The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

TO PHI EDITOR OP PHI =PRESS.

SHl,—The h brie' " spring " meetings were all
tto a • as Friday week last, sad Pinion
b;leslhlias ben so gaudy observed that protssaimeals have
had almost a week's rest to prepare them for the bustle of
the four days at Northampton, Crouton Park, and Melton
Mowbra the latter meeting virtually winding up the
steepleckseiog gesso% and, being a genuine affair besides,
it is invested with no little importance. Doncaster was not
very aucoessful with its jumping nem, especially when
compared with Warwick, whirs the Grand Annual
took such high ground that it wee certainly the
wood beet steeplechase of the whole season ; but
the proceedings " on the flat" were not at either place of
any great moment, the two-year-old races being of the most
importance, and the Hopeful at Doncaster brought out some
promising youngsters. The most noteworthy incident of the
week was the bungling case of " pulling " that occurred at
Warwick on the last day of the meeting, which was so pal-
pable that a child looking at the re* might have seen what
was up, and the authorities have made such an example of
the instigators of the robbery (very justly declining to
punish the tool is this /stance) as will at least set other
evil doers on the turf thinking. The two worthies are
" warned off Newmarket Heath," he., and it is a singular
coin:Adel/as that the power of the Jockey Club to keep them
off was confirmed the day after the sentence was pronounced,
in the caws decided at Cambridge on Tuesday last, when it
was ruled that the " kat " is private property, and that
anybody who was offensive to the proprietors could
be banished therefrom. At the same time, it did sot come
out that " Amu" had committed any greater trim than
that of criticising the proceedings of a body of woutd•be ink-
maculates who sever displayed more than an average share
of wisdom, and a small minority of the sixty-seven members
of the club taking umbrage thereat, voted hint a bore by a
majority of 11 to 6. The worst phase In the comedy, arid
one that takes all the dignity out of the display of autho-
rity, is that the noble lord who originally moved the reso-
lution that " Argus" be warned off Newmarket Heath, was,
when oceasiesally contributing to the sporting press under
the title of " John Davis," cautinually. quarrelling with
and abusing that gentleman, in print ; so that the
immaculate. will always rest under the stigma of having
allowed " Jells Davis" to make nee of his position es one
of their body for the purpose of striking a defenceless
enemy. We have bad quite enough, however, of the Jockey
Club and its quarrels of late years, and three Is more im-
portant matter on hand for discussion just now in the pro-
gramme of the current week's meetings, which include four
of the legitimate kind that are of some standing, although
both Durham and Catteriok will suffer from the clashing
with Northampton and Crouton Park, and prove but little
more than locally attractive.
• The Northampton and Pytcbley Hunt meeting tikes
place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and there is abundance
of sport on the cards, half of the 17 races proposed (of
wheel' half-a-dozen are se yet enamel) taking high rank
for the interest they will excite. The Whittlebury, a two
and three year old spin on the new six furlong course, has a
splendid entry, and what chance Coup d'Etat would have
had for the Derby, had he been left in, is likely to be dis-
played, for to meet thaw of his year at the following
weight. would afford a very fair trial :
It lb at lb
Coop
Lychee 8 It 'libido:de 8 5
Monkey
Brindisi
Bittuilman
Faith BlO VbClllll
Attrectiun
Dawdle 9 8 Bittern
&AMAMI

Over a longer distance I should have no doubt of his
ability to beat any of the above, but Brindisi, Attraction
Sonnies* and Vacua. are meeting him, perhaps, over thee;
lavounte distance, and he may find it dithoult to give Lill,
to Vacuna, Crryophyllus and Leicester being also dangerous
in the extreme. Vionea's owner is represented by a couple
of the sinless two year olds opposed to the above, who
carry bat alb, with a .flb allowance for fillies , still, I know
of nothing to prevent Coup d'Etat beating all these at the
weights, and shall look to Vanilla for the moat danger. The
Great Northaseptooikire Stakes, two miles, would have
brought out a tremendous held if Lioness, Bhthfield,
Benjamin. Welcome, Watchman, Linen deck, Flash-in-the-
Pan, Sheridea, Welbeek, and W hitethorn had
remained is the "live" division; but hardly one
of these can be booked • starter now, and
there seems also • doubt about either Tooth-
and-Go or Countenign putting in an
only Fairwater, Wangrave Gibraltar GleuorZPl,4 go=,
Blondin, Droller, Fantail, Turn of Luck, Despair,
Anglo-Saxon, and Lord Zetland being looked upon now as
certain runners, although Loiterer, Roam of Trump., M.
Philippe, Lady of Coverham, Alabama, and fdallognetha
may, between them, help to swell the field to something
like a dozen and a half. All the heavy weights mega
" going for the mousy," and the talents generally look upon
Fairwater, Wingrave, Gibraltar, Costa, Bloodin, Dollar
Gardener, and Lord Zetlead as the toad Pe competitors,
needy all the critics doubting whether Glenoreby, Fantail,
or Despair can stay the course, but agreeing that, could
they do go, they have the hest of the weights. Tarn of
Luck is the oaly certain maser smog the extreme
outsiders, and she does not look very formidable
after Violet's defeat of her at Hungerford, for the
latter is said to have tried Lord Zealand, who did wooden
with her. If they have made no mistake with his lordship,
he has very little to fear, whoa meeting Fairwater with
161 b, Wiugreve with 121 b, Gibraltar with 101 h, and Moodie
Led Dollar with 21h, the best of racing weights ; and allow-
ing that he meets Gardener eta disadvantage of 101 b, it is
justly argued that the latter, with a pull of 2611ni, could
not beat • first class horse in ast year's Chester Cup. Thus
Lord Zeeland has littie bey mid Gardener to beat, and he
ought to acoomplisb this teak easily, if th. good horse they
represent him, Winter* being the most formidable of the
heavy weight., and Bkmdin of the outsiders. Odin and
Reeve of Trumps must run well for the Nene
Handicap, about • mile sod five furlongs, as
must Le filsrichal for the Stand Plate, this
latter being the best class hone in the Cup Stakes, run for
on the second day. This, however, with all the other
events before me, must be influenced by the first day's
doings, which may display whether Lard Burleigh and
Comet have ought to fear in the St. Liz Handicap, one
mile and • quarter. The Whittlebery should show the
wiener of the Racing Stakes, one rink, and it may also bear
upon the Earl Spencer's Plate, five furlongs, having twice
produced the winner thereof within the last few years in
Fravola sad Biesidella. Bat at present I can perceive
moth* bettor than Soapstone, Bo:04011a. and GolPhia
((t
he former for choice), unless Lord Stamford or Mr. Tea
can find one to beat the trio. The Althorp Park
and the 20 sovs. Sweepstakes, both half mile
two-year-old races, are not worth entering intoy for not
one of the lot entered in the first-oamed that have
run—Catania, Effegy, Bessie La" Magic, Roulette, Primers
I)egtnar, Brown Bread, Cedric, Sympathy, and Jellaba—
bar been able to distinguish itself, and all but Roulette In
the'Sweepstakes are " dark."
At ()mama Park, held on Friday, the principal item is
the Granby Handicap, one mile sad a half, a distance that
will just snit BathiliU, 6 yn, 114 61b, who is only giving
21b for two years to Trumps, and coupled with tit Law-
, moos, 5 yra, 104 1111) may pretty safely be trusted.
Trumps has a wretched lot to meet in the Cup, two miles,
but may not care to join issue with Liston in the Croxtoe
Park Plate, six balmily& For the Belmir Castle Stakes,
one mile, it is doubtful whether the Clown can give 101 b to
Glendusk, if he ran to Deerstalker ; but I can perceive no-
thing to interfere with the 6lb penalised Money Spinner in
the Waltham Stakes, for two-year-olds, hail-a-toile.
The great event at the Melton Mowbray Grout National
Hunt Steeplechases is for regular hunters, that are not
known in public ; and Ineed only notice the Free Handicap@
on the WMe nouns, where Creole is • little favour-.l hr the
handicappers.—l am, Se., NETEos.

LONDON BETTING.-SATCEDAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES.
75 to 20 ard Lord Zetland itJ to 1 &gat Toneitand.Go
6to 1 Gardener oft Il it and off)
to t t tree). 25 to 1 Blond= 3 and
11 to 1 Wloarate 3 and of)
off. SO to 1 Sheridan (OE)
111 to 1 Coda ,t and off; 30 to 1 Benjamin Al
10u to S Falnrater (t) 30 to 1 Menorah, (off)
100 to 6 Dollar t) 100 to 1 lees (of)
20 to 1 Gibraltar toff. t 1000 to 00 M. Philippi
!Stoll lor
EARL SPENCER'S PLATE.
9 to 2 add Soapstone ,off, I 15 to 1 apt Flying Flab (t)
btu 1 t I'
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (of,
DERBY.
22 to 1 NM Blair Athol (t r
BETTING AT MANC
NORTHAMPTON)
sto 2 apt Lord Zetland
(oil. 3 to 1 t I
11 to 2 Gardener (t)
lt to 1 Costa toff)
100 to 6 lealmater A)
100 to 6 Dollar 3
KARL SPENCER'S PLATE.
Sto 1 art Soapstone it, I 25 to la 4 3it Amelia ,
10 to 1 My Mary tit off 32 to 1 Zara t
11 to 1 Templar it and 33 to 1 Alclmedst
Mt at 1! to 1
CITY AND sULURBAN HANDICAP.
100 to 7on the field iod, I de to 1 apt sir Roger :ye
12 to 1 Jarniootou 60 to 1 nab ,w 1
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
160 to II wet Su. Roger (t)
CIIL‘TER CUP.
20 to 1 mist OlAmlsetar 3ft I 23 to 1 Lord Zetland
3.1 to 1 GoldeaPtedgMelD

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