The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-01 00:00:00

TO INN 1111700 07 TEN 11210100.

Sut,—The remit of the contest for the Grand
Pelee of Pain has managed to completely upset the running
for the Derby, as the Ranger completely turned the tables
on Lord Chides, and beat the French filly La Toncques so
cleverly that we are bound to believe he was diaappointed
at Tattesham-corner, as his friends asserted, for even sup-
posing Lord Chides to have been all the worse for his
severe struggle, it was something to beat the French
Derby aid Oaks winner, and the wood for oar
Two Thousand, Saccharometer. This triumph has
" °posed " instead of spoiling the priocipal three
year old events to be decided at Ascot, the
propamroe of which contains more than one item with
Lord CliWen, Saccharometer, and the Ranger enintri
There are in all thirty-five item. in the bill of fare—eight
each for Tuseday and Wednesday, nine for Thursday, and
ten for Friday—the twenty-three at present completed
having in most looniness the most extensive entries. Very
different to may would-be great meetings, Ascot does not
depend on handicaps for its success, weight for age, two-yr-
old, and three-yrokt races carrying Dearly all the sway, and
those before me promise to excite more than usual interest,
the Prime of Wales's Stakes, for 3-yr-olds, one mile and
five [wimp, being the decided feature of the first day,
isp:ierl.l all the cracks for the late Derby being COOl-
. in the 168 subscribers. Lord Chides has to
carry 9st 11b, se do also Oomander and liospo-
dar. which may prevent either putting in an appearance,
and the Baron's strapping ooltshould secure the rich prise,
if he had any chance for the Derby, as there are 1101/0
among the :lb allowed lot that have shown within 101 b of
Derby form, and the best of them will do their owners
service handicaps. The Biennial for 2-yr-olds,
rlair,r.T. in
(nearly three-quarters of a mile), will hardly be of
secondary importance to any event of the first day, as some
first-rate " dark " animals are expected to enter the lists,
Light and Tomato (or Queen of the Vale's sister) being good
performers enough to try what they are made of, if
not to win themselves in Derby company. The other
public performers comprise Wild Rake, Fair Sophia,
Laverick Wells, Verdiere, Mdlle de Remy, Black
Deer, Loose Fish, Clairvoyant,, Redap, Goldyloeks, and
Alcyone, only one, Clairvoyants, having won, and his form is
not good enough to stand upon. Wild Rake, who ran at
Chester in backward condition, may some day earn a good
reputation, but in this encounter the dark hmess will be
more dangerous, there beae.4everal high-priced yearlings
among them, viz. :—ltsp who fetched 30D guineas ; the
Alma colt, 300 guineas ; • k • 310 guineas ; Fitz-Adine,
310 guineasj Gain Ladis, 400 guineas • King John, 1,230
guineas • Farmer, 800 guinea. ; Alpheus, guineas ;
Jupon, 660 guineas ; Vagabond, 630 guineas ; and Dispute,
400 guineas. There may be others in the field equal to the
best of these, and only them in a position to take stock of
the competitors on the course should meddle with the nice.
Tomato will probably prefer the Maiden Plate for twoyir
olds, half a mile, on the same day, wherein the Baron also
nominates the brother to Canso& and I know of nothing
good enough to beat the selected yet. The Trial &skim
for all ages, New Mile, has obtained the following sedgy •
Age se 18 yea 81 lb
Queen of Trumps.... 10 4 Gentllhomme i T
Flirtation
10 0 Tippler
10 0 Attraction 2 12
8 7 I=tos 2 7
5 7 7

Aurelian.
Muezzin .
Tornado

It is a were course for a 2-yr-old to travel early in June,
or I should unhesitatingly row with Redcap • at the same
time, the 10t division will find it equally difficult to carry
their weight home, and the actual winner may turn up in
either Tippler or Muezzin. The Queen's Gold Vein, two
miles, is weight for e, only one of the ten entered
biting penalised, . carrying 41b extra for nutmeg
second in the Oaks. Adventurer beat Beckenham and
A therstoce without any apparent effort over a mile and a
quarter at Epsom, after which the latter, over a mile and a
half, disposed of Reiland and 1:11111iCIEN so that Adven-
turer appears able to best all these ; and as there is nothing
else in the list so good an Rolland but Caner On, it eon be
reduced to a match. But I not only doubt the correcting@
of the running of Adventurer and Athentone. but also
that of Atherstooe and Zealand, and shall (look to the latter
sorely troubling Adventurer, if he doss mot beat him, while
Caller OU might be in the humour to beat the pair. Far the
Queen's Stand Plate. T.Y.0., I las the proper weights of
the competitor to be se order :
346 M le at 1
lady Clilden 6 11
Argonaut
reu de Joie
Hurricane
Seenof Tramp .. 141063163
leue te
6 Ileottleh Met 9 11
Vmpire
Brown Duellers .... 6 9 litepolyta
Lady Clifdea, Argonaut, and Quetta of Temps an all
wind to a Diane le regard to the distance j but if Mr.
Ifeerfersottish Chief makes his data here he should cer-
tainly ban the pretenses over them, looking at the differ-
nese of weights, there being seenething to fear in the Chid
Wing ea gamer task and a more valuable pains before him in
the two and arse year old Biennial on Thursday, where he
at resat takes the med.° allowance of 31b. Thns his
~Peg is no oevtaiaty, and in big abeam* Umpire or Brown
Dears should win, with so mach the best of the weight',
far the letter's break down in the Newmarket Handicap
mist have bees all "gammon," seeing bow she has Ines
bees engaged. The Ascot Mabee, two miles and a half, is •
vary Lir handicap, now Rebition has his 7lb penalty, for he
xemived 331 b from Yillioesre when besting him at Epsom
the nine &I, and ha is now only fairly handicapped with
Remised when r
at
k( him 201 the latter having ron
home head and hea /id with Millmals, nat 391 b the lea
Meermarketniesting, so that Rubicon must have given Mil.
Ikons a 141 b beating to hold Roroauoff safe. Presuming the
kite to be site as good then as the American horse, Knuta-
ford, Caption Crow must be "better in," as they give
him no more than weight for age, and have proved them-
selves of quite as good a clam as the horse (Harvest Moos)
that beat both Billionaire and Bomanoff in the beton-
mentioned Newmarket contest- Bellman, in his last year's
form, is alio a worthy t of Knutdord, but has begs
too busy at home, schoolmastering Lord bow
to be fit for as encounter like this yet. Oldmiester IS in
fact the only hone favoured by the handicapper on paper,
sad he must have come beck to his old form to be so, having
Samemmost wretchedly for the past two seasons. The
o Rapid Rhos, ea be travel the distance, is also
moo,
is os, his change ban equal to what that of Comet
would he were be is at dot 21b, which would beat all the
ether 3-yr-olds ; but it is aka to trust animals that have
hew the diatoms, sad Captain Crow and Knotaford are
Wee =titled to the ;eel the former's party having a
eaten =mare of Lord 's horse through the
Comet, ad they appear very sweet. The three two year.
olds in the 50 nova sweepstake, are all "dark."
Missy of the event@ in Wedneeday's programme are 'ob-
ject to Tuesday's &gap ; but the Biennial for three-)ear-
olds, one mile, will stand on its own bottom, as Tom Fool,
Hospoder, Blue Bantle, or Saccharometer axe not likely to
come together beforehand. The course will just suit Blue
Mantle, and
.yet his old opponent Simeharoroeter should
beat him again, if he eater the lista Tom Fool being
third beat, as the Pregame' is not likely to show.
The Ascot Derby, for three-yew-44 Imo mile and
• half, Blue Mantle may semis, as guise Bertha is
penalised 51b, and Ongeander and Junicotos wen for
enough behind him in the Derby to be held ode, although
the Frenchman, an improving hone, takes a 71b &newels..
The Coronation Stakes, for 3-yr-old Mlles, one mile, Lord
Stamford has three engaged in, and ought to pick up
the rich plinth—probable by the aid of Lsdy Augusta, as
Corinth& is more suited to the half-mile Panful' Stage, for
two and three year olds, wherein Vivid may be the hardest
to beat. The Triennial for 2-yr-olds, T. Y.C., has 58 entered,
eie which Mingo, War Dance, Contractor, Demon, Horse
Marius Lady-Hybl', the Kennett's dam colt, Salvia',
lamb Walton, Orwell* Prescription, La Belle Feminist,
the Phony filly, Niobe. Jacob Omnium, Fisherman's
Daughter, Alcyone:lnd Nimble have all been in public. But
Blair Athol, backed so heavily for nett year's
Darby, need not be quite so good as is rumoared to
beat the best of these—via, Fisherman's Daughter,
Prescription, War Dance, the Phony Ally, and the Hes-
sen's dam oolt ; and if the son of Blink Bonny is over-
thrown it must be by some other " dark" celebrity, Moo-
ghee, Gownsman, the Celine. colt, Eleanor, Banish, Light-
Inger, and Fly having been all highly spoken of, although
the majority may be afraid to melte a debut on the same
boards as: Mr. reisson's colt. The Royal Hunt Cup, one
mile, it will require a very lucky man to find the winner of
in half a dozen guesser ; but tells, The Knave, Erin-go-
Bragb, Aback, Victor, and the best Wooloot'a Male ow
prams, might not tern out a bad selection. The Vinton'
Fletesadaelaimingsweerstakes await completion, ad there
aretwoplatesin the ems coodition on Thursday's list The
Gold Cus two sides and a half, ia merely a question of Tim
Whifler being in form, as he showed such a decided sups-
TiOri=t Carisbrook, Ancieptia,Buckstoge, Zetland, and
last year, and eves the Marquis also, through
Boasters ; and mass Caller On ma win the Queen's Vase
very wally she will have no thanes against him. Thus it
may be reduced to a match between Tim and the best of
the 3-yr-olds, which I take to be the Ranger, and h has all
the worst of the weights. The Royal Stand Fiala, two
mules, may also be reduced to a match between Myrtle
sad the winos of the Queen's Vase. The Two ad Thee
Year-old Bimetal, T.Y.C., it most strongly supported by
the juveniles, Fair Sophia, Coimbra, the Lady Palmentoge,
dam colt, Practitioner, the Naughty Boy's dam colt, Lord
&Stand, the Bounding Brick, Kinspitz, Oberon, the
Calliope colt, the Count, Netball', Vacua", New
Zealand, the aod Alcyone having been in public,
Procelle's and Gene's fame being particularly good.
888, with Chief Knight of Snowdon, Wanda •
sinew, Battaglia, Bends"; and Japan to represent the
dark lot, that body 'bond produce the winner, es far
she as
age concerned, the &sottish Chief having my
preference. He has at present • 31b allowasos, besides n-
eaten, 311 h from the year from the 3-yrolds, the beet of
which are penalised, mon or less, sod ma hardly be
oonsidend at all dangerous. The public hones ia the New
Stakes, for 2-yr-olds, T. P.C.. are Wild Rake, Coimbra,
La Belle Pereenisre, Little One, the Phemy filly, King
Geo See Boy, the Drosses', dam colts the Mary Copp
soft,Qom of the Vale's sister, Peigues, Narbonne, Alabama,
Aunt Judy, Propel* Vona, New Zeeland, Vohoiathus,
Oolityloas, and Coefederate, Prooella being shout the best
ef them. anise King George and Alabama are penalised 51b.
But with Ely. Beloochse, 'dada, Kingß=.2
ippon, sad several other dark animals previously

to choose between, it impossible to make a selection here.
The 60 son Sweepstakes is a walk over for Sum:tie:tide ;
and woe of the other events complete are within my pro-
viso', for Midnight Maas, Tom Fool. lady Milton, Faber-
:ma's Daughter, sod Hippolyta, are in the two sad three
pow old Plate, T.Y.O. Bine Montle and Rh* of the Vale
in the St. James's Palace Stakes, for three.year.olds, one
mile, this latter pair being also in Friday's three-yeer.old
Triennial. one mile, with Ranger and Queen Bertha end
Adventurer, Anonyms, and Caller On in the Queen's Plate,
about three miles ; and most of these will meet and settle
matters in their previous engagements.—l am, Ste..,
METEOR.

TILE EXPRESS, MONDAY FVENING, JUNE 1, 1863.

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MITROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.
Sitting daYs.mippiawd toe to
resist webk.
wurnmarrn, marsues4ans.—loaday, Juno 1 ; Tuesday,
. Wednesday, 3 ; Thunday, 4.
Bwoussuar, Putiland-road.—Wectoesday, June 3 Thursday,
4 ; Friday. 6.

Marytebone•road.— Tuesday, June 2: Wednee-
datiliThunday,
Duncanderrace.—Tuesday, June 2 : Wedneuk
day. 2 ; friday, 5.
1301tEDITCH, Old.street.road. Tuesday, June 2 ; Thum
4-
w, Bowroad.—Wrlday, June &
WIIIIIICELPZI. Great Preecott-street.—Wednesday, June 6 ;
Thursday, 4 : Friday, 6.
601:112111411, dwanutreet.—Tueeday, June 2; Thursday, 4 ;
Friday, 5.

Camberwell New-road.—Thesday, June 2 . Wednmi-
darl
Or LONDON, Clulldbalbbulldlaga—Thursday, June 4 ;
Saturday. &

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