The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-24 00:00:00

GOODWOOI) RACES.

If at the ensuing meeting, as at many that have pre-
ceded it this season, the fields fall short for some of the
principal events—aud that such will be the case is snore
than probable—there is no reason to fear that there will be
any decline in the character of the sport; that there will
be no lack of it, we gather from the length of the pro-
gramme in the Sheet Calendars, extending to upwards of
four columns, irrespective of the plates, &c., to close its
the course of the week. The meeting commences on Tues-
day next, with five stakes already closed, the Craven Stakes,
and a couple of plates. The standing engagements are the
Ham Stakes of 100 son. each, h ft, for 2-yr olds, with 29
nominations, a perfectly open race; the Gratwicke Stakes
of 100 sots. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds, 37 nominations, Her-
nandez the favourite at odds against the "field," whisk is
represented, however, by Miserrima, said to he a certain
starter; the 300 Son. Stakes, h ft. for 4-yr-olds, with 5
nominations, but reduced to a match between Nutshell and
William the Conqueror, and, as the second saves his
stake, almost certain to produce a contest ; the Levant
Stakes of 50 Soya. each, h It, for 2-yr-olds, with 21 nomi-
nations like the Ham Stakes a s-cry " dark " affair, but
from the spirit with which the Goodwood homes have been
backed for the Derby, looked upon as next door to a cer-
tainty for either Hoinebrewed, Maidstone, or Houlakin;
and a Sweepstakes of 50 Sues. each, fur which Arista has
only Kekietos and Midas to beat. Oa Wednesday there is
a prospect of nine races, including the Stewards' Cup, and
four others yet to be named fur. The great event of the
day will be the Goodwood Stakes, for which 41 stand out of
au entry of 116, but not above fifteen or sixteen at the out-
side expected to run. The Drawing Room Stakes of 25
sots. each, has 17 nominations, but %COIL, to be lett to Hesso
Homburg, Mida.e.:and Mountain Deer. A Sweepatakcs of
300 sove. each, II ft, for fillies, looks like a certainty for
Anspach, as a similar stake for colts is for Hernandez. Tho
list for Thursday is very strong, comprehending as it dues,
besides the Duke of Richmond's and the Anglesey I'lates (to
be entered on Monday) the following valuable prizes :—Tho
Goodwood Cup. with 30 nominations; the Molecumb Stakes of
of 50 son. each, is ft, for 2-yr olds, with 19 nominations,
including Chief Baron Nicholson, Frantic, each with a 51b
penalty for winning, and the two Goodwood Derby
favourites, Homebrewed and Maidstone • the first year of
the Bentieck (Triennial) Memorial Stakes, of 10 sous. each,
with 76 nominations, but, from the extraordinary ease with
which Bay Itomlind carried off the Chesterfield Stakes at
Newmarket, not likely to attract many starters; the
" field " includes lied Iliad, winner of the Two-Years Old
Triennial at Ascot, and all the Goodwood Derby favourites.
The Racing Stakes of 50 son, each, for 3-vr olds, the nomi-
nations, 13 in number, embracing Midas, Harpsichord, The
Confessor, Hippolytus, and But khotim, penaltis attach-
ing to Midas as winner of the Prendergast and Newmarket
Stakes. A Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, p.p., for 2-yr
olds, with 9 subs is a very open race, C.averhouee, beaten
fur the July Shiites, being the only public runner.
A p.p. lOU SM. Sweepstakes for 3-yr olds, 5 subs.,
is an apparent " certainty" for The Squaw, and
the SIMICX Stakes of 25 soya. each, with 5 nomina-
tions, for Chief Baron Nicholson. On Friday, as the
list stands at present, there will be only six races, one of
them, a Sweepstakes of 100 son. each, h ft, fur 2-yr olds,
being a walk over for Officieus or William the Conqueror ;
the principal events will be the Nassau Stakes of .50 son.
each, fur fillies, 19 nominations, including Aphrodite (6 IN.
extra), The Squaw, and Anspach ; the Itiehinond Stakes of
25 son. each, 10 ft, fur 3-yr olds, with Iris Mlle extra),
Hesse-llomburg (511 w extra), and The Squaw, as the pro-
bable starters ; the Chesterfield Cup (handicap), 33 entries ,•
the Nursery Stakes (liandivap), of is mats. each, ft, and
200 added, for 2-p olds, 31 entries. Most of the plates close
on Monday evening next.
The railway arimigements at the London-bridge station
include specials and express trains every morning at ten
o'clock, on Wednesday and Thursday at nine o'clock, and
on the two lastmentiuned days cheap trains front London-
bridge at 7 am., calling at all the principal stations be-
tween London uud Brighton, and returning from Chiches-
ter at 7.30 p.m. Ample acemutuodation will be provided
fur the visitors at Brighton, Worthing, Littlehampton, and
Bognor, and special trains will run at one o'clock on Satur-
day next and two following days for the conveyance of race
horses and carriages.