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4 Musidora Wins Epsom Oaks By Neck Oyer Coronation EPSOM, England, June 2 Reuters. — Musidora, winner of the One Thousand Guineas, scored a notable double here this afternoon, winning the Oaks by a neck over the French filly, Coronation, with another French-bred, Vice-Versa, third. It was a tremendous finish and not until the last 100 yards did Musidora, ridden by Edgar Britt, catch Marcel Boussacs filly, who led virtually all of the way. The first three were heavily backed and Musidora was a 4 to 1 choice. The Royal party, which consisted of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, who was just back from a continental trip, and live Duke of Edinburgh, had hopes of a Royal victory, when the Kings filly, Avila, was up with Coronation and Musidora with only 2,000 yards to go, but Avila faded at a critical stage and finished fifth. Musidora is a daughter of Nasrullah — Painted Veil and is owned by Norman Donaldson. She covered the mile and a half in 2:40. There was a huge crowd present for this first big Epsom classic, which was run in fine sunny weather.
