Club" (1,500,000 euros) has been run at the Chantilly Racecourse (at the foot of the Château de Chantilly) on the first Sunday in June since 1836. The race at
Grand Prix du Mardi Gras Grand Prix du Mardi Gras The Grand Prix du Mardi Gras was an IMSA GT Championship street race held in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1991, 1992 and 1995. The 1991 IMSA GTP/Lights race was held on June 16, 1991 using a 1.3-mile circuit near the Mississippi River. The winner of 105.3 mile/81 lap race was Wayne Taylor with Geoff Brabham finishing second and Jeff Purner and Tim McAdam finishing tied for 3rd place. On June 14, 1992, the IMSA GTP/Lights street race was moved to a 1.43-mile circuit around the Louisiana Superdome. The winner of 127.27 miles/89 lap race was