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YANKEE-OWNED OAKS CHOICE Robert S. Clarks Galatea II., French-Bred Filly, Favored to Win Epsom Oaks Today. EPSOM, England, May 25.— Victory for an American-owned horse appears probable in tomorrows renewal here of the fillies classic, the Oaks Stakes. Robert S. Clarks Galatea II. is expected to be a short-priced choice in the one mile and a half event run over the Derby course. Galatea II. is an overnight choice at six to four, while Curtain Call is quoted at 100 to 7. Olein is the second choice with the French-bred Light Fox next in at six to one. Lord Rosebery, who won the Derby with Blue Peter, has Sonsie Wench in the field but little is expected of her. Twenty-two have been named overnight. This classic, which is one year older than the Derby, having been inaugurated 160 years ago when Lord Derbys Bridget, a daughter of Herod, won from eleven rivals, has once before been won by an American owner. This was in 1901 when Foxhall Kennes American-bred filly, Cap and Bells II., a daughter of Domino, won from Lord Ellesmeres Sabrinette, with another American-owned filly, Richard Crokers Minnie Dee, third in a field of twenty-one starters. Galatea II., a French-bred daughter of Dark Legend from the American-bred Gala-day, comes up to the race with a runaway victory in her first filly classic, the One Thousand Guineas at Newmarket last month, to her credit. In that race she defeated most of the rivals pitted against her tomorrow. In that score she ran the exacting Rowley mile course in 1:38%, one and two-fifths seconds faster than Blue Peters time in the sister race, the Two Thousand Guineas, two days earlier over the same course and distance. Galatea II. bred to Stag and providing she goes postward with her mind on racing, it is difficult to selecj; any of her rivals even to press her. R. Jones will ride the Clark filly. "j
