The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-04 00:00:00

ANTICIPATIONS OF EPSOM.

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811,—At die4-ci iiirir7giieeTing, held on Thursday and
Friday wet, we have Tennyson ,aged in the ant day's
Two Year Old Stakes, and with only Money Spinner
=his opponent. who has shown any great form, he
be first or second again. Severer, the Frenchmen;
who carried nearly everytkog before them at Northampton,
and have three alike here, are not to be despised from
all swoon* and from the noise nasally made abous Gar-
&misers she Is also worth keeping in remembrance,
if allowed to make a debdt, so that Tennyson
has all his work to do to win. The City and Suburban Han-
dicap, one mile and a quarter, will have to muse more
stir chitin/ the next two days than it has hitherto done to
maintain its prestige, for speculators appear to take compa-
ratively little interest in it am yet, and instead of three
dozen horses being backed there have not been a dozen with
stanch friends behind them. This may have been attribute-
hie to Listoe's light weight, which astonished mid fright-
ened everybody, and nasty remark. were med. when it was
discovered be had been laid against so heavily by a certain
clique ; but am he is now out of the way, matters may
brighten up again, and the field muster a strop/ one, after
all. What it is to consist of, however, is • mere
speoulabon at present, for of the ninety-six engaged
W. Goiter, Gocktisg, J. Day, W. Day, Goodwin, Dewitt,
Reeves, Alex. Taylor, M. Dawsou, T. S. Danoo, T. Tay-
lor, and r. Hughes have month= half under their care,
and between their respective lots it is hard to choose.
Marigold of Goatee', Valuptes and Mail Train of W. Day's,
Lord isigh and Oolumbia of Drewitt's, Sir Roger of M.
Daemon's, Veterinarian of T. S. Deimos's, and Stockinger
of T. Taylor's, all look like performing ; and if them are
"wanted," few of the other lota are to be feared, only J.
Day's Trumps, and there have yet to be backed. to the
same =Bent, there are Count Cavour, Lady Superior,
and • whose weights give them • tempting ap-
MThr; and could I see my way oleic with
Oavour end L.dy Supetior, I should tot
look much further for the Eimer. Is edditioa to
the above-mentioned, Gordian Knot, Flyieg Fish,
Exchequer, and Summerside have been sup-
ported with apparent earpertams, sad Gordian Knot's trial
enders it very nearly • certainty for him, on paper, his
" trial horse," Despair, having run so well at Northampton,
that as those I have the highest opinion of have yet to be
backed, it is refer to row in with the Stanton division. At
the same time it will not do to ignore Veterinarian's brilliant
performance this season, from which we ow hardly gather
how gaud be really is, and he looks eves more dangerous
among the three-year-olds than (Nordista Knot. The Metrop-
olitan, although • two-mileand•quarter moo, will be seriously
influenced by the result of the above, for Sommenide, Count
°avow, Mail Train, GordiciaKnot, mid several others, are in
the list, and there will be few fresh comers to interfere
beyond Lord Zstland, Durham, Cubans, sad Weloorne.
Of these the two last named have the best of the weights,
and I can hardly believe in Lord Zetlapd's capability to
best them, as Oachuca only concedes 101 b for the year ; and
Welcome 161 b for two years, although the Duke of Emu-
fort's soli ought to beat all the others. The New Two
Year Old Inse, three-quarters of • mile, is snit.% to the
first day's rimming, which may bring forth something • little
better than the improving Grappler or Sbrapeell and
Lemonade, who were as forward at Northampton. Ignoring
the two aorambling haedicaps, all there is further occasion
to remarks upon is the Walton Stakes, for two and three
years oids, sox Inflows, for which Olendusk ought to beat
both Land of the West sod Ateraction.-1 am, ho.,
METEOR.

THE GRAND NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLE-
MUMS AT MELTON MOWBRAY.—BATtIDAT.
A MATCH of 25 son. each, pp.p. Last two miles of the
Grand National Heat Caere..
Mr. 8. B .Steward's Workman, 124 (Captain Smith) I
Viscount Andover's The Sphinx, 1210 (Owner) 2
Betting : 6to 5 on The Sphinx, who made play with •
stem lead for a mile and &quarter, whin, in attempting to
refuse • thorn fine, she was resolutely ridden at it and
came to grief, his lordship fortunately sustaining DO injury
beynd • snatched fen. After the accident Workman ob-
tained a quarter of • mils lead, but blundering into the
brook, Captain Smith bad to ride him home without stirrup
leather and irons, sod this gave the favourite's admirers
some hope that he would not draw the weight, which, how-
ever, be easily did.
Tax nemesis' STAKEIL a Sweepstakes of 3 eont each,
with 50 added for the fint, 15 for she second, land 5 for the
third, for local hunters the property of tenant-farmers, for
5-yr-olda and upwards. Over about three miles of the Greed
National Hunt Steeplechase Coons
Mr. 0. March„ tun. 'a Fred, aged, 124 7Tb.. (Mr. Coleman) 1
Mr. 11. Griffin 1 Ilyrrhina, a yes, list 71b .Owner) 2
Mr. J. Perkin, Jan.'s Volunteer, aged, list 71b
(Mr. R. B. Ward) II
The following also ran i—Deception. Bandanna, Edwin, Fo.
rester, Gtve.hlsairnarne, Lottery, sad Melon, boron
Betting : sto 1 each apt Edwin and Forester, and 6to
1 each apt Meteor horse, Volunteer, nod Giviehiro-a-name.
A nun HANDICAP 9raxrinranna of 2D move. each, 5 ft ;
winner extra. (18 subs.)
Captain Macbers Leonidas, by Bantam, 6 yrs, list gib
(C. Boyce) 1
Mr. C. B. Tempest's Merriam, 6 yrs, list lab.. (J. Knott) 2
The following also ran :—Leadiug Article and Creole.
Betting : 2 tot apt Creole, 3 to 1 each apt Leonidas and
Merrimac, and 4 to 1 apt Leonia( Article.
TEM GRAND NATIONAL Bril7 NTIMPLICHABP., a Sweep-
stakes of 10 nova. each, 5 ft, for regular hunters that are not
in any public trainisg stable and that have never woo any
steeplechase, hurdle race, or fiat race value 20 mom, or that
have never started in a handicap steeplechase or hurdle race
up to the time of starting ; for 5-yr-olds and upwards. To
be ridden by gentlemen or farmers, wbo have never ridden
for hire. About four miles. (64 subs.)
Mr. B. Studds Cookiboro, aged. 124 71b.. (Mr. F. Lotan: I
Mr. T. Behron's Game Chicken, aged. 12st 7th
(Captain Smith; 2
Mr. Stewards Sir Stephen, 6 yrs, 124 75 (Mr. 0 Walker) a
The following also ran : Crusade, Long Enfield, Triangle,
80 Robert, Mariner. Barry, The Miller, Maria Day, Jack,
Gene-away, Princess Royal. Volunteer, Bost cos, The
Fe Matra. Salton, Wrangler, White Faced Jack.
Gayle& Lord George, Scarborough, Magic, Kathleen, and
Discount.
Mr. E. Stedd declared to win with Lord George and
Mr. Sheward with Sir Stephen.
Betting : 9 to 2 apt Sir Robert, sto 1 apt Sir Stephen.
10 to 1 apt Triangle, 100 to 8 each apt Lord George and
The Miller, 100 to 7 apt Princess Royal, 100 to 6 apt
Electra, 20 to 1 each apt Game Chick.. Volunteer, and
Kathleen, ''2s to I each apt Cookaboro and Disoount.
A 8141/211TARIM of 15 son, each for gestlemen, and
5 son. each for tenant farmers for local 'bunion, 12st 711)
each. About four mile, oves the Grand National Hunt
Steeplechase Course.
Major Paynter's Tuscarora, aged, list Tlb .. "Capt. Smith) 1
Lord Andover ad itoactes, aged, hit 71b.. (Lord Andover' 2
Mr. IL D. Brumley s Greek lire. aged. list 7Th
(Capt. Vivian) 3
Nubian also ran.
Betting : 5 to 2 each apt Nubian end Rosana, and sto
1 iqrst Tapeworm.
TIM DIAL2IIIII' STALES, a Sweentakes of 5 DOM each,
with 25 added ; for 51r-olds and upwards selling and other
allowances and winning penalties. About three miles.
Mr. Vyner's Mountain Fox it b). aged (1043. 124 Mb
leatit. Coventm 1
Mr. F. Gordon's Red Eagle, aged (501.,. 1 let Mb
IMr. T. Percival) 2
Mr. Later. nd Brows Brandy, aged (1000.), list 121 b
(Mr. F. Logan) 2
The following alto ran :—The Rejected, Rod Hawthorn, Black
Night, Forester, and Primrose.
Betting i 2 to 1 apt Mountain Fox, mad 5 to 1 each apt
Red Regis and Brown Brady.
BETTING ON THE COURSE,
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
vil
7 to 1 apt Gordian Knot on to 1 apt Stockinger N)
MI, 100 to II 20 to 1 Marigold ,t 1
takes during 20 to I Exchequer i)
the attoocm.) I 0 to 1 Flying Fish 4)
100 to 7 Volmeas ;t) 40 to 1 Mousey ,t)
D BY.
SD to 1 apt Birch Broca (t)
BETTING AT MANC

CITY AND
a to 1 apt Gordian Knot It)
100 to 7 Voloptaa ,t)
14 to 1 Tivld off,

:HESTER, --SArraDAy.
SUBURBAN.
to opt Veterinarian t)
is to Exchequer 2)
23 t 0 air Roger 3)
40 to larnicotoe
40 to —2;
50 t 0 Ittagoittopla (t)

i si (t
freely.
i 5 to 1 Mall Train (t
freely;
METROP

100 to 16 arA
TWO TM
11 to 2 mat }lnt& l'Ui
16 to 1 apt Little Stag (t)
20 to 1 LordZetlaW(aft,
t 15 top
26 to 1 The Clown (t)
SOO even on Lwat Zetl
DI
.8 to 1 on the Setd Cott
100 to 6 n4st Camboacno
10 to 1 Bactilmoin (t!

43LITAN.
Lord Zatland 3)
10Cm AND.
1100 to 8 apt Cameraman (off)
01 CCP.
100 to 8 apt Oldmiamter (t
and off)
50 to 1 Farm (t)

fan. sot Th. Clown tt)
&BT.
20 to 1 ant Prince Arthur 1)
111 to 1 Might ,t)

LONDON BETTING.—SArTsDAy.
CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
16 to f apt Gordian toot (t) SS to 1 Ptockinger
14 to 1 Votapas it) gas to 1 Lord Buttotgh,off)
90 to Itytog Fhb (t) *0 So 1 Moulory (I)
20 to 1 Enbaloor t, 100 to 1 Lidos
90 to 1 Vivid ..19)
M ETROPOIST AN HANDICAP.
Tto 1 apt Lord &thud (t)
TWO THOCSAND.
600 to 50 opt Clustheaciot (t)
CH TEA CCP.
1000 to to) opt AnAold (t)
DE/BY.
BOs IWO Scottish Chief 93 to 1 apt That Filibt
(at, to 404.,
15 to 1 Toro/Pet freely)! 95 to 1 IHrtortiut (t to
16 to 1 Coast Guard 0) 9000
16 to 1 Paris AII) 60 to 1 Hollytos (off)
100 to 6 CorsOuscao It; MI to 1 Copenhopike)
100 to 5 arch Broototr
660 to 100 opt Croat Guard sod newer oouplsd (t)

MESBIIB. BICIIIILS and Sox, tempted by the
nieces. which tae attended their endeavours to check the
monopoly existing In the book trade. and who claim some credit
for the introduction of cheap literature, have now directed their
attention to the met proem of gm f and Madmen trade,
and have opened additional premiere In nom appo-
site tb.ir old establishment. The good. supplied have bean care-
fully Wetted from tha stocks of the beetmakma, and are marked
In Apure at the lowest poring' pekes for talk only.
sare.—(AdmelieemsoLl