The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-03 00:00:00

TO TIM TOITOR OW TNT *MILT STIR

Si•.—The Trial, Brockleihy, City, and Lincoln-
shire Handicap Stakes, not forgetting is. two cram-country
affair., were so well patronised that they rendered the late
booth& Sprig; Mea= more saccade' than any of de
preikonson. the fields for the six events averaging fully
thirteen, each, while the cumlitiou in which the aeverul can-
didates were brought to the post showed the majority were
awning in earliest. In fact, coy one who had been far
away from us for the last few mouths, and took stock of
the quadrupeds as they came out for each race, would
scarcely believe we were just getting over the water
quarter, and 1 have seen many a field of two-yenr-olds
performin„; at meetings two months later in the meson so
more forward than the baker's dozen contesting the Bonk-
=shy on Wednesday teat The trial, however, was mereely
up to the mark in this respect, for of the seven starters
Mireip (the Catty Queen colt) and St. Bernard were below
mediocrity, while the Brahmin and Dusk might both have
done more work, mid Ear Mau Priwiess looked light, as if she
had been recently amiss. Ducat and Woatberden were
thus left to fight it out, and a distance from home they
were far a-head of everything, the 4.year-old winning in the
commonest of canters at last, 60 easily, that for • moment
he looked like spoiling four of the great spring handicaps,
as, supposing be could win them all, be would be in the
Northamptonshire Stakes at fist 121 b, the City end Subur-
ban et l's.t ilb. the Metropolitan at Gst 101 b, and the New-
market at Get 121 b. Perhaps the bed start for the Lincoln-
shire Handicap was a fortunate Preamsteace for those
interested in the amass of these events, as had he woe,
the fields would have been comiderably rinsed by the
formidable character he must have assumed, for it would
be merely • question of staying for him to just about win
them all. As it is, my remarks made concerning him when
analysing the handicaps a few weeks back cannot be am-
sidered premature, as be exhibited all the improvement I
had prepared your readers for, and time is sure to serve him
still room But the change made in Suhurbau sines lest
autumn was a most remarkable one, as we scarcely antici-
pate seeing much alteration in a hone entering on his fourth
year in public, and that effected in Suburban almost equals
what we are in the habit of seeing in hones two yews his
junior, while there is • possibility of his yet proving capable
or getting • distamis. Whatever may have happened, it
my impression he would always have bees float or
second for the Liocolashire Handicap, and that only
Ducat could have beaten him, the two being likely to fight
their battle out in the City and Suburban at Epeoui, when
the weighta are 51b more favourable to Ducat. The other
events hardly require comment, although Lucky Boy, the
winner of the City Handicap, is pretty certain to be heard of
again, and perhaps "in company."
Nottingham advertises the public money to be about the
same in amount as at Lincoln ; hut when about 1651. has to
be deducted from it as entrance fees, kn., it cannot be ex-
pected the fields will be so guud,even when the item* closed
have the must open completion. For the Spring Handicap
Ducat's weight is Alb more than it was for the
great event at Lincoln ; and the course being half
• mile further, his appearance would afford oe
some clue to his pretensions for the Spring
Handicaps. Those behind him in the unfortunate affair
of Thursday lost comprise Ariadne, Queen of Spain, and
Commander, sad area with all the difference of weight be
should he Luton these again ; but the stake being worth
"9 el so's. his wincing would involve a 51b penalty for North-
aniptou. and (if be woo this) the sates eatza for the short
race at Epsom, so that, money his owner was so loth to Ist
him run at Lincoln, when his good qualities lied to be
proven, be will hardly start him or so paltry a stake when
he looks so formidable in the richest of prises. Omer
quently, as Gavaszi. Astarte, Thunderstorm, and Claris-
brook may be in keeping also for something better,
Doncaster yea, Tat 7114 ought to place the 2410 son. to
Mr. Barber's credit, aa Prince of Denmark did the Suatmer
Handicap last year, his most dampirous opponent being the
wiener of la= sperm ( Furious, `err., list 10lb) orhisetableocen-
peace, Sagittarius (*.lyre, sst Illb). Thotalents willhaveadiffl
cult; in finding a favourite for the Innkeepers' Plate Lathe
absence of Ducat, Rosedale (4 Yrs, 71It Tlb) sad liodYbOd
(4 yrs, ist 21b) comprising the best 1 ac perceive; sod tbe
leukaemia' Plate, half a mile, is quite& scramble, some of
the hest bora= at the distance being in the list. Lord
Samford and Captain Christie both have &couple, and Dr.
Nichol (4 yrs, Ba, tab) is no joke, if in the same loves as
when he left off last year, the Maid of Honour (4 yea,
Tat l'2lb) and Spiesehoe (5 yes, Bst) Win about the most
dangerous he may hews to meet. With Lord Stamford un-
represented in the Little Jobe Makes for two-ye/m.44
half • roily, Primness Louisa will have a fair chance of car-
ry nig them off ; but the other even= complete for the
second day are pot in • 000dition to be touched open, the
Forest Plate being dependent on the first day's renniory,
while the others are merely fur jumpers. lamin • similar
predicament in regard to all the resets complete is the
weU.filled programme fur the Derby Meeting, and can only
notice that the Woolwich filly is not the least promising far
the Staunton Harold Stakes there.-1 am, fm.,
MZTROR.

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