The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.

MEDAL
The first of the meetings at Newmarket was concluded
under most favourable circumstances. The weather, which
in the early part of the week had been miserably wet,
daily improved, and the final day's sport was celebrated in
charming summer weather. Although the card did not con-
tain such an abundant amount of racing as some of the
preceding dare, nevertheless the closing day produced
sufficient material for bookmakers and backers to make
further additions to their funds. The Newmarket October
Handicap, which had received eighty-seven nomina-
tions, produced a field of fourteen runners, and the
confidence reposed in Carisbrook, Oploirlia, and the
Churchman, caused speculators to be 'briskly employed,
from the appearance of the rumbers upon the telegraph
board until ' the ring" separated to witness the cootest.
Ophelis, who overnight had been instilled first favourite !
from her easy victory in the 501. Handicap, slightly de-
dined in the betting when the heavy investment& upon Ca-
risbrook and the Chard:mien were known. These two, how-
ever, never troubled Ophelis in the race, and the hollow
manner she cut down her opponents stem pethe fine daughter
of Hobble Noble as an animal of no mean calibre. The five
who opposed Lord Stamford's pretty Cerintha in the filly
sweepstakes never had a chance with his lordship's penalised
filly, who won from end to end, and easily too, at the
finish. Particulars of the day's racing will be found below.
A Maiosa PLATZ of 501., for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 91b ;
finite, fist Sib. Bretby Stakes Conroe. (9 subs.)
Mr. liaw ksley's Fluke by 'Porous—Pomme de Terre, fat nib
(G. Fordham) 1
Mr. W. Hollis Lady Abbess, Pat gib (H. Orhoshaw) 2
Mr. W. S. Crawford's c by Kingston—lady Hamlet, Set Mb
(Castanet)
The following also ran :—The Perfect Cure, Vindicator,
cby Mountain Deer—Jetty Teeth, Philip the Second, a by
King Tom--Giraffe.
Betting : sto 4cm Fluke, sto 1 apt lady Abbess, and
Bto 1 agst any other. Lady Abbess and Fluke side by side,
with the Lady Harriet colt on the near side, came away to
the bushes, where the latter was beaten. An excellent Taos
up the cords with the first-mentioned two resulted is the
victory of the favourite by a neck. Lady Harriet colt was
• bad third ; Philip the &Toad was fourth, the Perfect
Care fifth, and the Giraffe colt last.
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ilYm7,'SWli,;.cc.-I;.iiiirWrquarters of R.N. 100, h ft.
Mr. Orevihe's hasten by Volvo..le—(less, yrs V. Fordhsrm 1
Lord Westmoreland's Ireton, 2 yrs ,J. Boater) 2
Betting : 6 to 6on Ireton, who made the running, but
half-way up the cord" the pair joined Moue, sad after a
pretty race Oulu won by half • length.
MATCH : Bst 7lb each. A.F. 100, hft
Count Batthyany's Fergus by Stockwell—Fenster* 4 yr;
(0. eardban) 1
Mr. Greettle's Csmperdow 0, 4 yrs ..(J.Cioater) 2
Betting :9to 4 on Camperdown. Peeps made the run-
ning to the Abingdon Mile og, where Csniperdown went
to the front, and won easily by three lengths.
TIM NEWHAM= Ocrow HANDICAP, • Sweepstakes
of 15 son. each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards. Wieners extra. A.F. (87 subs.)
Lord De Yreynea %hells by Hobble Noble, 3 yrs, eat Olb
(Wllltambon) 1
Mr. O. W. Fltuellharn'a Myrtle, 4 yes. 6st9lb ..)J. Daley; 2
Mr. Elphinstonen Lapldlit, 3 yrs. bet 41b A. Woodhome) 3
The following also ran :—Camerino, Doncaster, earls-
brook, Maggiore, Alerts, Stanton, Balham, Costa, Lupus,
Walpole, and The Churchman.
Betting : 100 to 30 apt Cutthroat, 4 to 1 apt Ophelia,
5 to 1 apt The Churehmaa, 10 to 1 each apt Myrtle and
Coate, and 100 to 6 apt Camerino, Lupus, and Lapidiat.
They were cell started after one break away. Lapidist, the
moment the lag was dropped, jumping off first, took a lees
of a length and • halt of Balham, The Chrmbnian end
Costa, who, in a cluster beaded the remainder, whipped in
by Lupus, who was ontpaced from the start. Descending
the bushes hill, Lapidist still held a slight lead of
Costa, who wan immediate) y followed by Camerino,
Myrtle, Carisbrcok, and Ophelia. There was no difficulty
in discerning the winner at the Abingdon Mile post,
when Opheles, full of running, shot to the front, attended
upon by Myrtle, Costa and Camerino being hopelessly
beaten, but Lapidist struggled on in pursuit of Ophelia and
Myrtle. The result, however, was sever in doubt for the
last three hundred yards, from where Ophelia improved her
advantage over Myrtle, and won easily by three lengths ; '
half a length between second sad third. Camerino was an
indifferent fourth, Stanton fifth, and Costa sixth. Lupus,
who broke down, was lest throughout.
' A BercereTeua of SO son. each, 20 ft, for 2.yr.olds ;
colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 81b. Maiden allowances. First
half of Ab. M. (9 subs.)
Baron Nhiere's Uentllhomme, by the Plying Dutchman—
Georgette, Sat 61b ll Ortmshaw) 1
Lord Stamford's Etas, fist Sib (A. Edwards)
Lori Exeter's Fantail, eat 4lb (0. Yoedham)
Betting : 11 to 8 apt Etna, 7 to 4 apt Geotilhomme, and
3to 1 apt Fantail. Gutilhomme male play until entering
the cords, where for a moment Etna heeded him. "The
Frenchman," however, quickly resumed the lead and won
by half a length ; • head separated the second and third.
A HANDICAP Own:mins of 10 son, each, h ft, for
3.yr-olds and upwards. T.T.C. (6 subs.)
Mr. P. Price's Wass/. by Augur--Sackbut, S yrs,
est 41b (Hunter) 1
Mr. Saxon's Hopeful Duchess, Syrs, llsi Gnms•Aw) 2
Lord Stamford's Tialphooe, 3 yrs, neat (A. Edwards) 3
Betting : 6 to 4 apt Welland, 4to 1 apt Disdain, sto 1
apt Confectioner, and 100 to 8 offered agst Tiaipho ie. They
left the starter in a line stretched across the course on even
terms, but on proceeding • short distance Welland took the
lead, and without ever having been beaded, won in a canter
by • couple of lengths; a head between second and third, and
• similar distance separated the third and fourth. Bolero
finished several lengths in the rear of Disdain, and Confec-
tioner was beaten off.

A Sur:were/ma of '3O son. each, h ft, for 2-yr-old fillies,
Bot 711, each ; winners extrr. T. Y.C. (22 rube.)
Lord Stamford's Cerintha, by Newmfostar—Queen Bess,
nit (including 71b ex; (A. Edwards) 1
Lord Exeter's Amelia. Bst 71b Aldcroft) 2
Count F. de Lagrange's Vallatranes, Bit 712 'Hunter) 3
Betting . 7 to 4 on Cerintha, 6 to 1 apt Amelia,
8 to 1 eget The Miranda filly, and 7 to I eget Villa-
franca and Columbine (coupled). They were started
00 equal terms at the first attempt, and after
racing • abort distance, Villafranca held • slight
lead of Columbine, who was followed by Cerintha (in the
centre of the course). Approaching the cords, Columbine
was beaten, and Amelia took her place. Half way up the
cords Cerintha took the lead, and, with Amelia in attend-
snob, the pair raced home together, Lord Stamford's filly
winning easily at the finish by half a length ;

Lest half of Ab. IL 100, h ft.
lir. 11/you's Michel Own, by tattle--Hoyden, 9 yrs,
Tat 10Ib (carried let 1318) (O. Fordban) 1
Mr. Trowson's Tarragona., yrs, &t lib (carried get OD,
(Joan liightingBll)
Betting : Any odds on Michel Grove, who made all the
running, and won easily by two lengths.

LATEST BETTING ON THE CAMBRIDGE
PLATFORM.
GESARBWITCH.
11 to 2 apt Sallortoso (t)
15 to 1 Mohan Low (t)
100 to 6 Umpire (t)
22 to 1 Chen Arms
25 to 1 Bolder (t)
25 to 1 Cato'em-Altro
30 to 1 Hartiagtoo (t trimly)
XS to 1 Dukdballs aod off )
50 to 1 (toad oH)
66 to 1 A
Astudroyeroid (t)
66 to 1 Fat do Joie (W)

Dzerarcriorr or Riau Byname BY FITLY.—
Os Wednesday evening last ao extendve fire took place in
the farm buildings of Mr. Stephen Smither, master of the
Odiham Down harriers, Crop&11, near Farnham. The
Eames raged with irresistible fury, and in • short space of
time 70 sacks of threshed wheat and oats, • steam threshing
machine, a large quantity of unthreshed oats and wheat,
the former the produce of seven acres and the latter nine
acres of land, a cartel ed, • carpenter's shop with car-
penter's tools, an outhouse, and other banding', fell a prey
to the devastating element. In addition to the above, •
stable containing two horses was also destroyed, and the
animals almost burnt to • cinder. One of these was a
bunter worth 701., ridden by Mr. Smither during the last
bunting season, and the other • valuable cart-horee. The
Eames illuminated the horio3u for miles round, and
attracted a great crowd, many from • considerable distance.
It is suspected that the fire is the work of an incendiary.
Within the last IR months four other fires, deetroyjog pro-
perty to the value of some thousands of pounds, have taken
place in the same neighbourhood.
FATAL MISTAKE—AL lad, aced 17, eon of a
farmer named Laurent, at Vulcan (Toone), met with his
death, a few nights back, in • singular manner. Ile was
amusing himself behind the hedge of another farmer, named
Juventy, imitating the cry of the sereeeh-owL The pre-
ssure of that bird, it is well known, is regarded by the pea-
sentry as an ill omen, sad Juventy, heanug the cry, imam-
' diately fetched his gun, with the intention of shooting it.
Seeing something white moving through the hedge he fired,
lodging the entire charge of the gun in the breast of the un-
fortunate lad. Some neighbours hastened to the spot, and,
with the molasses of Juventy, carried the youth to the re.
eidetic° of his parents, where he shortly expired. Os seeing
Juventy, be was just able to say, "You hese killed me,
bat it was my fault."
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