The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER AUTUMN RACES.—TrnaDAY.
This agreeable meeting was inaugurated in most dative-
!al weather, a marked contraet to that of last year, when the
Wort was postponed several Lours to adow the flood titan
the coarse to &no into the Severn. The course was ernes•
steely hard, the weather aharo wahout being frosty, sod the
atmospheres bright, clear, and most seasonable. The attend.
sum was large, and the party from Crowns was quite up to
the usual ' (01111." The raciug .111 Ult aced at one o'ekek,
with • handicap sweepstakes, on the list, which had live
runners out of the seven os the card. With Warrior and
\•anquisher the race was an interestang one foe the last qual •
tor 01 a wile, and as they were the two mostly hie Red,
it was no pleasing eight for " the bidder."
more &racially, as the sequel proved, the favourite, War.
nor, wolitutii rawly at the finish. Wrangling commenced
with the brat Hurdle Race, it being alleged sty the owner
of Rom, who Juaiped one flight of bridles more than the
rest of the bald, that all we competitors, with the ex-
ception of Ross, had gone the wrong course. An incest.
(Woo subinalueutly took place, and the inquiry resulted in
the coufinuatiou of the judge's award. Sisters (after
upwards of half an hour's delay) were well stained for the
Nursery Plate. Lucy Long held the front position tall
within Ow &stows, where she gave way, and Leovulle
conung out at the enclosure, won easily at the knish. The
Worcester Autumn Handicap brought out nine runners,
Prince Plausible being made a tremendous favourite, Lut be
was easily cooquered by a half brother to Athermone, who
was ridden Ly Jemmy Gnmahaw. The proceedings ter-
minated with the Severn Hank Steeplectime, which, as
usual with races of a similar chan=ter, ended with an
objection. hie following are details of the running :
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A HANDICAP SWEEPNTAKES of 5 sows. each, with 25
added, for all ages ; winners extra. About I mile.
Mr. I'. Wsdkiwb Warrior, by King fonr—uf Woodnymph,
3 pee, 25131 h tJ. Urimehasei 1
Mr. J. Stift*. Vanquisher 3 yrs. Tat Mb Wales. 2
Mr. W. barnett's Norma, 1 yrs, est Mb ...... J. lioinian) S
Loth au'a King area vouutenign also ran.
Betting: liven on Wan tor, 4 to 1 each agst Norma and
Vanquisher, anti 6 to 1 apt any other. After going • couple
of hundred yards, Lothian's king went to the trout, Van-
quisher at his quarters, Warrior third, and Norma fourth,
with Countersign a couple of lengths off, bringing up the
rear. Hounding the top turn Countersign ran wide, whilet
Vanquisher end Lothian's King closed and ran side by side
mail creasing the get a quarter of a mile from home, where
Warrior and Norma joined them. Before reaching the
distance Lothian's King and Norma were beaten, and War-
rior, herding Vanquisher opposite the eeelosure woo
cleverly by three perks of • length. Three lengthener:anted
the second and third, Lothian's King • bad fourth, and
Countersign, beaten off.
The BUNDLE Kadt, a handicap of 5 Imes. each, with 10
added ; winners extra. Two miles ; over six flights of
hurdles. (23 auba)
Mr. W.V. Basel , Morocco, by King Toni—Moonabine, 5
yrs. lost 4th
LineolOa ROM, 5 pa, flit
Mr. J 1/.1c1e4.4 bowman. 1 co, Mat 10th it. Sly: 3
111 c fnh•,au,g also ran : —Little Dick. D ouche, Overtou, West
Litt, 1344.4 Loop, Little Liornt ware, acid Ckwetiti.
Betting : 11 to 8 apt West End, ti to 11 each eget Morocco
sad Douche, end 7 to 1 abet Little Dick. West Kid refused
at the brat flight of hurdles and sever took any part in the
race. Morocco mud Douche led over the two tint hurdles,
Led opposite the stand were joined by Ciementi, these three
being billowed upon passing the stand by Little Dick, Bow-
man, and Little Ludy in close company, Koss following
next, and Overton, who had refused the brat curdles, with
West End brought up the rear a long way. After
rounding the far turn Morocco held • clear lead, but in
the eureeedwg hall tails was passed by Little L idy, vino
took all her followers except Ross over the right course ;
but Rolle, diverging, jumped an extra flight of hurdles ; •
quarter of a wile time the finial Bowman west to the
front, followed by 'Las end Morocco, the three jumping
the last hurdles simultaneously. Two dioauces from home
Bowman was outpaced on the flat, and after a splendid rata
Morocco defeated Boa by .• neck ; tour lengths separated
the second and ibird, Little Lady a bed foertn. Little Dick
fifth, and the Little llorrit mare ninth. Douche, jerho
trotted in just in INIVILOCO of Clementi and Overton, woo the
only other who passed the post. An objection against the
winner having gone the wrong course was overruled.
Mr. Lincoln objected to the decision arrived at. on the
ground that Mr. /klacruillao, who had been deputed to act on
behalf of the stewards, had no authority to decide the die-
pate, which required the sanction of two of the stewards,
that nunilier not being present.

TR! NURSERY HANDICAP PLATE of 5-1/., added to a
sweepstakes of 3 sova each, for ; winners extra.
T.Y.C. Straight half mile. 137 nubs.)
Mr. Geo. Angell's atonic. Tst 'G layers I
Sir C. Rusboute Rdnc, Tat =DJ
,Ilablesent 2
Mr. John Graham's Volvo, est Slb
the follow Ilig also ran :Las) Long, oh I by Abalso—S% latele,b
Wnigs of the ft md, 16.unie Lass. Lose Letter, f 14 Cannon's.—
Combuis .lain. lbgert GuttultA, to Ilssitan, nweet•
ness, 1111.- Galantuomo. Purity, aml
Betting :3to 1 eget 11 Re Calantuorro, to 1 each apt
Lucy Long and Leuville, 8 to 1 each apt Cedric and Vision,
10 to 1 apt Bonnie Lase, too to o each apt Purity and
Wings of the Wind, and 1011 to G apt Vigilant. The start
vim delayed thilty•live minutes by (alai, starts, but ulti-
mately they were admirably despatched, Lucy Long making
play, closely followed by Visioo, Bonnie Lass, nod 11 Re
Gal:atom:a on the inside nod Leocille on their right—wide
of the front ilivisioo. At the head of the next lot were
Purity and Wings of the Wind. Lucy Long maintained the
lead till within the distance, when she gave way to Leoyille,
Cedric, and V 3111013, and, after a good race, Leoville woo by
three parte of a length. A length separated the second and
third, rod a head divided the third sad fourth. 11 re
Galantuomo was OM, Vigilant sixth, sod Wings of the
Wind seventh. The next three were Bonnie Lass, Love
Letter, and the Coreobus's dam filly—Sweetness and Robert
ilacaire being the two last.
Tot WORCESTER .AUTCIII4 HANDICAP of 10 love, each.
h-ft, sod 3if declared, for 3-yr-olds and upwards, with 110
added ; winners extra. One mile and three furlongs.
(42 subs.)
furl Wilten's c by Gressenor—Atherstone's dam, 3 yrs,
eta 41to

Count Ltattlayarly's Prince PlAusible, n yrs. .t rlb

eustsoce) 2
Lord l'ebrl _ ,
ge's Welbeck, 3 yrs, far 1llb
The fulhossog also ran .—beedluar. Manchester, Cadiz, lb.;
Alpheus, and Rosebud.

Betting : G to 4 agst Prince Plausible, 3 to 1 eget Wel.
beck, Gto I &gat the A tbel•tone's dem volt and 1U to 1
each apt Birdlime, Cadiz, and Ibex. Thelattinjumped
cif in front, but upon settling into plsoee Aisne/ester woe
up the running, followed by Prince Plausible and Ibex,
Rosebud lying fourth, Wribecir, Cadiz, and Atberstoue's
dam colt next, Alpheus bringing up the rear. There was
no alteration in toes) positions for the brit half.mile, with
the exception of Welbsck dropping a little further m the
rear. Half a mile from hume Rosebud was beaten, awl the
Athentnns's tism colt joined the front division, and with
Prince i'lausible at his side came away from the rest. and
won randy by a length. l'bree lengths separated the second
and third, and a length divided the third and fourth. Ilex
was fifth, Cadiz sixth, and Moueheatar th. Alpheus,
last throughout, was beaten off.

A SELLING STAKLY of 5 mon. each, with 30 added, for
all ages. Eire furlongs straight.
Count klatthysny's Wild Huntress, by Wild Myren—
Yeti. b 9r, 3 )rs, 7st lib sui
Mr. 1. llughts's Jtuteaton, 2 jrs, ;Jet "4 111 h
;J. Grfinahau)
Mr. E Brayley s Connthlan Tom, 3 yrs
Clusnott) 3
The following also ran .—Latt.ccote. randier, May, qui...k.aud,
Roulette, and ii3gou.

Betting : oto 4 spit Juneatoo, 9 to 2 snit Corinthian
Tom, 7 to fart Cllll,l6l6+Da, 8 to 1 each agat Uttleeote and
May. 10 to 1 each asst Wild Huntress (at one tone 7 to 1)
and Lagoa, sod 100 to a &gat l'sradise. t's,adise led to the
corumehoement of the rola. a distance and a half from
home, where JuDeaton, Corinthian Tom, and Wild HUOtttaa
came out sod finished a splendid race, Wild Huutreaa
winning by a bead, which duasynest separated the second and
third. Roulette was a bad fourth, Mae tiftb, and t4oiyi•
sand last. The winner was bought by Rayon do Meant! fur
34 guiDeas.

Tex SE,KIIII BANK S: apes of 5 a na. each, p.p.. with 25
added fur busters; wingers extra ; gentleman rides ; pia -
immortals extra. Three miles on the Steephcbase Course.
(21 subs. )
Mr. 1i1t.nc.04.. Acrobat. aged. 11. t :1b... 11r hltolfortl 1
Mr. 4. ,on.lio:no.: 710. •lr.
18. Land) 2
Mx. F. Howland', Meilora, aged, 121 b ill, tee. IMo . •i, •
,llalford) 3
The h.lionin,: also ran .—May Day. Master r,
Fusee. Ihe iterkelet Hunt, % Minions, Kniihtebrlge, I...Alk-
maar, and liowl.o.).

Betting ; sto 2 apt Rattleanake, 3 to 1 apt Acrobat,
C to 1 agat Whitatone, and 11) to 1 each apt May lisy aud
Meenviund. Acrobat made nemrls all the running after ttie
first night of hurdles, followed for three quarters of a
mile by May llyv, who then g►ve silty to Berkeley
Mont, who held that tontion into the a'raight, shpt., b..
Save way to May Day again ; but the latter fell at the last
hurdles, after clearing which Berkeley Hunt jumped out of
the cows., and left Meanwood second, Lut Peva. pAtiug up
Acrobat won by three lengths ; ]fedora was a bad third ;
and the only other who mowed the post wan Rattlesnake.
The winner was objected to an the pound of out having
carried the proper weight, and the rate remelts in abeyance.

BETTING AT MANCH ESTER.—TriaDAY.
DERBY.
Gto 1 %gat 1.1.1.11ngt.m I I to 6 apt Chattanooga

NOTIPWATION OP 131.fiCKA DE, —lt is notified in
bat night's aoreffe that Earl Russell, ILO., her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received
from her Majesty's Acting Charge d'Affaires at Caracas a
despstcb, eocloeiog a copy of a decree, dated the 13th of
September, Ihert, issued by the head of the Venezuelan go.
vernment, declariog that an insurrection having occurred in
the State of Guayana, the part of the come extending frum
the mouth of Vagres to that of Novice, all the canals formed
by the lailta of the Orinoco, and the margioa of that river,
including Ciudad Bolivar, am closed, and the ports, coasts,
and villages of the same are blockaded by the Venezuelan
government.

1-14*IPITAL SUNDAY IN BIRMINGIIAII.--OD Sun-
day the mutual collection was made io all the churches and
chapels of Hinaiogbam io aid of the chant.ble tostitutioos
of that tome. The amount reported as realised up to but
Gysaisi was 2,3504