The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-18 00:00:00

iWORTING INTELLIGSNOL

TATTERSALL'S—Mortar.
The inimitably damp afternoon had a perceptible effect
epos the attendance of members, for the muster was not so
large as was reasonably exported. Speculation, however, is
generally becoming more and more important on every
afternoon of meeting at the Corner for since the shooting
season is ended, and parliament his satembled, old and
young men from the country now put in ao appearance in
the I.OM. Neither the nature nor the scope of business
supplied materials for elaborate comments, and although
the list of quotations make • goodly show, their length
is not indicative of heavy transactions. Indeed, a great
portion of the conversation in which the members were
engaged was directed to the coming Waterloo Coursing
Meeting at Liverpool, for the Waterloo Cup has of
late years grown into a popular betting event. The first
really important legitimate races of the season will take
place at Lincoln next week, and will again bring together
turfites irons all parts of the kingdom, and will set the bet-
tiog-wheel briskly turning until the end of the year.
The acceptances for the spring handicaps, the remnant of
which was published last week, are satisfactory in every
respect, yet the Chester Cup and Northamptonshire Stakes
engross all speculation on the handicaps.
For the Lincoln Handicap, Suburban recovered
from the opposition which in the Lily during the
morning threatened to drive him out of the
market, es much as 20 to 1 having, we believe,
been laid against him at the dub, and returned to 10
to 1, three points higher than be was qquoted last week.
Arcadia was backed at 10 to 1, and who had been
made first favourite in the City, was scarCely mentioned.
The others, ocouionally talked about, but not ' operated"
upon, were Zuleika and Dead.
RR the Liverpool Steeplechase The Dane had bun
under suspicion, tat his damnedest WY only temporary, and
this situ:via° 15 to 2 wu booked shoat him several tuna
The disposition to back Old Calabar far both the Two
'Thousand and Derby is not diminished. He was still in
force for both. The Marquis, too, did not seem to be quits
knocked out of the market for the lint named event, for 8
to 1 was taken and offered about him.
The price, for the Chester Cup and Derby vary so little,
and in many instances not at all, from those last quoted,
that It is unnecessary to refer to them.
The state of the odds at the close was as under :
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.

10 to 1 apt Count hAthyany's Subarben (t & off)
10 to 1 Mr. J. Gilby's Amodio (t Is off)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
15 to 2 apt Captain Christie's The Dane (t)
14 to 1 Lord Stormont ns Jealousy (t)
14 to 1 Mr. T. Naghten's Thornastown (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Hawkesley's Tumbler (t)
25 to 1 Mr. Payne no Northern Light (t)
25 to 1 Visoonot de Nainur's Tippler (t)
33 to 1 Mr. Oarr.s Zhou (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3to 1 apt Sir R. Whitey"' Old Clabber (t and
off)
8 to 1 Mr. Hawk.% Ths Marquis (t)
14 to 1 Mr. T. Cook's Wingrave (t)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 apt Mr. R. Hawke.le,'s Zodiac (off)
22 to 1 Mr. Moss) no. s .by Wild Dips!'
30 to 1 Count (tF. de Lepange's Hadji
Stamm (1)
33 to 1 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Agog (t/mie
33 to 1 Mr. R. C. Naylor's Chhe (t)
35 to 1 Mr. FAnsen's Caller On (t)
35 to 1 Mr. Orsirlite's Vietrix (t)
50 to 1 Mr. }huh/okay's Samoa (t)
THE DEBBY.
S to 1 'gat Sir& Bullisioy's Old Colsbar (turd off)
2•2 to 1 Lord Stamford's Ensign (t)
25 to 1 Mr. T. Cook's Wiugtsva (t)
30 to 1 Lord Stamford's Athlete (t 1
40 to 1 Mr. J. Osborne?' Zetlaad (t)
40 to 1 Colousi Tormeley's Hubert (t)

BETTING AT MANCHES'TEIL—Motnar

Mow.
Orr imucriuo Tursozazal
LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
7 to 1 apt Submit= (t freely)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
33 to 1 apt Frailty (t)
40 to 1 Phantom (0
40 to 1 Repass (t)
WATERLOO CUP.
25 to 1 apt Mr. Campbell's nomination (off)
30 to 1 Mr. O.vle liteele's ditto (t tredy)
No other abuses frau Saturday.

dividing, Bell's Life is not justified in quoting
from repealed laws that might be stronger than
the above. In their own advertisement of the Car.
marthenshire Hint week there is a conditiou printed
for " all disputes to be settled by the stewards, or whom I
they may appoint, and their decision to be final ; the
stewards to have the power to postpone the races in ease
they think it necessary ;" and •
thus,, even supposing the
meeting were under the control of ming law;' when the
stewards ordered the stakes to be divided, the matter was
settled, while it was also in their power to postpone the
walk over, even were that necessary, until Thursday. But
the "Rules of Racing" have no 1.101111 to do with steeple
chasing than the laws of the Medea and Persians, as the
wort is repudiated by the Jockey Club, while even the offi-
cial Racing Calendar will insert no record of a
stesplechese, even though it takes place at the
moat legitimate of flat ince rneetinp ; and the
followers of the sport are perfectly at liberty to have laws
of their own. Their rule, that a walk over is unnecessary
when two horses tun a dead heat, and agree to divide, has
often been followed without a wrangle, and is quite in ac-
cordance with common sews, for only a society. of Bed.
'smiths would allow a law to exist after uiring what
would he an impossibility, i.e., a walk ove four miles of
hunting country in the dark. But, perhaps the most
astonishing part of your conteinporary's conduct is its
assuming the prerogative of setting rip an nitiotation
against the decision of the stewards of a meeting,
and thine parties are ignorant enough of " racing
law " to suppose the question is not settled yet.
so tenaciously does the Life stick to the woad"
" The race is null and void." Did they
make the alteration of " the row ought to be null and
void?' The matter would be generally understood, se the
tyro could then see they were only asserting an opinion,
which ever! one is aothled to. bistesd of this, they tell
the world 'We base been requested to decide this point"
Cuy whom isnot stated), and after usi arguments totally
foreign to the matter, sthiethe the ohatattse of orealia,
leaving the only tribunal Oaten " decide the point "—the
stewards--oat of the question. Why they should wart
such an unthankful oft') of settling disputes, especially'
without being rthriestedoeloislly, seems inexplicable, and it
is even more astounding they have not yet published the
stewards' decition.-1 am, he., METEOR.

Foot' RACE lIIITWEEI DZERFOOT AND JOB INITIL
—A goodly master et spectators aamembled yesterday after-
noon, despite of the asprovitious state of the weather, at
Mr. Garratt's enclosed pedestrian pound, Wandsworth, to
witness the contest between Job Smith, of Huluse, nersr
Manchester, and the 'daunted Deerfut, user • dad nos at
air miss, for • stake of SW. Smith, who has been in trad-
ing for some time put at the Salford Borough Gardens, le
M years of age, standing 5 fest 9 inches. Re bad been sa-
wed In • greet many Milk defeating, sincopt others,
Jackman, the American D. Shortly after 4 o'clock the
men appeared en the ground, and Harry Reed having been
appointed referee, the men got away, Deer foot with the
lead, which he maintained to the bath of the mooed lap,
when Amish peered him. At the end of the
ta mile there
war barely
„,$ between them. Thu, minutes 45
emennik. the nadmile they vaned each other, and
d the sad of e eighth lap Minlth wee leading by three
ray • time, 10 min. 13 sec. The third mile was completed
in 15 min. 38 sec., the fourth la 21 des. 2 NIO. So they ooh-
tinned passing and repealing each other until the finish of
the Ifth lay., when Smith, who was more than 100 yards in
the rear, resigned the contest ; sad Deem% finished the
distance at and iminis hod speed, dole( theft*, distance in
31 min. 45 sec.
Tux GREAT CRESS CONOEIIIII Of 1862. —The
arningements for this all-imperhuit netherieg are fed as-
analog a tangible form. At • useding tithe ocesinitthe
held at the et. Gauge's Club • few days slue—Lead Ore-
morns in the chair—it was annoesead thee the pereatee
fund of 5001. had been fully imbeoribed ; sad the death of
the preliminary propsmnie were dierawesd, agreed to,
ordered to be prepared for the press. This programme will
shortly be made public. In the mesulime, without betray-
tor confidence, we may mention that the objects of com-
petition will comprise, among other things, • grand tourna-
ment, a handicap tournament, • problem tourney, blindfold
chess-play, consultation matches, club macho. individual
ma cho% telegraph matches, and dternadon matches. Sub-
scriptions rents paid either to Mr. Straptoo, of the St.
George's Othb, or to Mr. G. W. Medley- of the London
Clula—Leeds Armory.