The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

.TO ?RI IDITOR OF TOL EIPRIOSO.

Rth,—The Past weaha; ;bow; that the popula-
rity of horse-racing is not much dimioishing, the principil
mietinp having brought together plenty of horses, though
their quality was not, taken generally, much to boast about.
We certainly saw the great Dollar at Wolverhamptoa,
where mother turned up good enough to beat him, for
which be boa to thank the disadvantages under which be
performed. The course was not suited to him, and he had
all the worst of the weights, and it was not by
any metro a disgrace to run second to • horse
bke O'dminster, who wbeu ie the vein could
always take his own port in the be‘t of cowpony, even with-
eat a pound the hest of it. The folks of the black country
eau eouvirotiously assert they saw about the best four year
old in training at their meeting. and the two and three-ye-
-611 crocks, were well represented by Viet/India and B
the latter giving renewed comidenos to hie Si. Legsraalt
by his style of defeating Lord Zetland, when giving him
7tb. although it most not be forgotten his owner has
another alit in Claremont, who is evidently being nursed
tor something, and that the greet General Peel is in the
bands of the same trainer. Victorious, having had • good
seat since the Good wood week, was very nearly being upset
by a wider ,te horse, to whom he gave 211 b and a beating the
bat time he wits out. The remaining incidents of the wades
lacing are comprised is the defeats of Hooey Spinner and
Je -.Abel at Reading which showed how they must have
Mee off. and the brilliant victory at Huntingdon of Hope,
the obje:tion to whom must fall to the ground, as the Lewes
Nursery Stakes were sever virtually in dispute, and her
backers iu both cases need not fear a reversal of the judges'
decisions.

The forthcoming meetings at Egham sod Oxford are
chiefly for the employment of platers, and the others to
We place have but little interest for the racing world gene-
rally, so that they have • comparatively quiet week before
them. Egbam will revive recolleetions of the catutrophe that
occurred during the Ascot 'reek in consequeoce of the blunder-
ing railway arrangements ; but the million will hardly be
deterred from making their annual visit to the pretty race-
eserse, nod the programme issued is capable of attractieg
cockney sportsmen, who take a great interest in the histo-
rically named ktoanymede, Kik; John Barons', and Magna,
Charts Stakes. The Runnymede Handicap, one mile, has
a dozen soceptances, and the public have recently seen
enough of Aurelian, 'hotfoot, Gamecock, Peon, Batsman,
aul Orphans for a race betweeu them to excite no little
interest, their respective weights bringing them all to a
pretty near equality, my choice falling upon Peon.
Ratanien has not such a good lot to meet for the
Welter Handicap, as the same course, and if he will bat
try • victory should be the result, Durham being
the most likely to win, if hie heart fail him
stain: Light should not have the worst of the scramble for
the six furlong Betting Stand Plate, which threatens in •
measure to spoil the Town Plate on the second day, for
there are a great many horses engaged in the two events.
The King John Stakes:, for 2-yr-olds, three quarters of •
rude, will be quite scrambled for. in the probable ebonies of
Victorious, as Lemonade (Set I%b), Acti-11,earioar (Set ab),
Advance (tat 101 h), the Swift (Set 13Ib), Mr. Nichol, Pro-
✓o*, (id 10Ib), Discretion (Set 10(b), and Sympathy (Sot
71b), are sot • very respectable lot to oceeprise the beet of
UM others eogaged. Lemonade and Anti-Mecasoar have
occasionally shorn good form, and Provisor always promised
to do so ; and in leaving the issue to a trio • preference
mast he given to the shifty Anti-Macassar. The
Barons' Handicap, same course, will be more in Advance's
line, as be is in receipt of semethiog considerable from
Radcliffe, the Miss Sellon colt, and Sukuheva, and Deed
not fear =toy others. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes,
two miles, is quite a failure, only three being left io, of
whirl the best is Retainer, who managed to win when last
moaning is public, end being by Neville ought to stay the
coarse.

Oxford has been well supported by °amen of homes, and
the bill of fare issued is an extensive one, ten events
already completed having plenty of c.ciacribere. But they
are chntly handicaps of the scrambling order, and depen-
dent but only one upon the otoer, but on what
inlay previously transpire at Egham ; so that I
must pass them all over with the exception of
the principal one, the Oxfordshire Plate, two
miles. Here last year's whom, Balhem, is very threatening
again, and I cannot see what ta to prevent his acconiphalr
tog the double event. The Prince of Wales' two-year-oid
Plate, half a mile, is not to allow us another look at Victori-
ous, sod Attache may be an absentee also, salmi met with so
enicidext at Wolverhampton. Thus Anti-Macemear.
Edin-
burgh, and Grappler should have the honour of fighting it
eat ;sail unless the first-named eau win very easily at Egham,
the pure umy fall to the lot of the Grappler.—l ant,
METEOR.

LONDON BETTING—SATITIUMT.
15801; 11AND1CAP.
10 to 1 eget C.ller Ou •aril Gen
LEGIJI.
2 to 1 .44st, 111. Or .tthol .OT,
1100 to 12 sot Baraph
to 2 ,oo4.l'ea.sraated

LETTING AT MANCI
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LNDICAP.

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4 101 .22 2,0 2 Slot (t,
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lu to 1 Welcome ,t colt tt)
lo to 1 Calker Wof 1 20 to 1 Brobottas 3)
100 1, I Clown 1.