The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
TO THI ZDITOR !HZ XXIMI2II.
Sas,—The last "great event" of the season
will he decided on Tuesday next, and with the Houghton
week the legitimate racing season is supposed to be brought
to a emelesion. The programme is a lengthy one, and the
• far the Criterion (which will bring the performances
ef the meg prominent candidates for the Derby of 1863 to
a due), with the acceptances for the Cambridgeshire, are
the lanai oa record, while they both promise to &Ursa
tremendous fields. Still, the eight remaining items com-
pare and ea little importance. as are also the majority of
tie thirteen maiebes, that the bill of fare is only as aurae
ems; and all will depend on the forty-five racer yet to he
made up what kind of sport we are to have during the am
rya
The Criterion Stakes, for 2-yr-olds, over about six fur-
will probably bring together most of the good public
web=althoughreef there is a prospect of Amore. super.
oord's three other candidates, Coe ander
6=tra), Cseintha (Sib extra), and Automaton. The
interest will be well represented by Hospodar (6lb
extra), or Vivid (61b extra), or perhaps both ; and then
there are Him Mantle (Sib extra), Cauca. Gold" Pledge
=Ara), Escape (310 astral, Charlemagne, and National
(31b extra), that have all won races, besides the good-
looking Coakel, Amelia, Wsldgs, &a., to make up a field
from. Lord Stamford, however, ought to win if Avenger is
sis good at home as made out ; and he must bring him to the
pest to heat Hospodar and Blue Mantle, Canace being about
the beet d the remainder.
The Cambridgeshire Stakes, one mile and 240 yards, will
he cagasted by nearly all the following:—Baron Rothe-
• King of Diamonds and Gorse, trained by Hayhoe K
;
Mr. OmernsiOt's Fairwater, trained by T. 011iver ; Lord
tfebridge's Hem or Keene, Mr. Dunbar's Overton,
sad Mr. Naylor's Agag, trained by Gadding; Mrs. °Mildes-
t/ars Ounerino, trained by Y. King ; Sir J. Hawhy's
deaf or Cowley, trained by Manning ; Mr. R. Ten Btoeck
Umpire and Mr. Fitzwilliam's Myrtle, trained by Pryor ;
Mr. ?obese' Dictator, Mr. W. Goiter's Aurelian, Air. G.
Beyan's Waterwitch or Watchman, trained by Goodwin ;
Mr. Johnsicate's Lady Ripon and Oberon. trained by T. S.
Rawson ; •,Count Lagrange 's Stradella and Baron Niviire's
Demme, trained by T. Jennings ; Lord Glasgow's two Cla-
rissa eons, teased by T. Lawson ; Mr. itadger's Queen of
Tensaw, trained by Shepherd ; Lord Annesley's Ace of
Chabs, trained by J. Scott ; Mr. It. Boyce's Conqueror,
Duke of Beaufort's Doncaster, and Mr. Turner's lady Clare,
teased by J. Day ; Captain Coates's Flirtation, trained by
J. Prime ; Mr. Muy's Leonora, trained by r. Cliff ; Mr.
T. Hughess M. Philippe, trained by J. Hughes; Mr.
Oven Warminster, trained by H. May ; Lord Westmore-
hats Schism, Sir (. W. Codringtoo's Catch'em Alive, and
Mr. Swindell's Tolurno, trained by W. Day ; Lord
Christerfield's Bathilde and Polynesia, trained by T.
Taylor ; Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain and Har-
tangiest, trained by Treen ; Mr. Spencer's Squire Percy,
teamed by Drewitt; Mr. Gnmehaw's Silkstons, trained by
Oates ; Mr. Fleming's Magnum BODUITI, trained by Harlock ;
Mr. J. Osborne's Interduca ; Mr. Elphinstone's Lapidixt,
trained by W. Brewtey ; Mr. Payees Merry Maid, trained
by Alex. Taylor, and perhaps Alchymiet also; Mr. IL
Law's Incitatus, trained by Burhad3e ; Lord Stamford's
Limoges, trained by Joseph 1)1111110D ; and Mr. Priestly's
Tees Sayers, trained by C. Thorpe. The above list includes
between forty and fifty probable starters, and the majority
ere tacked, Umpire, Myrtle, Dictator, Aurelian, the four-
year-old Clarissa colt, Conqueror, Bathilde, Queen of Spain,
Hartingtoo, and Limosioa being pretty good favourites ;
Rim of Diamonds, Gorse, Overton, Agag, lady Ripon,
Stradella, Gamma, Queer of Trumps, Ace of Clubs,
IL Philippe, and Lapidist steadily settled down at prices
ranging between 33 and 50 to 1 ; and Fairwater, Cnltle•
rine, Argonaut, Oberon, Doncaster, Schism, Toluene. Squire
Percy, Silkstooe, Interduca, and Merry Maid supported at
long prices with sufficient spirit to render them most
daagerous oritaiders. The " knocked out" lot is a very
small one, consisting only of Dulcibella, Diophantus, Hen.
hem Lase, Alvedeton, Lemont, Buckenham, Catch-'em-
Alive, Polynesia, Balder, the Lady Evelyn colt, and Alchy-
mkt ; but I have my doubts whether Leonora and Alchy-
mist will not revive again, and if so the outside division
will contain nothing more dangerous. With so many horses
backed in earnest, the task of pointing out two or three
of the most formidable candidates is surrounded with almost
insurmountable difficulties, and an analysis of their per-
formances is out of the question, as so few have met
together over the Cambridgeshire distance. The Cesare-
witch is contested over a course fully double the length,
and the criterion that it affords, notwithstanding
so many being always engaged in the two events, re not
what are in front at the finish, but first
through the " ditch gee." as when arriving there the comps-
titers have been a little more than the Cambridgeshire &s-
-tams. Out of the above " probable starters" Agag,
Umpire, Myrtle, Stradella, Conqueror, flirtation, Catch 'cm
Alive, Bathilde, Queen of Spain, Hartingtoo, Silkstone,
Magnum Bonum, and Alchymist, ran in the Cenuewitch
recently decided ; and Bathilde and Conqueror were un-
doubtedly first through the "gap," while Harlington end
Myrtle were far before everything else at the end of the
two, miles and a quarter ; and I must follow the orthodox
Lee and give the preference for next Tuesday's race to
Bathilde and Conqueror. However, it must not be over-
looked that over the Doncaster mile Ace of Clubs
beat Bathilde very easily at even weights, on which
performance he should again hold her aide when con-
ceding filb ; and it is a question whether the doings of
Ispidist, Camerino, Doncaster, Schism, and Merry Maid at
the two October Meetings were not equal to those of
Bathilde and Conqueror, Lapidist's being especially good,
locking at his light weight now. The trio last named, with
Camerino, Schism, Dooaaster, and Ace of Clubs, must prove
awkward opponents of Aurelian and the Clarissa colt,
brilliant as were their doings last year, and notwithstanding
the money entrusted to them shows their forms to be good
as ever ; and I shall leave the issue to the lot of nine, while
doubting whether Limogna, Dictator, and Queen of Trumps
can quite get the course, or either of "The Baron's" give the
weight sway to some of the old horses. The Chrism colt,
Aurelian. and Ace of Cluha, take my fancy most, the first
named for choice, and more than one may have to be
taby the judge; but if an extreme outsider should get
d first, it is more than possible for Camorino to be
the hero, as we have evident proof the weight does not stop
*telly gocdhoese, in Scheer with 7st 71b, Sultan with 7st 61b,
Odd Trick with 7st 41b, and Palestro with ist 21b, all
winning the race during the but eight years as 3-yr-olds. It
is, however, a noteworthy fact, that the juveniles have sup-
plied the winners during the last eleven years, and they
beat the four, five, and six year olds in five out of the twelve
preceding contests.
The minor events complete I shall not dwell upon long, it
being sufficient to remark that Thunderbolt is the most pro-
/21614 candidate for the All-aged Stakes, Automaton for the
200 sou. Sweepstakes for 2-yr-olds, Ab. M.. and the Glas-
gow Stakes ; Ireton, for the Croome Stakes ; Golden Pledge,
for the 2.yr-old 50 soya Sweepstakes, D.M. ; Anonyms, for
the Free Handicap, A.F. ; Blue Mantle, for the 2-yr-old
50 sou. Sweepstakes, Ab. M. ; and Onesander, for the 2-yy-
ell 500 eon. Sweepstakes, T.Y.C. In regard to the matches,
my opinion inclines to the Voltigeor colt, Nebula, Asteroid.
and Feu de Joie, versus Slattern, Zara. Knowsley, and Hur-
ricane, on Monday ; Clarior and Cape Flyaway versus
Weatherbow and Drake, on Wednesday ; Thunderbolt
venue King of the Forest, on Thursday ; Vaulter versus
Mountain Buck, on Friday ; and the Hesperus colt, Queen of
Spain, Dunkeld, Bateman, and Levity versus Atlas, Libel-
lous, Belgravian Linnet, Almacke, and Neptunum, on
Saturday.—l am, dz. METEOR.