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NEWMARKET ATTRACTS REER King George Signifies Intention of ofBeing Being Present at Famous Race RaceMeeting Meeting This Week Special Cablegram CablegramLONDON LONDON England May 1 His Majesty King George has signified his intention of being present this week at Newmarket for the duration of the four days first spring meeting The royal suite at The Jockey Club headquarters in High Street is being put in order for his reception receptionNo No race meeting is more popular with the British sovereign than Newmarket where he mingles with his subjects as just another sportsman his presence at this meeting call ¬ ing for no pomp or ceremony as arises at such centers as Ascot and Epsom EpsomIt It is quite possible that his royal silks will be carried this week by some of his homebred twoyearolds while one also notes that his horse Fox Earth figures among the eligibles for the Thurlow Handi ¬ cap a race he won last year and his good fouryearold The Abbot winner of four of his eight starts last season is engaged in the March Stakes StakesHis His Majesty is not likely to have a runner in the Two Thousand Guineas though he had Corady and Shaw both maidens named for this important event which will bring the best threeyearolds in training into com ¬ petition The King has no representative in the sister race the One Thousand Guineas a race exclusively for the weaker sex sexAt At present it appears likely that both of the Guineas will be carried off by a horse whose name begins with the letter C as Lord dandys unbeaten champion Colom ¬ bo stands out as the possible winner of the Two Thousand While Sir George Bui loughs Campanala which trounced a crack band in the Column Produce Stakes at the Newmarket Craven meeting two weeks ago rates a fine chance to go one better in the fillies Classic the One Thousand which will be run for May 4 the Two Thousand being decided two days earlier earlierIt It is present opinion that Colombo now a 3 to 2 choice in the antepost betting books on the Derby will go to the post an oddson favorite to win the Two Thousand Guineas Wednesday while Campanala is also assured of being the choice to win the sister race
