The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

SPORTING.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Tunsray.
There was a meagre attendance this morning, and specu-
lation pretty much confined to the events decided to day at
Wolverhampton. For the Ebor Handizap, the horses
most in demand were Lord Lieutenant and King of Trumps.
The only animal backed for the St. Leger was Closes.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HANDICAP.
7 to 4 aget Haricot (t)
6to 1 any other (off)
EBOR HANDICAP.
7to 1 apt Catspaw (t)
Bto 1 Lord Lieutenant (t to MO
9 to 1 Pantomime (t)
10 to 1 King of Trumps (t)
12 to 1 Muscovite (t)
16 to 1 Newmiester (t)
ST. LEOER.
7 to 1 Cues' (t)
DERBY, 1864.
25 to 1 apt Dervish (t)

READING RACES.—WEDNZSDAY.
EASTHAMESTEAD PAYS STAKES Of 5 SOU. each, with 25
added by the Marquis of Downshire, and 10 from the
fund for the tecond horse. Three years old, 7st 41b ; four,
Bst 71b; five, 9st Olb ; and aged, 9st 21b. Certain penalties
and allowances. The winner to be sold far 150 son. if de-
manded, dte. Ones round and • distance. (5 cube )
Mr. Spencer's Prevention, by Verdant, 3 yes,
Est 10lb (J. Closter 1
Mr. Powell's Anne Page, 3 yes, 6st 10th ..(Crouch 2
Mr. Maxwell's Tame, 4 yre, 7st 121 b ..(Wakefield 3
Mr. J. Brown's Economy, 6 yrs, Bst 81b .... (Lowe) 4
Mr. Moreton's Miriam, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (Ening) 0
Betting : 6to 4 agst Prevention, 3to 1 bar one. Tame
made the running to the half distance, where Prevention,
who had been lying off, drew forward and obtaining the
Ind in • few strides further, she went on and won very
cleverly by a length, the second besting the third by a head.
Miriam, who was last nearly all the way, walked in and
did not pass the post. The winner was claimed by Mr.
Stevens.
ABBEY STALES Of 10 son. each, h ft, with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds, 7st; three, 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b.
Straight run in, emt three quarters of a mile. (16 subs.)
Mr. Drewe's Vixen, by The Tartar, 2 yrs, fist lllb
(Kendall) 1
Mr. Oliver's Ethelbert, 3 yrs, 9st (Yates) 2
Mr. Drinkald's Brother to Grey Tommy, 3 yrs,
9st (A. liay) 3
Mr. Uley's Victoria., 2 yrs, Bst 111 b (Casinan) 4
Mr. King's Roebuck, 2 yes, 7st (J. Closter) 0
Betting: sto 4 apt Vixen, 7to 4 apt Etbelbert. No-
thing else backed. The Ant three ran together until they
had accomplished half the distance, when Vixen parted
company, went on with the lead, and won very easily by
two lengths. Same between second and third. Victoriae
was fourth. Roebuck a long way behind.
BERKSHIRE STAKES of 20 SOTS. each, h ft, and only 5 if
declared, fie., with 60 added ; the owner of the second
horse to receive back hie stake. The winner of a Handicap
of 100 son. value or upwards after the declaration of the
weights, 71b extra. Two miles. (35 subs, 21 of whom pay
5 son, each.)
Mr. Waller's Octavia by Orlando, 4 yrs, Bst 21b
(Crouch) I
Mr. Isaac Bay's Waterfall, 5 yes, 7rt lllb
(Wakefield) 2
The following also ran :—Wilmont, Corybantes, Hybla, ,
Index. The highest weight acrepting being 711 81b, it was'
rained to Bst 7lb and the others in proportion.
Betting : 2to 1 apt Corybantes, 4 to 1 agst Wilmont, 5
to 1 agst Waterfall. After the first hundred yards Octavia
went away with a lead of several lengths, followed by Cory-
beaten, between whom and the next there was a similar in-
terval until they rounded the bottom turn when they began
to take close quarters. At the Stand, Waterfall came with
a powerful rush, but was beaten by a head. Corybantes
was a pretty good third with the others in close attendance.
Ireland's Rye was struck out to-day at 3.20 p.m., his
owner not being aware until the last moment that there
were 71'os extra to carry. It then transpired that the hen-
dielp was made before the horse rut for the Craven Stakes
at Goodwood, but no public announcement of it appeared
until the week afterwards.
Lames' PLATE Of 30 son., added to a sweepstakes of 3
V's.
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son. cads, for 2-yr-olds and upwards; optionalselli,-dp
weights. Straight run m, about three-quarters el a n>1a
(12 subs.)
..ii, 75t 31b
bit. G. Drewe's Shipwreck, by Birdcateher. 3 yrs
(301.), fist 13Ib
Captain Bunett's Mayfly, 3 yes ,„ .:tg.endatt) I
(Preece) 2
Mr. J. Kallisles Woodiatali % yrs (301.), bet 21b
(Croswell) 3