The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-04 00:00:00

SPORTING.

EPSOM AUTUMN MEETLNG-TuvESV

THE FLAT HACKS.
A whits fog. whirl, hung heavily on the deck atmoviiben
until measly noon, operated u a drawback en the attend-
ance of general tympany ; and although before the first
rase was seer the tog melees(' off under the influence of
broad hunts of sunsuine, the gathering on the Doiens still
presented a very scanty appearance.
Cooeidering the late period ul the yes, the gro•-;o1 was
in eavellent cool:two, eine strung fields were brought oat
to contend fir the principal prizes. Little David, it wit! be
seen. followed up has Noworarketsuccees by carryir.g off the
chief handicap sweepstakes with a degree a ease which
materially added to his reputatiun.
Lu the executive department the arrangrir.en•s were, as
uneactptianabie; and it well be stiff: en: to state
that the principal duties wire perfurnseel by tut Newmu•
let *tall of officials.

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A strong body of the police force uudsr the superia- I
tendency ul Mesas. May and Banks, kept a vigil .nt !oak
out oa the coarse and along the highways and byeways,
and w the portal .uperruion ol tie details of business
good rrrr ice was perfermed by Mr. Charles Martin. Megan.
Forrester an Langley kept watch and ward in the betting
iselusure. _ _ _

As to the refreshments, the raters of the caterers. Messrs.
J ague% and Woodruff, were a suthrient guarantee for their
being well supplied, of exrelleut quality, sad at a liberal
tariff.
The enterprising lessee an" clerk of the e'ur••, ,fr. Dim-
ling. purposes Brest improvements in the Grand Stand by
neat 114:119.1111. Au uple,r balcony is already in course of
erection, and is to be fl:ted up with ri caved seats after the
fashion of Opera stalls.
The only noticeable ground of comp:mint on the occasion
of tee meeting was in the tedious r:•wacO. ct the special
trains, and the increase.' rate of fare—tLe former prolong-
ing the conveyance to an hour and a half !—and the latter
being le 6d. the journey to and fro.
The races came off as follows

BIitsbINGTON STAKEa of WO sss., added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 10 a.. each, h fit declared, &c. fur 2-y r-
olds •' certain winners extra. Thu owner of the second
kwees to receive hick biestake. One mile. 38 subs.

Mr. Treen's lastly Bird by Birdeatther, ist 41h
(Alderoft) 1
Mr. Gelliver's Villap Lass,7st. 71b (Wet!) 2
Mr. Y. King's Roebuck, Est 71b (Palmer) 3
The followieg also ran: The Empire, The Barrel, Old
Noll, Alta, Marc Anthony, Victorine, Determination,
Conspireey, Lioness, and Kitty Clovis-.
Betting: 3to 1 apt Kitty Clover, 4 to 1 agst Village
Lam, 6 to 1 apt Alas, 6 to 1 agst Marc Anttony, 7 to 1 apt
Lady Bird, Bto 1 eget Barrel. Roebuck jumped off with
the lead, but after the first two hundred cards Alas took up
theranning, Itotheik, Lady Bird, Barrel, and four or
five others lying well up. In pretty nearly the suns order
they arrived at the road, where litlas was pawed by Lady
Bird, Roebuck, and Village Lass—Kitty Cheer, Determi-
nation sad Buret following in her wake. A good race in
with the first three ended in favour of Laly Bird by three
quarters of a length. Half a length between second and
tided. Kitty Clover and Alas were fourth and fifth.
Furry Silvia:kiss for all ages yrieekl, Get 81b
three, Bst 2lb; four and upwards, fist 71b ; mares end gel-
dings allowed 3ih. Half a guile.
Mr. Jerdares Grab, by Sir Isaac, 2 yrs, Sat 51b
(Ellett) 1
Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 6 yrs, Bst 71b (tubas's) 2
Capt. 1). Lane's Ephesus, 5 yrs, ttot 71b....(Rogers) 3
The following also ran Yaeltress, Ruislip., Scarcity,
Lady Mootesgle, Jessamine, Michaelmas Mail, Firebrand,
pimps, Carlotta (irisi, Benvenuto, Cyrus, Idle Girl,
Ephesus, The Mysterious Lady.
Betting . Even on Ephesus, 6 to I each sgst Rosalie. and
Cyrus, Bto 1 agst Grub. After some delay, occasioned by
?stripe breaking away two or three times, the Rap were
lowered, and the work commenced in earnest. Narcissus
made play with Grub; Yankees', Ephesus, and Firebrand
well laid 112. When inside the distance Grub went a-head,
followed by Narcissus and Ephesus, and in the same order
they passed the post, Grub winning easily by two lengths,
and half a length 'operating the sec Ld lied third. The
others were widely scattered.
EPSON ANTUMN HANDICAP of 100 sou., added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 son. each, h ft, and 2 only if
declared, de. Certain winners extra. The owner of the
second horse to receive back his stake. New Derby course.
64 subs , 33 of whom paid 2 son. each.
Mr.W. Smith's Little David, by Slane, 3 yrs, ent 71b
Outriding 7lb extra) (Fordham) 1
Mr. Copeland's Candlewick, 6 yrs, let ..(T. Ciiffe) 2
Mr. Lupin's Jouveuce, 3 yrs, 7st (T. Sberwerod) 3
The following also ran: Little harry, Neashasn, Stam-
ford, Calot, Twitters, Atherton.
Betting Even en Little David ; sto 1 agst Calot, 6to 1
apt Jetavesere, 7 to l apt Little Harry, 10 to 1 each agst
Alliagtea and ' Stairafeed ;100 to 8 apt Candlewick. Tiekton
maned with the lead, Calot, CaLdievrick, Little David,
sal Jetaveses followiag is the order named, until they
were wear the top of the hill, when Ltd.) David and Can-
dlewick took second and third plains. In this form they
had searing proceeded a quarter of a mile further when
Little David went to the front and tuck a decided lead, his
nearest Fanners bemg Candlewick and Jouvence, but not-
withstanding their vigorous efforts to ?stet, him, he main-
tained his position to the end, and won imaily by a length
red a hale the second beating the third half a length.
Osiet was f-netk. The others pasta the chair at straggling
liatlevals, Newham being last.
deUden STASIS of 6 son. each, with 31 added ; for
3-yr-ekla and upwards. Optional aching weights, Ike.
New T.Y.C. (three-quarters of a mile.) (lb saba.)
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra by Pantaloon, 4 yrs (301).
Set 41b (Hiett) 1
Mr. Rime's St. Spiro, 2 yrs (3W.), st (J. Goatee) 2
The following alas ran :—f by Verulam, Jujube, Ship-
week, Mabel, Sophistry, William Rufus, Craclumen, Lady
Isabel, Captain Flash, Chauutrese Snaileloot,
Bordeaux, Hatch Poles, Cotton Lady.
Betting .-3 to 1 apt Jennale tiny, dto 1 eget St. Spiro,
111 to I apt Crecksman, 6 to I apt Camintres,, 10 to 1 each
apt Bordeaux, Sabra, and Bevcrlae. Seip Area led off,
with Hotel' Pot and Bt. Spiro beading the rock. At the
tun, Cracksman toes second place, bet at the road he
showed a bolting disposition, red dropped back. Sabre
cow cams out, and bore her colours I. the front. St Spiro
obtained second place at the stand, bat utter a good set-to
was defeated by a neck. Jennala CI; due up was third,
but not placed. Captain Haub, Jujube, and Cracksmaa
were the next three. The wiener was bought in tee 66
Swam'.
BINTIIICIC PLATS of 100 son. (handicap) for all ages.
resaldes for winner/. One mile.
Mr. W. IL Mundy's Toliselski, by Skiaol, 3 yrs,
7st 7th (Charlton) 1
Mr. Dawsea's Geora,3 yrs, Est 71b (earried tietelb)
(Alderoft
Mr. Reeves' Sareetheart, 6 yrs, Gstl2lb (Kendall 3
Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 6 yrs. fist 1011,..,Basham 4
Batting : Even on Nucleons, 3 to 1 apt Tuba:ski, 5 to 1
apt each of the otters. Sweetheart, with Narcissus mead,
and the ether two well up, made the running to just below
the distance, where Tobolski obtained ri slight lead, which
he maintained to the end, winning by a tech. A length
asil a half between the second and third. had fourth.
PADDOCK STAKE.; of 5 son. each, •ith 50 added, for
3-polds and upwards. Optional rellicg weights. One
who aid a quarter. (8 subs )
Mr. Btevens's Herbert, by Venison, eyed (501.),
Bst 6lh (Wells) 1
Mr. Ddlal6oll.ll °cow, 3 yrs (SW ), 7st2.b (A!dcrufs) 2
Me. M'Oaney's Madame Lanneau, 3 yrs (500,
Gst 13ib (Rickards) 3
The following also ran :—Lsdy Sarah, Lituriints, Bye-
einth, The Monk, Beverlac.
Betting.-6 to 4 apt Herbert, 3to I east Ilyacinth.
After the Gut hundred yards, Hyacinth took up the run-
ning, and carried it ea until they were fairly round the
Turn, when Herbert went in adv....,,. Luxurious, Osorgy,
and Madame Lanikau lying up in the order named. At
the Stand Georg) took second place, ! art ts..ed in his effort
to catch Herbert, who won very cleverly by a leog•h and a
half. Same distance between recited and third. Luxurious
was close up with Madame Luileau. The winner was
bought in for G 3 guineas.
MATCH, 200, h ft.
Captain D. Lane's Epheaus, 5 yee, fist, received forfeit
from Captain Prioe'a Maria Bell, d yrs, 7st 7.0.

DERBY.
6 to 1 Nest Autocrat (•)
25 to 1 Actobat t: to 153/.)
1000 to 20 The Star of Surrey (0
EPSOM STEEPLE CHASES.—TuIa DAY.
ORIMI. OF Iit:NNINO,
1.30 Darden Plate (tiat race).
2.0 Free Handicap Hurdle Race.
3.0 Scramble Steeple Chase.
3.45 Autumn Steeple Cbase.

SALE or BLOOD Sion[: The undermentioned bones,
the property of Mr. Salt, were ►old yesterday at Epsom by
Mr. 11. Andrews:—Timothy, 120 guineas; V,.ntrt-i-Terre,
10i guineas; Arlette, 32 gulags/. Sam 'Lod was sold by
private contract.

VALXJIALL BRIDGE COMI'ANT.— Yesterday the
half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this
erompany was held at the George and Valium George-yud,
Lmmtsard-strcet ; Mr. /Anhui Prendcresst, Q.C., hr the
shah. After the minuet of the last meeting had been con-
firmed, the secretary read the report, wtke. stated that the
tolls for the last hllf-year antoantcd to 4,9151. 6r. Ild., as
araintt the sum of 5.5911. 10s., the tells cf the correspond-
ing half of 11452; showing an increase of 1;31. 18e. Ild.;
that the a se, era fund amounted to 1,1.6C1. lls. 34., the
total receipts to 8,8731. Bs. 104., and the tzpenditare, in
dad*/ 4.161. Bs. law expenses. to 6,7051. ICs. 9d. ; leaving
a balsam of 3.1671. 12e. Id. The directors reecauseaded
dividead of 141. per shin. The report area adapted.

iLatu intelligence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YEsTERDAv.

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The cn'y Cue wit down in bi. lordship's paper having
bees settled, the court did not sit to-day.