The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-16 00:00:00

SPORTLYG _INTELLIG.ENOE.
TES UT E NEWMARKET SECOND
• 00ToaFat MEETING, Ica
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TO MI EDITOR OE TUE ZIEUBIL
Sin,oe-The sport at the late mectiug at " basil quar-
ters,* was sot up to she average' and the interest mainly
seabed ta the Clsorewitch and the two year old mentaThose
oonlioed to three year olds further demonstrated the form
pommeled by Breadalbania The Duke, and Gladiateur, but
this trio did not oppose mob other, sod we oousequently
know no more about them than we did et this time last
week. The French colt, however, polished off Loogdovrn
with such ridiculous ease that ractog people are looking
upon him with micro wooden than ever, and there
are many sanguine enough to believe in his ability
to overthrow whoever may oppose him in the
Cambridieshire, which ie fixed to oome off on Tuesday week
at the Houghton Meeting. gat lllb seems an enormous
amount of weight for a three-year-old to carry successfully
up a coarse that has a gradual incline for nearly five fur-
longs of the finish, but Gladiateur is really &amorous, even
in the face of the Cesarewitch winner, Sal mots having
to tarry but Est Mb. The latter did not land the gnat
nee of 'Tuesday last without a deal of difficulty, but the
jockey was exhausted far more than the hhaveorse,held a
badba
young Soorey poisoned sufficient power tol-
pinatas aortas the flat, the vinery would have been far
more easily achieved. As it is, the chance of the Littleton
colt in considered second to WOO for the coming mutes
nctes ts
,
and being bred more for speed than stamina. Salpi i
very likely to do what has never be done before—carry
both the great autumn handicaps at Newmarket. Of those
that opposed him on the last occasion no fewer than
nineteen are in the Cambridgeshire—tomely, Joha
Davis, Regalia, Gratitude, Vertugadin, Claxton, Fantail,
the Celina gelding, Count Omar, Clown, Alabama, Zephyr,'
Elland, Merry Wife, Nuneaton' Endaleieb, °stream,
Gomm, Edinburgh, and Morris Dancer, sod some of these
meet Selpinetes on better terms. Vertugadia, Claxton,
Faotail, the Celina gelding, Clomp, Count Cavour, Alaba-
ma, Zephyr Newton, Eudshigh, Edinburgh, and Morris
Dancer, however,have apparently no rheum of turning
the tables. and if mger to the " Trumpeter " is to be ap-
prehended from his late opponents, it must be from the
others above named. Gratitude and John Davis. who ran
mooed and third to him, have now 7lb the best of the
:2 hts, but the first named has sever yet performed
upon two successive occasions, and she is
already reputed to be suffering from her previous
exertions. Jobs Davis, if we may judge of his
form in the Chesterfield Cap
isat Goodwood, when be
could not beat Redmire at 10th,ocly a great horse over
a long distance. Perhaps the most taking of the Cesare-
stro-
witch competitors after thesimmer are Merry Wife, O
w, Elton& and G.miera (the latter of whom showed there
was some reason in the Danebary investments by defeating
Mearl:eke on the two middle miles, on Thursday) for thes
were in tont and going well up to a ornate poiat, and they
a will meet Salpioctes under more favourable circum-
inmost. Merr Wife has 71b, Chimer 111 b, Elland 121 b,
end (looters 6Th leas to bear against him than one e lastf
occasion, and they have consequently a fair opportty o
reversing the Lem. The result of the Gorntoentok has not
gristly affected the (mouldings, mil from the support
accorded to Gladiateur, Provi Curd Cents,
The Duke, Gontras, Wedding Peal rate's
'table), lister to Drake, Bacchus, Gardirreenre, and two or
three othets, it is evident that owoers
hocones are not
much put about by the light thrown on ng nom In
oddities to Cladiateur, Baccbu and Custard Castle of the
prominent candidates are being prepared at Newmarket,
and a hoot of clever people are going for the last named,
who has not run since the spring of last year. He is almost
turned loose, and yet rumour says that be ean give any
amount of weight at home to Pupil and Rose, and that
in a private spin that took plum early one morning last
week the Clown stood no chance with him. In the face o
all this the prolimaimals keep laying t.',o tel. end the re-
ports may therefore be got up for a purpose.
but the
The two-you-old races were eagerly watched,
Clearwell, Troy, and Proadergatt Stakes would have bees
far more ioterestrug bad The Student been able to take
part in them. Unfortunately Mr. Merry's colt fell amiss
soon after his arrival from &matey, and had to be
confined to his stable, so that the way was pretty well
cleared for Rustic in the Troy Stakes, as Houin Hood (by
North Limelo). was in "physic" and an absentee, sod the
best of the antagonists of the Danebory nag 11112 Young
Monarque, one of the French youngsters, who was by no
means up to the mark. Rustic looked wonderfully improved,
and of course he accomplished his task wirnout much diai-
culty, while there was afterwards some anxiety to get on
him for the Derby. He is one of the largest limbed and Lest
developed &061 of Stockwell ever f oated, and as far es look s go
is likely to improve were than his half brother Lood Lyoe.
The latter met a better class of horses la tee Troy than
Rustic did in the Clearest', The Primate, Mr. Pitt, and
Robin Hood (by Wild Dayrcll) being among them, but be
won very readily, and his performsnce Mall the more meri-
e
torious from the fact of his being lees prepared than th
three above named. Robin Hood must have greatly gone
off since be Tan at Steekbrage and Newmarket in the
summer, and es he wee beaten in the Troy by the Primate,
he must be now a greatly inferior colt to the Student, who
is pounds better than his stable companion at home.
Through the Primate, Mr. Merry has now a fine line with
the son of Oxford, who will perhaps be pulled out against
Lord Lyon for the Criterion Stakes at the minima Houghton
Meeting. That nos will be wonderfully exciting if Jack-in•
the-Gress also joins issue, for she latter showed a marked
Improvement on hie previous form no Friday last, when he
landed the Preaderpat Stakes is a common canter, beatieg
among other Crown Prince and Janitor. The moot money
went upon the last named, but he was among the first
to give way, and Crowe Prince, who ran second, could
make so fight with the representative of the Duke of
Beaufort, who has woo a couple of the three leading 2-yr-
old events of the meeting. The Student, it will be remem-
bered. readily upset Jack-le-tho-Green at the Newmsrket
July gathering, for the Chesterfield Stakes, and it is proba-
ble therefore that he would have done so again had he been
well enough to have shown.
The Kelso and Northallerton meetings will give employ-
ment to a few of the northern professionals this week, and
in the south the Bromley and Harrow affairs will attract
that section of the metropolitan sporting fraternity who
are glad to turn a guinea anywhere. At ooither of the
plane named will the sport be of a firstclua character, and
the programmes are so open that attempting to select the
winners is mere guesswork.-1 am, kr., METEOR.

VICTORIA CLUB.—SATURDAY, 3 p.m,
There were two or three features in connexion with the
Cambridgeshire betting to-day, which may be considered
deserving of epeeist mimetic°. 2.lpiuetea and Province
opened equal favourites, 11 to 1 having been taken to mall
sums about each—the former for choice—but in a very short
time the ioquiries after Gladiatear were warm and frequest,
sod after 100 to bad been taken four times there wee a
pause of a few minutes, and offers of 1,000 to 80 were dis-
regarded for a short period ; but there being evidently some
money to put on the Frenchman, the commissioner, teazle;
-to miss the chance, sooepted the latter odds twice, and
another gentleman followed suit by taking 500 to 40.
Cmierd Castle was next introduced ; but be was hardly iu
such good odour as even at Newmarket os the previous
day, as after 1000 to 60 had been offered without a response,
1000 to 10 was the next proffer, which however was booked
twice. Towards the hour named above the Gladiateur
party received en accession of strength, for although one of
those who are reputed to he in the mysteries of the French
stable offered to lay only 11 to 1, his terms were speedily
accepted to 2001 The remainder of the quotations require
no special comment. eluting prices :
CAMBRIDOESEURS.
11 to 1 amt mediate= It ri 10,10 to 36 sot Holstein
11 to 1 sat/Anew' gs to 1 Meals.
Of) 40 to 1 '4l)
11 to 1 P7o,lffl 60/ 3 and 60 to 1 Copenhagen
o (off)
• 93 to 1 Custard Castle 60 to 1 LadyEghlta(ff)
ft) 06 to 1 Booms. (land
00 to 1 The Duke (t) off)
20 to 1 Wedding Peal 06 to 1 Tattoo toff)
fa/ 66 to 1 Chimney9weep
23 to 1 dlatertoDrake, loll)
ft and off) \ 1000 to 10 °omen (off)
25 to 1 °outran (t and 1000 to 6 Alabama /eff)
off) 111000 to curtain Lee-
-25 to 1 Petrorer (off) tare toff)
1000 to 35 Gratitude it)
7 to 1 eget °outran being

first, second, or third (t)
LBY.
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1000 to 00 opt Mr. ili

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--SATtraDAL
CAMBRIDORSHIRE.
9to 1 apt Balpluctee Rand 36 to 1 matt Gratitude (t)
off) 33 to 1 Holstein (t off)
11 to 1 P 1041•01 toff) 40 to 1 limgClearrarafit)
100 to y Glaulateur (t t) 40 40 1 -•-• =and (off)
100 to 6 Weddingrael(a) 60 to 1 Moldavia (t)
100 to 6 The Duke (off) 60 to 1 Kate namptcat(t)
20 to 1 Custard Cantle (t) 06 to 1 Regalia ft)
Mto 1 Gamma (t) 00 to 1 John Davit (t)
05 to 1 °Mew it &off) 06 to 1 Catch2ete-Alive.
23 to 1 Oa:devisors (t 0)
end off) 100 to 1 —• Historian (61
33 to 1 Bitter to Drake;t)