The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-23 00:00:00

CH A THAN, Oc?.FIL

The next examination of candidate for direct
mountaima io the cavalry and %fumy will awnewene al
Chelsea Flosprial, on Monday, Nov, 64, Ware Major.
General F. IF. Gamiltos, G. 8., Viee-Pretident, and the.
leimobere of the Conseil of Military Educate°.

PORTSMOUTH. Oct 22.
Yeetenlay being the anniversary of the battle of
Trafalgar, the musts of the old Vietory, flag-ship, were
dreamt in gsrlanile.
The Himalaya, iron screw troopship, Captain E. Lary, Is
dismantliog and will be paid eat of commission on the let
November. Her ithehinery will afterwards undergo a com-
plete overhaul, the chief Moot being in the weer abaft.
The Helices, Commander If. Singer, aed the Salamis,
Othituander F. Leine, paddle despatch yowls, ere to have
another competitive trial of their speed, each to be supplied
with coal of the same quality.
The Basal*, 6, paddle sloop, Captain Hewitt. V.C., Is
under ordcre to sod foe China. Yesterday a *out-martial
was held on board the Vinery, to try an ordinary seaman
el the Basilisk for ataiipieg st tett', cthow of the earth ship.
He was found bail' , had eselmosd to receive three zen
end cobs I • sad kept to haul lather for Mx
month!.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE NEWMARKET HOIIGHTON MEETING.

TOM IDITOIL OP SRS EXPRESS.
Ste.,—The °badge in the weather, if it will not
tiestribute to the comfort of the visitors at Newnserket this
week, will nevertheless make the ground in better esooditioe
for ruing than it was at the two last tueetiop, sod as
earners and treiners have been enabled during the past few
days to give their bones some strong p lope without fears
el a break dove, the fields at the Houghton foe the " hay
end *ors " awns are likely to be up to their customary
strength. There are already more than fifty lions to be
got through, cud these will doubtless be added to, but the
majority of those adverfised have yet to be entered for,
sad oely Wave or fonr inspereasit rams are complete. The
smettag will commence today (Mooday), sad will extend
over the week as usual, aad the most momentous contest
this afternoon will be for the Criterion Stakes, which will be
decided upon the mast severe two-year-old course at
" heed quarters," newly half • mile of it being up hill.
The fitedeut will not take part in the struggle, sa he is
Mill " toughing ;" but Mr. Merry will be able to put forth
a fair representative is The Primate, who, however, does
sot look so dangerous as Lord Lyon. The LaMar puts up
• 71b penalty, bet be gave The Primate Mb at the Second
October Meeting, and • 101 b bestag in at
and the
only thing that gives the Burley colt a chance of turn-
ing the tables is the course, upon which a pound or two
extra weight tells immensely. Jack in the Green, another
formidable candidate, has 4lb extra to bear, and he also
looks • more dangerous competitor than The Primate, for,
like Lord Lyoo, nothing that opposed him at the late
gathering could tusks him nee. to the three named
the struggle will rostEtb:bs: be confined, and as Lord Lyon
is shape lot ge up the rise he looks the best to
stand, for he has a boar etas of horses thou
Jack in the Green. Nutrition. Young Mooarque, Crows
Prince, one of Baron Betheolidres, sad owe of Lord dam-
ford's, will help to swell the field. If Admiral Row pulls
oat St. Sophia, she will be Werth hackies against the mode.
rate Flatter filly fee the T.Y.C. Match, while the edam-
tags Mazurka hes is weight over Mr. Pitt, makes her look
a real good thing for the tamale to take pace at the
Rowley Mile. The other,rame I have not seen the es-

tries Cm.
The items complete for Tuesday are the All Aged Stakes,
•Two.yr-old Sweepstakes, sad the Cambridgeshire. The
talk at one time promised to bring out an innewassifleld, and
this time last week as maay as fifty were naked of as likely
to take part is the fray. Within the past three days, how-
ever • good many that have held rather promisent pea-
hen; in the quotations have received their quietus from the
betting fraternity. While Oopenheges, at onii tiros looked
upon ea the moat cisagerew of the Denebury division, has
been 'truck out, Salpinctes is said to have met with an
accident, ar a the pen I. therefor, likely to be put through
be.name before the numbers go up. To-41We maim, may
throw some light epos the struggle, while it may influence
thefield, which at the present time looks like including
mist of the following :
Age 'lib At. at lb
Gladiateur a 918 Tattoo a 10
Arg..aaut
Youlsey
Jobe Davis
Regalia
The Duke
8
Donny brook 5
=Mit 7
Fantail 5 8 8 t 4 6
Gratitude
le Mandarin 3 7 °interlaces 3
Vertugadin
Paris
Lord Douglas
°outran 3 7 Uatreger3 0
Zephyr
Rellnahe 5 7 Lowdown lt
Confederate
Tancrede
Persuasion.
095 and Outer
Merry Wife
Alabama 4 ell Victory
Hair at few
/Led Fart 3 618
Though some of the best judges on the turf are ridiculing
the pretensions of Gladietenr on account of the heavy
weight he has to bear, it cannot be denied that large some '
of money have been throws into the market to support
him, end there are undoubtedly many sanguine enough to I
believe that he will not only win, but win welly. Doubt- ,
less the greater portion of the investments upon him have
emanated from what may be termed non-racing men, or
people stirred into euthnsisent by the fact of the horse.
Laving csried off the Derby and St. Leger so away. Upon
the occasions mentioned, however, be met antagonists of
his ova age, and with the exception of the fillies, who
claimed the customary sexual allowance, all ran under a
similar weight. Gladiateur has never yet ran against •
hens eider than himself, sad when he motes to do this
it will perhaps be fiend that he is not such a woodsy after
all. To some of the three-year-olds that will contend with
him to-morrow he has to concede more than fire stone, sad as
be is far from • quick beginner, and the Cambridgeshire is
always won right off the reel, without any ' waiting "
Utica being adopted, it is reasonable to suppose that the
Freech colt will not be able to accomplish the task set him,
To do so he will have to attempt the cutting down game
with the light weights, and this he is not able to do success-
fully, for in his Doocaster race he was outpaced daring
the first half mils, mid It was °sly his admira-
ble staying powers that brought him to the front
at the finish. Thom that saw the race for the last St.
Leger will remember that while he seemed to be labotiriag
at the end of • mile, the Duke sad Regalia were pulling
double, and even if be beats everything else, ow of the
last named pair must effect his overthrew, from the great
advantage they have in the weights. The Duke end
Regalia' in their turn, have to give • let away, and if either
is victorious, • feat will be accomplished that has never
been done before. Alarm in 1846 tarried off the prize with
7st 91b, Schen in 1854 with 7st 71b, and Sultan in the fol-
lowing year with 7at 61b, end these are the highest imports
ever borne first past the post. by • three year old, while
Sat 91b is the most ever mimed by any animal. What
chance, then' can • yoUng. horse have with 9st 1211 t
agaitat Sisterto Drake, for instance, when the latter, is
addition to being • four year old, has • pull of 58Ib If
Sister to Drake is wall, and has really accomplished what ;
the has been set to do at home, she ought to hold all the
old homes safe, although, among others, John Davis and
Gratitude have been entrusted with good money. The
ttrtst named ran immediately behind the winner of the '
witch, bat they finished in front because they
stayed the hest, and they will hardly he able to go the
necessary pace is the coming struggle. Gratitude is not in
tech good condition as she was a forteight ego, while, if the
Goodwood running was correct, John DeSis will not he able
to defeat Provisos, who ran him to a length itl the race for
the Chesterfield Cup, when is the receipt of only 101 b;
now be receives 351 b, • difference that should certainly
enable him to turn the table' ; and, as Provisr has been
well put through the " mill" with Brsadallane, his party 'I
may well be • bit sanguine. They speak confidently of
defeating Glediatenr, Knelt*, and the Duke ; end though
their representative has • slight taint of unsonodoots
Yhim, they are probably correct in their judgment.
Marry Wife ran forward for•• certain distance In the
Gesarewiteb, and, like Sister to Duke, she must
distinguish herself of the four-year-olds ; but the general
embalm among good Itidgse is that the contest will nudely
lay with the light-weighted youngsters, of whom Preview,
Haug Charnileg. Ostreger, and Holstein seem the
most entitled to attention. Contract, another French
wadidate, has met with eased of support, but he is sot
daeprons if his hat performasem across the waterare to be
taken as a criterion of his merits. Holstein is worth
notice bermes he ran Masada to • head at 131 b at Dom
meter, and bemuse he is Bid to be better than his stable
companion Wand, who was ameeset the front lot moss
the flat in the last great nee at Newmarket At the First
October Meshed King Chemist us Crisis to • neck, whoa
only in the resist of 711 a, sad since thee, with the exemp-
tion of an interval of two or three days, ha has hem
steadily improving at home. Ostrepr is the Csearewitth
wet pulling double at the died of • ails, and would probably
bare pot more forward then he did had his owner shown
hiewelf as muse* ea be was • week previously. Now
Ostrava bas Sib leas to every, sad he ought weetqassitly to
detest mob tattler Victory, Nu, sad Moldavia, while he
is certainly more taking thee Gerdevisure, who has yet to
peeve that she ma get a mile. Upon sixtees weaker
=the mei twenty yaws the 3.yr.01d• have bees see.
and as weight will be mead on seek a severe finish,
the two moat Wordy to rye in boat ea this onset= are
OSTREORR and PROVISOR,
who apperestly have • great ewer the maim* el their
entagerriste. A* Sabi Rood bus boss ease up tar tits