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THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS AT HAND The first of Englands five Classic races The TwuThousatid Guineas will be run over the How ley Mile at wpiarkxUncxti Wednesday It will be the occaSSloh this year of Ki Marcus He wintered well has trained in capital form and is almost certain to be the post favorite The death of Lord Cardogan rendered void the nom ¬ ination of his fine colt Redfern Mr Bassets crack Homeland won the BIckerstaffe Stakes nt the Liveriwjol Spring meeting so easily as to point to him as a quite formidable candidate but he after ¬ wards developed splints arid was declared out of the race on April 8 Thus two dangerous opponents have been removed from the way of Friar Marcus leaving Pommcrn to IK apparently tlie one most to be feared Two of the candidates and good colts as well Suntlre and Let Fly ran a dead heat in tlie Greenham Stakes of a mile at Newbury April t showing that lioth are in good form The Vizier another eligible won the Esher Cup at Sandown Park April 22 and on that form may have an outside chance The rac had 143 nominations but o far as public racing affords an in infield field is in sight the probable startei be beKing King Georges h c Friar Marcus by Cicero Prim Nun NunAugust August Belmouts ch c Danger Hock by Rock Sand Delusion DelusionLord Lord Carnarvons b c UUBiiialiiiiBiiii brae braeSir Sir R W Griffiths gr c Archelaus by Roi Hcrode Foreclosure ForeclosureJ J B Joels b c Sun Fire by Sundridge Sweet Lassie LassieS S Joels b c Pommern by Polytuelus Merry Agres AgresJ J E Hogersons gr c Bethelehcm by Roi Ilerode Folklore FolkloreCol Col Hall Walkers br c Follow Up by White Eagle leans Folly FollyCol Col Hall Walkers b c Let Fly by White Eagle Goudolette GoudoletteDuke Duke of Westminsters b c Manxman by Trout heck Mangalmi MangalmiH H P Whitneys h c Purdey by Fowlingpiece Lady Hamburg HamburgLast Last year sixteen started in the Two Thousand Kennynuire winning with Corcyra second and Black Jester third From the dark division there may be enough added to the foregoing list to form a field as strong numerically this year Louis WInaus might start Vanitie II B Duryea lias three colts of his own breeding engaged but they are probably still in France Mr Helmonts Danger Hock and Mr Whitneys Purdey are maid ¬ ens but both are good colts with outsiders chances FrlaV Marcus won a maiden twoyearold plate at Newmarket in his first race then in succession won The Great Surrey Foal Stakes at Epsom Prince of Wales Stakes at Goodwood Rons Memor ¬ ial Stakes at Newmarket and wound up by taking the Middle Park Plate He Is from all accounts a grand colt and there will be great disappointment in England if lie fails to win next Wednesdays great race
