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AmericanOwned Filly 1000 Guineas Favorite FavoriteMrs Mrs Manes Victoria Cross Is Strong Choice Over 19 Rivals Special to Daily Racing Form NEW MARKET England May 3 Reu ¬ ters American owner Mrs Hope Hanes Victoria Cross is confidently expected to master her 19 rivals in the One Thousand Guineas mile turf classic for fillies over here Friday Following her spreadeagling triumph in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom last week turf experts consider it the height of folly to oppose her Mrs Hanes is the wife of the president of the Greater boardIf New York Association board If jockey Harry Carr brings Victoria Cross first past the finish it will be the first American success in the event since Robert Sterling Clarks Galatea scored in the 1939 renewal and only the third in this century centuryVictoria Victoria Cross is bred for classic laurels she is a striking chestnut by the Two Thousand Guineas winner Court Martial out of the staying mare Ladycross There seems little threat to her from her opposi ¬ tion which includes four French fillies headed by Pierre Wertheimers Midget who is second choice choiceThe The probable lineup follows Horse HorseRoyal Royal Canuck Lady Midge Valmada Arietta Dilettante La Fresnes Corner Garth Vareta VaretaVictoria Victoria Cross Marieuse None Fairer Royal Pageant Cigalon Oh My Honey Following Breeze Changing Scene Honettight NATO Midget Garden State RiderWillie Rider Willie Snaith Ken Gethin Serge Boullenger Eddie Hyde Doug Smith Joe Mercer Jimmy Etherington Rae Johnstone Harry Carr Joe Sime Tommy Gosling Eph Smith Jean DeForge Stan Clayton Arthur Bfeasley Bob Fawdon Edgar Britt T M Burns Roger Poincelet Manny Mer All cany 126 pounds
