The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-13 00:00:00

SPORTING.

fEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.

SUFFOLK SrA KIS —W FUN ESDA Y.—Aiter the dead heat
Nut.hell walked este, and Lard IL. 0. Lennon received
100 soy,. cut of the stakes, which amounted to 340 sees.
All bets respecting the two horses must be put together
and divided in the same proportion.
JOCKNY CLOT Picu.—llea walked over and received
23 sots., being half the amount of the plate.
Tire Wulr.—After our parcel was despatched yesterday
Teddingtoa was added to the number of challengers. The
whip is now in the possession of B,r R. rigot, who mutt
accept the challenge or resign the whip by the end of this
week. To be run foe on the Tuesday in the Second October
Meeting, 8.C., lost, and to stake 200 sots. each, p.p.

THURSDAY'S RACIS.

HA:awe? Smitzrayut Es of 20 sows. each, and only 5 ft.,
if declared, &e., to go to the owner of the second horse, for
3-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (5 subs., 2 of whom pay
6 sou. R. The highest weight accepting being 7st 21b, tt
wu raised to Set 71b, and the others accepting in pro.
portion.)
Me. W. E. Hughes's Sophistry by Theon, 4 y. e,
7st 71b
Mr. Harris's Aa., 3 yrr, 64 91b (Harding) 2
Mr. Rogers's Leybeurne, 6 yen, Set 71b.... (Roger.) 3
The following pay. 6 soy,. ft., the weights being those at
which they were originally handicappeu: Ephesus and Con-
more.

Betting : 6to 4 agst Ada, 6to 4 apt Leyboorne. Avery
fine close race up the rmds. Won by a head, and a head
only between the second and third.
Switsrsr•kr• of 10 cove each; 2-yr-olds, Est 121 b; three,
Bst 120); fillies and geldings allowed 3tb. First half of
Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 80 sum. if demanded,
tke. (6 subs.)
Lord Chfden'e Digester by Footstool, 2 yrs, Est 121 b
(Toovey) 1
Captain Lane's Cyrus, 2 yr*, 6st 121 b (Rook) 2
Duke of Bedford's Jovial, 2 yrs, Est 12:Is ..(Ealing) 3
The following also ran :—Ctittra, Nightshade, Otranto.
Betting 2to 1 agst (Miaow, 6is 2 apt Nightshade. On
drawing up to start Oleaster bolted, and ran nearly half-s-
-mile over the ploughed lands before he was stopped. A
good race in with the three placed, Oleuter beating Cyrus
when close on the post bye head. A neck between second
and third.

SWEILTATAILIM of 10 so's. sub, with 50 added by die
Jockey Club, for 2-yr-old. ; colts, Bst 71b; and allies, list
4lh ; winners extra. T.Y.C. (22 subs.)
Captain D. Lane's Alas, by Melbourne, Set 41b
(Battkolomew) 1
Lord Bruce's f by The Libel out of Splitvote. het 41b
(liar&ng) 2
Lord Clifden's Nightshade, Bst alb tFlatmen) 3
The following also ran :—Rally, The Marquis of fievigne
Macdulf, Margaretta, Adeline, Mary, Dianne, Sheffield,
Rod Rose.

iiiTCH—Sit lib each. Last half of Ab.M. 100 11 ft.

Capt. Little's ns by Counsellor out of Miss Lucy, 6 yrs
Rogers), walked over and received forfeit from Mr. N%'
E. Hughes's Sophistry, 4 yrs, for which Charlton weightd
but did not go to the post.
HANDICAP PLATE of 501. for three.p.olds and up-
wards. A.P.
Mr. Cooper's Desdemona by Ingo, 3 yrs, Get 10lb
(J. Steggles) 1
Mr. Nigro's'. Peacock, 4 ps, 7st 21 h....(Charlton) 2
Mr. Batson's Beauclerk, aged Bst (Sly) 3
The following also ran :—Poodle, g by Dromedary out of
Apricot, Anvil.
Betting : 6 to 4 agst Desdemona, 3 to 1 mid Apricot
gelding, sto 1 each agst Beauclere and Peacock. An excel-
lent race from the Abingdon Mile bottom with the first two.
Desdemons, although good deal hung upon by Peacock,
achieving the victory by a head. Two lengths between
second and third.
With favourable weather and some remarkably fine close
racing the meeting terminated. In point of sport it was
decidedly
.the best Second Spring Meeting we ever remem-
ber ; but in point of betting unquestionably the very worst.
Although almost within the shadow of the great event at
Epsom, scarcely a bet was laid on Tuesday night, and not
one worth quoting on Wednesday night.
LATEST BETTING...a-THURSDAY.
DERBY.

3 to 1 agst West A;Waliiin
Bto 1 Bittingbonnie (t)
9 to 1 Koneywood (t)
11 to 1 Orestes (t 12 to 1)
12 to 1 Umbrirl (t 14 to 1)
17 to 1 Ninnyhamoier (t 18 to 1)
30 to 1 Jerry Kent (t)
40,000 to 1,000 was laid apt Jerry Kent in one bet.
In the morning 15 to 1 was taken to some money about
Umbriel.

NORTIII3II32RLAND PLATl.—Newmbuter pilyi forfeit.
DONCASTIIII lischo.—Onthe recommendation of the

steward. -and the Town Council Mr. J. F. Clarke is
appointed judge for the Autumn Meeting.
Tits LONDON Cioe, 71, Jermyn-street, will be opened
on Monday nest; preparatory to which there will be a
meeting of the friends and supporters on Saturday at 4
o'clock.