The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

THE RACING AT NEWMARKET AND THE

GREETER SPRING MEETING.

TO TEI 'MOE 07 TEL HUM&
Sid,—The late meeting at Newmarket afforded
plenty of sport, and almost up to the last the weather was
such as to render it quite enjoyable ; but it will be long ere
the proceedinp in uonnexion with the Two Thousand are
forgotten, the withdrawal of Old Calabar at the eleventh
hour being such • blow backers of horses have not received
for many • day.. It was the first incident of the meet-
ing, the scratching having taken place' just before
business commenced on Monday, and it is impossi-
ble, after what the betting for the last few weeks
has told us, to get rid of the idea that there has been
sums tool play. The horse was most certainly lamed
oa Saturday, and by Monday morning it was impos.
Able to give him a strong gallop, hi/ off hind leg having had
the appearance of filling • little below the hock, so there
was nothing left but to strike him out, especially as he was
not near fit ; but what caused the lameness has yet to be
discovered, and as a few days will toll us whether it pro-
ceeded from natural causes or not, the public must wait
patiently for an answer. No one can conscientiously blame
the owner, who was in Pens when all the " peppering "
was being carried on, and beta so little himself that he
naturally thought the horse was receding from • want of
good money to support him ; still, some one is to blame, and
until the culprit is discovered it is not likely the matter
will be allowed to rest. The race was an interesting one in
his absence, end partly confirmed previous running, al-
though Alvediaton had so trained off, and Wingrave ran ea
lazily, being ridden without spun, that they were never
in the fray, _which was confined, after the lint half mile, to
the four placed, sod was won easily at last by the Mar-
?l.,.' My general remarks turned out cornet, almost to the
and the summing up to the effect that " I have a
slight preference for the Marquis, and if he moot win, the
wept may fall to quite an outsider, Lord Glasgow's repre-
sentative, perhaps," was a decided heat, opinions being
general as to whether Lord Glugow's Stockwell colt were
not second best in the race. Nottingham did not like the
bill at the finish, but Caterer ran very gamely, and will be
beard of again, although I doubt whether he can improve his
position in the Derby, for he went through a very severe
Preparation, and will not forget it for some time.
The Marquis WOO very cleverly, and gave Caterer
just the 51b beating I handicapped the two horses
at ; still the Stockwell colt finished very strong,
and be will so improve with the extra month's
work, that the Marquis will have the greatest dif-
firefly in getting rid of him at Epsom. Hubert will also be
a lab better horse on the Derby-day, and it is quite a: the
cards the winner of the Blue Itiband race in the Two
Thousand ; for, after the running of Alvedistou and Win-
grave, Buckstone looks anything but a certainty. We shall
I probably see the One Thousand winner, Hurries's, sod &leo
Welcome representing Whitewall in the Derby ; end but
for Vanguards infirmity he would be quite as aMe to carry
the stable money as The Marquis, for he beat Costa without
an effort. There can be no doubt about J. Scott's hones being
in great form now, and during the meeting he
was only disgracefully
beaten when Sweetsauce started,
for Cape Flyaway ran two good races. It was sur-
prising, after the Marquis's victory, that Impart-
trice cut up so badly in the One Thousand; but
she was in Queer-deed only a day or two before the race, and
the Oaks may see the running completely reversed. Sir
Joseph Hawley's three Derby horses performed very mode-
rately, and the great gun, St. Alexis, was beaten easily by
the wont of Lord Glasgow's three, while Duke Rollo could
only run a dead hest with the second best ; but tWells was
too confident in the latter, and Argonaut was so backward
that the only wonder is bow he got where he did in the
Newmarket Stakes, there being a good chance yet for the
cherry jacket. In the two-year-old races Lord Stamford
was formidable as ever with Revolver, who lost the 2001.
Plate by winning • paltry 50son. on the same day, and thus
incurring a 51b penalty, which must have made many • hun-
dred difference to his owner. Saccherometer showed • great
form, and is not half done with yet ; and there were seve-
ral of the unpinned lot worth renieni•ering, the most notable
being the Perfect Cure, Valentine, and Tornado. The
other events are only worth noticing for what they taught
us concerning the events to be decided et the Chester
meeting, the programme of which advantage 27 events
for the four days, and among then several of greet value,
although there is too great a preponderance of haadieaps
for my liking, no fewer than fifteen races bonged this de-
' nription. After the Chester Cup is decided the fields kw
! those already complete will gradually be reduced to • very
low mark, as they will influence one another so much,
end I cannot see a prospect of large fields generally.
I On the ant day we have the Wymisny Handicap, six
furlongs, wherein Voltelln, 4 yn, eat 101 b, looks turned
loolle, after her performance ia the Craven week, end Mr.
Payee's other representative, Alchymist, 3 yea, llet 51b, is
not badly in, so that between the two he hap • chance
of pocketing the 200 guineas. The over an
extra furlong, will probably be preferred by Leonora, and
her prospects are at so unprowindag. Haug Mar Whiffler
and Jung Frau may be reserved for the Cap r still, if they
end Ahare• (end tu pose= • good outside Der* anon)
to Obsess he will have Inv preference over all wen. The
half ails pleteJaliet ought to run away with. dialler Um-
pool form, and why she has got so well in is numbing.