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ST LOUIS DERBY FAVORITE Winner of Two Thousand Guineas Rules Strong Choice for Big Epsom Race SPECIAL CABLEGRAM CABLEGRAMLONDON LONDON England May 19 Lord Queens boroughs St Louis bay colt by Louvols Princess Sterling which won the Two Thou ¬ sand Guineas rues a strong favorite in the future wagering on tho Epsom Derby to be run May 31 He is being heavily backed at tho prevailing odds of 7 to 2 Sol Joels Pondoland brown colt by Pommern Gou roull which won the Newmarket Stakes is second choice at 4 to 1 and Sir Ernest Pagcts ReEcho brown colt by Neil Gow Corri Ray third choice at 7 to L LOthers Others which are attracting some support at longer cds are Captain Cuttle quoted at 100 to 7 Tamar at the same price Craig angower and Lord Burghley at 20 to 1 Drakes Drum at 22 to 1 Buclis Hussar at 25 to 1 and Diligence at 40 to L LBucks Bucks Hussar was at 14 to 1 until Wednes ¬ day when ho started a favorite in the Sledmero Stakes at York He was suffering from a mild attack of colic and ran last Craigangower won tho raco with heavy backing from his stable connections connectionsThe The latter looms up as a powerful out ¬ sider in the future calculation on tho Derby His showing during Guineas week has since been shown untrue He has demonstrated his high quality in several trials since sinceAll All three of King Georges entries for tho Derby have been withdrawn including his prize colt Weathcrvane
