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
Jockey Club Córdoba Jockey Club Córdoba Jockey Club Córdoba is an Argentine sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. One of the wealthiest clubs in Argentina, Jockey Club counts more than 1,500 members, possessing its own horse racetrack and golf course in the Barrio Jardín district. Some sports that can be practised at the club are basque pelota, billiards, field hockey, football, golf, handball, show jumping, swimming, and tennis. In 1881, Córdoba promulgated the first law that regulated horse racing. Six years later, Governor of Córdoba, José Echenique, signed a decree establishing three races per year, in March, May and July. The decree also