The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

TO THE ID/TOll or TEI /Ulna&

Hthi—Ona of the great ram of the spnng was
derided at Notthemplica, and so far as the usual content
was monad it resulted satisfactorily, the Mai* being re-
markably cloth and the Ileld of sixtmia • good cies for •
Nartlumadonshire Stakes ; bat the triumph of an outsider
like Scamendin, after so fewer than seven favourites bad
bed " seratehed" one after another, was • "sore blow
and sad discouragement" to backers of hones, most of whom
" plunged" oo John Davis or Swordsman at the lust mo-
nied to cover themeless end got still further into the
mire. The lot run after all, was very. moderate, sod
that a fuel-ohm horse (like Mail Troia, foe mien* would
nave won easily was shown by the forward position of
Planet, who last year was not within 2llb of the top of the
nom He gtve Scamatider the year and 61b—equal to about
• atone in all—sad 131 b and a 31b besileg to Joke Davis.
who, liks the winner, must be set down u only
moderate, although Scan:soder may yet make a fair horse,
late as it is for him to mend. If Join Davis is so moderate,
the lot behind him mutt naturally be bad, or rather those
of them that were fit to run, is which category Fantail,
Spring Ono, Caxton, sad tliesVest colt must not be in-
cluded. There was • better lot running for the St. Liz
Handicap, and undoubtedly the best hone woo, Stookinger
having lathing material the . bed of the weights
with any cl his opponeuts. The Earl Spencer's Flats is
scarcely • criterion of a lione's merits, tacept as regards
speed, and this quality Paris showed himself to be poisoned
of in the highest degree, for his Many was essrody ever is
doubt after the flag fell. The City and Suburban is, of
coma, • very different affair for him to undertake with
double the &dam to be covered ; but as he no
mote weight therein, did • mile very easily both at two
sad three years o he outdid poremes se lood
• clads as anything that I The =nor
were unimportant ; and the two year old
rtia= served to glorify the old adage "it never
rains but it pours, Macdonald proving as good a
friend to Mr. Perdoe as Qat Vin did at Domain sad
Warwick, and Mara Segal at Nottingham, sad showing
the stable to be, at clever in foreign juvenile plants as that of
the French confederacy. Macdonald is undoubtedly a good
horse, as Quu Vivo told his kaiser before he left home, but
there were one or two behind him that will some day prove
his equal, sad the hinds of Muter Archie and Gladiator
must not be disheartened at their failing to obtain places.
The weight for age were the most interesting
_noes of the
meeting ; and the Trial Stakes victory of Wild Charley
cave Mr. Merry the call again of Mr. Chapin for both the
Two Thoumnd and Derby. Marley'm own chases in the Derby
would bean excellent one were he to undergo • preparation
far It; but he is said to be so inferior to !Addington
at home that his pretensions are altogether ignored
by the stable. If this be so, the yellow jacket
is formidable indeed, for after Wild Charley beat
Ackworth so sully, the latter made a sorry example
of the lot that opposed him for.ber Majesty's Guineas,
sod thus showed himself to he in capital trim. However,
he met • pair, Hippolyta sod Caller On, whom it was no
credit to beat, in their condition, and did sot become a
better favourite for the Chester Cop alter than he was be-
fore the meeting. Birth Broom rut very indifferent) yin
the Trial; and his stable companion, Brahma, quite lost
his Derby prestige, even after winning his two races, Tha-
lia/duo rimming him as close in the first instance as the Ye'.
low Jack Mt !night have done In the mooed had he been
" wanted." There were many eat during the two days
solely with an eye to the future, and nothing could have
been more palpable than Signalman's performance for the
Northamptonshire Cup Stakes, the question being whether
he has not injured his chance for the enamor or autumn
handicap by the exhibition, for nineteen out of every twenty
of the lookers-on came away with the impression that he
could have " walked in " first instead of last, He is sot in
any of the four great spring handicaps forthcoming,
nor are the heroes of the St. Lis or Nortlisznp•
tooshire Stakes, the foNowing being the important
futon 'savanna of those seen at the meeting :—ln the
Newmarket Handicap we have Fantail, Alabama, Botta-
John Davis, Spnng Gun, Swordsman, sod Sympathy ;
in the City and Suburban, King of Utopia, Birch Broom,
Principal, King George, Planet, Paris, Idler Guardsman,
Quarantine, Spring Gun, Menthe, Connection, Sympathy,
Foxholes, Swordsman, Pirate, aid Jose Stick ; Metropolitan.
Gibraltar, Planet, Sir Roger, Gaily, Claxton, Alabama,
John Davis, Spring Gun, and Swordsman ; end in the
Chester Cup, Gibraltar, Exchequer. Aokworth, King of
Utopia, Fantail, Black Deer, Guardsman, John Davis,
Spring Gun, Swordsman, and Sympathy. For the first-
named event John Davis has nothing to fear, and there is
only Planet, of the above lot, to jeopardise his chance for
the Metropolitan at the present weights; Planet is also
for the City and Suburban, if not quite so mach
so es Paris end Memo ; but the " est thing" the week
produced is Ackworth for the Chester Cup, he having pe
good • chinos of winning that much-coveted prize as Wild
Charley would have at list 51b.—1 am, ho., METEOR.

BETTING AT THE VICTORIA CLUB.

SATURDAY, 3 LL

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The counter attraction of the University Boat Race clawed
a thin attendance at " the Club" today, and the forenoon
was principally devoted to idle speculations on the probable
success either of the light or dark blue. When the market
assumed anything like tone Liddingtoe's name was intro-
duced for the Two Thousand, with offer, to lay 7 to 4,
which, however, were disregarded, but subsequently 100 to
50 was accepted, that price being offered up to the close of
business. Breadalbane was remarkably firm at 7 to 2,
taken in one bet to 1001., the backer offering to go on.
Twelve " fifties" were taken about Broosnielaw, which price
was obtainable at the fioish. At are time 100 to 8 two or
three times was booked about Chattanooga, who, how-
ever, reosded to 13 to 1 taken to 501., and afterwards offered.
Bedminster, Zambesi, and Archimedes were in very bad
odour, for although 1000 to 40 was accepted one about
Sir Joseph Hewley's hone, be bad no friends at the clove,
and the other two were in the same plight. The City arid
Suburban was noticeable for the steady
Roshpition occupied
by both the favourites, the mine "pert) backed the
pair the parkins day offering to repeat the operation at the
erne odds-44 to 1. Betting on the Cheater Cap would
have taken a wide range had barkers been as willing ea
layers, one at the latter with the handicap in his band
being ready to lay against the lot ad seriatim. Be failed,
however, to draw out any of the bystanders until he came
to the Mcestissima filly, about whom he was reedy to
lay or moot the odds to any amount, and after betting
1.000 to 80—giving the taker a sovereign—he recouped him-
self by taking fifteen fifties, with a request that the layer
should double the amount. The quotatioes ex-
hibit no material change swept as rega ds Gratitude, La
Tosequee, and the Highflyer's dam oolt, who were all three
very "fishy." The following are the closing prices :

NIWIIABSZT HANDICAP.
to 1 options Davis (taken freely.)
CITY AND 811111711.11 AN.
100 to 12 apt Th. Grinder (0) IN to 1 apt MaaNealine f (0)
to 1 Mall Train (1 16 to 1 Lampoon (off)
and ofP

11 to 1 apt 11°12(4111101
11 to 1 Lord
100 to 8 Ackwodorth (t
s off)
16 to 1 lhortlatlisat(t)
17 to 1 Victorious (off,
t 10 to 1)
80 to 1 • Omitted* (cd)
20 to 1 1b Mows (t)
60 to 1 Tim °Moder (t;

CUP.
20 to 1 apt L Tottequea
(t and off(
1111 to 1 Mau Train (t
and off)
SI to 1 •-• Chocolate (off
t 40 to I)
ES to 1 Hlghllye
dam coltr's (off)

„
40 to 1 Noffyfox .off)
bil to 1 Thakstrie (1)
1000 to 10 Tersassion a(t
and off;
COUSA ND.
20 to 1 aid Adel (t)
23 to 1 lisdralarter it)
40 to 1 Maid Marian
(o
i 110 to 1 Zambesi
(t)
00 to 1 Archimedes (t
and off)
100 to 1 Don Baallio (t)
I V.
_ _

TWO Titi
to 1 apt Liddoff)ington (tit
7 to 2 Bresdalbano
(t
12 to 1 Itrootof) telaw (t
and off)
13 to 1 Cbattanooga (t
and off)

8 to I as ass llsk (cared).

ItITTING AT MANCHNSTZIL—SATITZDAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
9to 1 apt The Grinder (0) 100 to 6 east likustissica I
11 to 1 Mall Troia (t) (040
lab 6 Paris
90 (1)to 1
XlB toha fit)— lampoon (t)
CTN..
11 to lea the Plald 92411 I 11l to 1 apt Victorious (off, t
100 to 6 apt Xadtbilest () 10 to 1)
TWO TBUSAND.
7 to 4NW PAlingto• tit I:ow la apt Chattaisooga (t
to 7 6 Brsaitalbans (t and wanted)
and wasted) 14 to 1 Arid (or
15 to 1 MA w (1)

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