The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-07 00:00:00

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INTELLIGENCE.SPOWT7.IG--

THE LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.

10 21111 EDITOR OF THE EXPlUtedi.
511;,—Huccautfruig was opeuly carried on the
were brat ',reek of the steeplechasing, an old performer
with the " ropes" coming out m opposition to the Irevon-
porta at Upton ; but his tricks were very easily detected,
and a at 0,,,, r was put epos; his ulcer that ought to deter
ever. the in,,at barefaced roper from pursuing the note
line in iutum. Tue Worcester jumping was productive of
some a tsu,lmg, right however triumphing in the end, and
the judgt's /1.113 being adhered to; so that the prestige of the
first illc4itanate meeting of the autumn suffered not a whit
from the uupleasantness. The two days spent altogether
proved a great success, as many as eighty horses contesting
the eight t veu to on the that, a consummation that can hardly
be cx.1...ck,1 at the Liverpool Autumn Meeting, which is
tuincactsaiily extended to four days. As a consequence
there is an s'.uodsoce of " small fry" in the bill of fare, for
after the lug and Sefton Handicaps, the two Nurseries,
and the .tutumn Cup, the legitimate items are of the most
iiisiguinea..t character, es are also three out of the four
jumpiog ..:fails. The Flying Handicap, a half-mile spin
woo 1a,,; year by Gemuus, has the same mare again engaged:
and with a lair prospect of following up her success, as she
receives wc lAA and two years from the dying
Clauhury, Blaster Richard, sod Coup d'Etat, and
concedes but sub toPersuasioo and Prescription. Thus she is
entitled to the preference over this lot; and if she can give
the Islti to Cutaway and Crytheia another victory is in
store for Ler, there being little else for her to fear, as the
turned loose Queen of Trump. is such a wretched jade as nut
to be trustworthy. The numerous lot in the Kootenay
Nursery, half amide, are moderate in quality, and thus
Eabobutgli, the Lion, Viola, Arkansas, and Anonyms must
be " well in" when their weights range from let 10lb to
list Sib, the last named having all a winning impost. This
lot are again entered in the second day's Nursery Plate on
the same course, the two entries, in fact, being so similar
that one event is almost bound to forfeit the winner of the
other. For the Sefton Handicap Lord Westmorland has no
reason Xi complain of his treatment, Birch Broom, Summers
side, and Merry Fiat, who are all partial to a mile ands quar-
ter, being nicely weighted, and we have recently seen itirch
Broom in good form. Many that might prove troublesome
to his lordship's colours will be absentees, and the most
dangerous, Donnybrook, is certain to be reserved for the
Autumn Cup, on Friday, which is pronounced a " gift " for
him ii be IISU oily ot the mile and a half. He was consi-
dered so " in" that over SiSil•Sbilids of the subscribers
declined to a:cept the impost allotted them, although the
public and the critics considered there were several amoog
the malcontents as well treated as Donnybrook, and
thus, lire 2Old, added by the lessee was more than
got back, the seventy non-acceptors having each
to Day 3/. to the fund. Like Donnybrook, the
Highdier's uain colt, Twilight, Stockinger, Planet, Mail
Train, brick, Accident, and lanfreluche, all ran for the
Carub;ialepoire, and on their performances therein a super-
ficial oho., ver would handicap them thus :—Twilight,
Bst 71b ; DJoriyortask, 7at lb ; Brick, fist 91b ; Mail Train,
Gat 91b ; Siockniger, Gat alb ; Hightlyer's dam colt, Cat 211) ;
Platte. .et 2; b ; Accident, tint 21b ; and Fanfreluche, Set 71b.
Mad Tr On and Planet also ran for the Cesarewitch, wherein
the pet form:ince of the tint named would warrant hie being
estimated a little more flatteringly than as above, as he was
within three lengths of Ark worth after swerving ; bat it is
bard to handicap a rogue at the best of times, for if he is
Indict d to cut it, list 71b will no more tempt him not to
do ss than Sat 71b. Of the Cesarewitch performers engaged
besides Mali Train and Planet, the Brewer might be weighted
with the above lot at hit 12Ib ; Charming Woman at
Cat 51b ; and The Beaver at hint 21b; but the Liverpool bee-
dicapper lobes a very different view of the capabilities of the
whole dour. I have measured onthear CaisrewitchandCam-
brilgeshire doings, as will be seen by the following com-
parison :

i;i;lit
Brt
AL, ,dunt
Chanulug IV o-

st lb st lb
!-• o s 7 Stockinger.
7 4 .. 0 V Ib. ftasver
7 .. 2 Planet
Stall train

It lb 11 lb
. Glt ..
6 9 .. 6
.6 9 6
6 6 6

mat. ..
001111)14,•ok .. 7 k.)
BreAter .. t; 11

6 5 F.Wreluche . 6 6 .
11161.11)...r evit . 6 4 ..
6 12

The Prat column represents the proper weights, and the
memo! thy own estimate; and it will easily be understood
that Twilight has, •• on paper," 71b the beat of the weights ;
Dinuybrouk, ; Mad Train, 31b; and Brewer, llb ;
while the remaining eight have, more or lee, by f►r the
worst of thew. However, the Cambridgeshire is a most
deceptive race ever to take $ line from, and the late one
more espee.ally, when over sixty minutes wee occupied
before the actual start, with breaks away and displays of
temper that took the steel out of at least half the competi-
tors. For uest Friday's contest there is" good money" evi-
dently -se. load Soockioger, in detianceof his haviegsome I:db
the wogs:. of it with twilight, from which it nidy be
inferred that we did not see the best of him in the Cam-
brilgesoire, suspicious people going so ter as to believe that
he was the " dead 'tto" therein, after till, the market mice
indicated. Beyond Donnybrook and Stockioger,nooe of the
above are backed in earnest—not even Twilight, with all
bet dp;i.ireut advantage, the talent having it that she will
never 14.-t to the course ; and if there is a third •• genuine
article" in the market as yet it is Gaily, who meets 'l' wilight
on the same terms as she did at Doucaster, siheo the old
MHO fairly twat her at lead half a dozen lengths on a mile
course. Ite.ieu; form, in fact, will make Twilight look
quite as dangerous as Donnybrook, and were she,
with the Brewer ao•l Mail Train, to oppose the
latter iu earnest, then• you'll be no 9 to 4 tekeo about
him, Li •r would Stockiuger be second favourite. But people
have such a vivid recollection of what the July Cup at
Liverpool came to, when Black Deer, the only horse backed
in earuei.t, had but two opponent., end it was afterwards
boasted lie could have walked over had bin party thought
At, that they will back nothing but favourites in ties
and wo:,t repot lone shies only Mail Train, Twilight,
and Brewer to have a ch►nce of upsetting Donnybrook, he
may weft figure at a short price in the Quotations, for Mail
Train is almost certain not to oppose, there beiug many
good riees to wait for in his case. However. Brewer and
Twilight are rather too old in the tooth to be •• kept" for a
future race, and they are so lightly weighted that their par-
tits ntay be tempted by the long prices obtainable to at-
ten.pt 411 overthrow of the crack ; tf so, it will not astomsh
me to see Due of them beat Donnybrook, and they ought
cottainly to dispose of soca as Stocsingtr sod Gaily.-1 am,
sir, ,ac.,