The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-26 00:00:00

TO THE EDISOI OF Till

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Sta.,—The Milton stables, eves with the Wizard,
the Dame, Cramond, to., to select a champion front, hem
more then on. formidable rival to contend with to the earth,
ateturmad being better represented they for malty woe pest,
mad them is at least one first-class animal Ea--

Tan ithDLBM Ur.:-Pobert-;teade lost on the list
with Uppeelased (half brother to Underlid sad laMam),
by Beaton, out* Contraction, who alasestavitiss the
ration of Yorkshire with the Wizard, as he leeks nalmatned
aides of theirold net, Underhand. Wan meldeg his first
appeuanos st the York Angest meads& little melee was
taken of hint. as, beside. being backward. the
was opposed by
the Wizard for the North of Ragland Bigamist, vibe 010011310
ancramasd the attention of the vogue:esti. Be
very indifferestly, congidering what a bad Meth ritersist
Vanquisher, the Wined, and the Prophet; bet Shag feet
did ace dairy his admirers he the Ma se he was wiry
kindly Inquired sites Waco the mufti emoluded, end be-
fore he nut showed few large "books" en the Derby had
missed him. At Mama be gave BMus Sib, Ives Kb,
and met Crim Tartar on level UMW, whoa they say he WWI
in a common canter, although only by a neck. Now Bivouac
is an animal of more then the avenge damp, as edam
his triumph over Brother to Rainbow at York, end
the performance wee vary vestal la omincing Upperheed's
party the work he had done abbe York bad so far impend
him that ft was Mused le a mesas of heath whuehsr be
did not trek on into as of the beet thine-yeer-olde the meals
ever boasted. Up to the preen* wrung he has dose gnat-
Mat to Midi their most salaam expeetagina and hyarai-
bye awe will be pooh a straw party in hie Mow Vat he
must finish somewhere ameg the twenty-to-one division.
At one time Homeward Boned, by West Australia, oat of
Vengeance's dam (by the fleddier—Mamaisin Elytples dem),
wea thought as mach of se asphalt in the teak • bat he
could not get • " place" for either the Monty. Stakes at
Chester or the Consent* at York, sad the development of
Upperband's form mord him to be berates. However, he
L oat la to pay loons way In handioam if not held in too
fiatterfag estimation by the builders thereof and a line will
be so ankle, the stable that we may se hie; out pretty often
next
T. Le can somely maintain his title of "Dangerous"
for a Derby with each a superior due of animals sawed,
▪ handicap will be more in the line even of his best two-
;Vthan the Bins Mend. First on the list stands Sir
ie by Knight of Avenel, out of the half-bred Coattail,
In favour of aloes a petty heavy commission at en outside
price has recently been executed; bat neither his perforga-
anose nor pedigree will warrant the supposition that he bee
a alma as les wee beaten may lengths from the Deese at
Pastelist:it whim real via 61b, while Baden* at
Cheesecake at Doncaster, end Even at NosthallartosB,aVLlb
Mrs far behind with none the beet of the weight., Still, that
these
adperformesias were suspected " by hadiceppgre is
by his rain 7* fib for the Nursery at Strewebury,
with whack his party were not Meath ;14 as they med hha
the favourite He -won cleverly enough, beam a moderate
field, the best of which ware Meese, flat 121 b, and
7st fib, but I d the latter being wanted.
Xafferli' ss, doubt
of mune en Metonym* as his York-
shire running, as it showed him a good, useful horse,
and sufficient money will doubtless be sent into the
market to reduce the odds against him cos-helf. But
he must greatly improve oa the Shrevabery performese to
show • Derby
Lform, and from the are beAristere of him
set now, we may nava an opportunity of what he
really udo of Wm the eventful day. area by Tod-
dington, dam by Melbourne, is quite hi. equal as regards
appearance, and last summer be was thought the pick of the
basket, despite the besting Vests and the Mies Conynghses
filly yaws him at Newoutle. With 7st, many parties con-
nected with the stable booked him a real good thing for the
Goodwood Nursery, and he saw • short price until as omi-
nous moment jut before the start betrayed the face of rte sot
being his day. At Brighton, tbe good money want on in
earnest for the Nursery, notwithstanding that he carried
71b more than at Goodwood ; end bat for his being disap-
pointed, ha would ensaredly have won, as after having to go
round his hones, from being .bat in dose to the rails at the
distance, he managed to run • deed heat with Coale Tat Iffib.
How he log the deciding hese is • matter beyond my con-
=Cedlia besting him in • canter by three legathe—his
est him down as a rogue instanter. At York August
he ran • aloes rue home with High Treason, Vesta, end
Han, for the Prime of Waives Stakes ; but at Stockton be
was never in the actual race let the Cleveland Stakes, won by
Umpire, the Portland Piste se Danceater afkirding him en
opportunity of his lamb if be was worth much,
as he hada Mast ; homed of which he further dis-
graced himself. They say, Megieu, Head gentlemen is not
so black es painted, and my Impalas that the same remark
might apply to Horace may be confirmed next season without
his troubling the world on Epsom Dome
Data' string can scarcely expect to boast • Gladiolus next
spring, even if the t' dark" Amethyst, by Touchstone out of
Quaking squids the expectadotie that wire once formed of
her, se we decidedly seer the best of Sparrow Hawk at New-
mark*, where he was three lengths behind Pashtos for the
Nureery—a form but little more than moderate.
J. Osborne is altogether at a discount, the three under his
charge haring performed wretchedly in public ; and be meet
be medalled there la such • gentleman as Upperhand is on the
moor to rave it from disgrace, he being ona in my opinion,
that will do tdiddleharn infiuttely more credit than any other
two year bid there.
Tx. RICIIIIIOND Is the great gun here as re-
garde the Derby cracks, all hie four having been talked about
at differeet times. They comprise High TznaLnoo,dintilifaildew,
oat of Glue them • the Prophet, by out of
Sally Snots ; Spragwell, by Bannon, ant of 1u ; and
Brusey, by Andover, out of Little Hannah. The first
mentioned has shown a Derbyfonn in more than one encoun-
ter, the reverses he met with at York Spring (where he was
a bed fourth only to Lady Palomar) ad Catteriok Bridge
(beaten a b ngth by Butterfly) beat folly compasated for
by his clever performance in the Chesterfield &ekes at New-
market, where he beat Trovatore, Blee Ruin, Bivouac,
Seclusion, and Digby Grand. This was not salleient to gala
him many friends for the Derby, sad when he ran snob • bed
fifth to Cramoad, Reseal, and Thormanby at York August,
it was set down that a turn of speedust got him horns before
a moderate lot at hesdquarters. In the Prince of Wales's
Stakes at the same meetleg, however, he again figured se a
wiener' beating Vesta, Hefty, Horace (all close up with
him), Trovatore, the Mime Conyakem filly, Stockton,
ltiontroes, and Togo. Now there was not • bad bone amongst
three, and as his rider arena he won very easily, although
his opponents were so elm up, the talents began to notice
him. At Stockton we were further mystified by about the
worst start of the year taking plus for the Clevelead Stakes,
when he got badly off, and showed temper, despite which he
ran Umpire to a head when giving born 21b. It is an un-
doubted fact, however, eintans American got by far the

worse start of the two, fa addition to which his rowne;eteted he
was a little off. Next day the pair met agate High Tresses
giving Mb.; but the remelt was of a totally different cha-
racter, Copies never giving him a ghat of a chance, end
winning in • comet= canter. This ought certainly to con-
vince big most sanguine adherents of his inferiority to Umpire,
even if thirteen not satisfied with his York defeat on account
of Crammed being so far behind him in both the Stockton
tourneys. At Doncaster he showed his best form
in my opinion by carrying Sat and defeating Sweet-
meat, Set 71b, Lady lreepaim, Sat 91b, Au., on the
mile Goons as Sweetunce, at the tame meeting was
very close to the King of Diamonds, and Lady
Trespass had beaten Emily and Vesta. At teat, however,
be is only en uncertain horse sa regards temper, although
possessing every good quality in outward form, and severe
yr/paraffins may =eke a cur of him altogether. The Prophet
44 ens of thou two-year-obligees last year that cannot sully
be forgotten. He was emplaced when running for the Con-
vivial, end beaten easily by Vanquisher fur the Biennial at
Twit August; but he looks a really useful animal, u dose
also Spriogwell, who could only secure one victory to a
dozen defeats. This one performance, however, fully com-
pensated for the others, en he won very easily in • large field
at Ripon. We shall hear a much better account of him next
mum, if he does not fly at too high game, end the Prophet
will often win by following the same good example ; hoe in
the event of en accident to High Treason, Brassey is most
likely to carry the colour, at Epsom, and hid he but shown
in public last season I cannot help thinking it wield have
been u a wiener, High Treason, handsome as he ie, not
taking the shine one of hint even when they stand together.
Lord Zetlend's horses are being taken are of by J. Costae,
who bee to display his set upon three worthy objeate—
Bivouac, by Voltigeor, out of Calcutta ; Lenehester, by
Voltigeur out of Chemise ; and &brew, by Voirigeur, out
of Ada. Bivouac we.behind High Thum at Newmarket
July, but hod sufficiently improved to beat Brother to Rain-
bow at Yea, end on the home-ground he wen defeated very
wetly by Upperhand, who in addition was conceding 310.
This effeetuelly settles his pretensions to wear the bine
ribead ; but it fortunately happens that the ° epees" have •
better rape...umber. in Lanchester, who has run tinder great
disadvantages this semen, from not being half fit et New-
castle when beaten by Vesta, end ell wrong when such • bad
fourth to Umpire at Stockton. Selmer has not glue tie •
specimen of his capabilities in public yet, although report
always spoke favourably of him, and he looks a Voltigenr all
over ; yet it is possible we shall hear very little of the whole
trio prior to the Two Thousand, where Vanquisher is en-
pried, as his performance there will give them a line which
will be very useful one way or other. The hitter lest present
reputed to be the beat of the teem, and as he is nut in the
race we mast not write the o spot." very dangerous.
At R. Gill's there is Tom, by Bantus, out of Hudswell
Meaty. end Wiettiagham has the Tiger, by Newminster,
oat at Lieu, the pair being well worthy of mention. Tom
has always bees is goad cempeny, running filth to Butterfly
for the Ores Stakes at Cesare:it Bridge, third to Lapillr
for the Hopeful et Deserter Suing, mootel end third to
the Dense for the two teem at Member*, and unplaced to
High Truism for thereinto. of Wales's Stakes at York. This
proves be has always been overrated, and the Deem having
gives hire 101 b. when beatiog him the mead thee at Poste-
° Irish be is Oa soh Ise tissDarby. TUT*, buds kw to