The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-24 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET NOTES AND EPSOM
EXPECTATIONS.
TO TEX !DMZ OW TM arms.
Sri,—" Scratching" seems to be a disorder that
ben seized spat owners of bones like an epidemic this year.
sad the ruing public has suffered fearfully by that opera-
tion" being performed oa Liddiegton for the Derby, which
was the event of the most eventful Craven limiting ever held
at Newmarket. The excitement attending the aosouses-
meet of it ham sot died away yet, for no explanation is
wolualsered, as authority, as to the cause, the »Momenta
that he Ina beaten is a ,l trial," and has turned out a bad
"roarer" to boot, being mere conjecture, aid scarcely
compatible with the ideas still entertained that he OM win
the Two Thousand. The striking of Broornielaw ant of the
latter meat motel no little sensation, for he had Nat
come prominently into notice again, and was generally
understood to have beaten Breadaltene en their
" trial" on Moeda), morning. This declining Is aoxersted
for is a very homy way, the excuse being that the" party"
are all oe Breadalbans for the Newmarket ram ; bat this
is Do explanation at all, for if the latter was so well beaten
at home he can have little ohm» of winning a great ram,
and it is hardly feasible that a gentleman would decline to
run • horse for a five thousand guinea 'take that wee »-
parlor to one backed at 5 to 1, as lie would he perfectly jug
tified in starting him with orders to the jockey out to win
if the " money horse" could. However, most peculiar
things have been dome with the 110001. bargain () by the
bold boo:sows that sow-a-days rule the market ; sad I
should sot be utoeisbed at their proving a very dear pur-
chase indeed, especially as &veniality is the best, his savage
sad stubborn temper forming a great obstacle to his
winning in a large field of horse. There may be
nothing st all in the " trial," and it would sot be the first one
planned fk certain Bulling or Bearing operation', but,
wader any oircumstanota, the two borne are not worth the
public having to do with until they see with their own eyes
what they are capable of, for Mr. Chaplin's inexperience
may have allowed him to considerably overrate their proton-
gime, sad more Doles has been made about them than is
Etfor horses generelly—eed especially those in the
of a gentleman peso to the turf. There is also
the fact to be considered of " dark" horses very seldom
carrying off either the Two Thousand or Derby, and
Blair Athol's being Inch a superior animal is so name
why his relations should " lick creation. Public form is
certainly not well represented in the two ramie now that
Liddington and Chattanooga look "gene," for with the
defeat of literal; by Kangaroo last Tuesday, in the Biennial,
nearly all last year's good performers are depreciated, Oro
pprreewssoorr, Duke, and Bedmiestar forming the pick of the rest.
Gladiatettr, Losgdown, and Brahma were only on
en equality with Kent,/ ; whilst Olmar, Joker, Audax, and
Friday. were considerably worse than the Danbury colt ;
and Gladiatour, Longdows (who have both improved all
they ever promised on their two-year-old forts), Bedmin-
ster, Oppreisor. the Doke, Wild Charley, and Kangaroo
are, with Chattanooga, undoubtedly the best representatives
of public form in the Derby. Whether the three first-
zeroed will run for the Two Thousand is doubtful, and in
their absence Jack o' Lantern, who showed inch a vast im-
provement during the week, will not power • bad chance,
although hie "form" lest week was Dot oo good as that of
Kangaroo, who so satisfied Kcesig's owner as to hie supe-
riority that he made the most princely oilers to obtain pos-
Perim, ad it was maiden Saturday her perseverance was re-
warded by Mr. Padwick letting him go for 6,0001.—n0t a
bad figure for a maiden selling plater he bad the temerity to
claim for 400/. only six months ago, and that must have
wee him something like 4,0001. in stakes and bets since.
He looks a better bargain than Mr. Chaplin's, and there
will be very few good lona' in the actual rota for the
guineas to prevent his recouping the Marquis of Hastiop
the very first time of asking. The week's racing said little
for any other Two Thousand or Derby candidate, as Kan-
garoo fairly excelled all that ran exoept Jack-&-Lantern,
whom there is no measuring him with ; but it WAS, as a
whole, most interesting neverthelesa, the brilliant
struggles of Cambuican and Ely, in the Biennial,
and of Fills de l'Air and General Peel in the Claret, with the
*Oa Dollar made in the Newmarket Handicap, being well
worthy of head-quarters. It is a question whether, beyond
the Scottish Chief, there is another horse shore three years
old in training so good as the five first named ; and the way
/Ills do l'Air galloped away from Lord Zetlead mid the
Montiesima filly, giving them lump of weight, would
augur that there must be a bad lot in the Chester Cup for
either to win, but that I am notquite certain we saw the best
of both.
Epsom will be a very motley affair compered with New-
market, handicaps being the distieguishing features of the
two days' meeting, as half of the fourteen rams is the bat
will be of this description. The 2.yr•old ream poem's some
Interest, and the one run for on the first day is worth
6401.. so that there should be a large field. notwithstand-
ing the onblie performers, twenty in number, include the
" peat" little Qoi Vire, who is not even penalised. Osiris
is another perfect little gentleman, to look at, bat was
beaten easily by Macdonald at Northampton, and has no
peMeraions to overthrew Qui Vivo, who should also beat any
flesh corner, if he is only is good as when we saw him last
eat The City and Suburban is but a 'trembling affair at
the beet, and with a third of the ninety-four horses on the
list in the field, MAO) circumstances can happen to interfere
with the raceme of the beet one among them. A bad start,
a long delay at the post, or a hot day, will to a certainty
6of a good few of the runners, more especially the
11:ireweighta, of which body quite a dozen look like
performing. The best that have seen seen out this season,
at the weights, are Feria (4 yrs, Bst 91b), Menace (4 yes,
fist 61b), Planet (4 yrs, 7st 131 b). Accident (5 yrs, 7st 111 b),
Donalbrook (5 yes, 7st 10Th), Beatrix (4 yrs, 7st Gib). the
Mustissima filly (3 yrs, fat 61b), Conoectioe (3 yrs, fist 51b),
(kinder /re, fist 21b), and Arkansas (3 yrs, bet 131 h) ;
and it is worthy of note that the two first on the list are
now in one interest—that a colt by Rattle out of Amata
(3 yea, Gat 11b) is said to be better than Accident ad
miss (4 yrs, Sat) superior to Beatrix —and that the
Mrestissime filly is a doubtful starter. The other" that
appear to be fancied in "good quarters' comprise Mail
Train (4 or., Tat 131 b), °meander (5 yes, 7st 131 b), the
Highflyer's dam colt (4 yrs, Tat Sib), Columbia (3 yrs, Tst
41b), Luckyri
Star (4 v, Get 131 b), Friday (3 yre, 6st 51b),
Agatha (1 yrs, fist 71b), and Lavinia (3 yrs, 6st 31b); whilst
those I consider particularly dangerous, if they come south,
are Marl:forward ft yrs, Tet 41b), mid itolievia(3yre, sst 121 h),
with Madame Walton (4 yrs, fist 71b) if she is pulled out.
There will be many others in the field, of course, and the
chance of an extreme outsider (not motioned in the market
yet) wincing is anything but remote ; still Mr. Ten Broeck
With Paris or Menem, Drewitt's party with the Amata
colt or Accident, the Day division with Grinder, Mr. Saxon
with L.miscon, the Goatees with Agatha, and Whitewall
with Harkforward, should pitch somewhere near the
mark. Agatha, Grinder, and Paris commies the most
likely trio to produce the winner, Agatha's good perform-
apes at two years old having Moen overlooked by the
haadkapper when he turned her loose.
The Inkerman and Heathcote Plate will not be worth
entertaining until the competitors are on the way to the
starting post; and the Darden" Handicap, one of
Acts minor Heins in the second day's list, should be treated
in the same manner. Viceroy has the best of the weights
in the 200 eons. Sweepstakes, and most win if they run it
eat ; Catalogue, too, who ass 301 h. his superior last year,
baring only to put in an appearance for the Walton Stakes
to be well no the road to another victory, although Moot.
batmen will do a good thing some day. The Metropolitan
is certain to be influenced by the result of the City and
Suburban, despite the distance being a mile further, but
cannot fail in producing • good field. Dollar (5 yrs,
Bet 71b). East Leoembire (5 yra, Sat 111 b). Blackdowa
etr, fist 71b), Verger (4 yrs, 7st). Jobe Davie (4 yre,
71b), Madame Walton (4 yrs, flat 71b), and Friday (3 yre,
Set 51b). all seem adapted to the course, and both Athelatane
(3 yrs, Tot 111 b) and Renfrew (3 yrs, Set 101 h), who are not
ill the shorter race, are worth some consideration. The old
bones have an advantage in the imposts, considering a first.
lobes performer like Blackdowe is giving the list 71b
hems only 7lb more than weight for age, and thus runs
Friday at a slb " poll." Both he and East Lancashire will
be hard to get over ; but if John Davis is brimeht out he
may beat the heavy weights, Madame Walton being
soother to whom Blackdown will find a difficulty in giving
two stone.—l am, he., METEOR.

LONDON BETTING.
ViCTORTA CLUB, SATE/MAT, 3 P.W.

Au Julius of provinciel bookmakers from Newmarket, in
waiting for the Epsom Spring meeting and for the nettling
day at TattersalTs, caused the attendance et the club on
esturday to be on a larger scale than usnaL Speculation
commenced early in a quiet sort of was, while the features
of the betting were held in reserve until the last half hour.
The City and Suburban Handicap, to be decided at Epsom
sea 'Tuesday, occupied the principal attention of bookmakers,
who, however, experienced considerable difficulty in finding I
backers except for some three or tour animals. At the
commencement 11 to 2 was laid eget The Grinder, 100 to 7 •
apt Lampoon, 20 to 1 eget Friday, and 22 to 1 apt I
Agatha. These animals being subsequently the only lot
really in forte the olds above quoted were in each instance ;
greatly reduced. The Grinder's friends secured all the
Ss to 1 so eagerly, that finally not more than 9to 2 was
ebtairieble, sod at that price current some investments were
made. Lampoon gradually advaoced into faroaritirm
end after 12 to 1 had been taken to 31101. in "one band,"
alone " ponies" were fisally booked. There appeared to be
• pavise commission in the market for Friday, who sprang
from 20 to 1 to 1,000 to 60, and at then last mentioned
odds numerous bete were effected. Agatha was so greatly
is &round, that after 22's, Ws, end 16's to 1 had been freely
taken, she closed at 100 to 7, at which quotation she
wee firm, while Accident, with whom it was reported
she had been favourably tried, became out of
favour. and was driven from 100 to 6 taken, to 50
be 1 offered. Mail Trete was friendless at the close at
20 to 1, though et one period NOW 7 had been the taking
price. Paris found ready supporters at 100 to 6, but at
100 to 7so bneiesse could be done. A " score " was in-
vested upon COISUPCIiO4I at 25 to 1, and the mew price to
smaller acme was booked about Columbia. For the Two
Thousand 5 to 1 was the current offer against Kangaroo
until the time for closing was fast waning away. Then some
important speculations took plus in favour of the New-
market Biennial winner, who, after being backed for "a
lundred" at 9 to •2, toned many supporters at those odds,
sad be was hacked altogether for upwards of 2001. Just
Were "breaking up," an offer was made to take five
"monkeys" about Kangaroo, bat it fell through for
resat of a layer. Archimedes was in • question-
die positive, and It wee generally seppoired that