The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-02 00:00:00

G. Fordhazu
Cu/toner.
J. Fordham.
Bullock.

.. H. Ortaissw.

Piar of the Wag
Btockweg colt
Purvey
"Johns*
types
V oat
anguard
Warminster
Welcome
Wingrave Daley.
Yousg Melbourne colt
Zetland J. Osborne.
There is quite a scarcity of good *hop owing to some
of them being claimed for rank outsiders that have appa-
rently no chances, mid the giving up of them at the last
moment would alter the above programme amazingly, for
one of the crack artists being est at liberty might cause
throe or four changes. Mr. Merry is in a quandary with
respect to Buckstone, and it is probable he will have to fall
back upoo Kendall, who is a seldom put up in a flat race
now, with all his fpeat talent. Berkeley, Harlequin,
Surrey, Warminster, and Welcome 1 consider doubtful
starlets ; and as Keane will ooly tryto make a cod at the
commeuaemest for Caterer, while Maharajah merely runs to
win a bet In would go to the post, it matters little who rides
either. But where the jockeys for Duke Rollo and St. Alexis,
should they both dart, are to come from is a question, and Sir
Joseph Hawley is fortunate in having the Brat claim on
Wells for Argonaut; should he ride one of the others
there will be quite • revolution in the betting. Lord
Glasgow has determined to run his four (the unnamed colts
in the above lid), and Star of the West and Tolurno,
Buokstooe and Knave, Ronny and Wiograve, represent
but one interest each. Out of the forty-two, besides the
five doubtful starters and the two ditauldes," neither
Alohyrnist, Ace of Clubs, Brighton, the Brown Bess colt,
Duke Rollos Ellangowan, Exchequer, Harlequin, Hubert,
Laughing Stock, Michel Grove, Vanguard, nor the Young
Melbourne colt can be considered in the market, for there is
nobody to take 100 to 1 aboutous of them; but there are stall
left Argonaut, Buckatowe, (Aractecuur, Caterer, the Clarissa
colt, Ensign, the Knave, Lord Burleigh, Malek, the
Neptunus, Nottingham, Norroy, St. Alexis, Sch
*de, Star of the West, the Stockwell colt, Tolurno, the
Types colt, Wingrave, and &Aloud, with friends behind
them, and in no previous Derby has it occurred so many
west to the post with a position in the market. Whether
Caractacus, The Knave, Lord Burlelgh, Norroy, St. Alexia,
Schehallims, Tolurno, the Types colt, or Wingrave are en-
titled to theirs is only known to their immediate friends, ea
neither Nancy nor the Types colt have been in public, and
only ponces good looks as • recommendation ; the perform-
ances of the remaining half doses being unequivocally below
par, when it is considered the company they are in. No
(excuse can be advanced for them, as is the caws of Argo-
naut, the Clarissa colt, Ensign, Malek, and Zetland, who
bays never been fit to run in public ; and if they can get
over this lot, with Backstops, Caterer, The Marquis, Nep-
tunas, Nottingham, Spite, Star of the West, and the
Stockwell colt, the result of the Derby of 1862 will
assuredly be written "a fluke." The best performer last
year is the above list I set down some months ago to be The
Marquis, having (after an analysis of the 2-yr-old per
fondues) handicapped him at Bst 10lb, Caterer at Set Rh,
the Clarions colt at Bst, Buckatone at Bst 51b, and Neptunns
at Bst llb. The Two Thousand carried out my Mess ahead
to the letter as regarded the three first named, and Notting-
ham and the Stockwell colt having been within 31b of
Caterer in that race, we have • lot very close together again.
Argonaut, Ensige, and Zetland I give credit for some im-
provement, and they may run about as good horses as
the Stockwell oolt and Caterer; but Backstop., a superior
performer, always promised to train on am much as
either, sod it I were certain he would roach the post in the
best form Mr. Dawson could bring him to, my handicap
would be nestle thus :
it lb

Clorist.
l laws.
W. Bares.

at lb
The Yaryols 8 10 Caterer
Itsickstove
Neptunve
It in impossible, as before observed, to ha Argonaut,
the Cbzissa colt, Kaiak, Ensign, or Zetbusd, wfiio6 feet so
materielly assists to make the Derby an open race • but
having mum to the conclusion at the close of last semen,
the Mingote and BUCRBTONE (with Old Calabar) wen the
pick of what two year olds appeared in public, I am bound
to depend upon them to hest all comer on Wednesdsy next,
and it emit be borne in mind, I hive given Buckstone credit
for improving eolv 51b. more than The Marquis, which he
aors&iely promised to do if all went well with him. The
four ramaireing events will creeks but little interest.
On Thursday, there is the Cup, one mile and a
half, with Optimist (5 re, 9st 31b), Eairwater (4 yes,
Sat Slb), Asteroid (4 yrs, Pat), Passive (4 yrs, sat 101 b), ca.
mimic* yrs. flat 10114, Crater (5 yrs, Ost and Sil
heir (4(4 vm, Set 61b), not salikely ropremst Ilse ver-
old
horses, unless they should be readwed hors de meted is
Previous encounters. Spits, Neptune', Wlograve. Queen of
Spain, and Kiog of Blame. who have no penalties, repre-
sent the 3-vr-olds; but so it is doubtful whether the two
latter can stay, east's the Derby might settle the others, it
must be left to the homes, Pannier having the best of the
weights among these, with Pelestro next. The Two-year-
old Stakes, halfa- mile, toget
shoold her flerintha, The
Orphan (both 516 extra), the • • filly, sod one
or two others, but my choice must fall on Co-
rinth*. who was sot quite herself at Beth, although
she won. Ensign tray walk over for the Shirley Stakes,
only Farfalla being capable of opposing him ; and the Four
Year Old Stakes will '•dly produce a race. The South-
Wotan Stokes, Queues PLO ad Walton Bakes as. sot

=, sad the Greed Stead Headley can hardly be i
derith, as searly all the lot armed will probably
he mesa is
ream I
The mg.a of rpm for the OW day I roust deoline
dimming said attar Derby.—l ash &a,
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