The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-18 00:00:00

TO THE IDITOI OF THE DAILY KiWB.

Sut,—Mr. Frail is determined to give a treat to
those not yet tired of the racing season, 1862, having, in
defiance of weather and the shortness of the days, issued a
programme embracing three dozen contests to get through
during the four days commencing on Tuesday ; and when it
is cousalei ed how many short races there are among them,
basin..s must commence at soinethiug like Newmarket
Lours— and Newmarket time must be kept, too—to carry out
the arrangement's at present made. Seven handicaps,
a 2-yr•old and • weight for age race, with a match, cow-
prise the legitimate events already complete. a hurdle race
and two steeple chases being aim before the public; and
it happens fortunately the running at Worcester, Lamb,'
Hereford, and Liverpool has not tended to spoil them,
all the good performers engaged having heavy penalties to
carry. The Corporation Mate, six furlongs, is one of
Tuesday 's features, and were all those to show that apparently
have chances the Maus would be very difficult to anticipate.
Spicebox, 5 yrs, fist 121 b, has not shown his head for some
time, and hence his lenient treatment; his stablocompauion,
Lord of the Manor, 6 yrs, ist 101 b, is equally well in, if
be did not run the arrant rogue we have seen him lately.
But Bleck,Lily, 4 yrs, tat, and Copernicus, 4 yrs, 7st 916,
may prove more trustworthy than either of the pair,
looking at the forms they have recently displayed, and Mr.
Fayne's horse is no worse treated than when he ran
at NYarwick. The Copeland Nursery Handicap for two
year olds, about one mile, Truant, Fist Ilb, must be
bandy for, looking at his three recent performances at New-
market, as he beat Chemisette in one race and Antidote in
another, and finally ran a fair second to Footenoy
at even weights. If the Epsom division only stand him,
he may turn out one of the "good things" of the meeting,
Cobbler, fist 101 b, and Microscope, fat 101 b, having to give
him a great deal of weight, as they are good enough to
stand in such company. For the Newport Gold Cup, about
nine furlongs, lady Clif den has escaped a penalty, and the
weight may bring her home, if thecouns isnot a little too far'
for her, as the best of the 2-yr-olds—Barchettina— is running
her at only 3916 for the two years, and she can give many
fair 3-yr-olds that weight over her own distance. On Wed-
nesday, the Shrewsbury Cup, two miles, will be contended
for ; and out of the thirty left in there should be at least
enough runners—half-a-dozen—for the cup to be given,
although I cannot see why the committee should
take upon itself to withhold the prize under'
any eircumetsoora, as the forfeits of Den-nC-
captors that go to the fund make up enough money to pay
for it, and the "added money " to the other stakes s found
in a sicuilar manner. Out of the lot before me, Fairwater,
Aurelian, I)ulcibella, Bantam, Knutsford, Lady Ripon,
Shepherdess, Master Begot, Corona, West End, Haddington,
Canary, Captain Crow, Silkstone, Warminster, and Watch-'
fire, have performed in public since the weights were ad-
justed ; and penalties have been incurred by Balham (141 be.),
Shepherdess (71b). Aurelian, Dulcibella„ Captain Crow
(51be each) and &Undone (31bs), which mint settle the
pretensions, of the lot. Warminster ran an excellent
third to Lady Louisa over a T.Y.C. at the lan Newmarket
meeting, nod Watchfire ran in the same race ; but it was
quite out of the latter's distance, and the two, being in re-
ceipt of lelhe each from Captain Crow, should beat not
only the three-year-olds, but all the others mentioned
above as having performed since the publication of the
weights. Mr. Ten Broeck has accepted with a couple—
Optimist, 5 yrs, Set 21b, and Amy, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—and the
champiofi of the pair may turn out the only troublesome
opponent of the two W's, Optimist being pretty " well in,"
although he gives Watchfire and Warminster 101 b more
then he would be required to do at weights for age. The
Steward's Cap, one mile, will be influenced by the result
of the Corporation Plato, Baron Munchausen, 5 yra,
Set 121 b, being about the best-looking of the new members,
and he may beat anything if in the humour to try. In the
&lonian Stakes for 2-yr-olds, six furlongs, Barchettina has
a 71b penalty, and she would not be expected to win if
Mr. Osborne opposed Lord Stamford with Richard, neither
be nor the Cornet having incurred extra weight by
their victories. The Column Handicap, one mile
and a quarter, exhibits Gardener among the candi-
dates, and he so easily won the Liverpool Autumn Cup
that he must not be despised, even when laving to carry
151 b more weight than on that occasion. It is poenble,
however, for the Shrewsbury Cup to bring a more formid-
able candidate to light, and the feather-weight, Cock Robin,
3 yrs, sst 111 b, has some claims to consideration. The
Moukmoor and Carnival Handicaps are the only remaining
legitimate events dosed, and these are entirely dependent
on the results of the races I have already noticed, so that
it is unnecessary to enter into them.—l am, Sc..
METEOR.