The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-05 00:00:00

*parting intelligence.

(.ILtND NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASES.

THL'lllillAT.

The fifth anneal meeting, under the auspices of the Grand
National Haut eontnilttee, was celebrated to-day over Yr.
Hlgnin's fans, about four miles from Bedford. There was a
very lame and aristocratic attendance, and the weather being
floe a pleasant afternoon was spent, but the sport provided was
scarcely equal to that of former anniversaries, more especially
as one of the races became void through insufficient entries.
The unveil, which Is composed entirely of grass land, is four
miles round, and the obstacles, %Lich are pretty "stiff," are
sixteen In number. but the takings off and landings being good
no accidents occurred. The Grand National was contested Id, a
field of &Meet. runners: smaller than on any previous occasion.
and the result was the victory of Emperor 111., own brother to
Emperor, who won the same race in 1866. In the Kimbotton
Castle Makes Cortolvia failed to commit° the weight he was
called upon to do to Tuseulanuni, who won easily by a couple of
lengths.

Tile GRAND NATIoNAL HCNT RTEEPLECHASI Of 10 sort.
each, 5 ft., with 250 added ; weight for age gentlemen riders.
The owner of the second to receive 60 soya, and the third M.
About foar miles. (26 webs.)
Mr. thaplin's Emperor ILL, by Orpheus—dais by Record,
6 yrs, tut tab

11r.. Cidthorptis General Vitlliams, 6 yrs, IM de
',3lr. Goodman; '2
Mr. Bidgood's Gelert. 4 yrs. lOst 1011) Owner) 3
Thirteen others also ran.
Betting: 100 to 30 apt Sensation, 13 to 1 each sot Father
O'Leary and Emperor 111., 7 to 1 agst Yarborough. 10 to 1 &gat
Bicester and General Wfillatrut, and 100 toe eget Mayflower.
Toe 14ESuLTtS4 CASTLE STALLS of 15 muss each, 5 tt . with
100 added; for all ages ; list each. Penalties and 011uWIWCY.4.
Your miles 136 suha.l

Mr. Stokes nd. Tusealanam, by Stockweli—Frenry, 5 yrs.
:21) Capt. Smith) I
Mr. ilobron's Bishopton, 5 yn, list Sib , 'Owner) 2
Duke of Hamilton's Cortoleln, aged, ltst 'llb 21It ex..
4- Nix) 3
Five others aho rap

Mr. Studds Ahaußarry, 6 yrs, was weighed for and the number
hoisted, but It was immediately tale° down, owing to Mr.
Thomas having hurt his and* and being unable to ride.
Betting: Even on Cori...dein, 6to 1 apt Tuseulanum, 7 to I
agst Savannah, 10 to 1 anal Lincoln. and 100 to 8 agat Novice.
A figtligis SrEgrtgesasl of 5 sore. each, 8 ft. with 30 added
weight for age, with certain allowances. Two miles. .5 subs,
Mr. W. W. Baker's Oostutwk, by West Australian (g5O;
6I
gd, IMt b . Hobson) 1
Mr. James's Monitor 'CSO 5 yrs, Itst 101 h (Mr (J. EageJ
Mr. Doncaster's Tbe Tartar was distanced.
_ .

%Wog 6to ♦ aptOushawk, 2to 1 aget Mooltor, sad .5 to 2
apt The Tartar.

Birrrixo IN LONDON.—Tarasray.

Although tl'e attendance at the cleft to-day was not very
large a corudderaide mount of business wicatransacted,snd some
important movements took place likely to influence future
events materially. For the Two Thousand Plaudit no longer
exhibited the thinness he has maintained for the lest two or
three months, but receded from 5 to 2 to 4 t" 1, at which latter
odds £lOO was invested, but the same price conthmed to helmet',
offered in several quartan,and the horse was utunistakably
Julius and Iletmit wire inquired after, and both would have
found supporters at 'shade of odds over thoseoffered. Marksman
and Vauban each found friends at 1,000 to 80, and the former
especially had a " coming " appearance. Knight of the Garter
was backed at 1,000 to GO and 300 to 21. "with a start." For the
Derby, the highest offer against The Bake was 7 to 1, met by a
response to accept 800 to 100. Hermit was in great demand,
one large speculator offering to take 10,000 to 1,000. or any part
thereof, but no one appeared thawed to lay that price, the
highest cffer forthcoming being 9to 1. The same desire to ope-
rate against Plaudit was manifested here as for the other event,
offers of 100 to 8 being plentiful, faintly answered by a proposal
to tale 100 to 7. The Palmer found a supporter at lit to 1, and
Grand Cross was backed at 1,000 to 35 the backer desiring to
take the mine twice again, hut failing In being acconimodated.
The price of Marksman and Taralen was asked, but did not ap-
pear to suit. llie new continental outsider, Ferreous, was
made the medium of an investment at 5.000 to 50. For the
Mester tap. Lecturer was a good deal inquired about, and 100
to 12 was taken three times, it bring evident that a point or two
more odds would have secured gold husincm. 20 to 1 was taken
about Quick March, and the same price was offered against
App,ucled are the closing price.:

CHESTER CUP.
100 to 12 apt Lecturerk I 20 to 1 omit Moakley 'an
Lro to 1 bum Havelock. ^3 to 1 lldlb. Cleo-
late Quick I
lilt
March t,TW THOC9AND.
4to 1 agst Plaudit 1d o „ fllnlghtol the
IP) to 15 Julius off, .„„„
7 , Garter .t,
to wit h a Mart;
9to 1 Hermit (off, t 20 to 1 Star of India fo
19 to 1, 25 to 1 Trocadero (off
1000 to AD Marksman 't) 100 to 3 The Palmer ;o,
1000 to SO ratiblut t4O to
50 to 1 Ferragus off)
DERBY.
7to 1 mist The Rake 'ntf, t I 20 to 1 apt Marksman 'ofd'
000 'e 100, Ito 1 The 'Ulmer tl
9to 1 Ilurtnit ,t4ll. t 1000 to 3:4 Grand Cross t
1000 t) to 1000 I and wanted,
100 to S Plaudit (off, $ I 1000 to 40 Taraban •off)
PG to 7 Woo to 50 Ferragus ,t)
13 to 1 DAti;ou off