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THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS CANDIDATES The easy victory of Roseland at Liverpool has aroused additional interest in tin great three yearold races for lie was undoubtedly ho one twoyearold last year that reallv claimed the right to challenge Friar Marcus for the nisition at the top of the tree It was at Ascot in a su ¬ preme test that he divided Let Fly and Redfern giving each seven pounds only about a yard separat ¬ ing the trio whilst in his previous outing he had come to Newmarket with a big reputation and defeated Valve tilly and Ciccromar It was the first time Let Fly had seen a race course but seeing that subsequently lie and Kedfern twice confirmed their form to an ounce it must be ac ¬ cepted that there was no Huke in the Ascot race and that as the year advanced one improved as niioli as the other Then iu the Middle Park Plato Friar Marcus was probably seven pounds better than Redfern
