The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-07 00:00:00

*parting in►clligence.

BETI ING IN LONDON.-WEDNISDAY.

The attonlance at the clubs to-slay was above the
overage, :red although speculation did not take a wide
• the tt ..ocet,lings Wets of some extent and iloport•
saw. Fel Lincoln Handicap, Christian: Carol was
mein request ; one speculator only could be in-
due,.l to to 15. very few wo-thl lay at all, and the
cur' ut ..rot, did not in ary root .:,e, seer.' 4; to 1.
311OULL W. 11% backed to Min .. few I deals, and
Problem v .app urted for a ...Al sum, but these ap-
'wand to le th.. only three touch..' upon. At was the
CAS. May, the Chester Cup failed in producing any
acts ; to 1 was orered tne field, and
rrepos:tiout was made to hack Newhall, but nothing was
really , ; ~, le. For the Graal N utionaj, Some,' and
Colu•nbia Mete most in re.r..est, but there was
00 n .ut eagerness ti, mih•tol to get on either
of them the transactions brag limited to a few
In dl ut h. to I and 300 to 6 re-
speci would have found (tidal., at :in to I,
tut '.1"; to' ,rely was oneredl. Ghtlorle and the Doctor
were cu I, 0.,c1....1 at LIMO to :Si, :,tub nothing mote Was
don:. Fur the Two Thousand Guineas 4to 1 was accepted
lot }':audit to :W., and at half a point snore some hun-
dred* would have been entrustrul to him. Hermit and
Julius were both out of favour, II to 1 being offered in
10411 ease, with occasional offers to take NJ to S. Offers
Of le) to I agst Hermit went beg._;ittr for acme time, but be
Was preaently hacked nt that pm:enrol at 1,000 to 60. Marks.
Snarl Via, in bettor odour to-day than he has been latterly.
1.2 rt to list wax tsmked, and the barker expresso.' his
Willingness to extend his investments upon the same
terms. Knight of the Garter and Vauban were at 1,000
G 1 oath offered, and Huntsman 1.000 to 17, take 1,000
to 15. Marksman, I.ti,din, and Sir Oliver were backed
• mixed "at 71Mi to V% the backer desiring to increase hie
ettlay to .1:00P. Smile place betting on this event was alto'
brought to hear. loOto 10 being ta,:enahout.lulins and 4 tol
Illerutit. The I terby operations showed that The Rake was
still under a cloud. Ten to 1 was at first freely otferedwith..
eat a respoww, but he did ultimately find friends at this
'price, and at the close these odds were asked for. It is
beyond a doubt. however, that the eug,,rness to lay against
alr. Prior's colt is general, while the desire to back him is
limited to a very narrow circle. Plaudit had also a
downward tendency, 1,000 to till failing to tempt nu outlay,
but at to I a customer might have been (mind. A
conditional het was made of 10 to 1, The 11ako, to :10/., and
12, to 1 10,utlit to. 511/., in consideration of both horses
being Lucked : IlEatournel's outside price was oto I, ter
Ibeingasked for; Dragon was in oinsiderable force, hebeink,
supported ut 20 to 1 for some 411 W. or :.(%W. dlarksman's
price was :11 to 1, offered. Grand }'roes was befriended
at 21 to I, and these odds were subsequently quoted.
Julius WAR bucked by one gentleman ut sitl to 71 and 500
told, making a conjoint transaction of 1,000 to • 1,000
to 15 was taken about Enohanteur, and hero business
came to. conclusion. Appended are the closing prices: