The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

spoßrixo IN2'ALLIGENCE.

TEE LATE EPSOM MEETING.
TO TSB IDITOI Or Tim wane.
1312.,—With twenty-five actual races during the
four days, the general average of the fields reaching hell-e-
-ncore, and the largest number on record starting for the
Derby, the Epsom summer meeting may be set down u the
best ever witnessed, the "glorious" weather on the grand
day causing such an attendance as could not possibly have
been dreamed of twenty years ago, when the sesse of
operations was only to be reached per road. The celebrated
Exhibition year of 1851 was universally. admitted to be put
in the shade, in this particular, and ring-goers especially
were on the Menem, the enclosure putting one more in
mind of the pit-door ors theatre just before opening on •
Boxing night, than a place where important
business bad to be transacted. The promo of
taking notes wee a matter of the greatest diffi-
culty, and I can safely say, not one-tenth
of the Grand Stand occupants "saw the Derby ;" so closely
packed were they that even to turn round was a matter of
difficulty after the horses had gone to the post. When
seen in the paddock or paraded in front of the stand,
Etuckstone found plenty of enemies, as did also Neptanus,
from hie want of size, and Ensign did not look quite pre-
pared. Sir Joseph's two, Argonaut and St. Alexis, were
likewise so backward that it is surprising how they were
kept in the market up to the last. The Marquis, &tasked,
Nottingham, Csractacus, the Stockwell colt, and the Brown
Base colt, on the contrary, no one could find a fault with,
except that Csractacus was very restive in the paddock ;
and the thirty-four competitors went to the post without
one knock out taking place, all the old favourites being in
"good places" except Ensign and Malek. The many delays
at the etsrtadded to the excitement, and when the fin finally
fell eyes were strained and glossae raised for the purpose of
discovering what the four or five comprised that were
left so far behind, those ready when the signal was given
being a good forty yards inside the rails. It was soon
discovered Maharajah (who only went to the post to win
some money laid in the winter when he was sadly orimied
an accident), Emden, Harlequin, St. Alexis, and the
colt were the worthies t did not get off, and
al ugh the Saint and Ensign managed to reach the rack
when they had half way, it was never their lot to get
in the front ranpeek, which was composed throughout of The
Marquis, Argonaut, Nottingham, Buckstone, Brighton,
Neptudos, and Caractscus. Spite and Norroy broke down
before crossing the road, and Nottingham, when running
extremely weU, changed his legs and stumbled almost on to
his head and knees; while Argonaut and Buckstone can-
noned just before the distance. The Stockwell colt, again,
never could get out of the nick until rounding
Tattenham corner, and then something ran against
him as he was coming through, so that there
were many mishaps to assist The Marquis and
counterbalance the mistake made in letting Ashmall
make running with him, which fairly lost the race, as he
was racing with Snakebite) a long way) from home, and
after Nettling him a second tussle with Caraetaess was too
much. It is the general opinion he will turn the tables on
Caractacus in the St. Leger, as the market will show, and
it may happen all the Derby running is upset therein,
for Ensign, Harlequin, Si. Alexis, Nottingham, Argonaut,
and the Stockwell colt, who all met with miahaps cf some
kind on Wednesday last, are again pitted against the four
placed horses. Great audit is due to Parsons for the steady,
patient manner in which be piloted the winner, as although
there is not a finer echoed for jockeys than W. Day's '
stable, where he was brought up, it was surprising what
little anxiety he displayed when the race looked doubtful
Irian opposite the steed, and even when it was found
not draw the weight afterwards without the
bridle. It was, however, an anxious minute for many
while that article was on the way, and the scene in the
weighing room beggar description, the pals, anxious coon-
teem:ices and deep silence forming a painful ooutrast to the
hearty shouts and flushed cheeks when tbs "all tight" was
Mr. Snowing does not win so much matey in
ta a arrasbelieved at first, 20,0001. being about the ,nark,
and as this could be secured for less than 11001., his minilb
dance in the horse winning could not have been wary greet.
He also gave the accomplished J. Goster the option of de-
clining the mount, which he did, for the purpose of riding
Spite, and Parsons jumped into the saddle purely by a
stroke of good lock. The Oaks was another surprise, as
Feu de Joie, besides being • " little 'an," never had the
credit of staying, and the start afforded no excuse,
being cue of the beet ever seen. But in reducing the
Derby to a match between The Marquis and Bucketene, and
the Oaks to an issue between Imperatrice, Hannan., and
Sappho, my judgment was not far wrong. the mooed and
third places in each ram falling to my share. Pen de Joie
is not in the St. Leger, and for the bait of the fillies therein
we minnow look to Imperstrico, who is not in fonts swam
yet, end ran extremely well considering her condition. The
2-yr-old events brought to lights hot favourite for the Derby
of 1863 before that of 1862 was decided, sod it will be a
fortune for anybody that can produce one to dip the wings
of Lord Clifdea this mason, as he won the Woodoae, three-
quarters of • mile, after getting a very bad start. He has
every good quality about him, and is not leggy when tho-
roughly looked over, although standing fully fifteen-three,
fairly bee even Daisies as the bean idml of • racehorse
at two yarn old. Cerinths being emir, the half-mile
2-vr-old race was left to • moderate lot, Stockbroker not
being prepared, nr lie would have had no trouble in
beating the lot. The other races were only noticeable for
the extraordinary numbers contesting them, and the
difficulty in getting off, the starting being so bad in many
instances, that after the blunder he made in the Derby,
Mr. leGeorge's staunchest adherents were compelled to
torn against him. How he allowed Ensign, St. Alexis,
Harlequin, ha, to be left behind is surprising, for just
before-he dropped his flag, he had been speaking to Edwards,
Lord Stamford 's jockey, and persuading him to set an ex-
ample by going back to the proper starting point, which he
was proceeding to do when the signal was given. It has
been argued the race would have been pronounced null and
void had either of the jockeys objected to the start at the
scale, on the ground of the hones having gone the wrong
mum, but there is no law to this effect, and one
of the rules of racing says, "The starter has authority
to order the j,ckeye to draw up in • line as far
Urea the starting-post as he may think ne-
cessary," while not two years ago au objection was really
wade at the scale in a similar case. I refer to the deciding
heat between Beesley and Winona for the Levant Stakes
at Goodwood in 1860, when an objection wee made by Lord
Stamford, the career of the defeated Walloon, that the
Douses bad been started from the wrong poet. This was
found to be the case, and the starter was out to the nine ell
more than 200 yards, they having run about five furlongs
toned of four ; but he was only admonished by the stewards
to he more careful in future, they. being of opinion them
was not sufficient ground for declaring the start void. When
Scythian won the Cheater Cup in 1856, beating Mortimer by
a heed, a similar mistake was made, as the hones did net
run far enough, and no objection was made.
This week will be necessarily • quiet one, with Moot se
closely following, and the Manchester Summer Meeting will
not prove attractive to any but the natives, the programme
, exhibiting • marked felling at The three wind* handl-
I caps—the Union, Tradesmen's and Salford Borough Cups—
are far below par, tiers especially the two last named, end
the only really " great" event in the list is the mile Reds
garter Urine Cup, for which Sir William, the Sister to
Stafford filly, Beverley, and Chen Amie are " best in."
As regards the other two, Tim Whiffler is worth notiebeg,
the Earl of Weelmoreland in the long race, and Patrick a
Friday's being about the best of his opponent's The
Sapling sad ?redness Stakes comprise the only other items
that will excite the least interest, and these can he reduced
almost to certainties if Lord Clifden and Zetland enter the
lists. Chelmsford is improving, although it happens some-
what unfortunately for the new rem, the Essex Handicap,
that Hamm leaks sneh a certainty, after his doings at
Epsom. Traveller also ran well enough there to have •
fairchane,ln the Cbehnsferd Handicap, and the Great
Beddow Two Year Old Stakes appears to rest between
Visdicta and Rieg of Utopia, who have ran two good
seconds, and take • 3lb allowance each.—l am, he.,
METEOR.