The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

TO Tall ISDITOS OP TEI 1:1711186.

Sut,—We had a further illustration of the supe-
riority of this year's crack three-year-elds at the late New-
merket meeting, when one of the second class division,
Ackworth, ran third for the Cesarewitch with 7st oo its
beck, and the Oaks ye:Arena, Fills de l'Air, made such a
sorry exhibition of three of Baron Rothachild's useful fillies,
Been" Evelina, mad Tomato, is addition to Mail Mode and
Claremont, wise all received weight from her, except
Tomato. The two events she carried off, the Newmarket
Oaks and Derby, added greatly to the prestige of the meet-
isg, as did likewise the match betweeu General Peel and
Cautheeron, who ran so closely is the St. Leger. The result
of their contest across the flat afforded • striking nastier*
of what difference two pounds will make between horses,
mad the head General Peel defeated Canthuscan• by at
Dosimeter was changed into a half-length defeat when be
attempted to give that amount of weight away. But no
extras seem to stop the French filly just now, who
would be • fitting match for Blair Athol did their owners
pompom sufficient love for the "sport" to bring them to-
gether. There are few such sportsmen, however, as Lord
Glasgow, who gave away the 215 for the porous of getting
the match sou with Cambuscan, and was perfectly satisfied
at his defeat, which proved there was no mistake is either
the St. Leger or Derby running ; but it did not
deter his lordahi nevartheleni, from carrying out
his intention of diemiseiug both his trainer and jockey,
sod thus sever all oonneetiou with certain Playable wbo have
bees so busy with his hones for the last two year, when-
ever they were engaged, for allowing they bad fair play, the
market proceedings in coonexion with them were not play,
what the public generally expect when " gentleman's
bones" are rusting. There were several other matches
I besides that between the General and Cam bump, but DOOB
at them were of important*, and my summary of the week's
doings need mot extend to any great length. when only the
:rreances of Gladiatenr, joker, Laing, Bedminster, and
..do en had any material influence as next year's
Derby. Not one of this lot took high honours,
=lsm it was Bedminster, who won his two
races very easily, sod rendered very short-lived the
renown of the French-bred Glaslisteur, who in the Prouder
gut could do no more than run about " upsides" with
Siberia, Gs:devisors, Colmar, and Loegdown. Both be sad
the List-named had 31b the best of the weights with Garde-
visors, who was at least 10lb behind Lidilingtou at Ascot ;
and thus the whole lot above sawed may be din:aimed front
the Derby, with the exception of Bednithstar, for Garde-
visors giving K.rnig equal to 7lb in the Troy Stakes nut
him to a length, and was not beaten nearly so easily as she
was by Bedminster. Joker will, perhaps, improve with
time ; but for Glitiliateur, who beat him in the Glee:well,
little can be amid in favour, so far as his future career is
cioncerned, for he has leg that will hardly allow of his being
trained for the Derby. There can now be no
doubt that Bedminster was not himself at Doti-
outer, where ha was such • wretched " third
beet" to Gatd•Villtlfll.l wood and for the Champagne, sod
the lstser's 91b penalty only partly accounted for such a
turning of the tables, him nay overthrow of Brindisa
over the Itratil Stakes course being another bright feather
in his cap.
What the Cambridgeshire horses did at the meeting is a
subject of more immediate importance than the Derby ; and
the uneatiafectory finish for the Cesarewitch will render it
rubor more awkward than usual to discuss. There are ,
different cliques who assert that the second, third, and
fourth "ought to have wan," the bolting of Mail Train
being the excuse for him, and the jockeys of Gratitude and
Aekworth are both blamed. It is certain that Thalestris
was more deed beaten than any no. of the three, for only
the jockeys of Gratitudiaod Ackworth were tiring, and Mail
Train, when Adam got him straight, finished with the
steam full on ; but the "god thing" in the latter wan not
to some off this time, and it was almost like • retribution
when Mail Train, after being " shouted " so ruby times
because his party were not in • batty, should " shout " on
his own account the very first time be was asked to travel
express all the way. Noose can sympathise with his de-
feated friends, owing to the tricks they played, Dot only to
throw dust into the eyes of the handicapper on the eve of
the publication of the weigbm, bat to get all the money and
" stall off " the public ; and genthimed who have to put
weight ou him in future are not likely to give them another
chance for some time, for no one could be deceived by the
ridiculous figure he cut on Friday. He might of noncan be
a rogue, and ha would not be the first on. made through
being saved too long, but his sterling quality there can
be no mistake about. His bedtime took Ackworth
a little out of Lis track, and hail Cianou steadied
the latter a couple of hundred judo from home, where
Gratitude wanted the " jediciorie pull" likewise, it is in the
cards that Tbelestris would only have been third at the
finish. That Gratitude should have won there are scarcely
two opinion, for, ridden without whip or spur, she was
only beaten is the last stride by "two beads" (those of
Thaleetris and J. Orimshawl, Carroll leaving off riding,
either from weakness or en ides that be bad won. His going
back to weigh with an impression be had woe will favour
the latter supposition, and Lord Coventry'. lucky star was
nodoubtedly in the sscendant, for Tbalestris, improved as
'heresy be, is the most moderate of four-year-olds, when
Ackworth could run her so clue with some two dose°
cods d
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many of the seventeen that were behind her
on Tuesday last on wore terms she may not
fare quite so well. Is the shorter race Suspicion meets her
on 111 b., Castle Espie and Markdown on 10Ib.. Beteselia
and Miner on 91b., Speculation, Ghanaian, Cathedral, Mall
Train, and A ck worth on 71b., Dr. Syntax on Sib Planet ,1
' sodrharroing Woman os Glb., Tomato and Wandering Min-
Orel on 41b, and The Beaver sod Grins on 31b worse terms ;
and from the forward positions occupied by Haut, Ack-
' worth, Mail Thin, Miner, and Cathedral op to within three
furlongs of home, our of this lot at least may beat her, Act-
worth and Planet being, in my opinion, the pick of the '
Cesarewitch lot in the Cambridgeshire. But the best per-
forermoos of the week for the latter event was that of

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Beoaharometer over the COMPS. which allowed his speed to
be ea post at ono ; tad his suspicious lop stood the