The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-22 00:00:00

HARROW FLAT RACES AND STEEPLECHASES.

TIWIRDAY.

This meeting, the programme of which embraced steeple-
chasing and flat racing, WAS inaugurated to-day over the usual,
coarse. situated about a mile and a quarter from the Harrow
station of the Loudon and North Western Railway. The weather
was tine. but the course and its approaches were sloppy,"
indeed some portions of the running ground were inches deep
In water. As the gathering is very popular 1110 the Londoner.,
there was a goodly attendance, and an average ring and stand,
hat there was an absence of the -swells" and big bookmakers who
pstninised the Lincoln meeting. Nevertheless there was plenty
el speculation upon the tour races decided during the afternoon.
For the Handicap Plate no less than 15 competitors faced the
starter, and of these Marquis of Worcester was made the
favourite, and the result proved that the talent were not wrong
in their calculations, for he won from end to cud. The Two-year-
old race was won by Alarmist, a colt by Vedette out of Barometer.
The other races are sufficiently described below :
♦ HANDICAP PLATS of 40 lova., for all ages. About three-
quarters of a mile.
Mr. Charles's Marquis of Worcester, by Star of the West—
Reflection, S yrc, list Slb
Sir. H. Wright's Venturer, 4 yrs, id lath (Peppier, it

mom a sat 414 !gar. bit Wt BU
(Robson) 3
The following also ran :—Heindeer, Killarney, Zayder Lee,
Olowsvcro•Wild Bee, Mystery, libertine, Lillie, Seaweed.
Gaiety. Colenso and Br ght rlitehus.
Betting: 3in 1 mod Marquis of Worcester, 6 to 1 each wd
Killarney and Libertine, 10 to 1 apt Gaiety. Colette), and Wild
Bee, and 100 to 8 apt Uttleport. After several breaks away, the
flag fell to a good start, but Marquis of Worcester immediately
showed In Imut, and held a clear lead of Venturer and Gaiety
to the distance, where the last named dropped sway. and Little.
part taking third place, the race was left to the three, hut the
favourite, quitting the pair at the commencement of the en-
closure, won easily by three lengths. Half a length divided
second and third : Killarney was fourth, Wild Bee fifth, Colter°
sixth, and the others pulled up.
Tits Tu o- ,AE OLD STAKES of 5 folflL each, with 30 added:
coils, fist 101 h : and fillies, ast 71h. Hall a mile. s 7 subel
Mr. Nightinuall's Alarmist, Vedette—barometer, Sat 10lb
:Owner) 1
Sir. 11. Weight's Deny, Sit 101 h
Sir 7: ewutais Pocket Hercules, bat ....Mitchell; 3

betting 7 liven on Deny, ifeic•ui.;;;;rs to
Agit Alarmist. After gotugabout fifty yards to a chister Alarmist
assumed a alight lead of Pocket Hercules, close up with whom
MU Deny, and they ran In this order to the distance, where
Pocket Itermilesclosed vdtbAlarmiat, but Nightingall stalled him
of, and opposite the enclosure Deny challenged resolutely : never
however quite getting up he was defeated a neck. Pocket Her-
cules was fully half a duren lengths In rear of the pair.
A MaLLINO STIMPLV.CHASI of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added for
.11
ages ; weight fur age ; selling allowances. About two mike
and a half. (4 mile.,
Mr. Prank's p..3M.aged, 711) (Pickett) 1

Mr. Hunter's Fairy Kitts 4.750‘, 4ed, 12at W. !Leaves' 2
Captain Shaw's Bravo x. 20 ay.] Ilea ilb
.. .2 . ' ,Owner)

If onliot7abO ran.

Betting : 100 to 30 apiiiii7ryKlng.LiTO 2 apt Monitor, and 4
to 1 apt Salamis. Bravo showed the way clear of Fairy King
and Swamis to the first fence, where the leader jumped on the
wenn side, and Fairy King was left in front for a short dis-
tance. but refusing, Salamis took up the running, and led aeries
the rifle range, when be was joined by Fairy King, who held a
clear lead, going along the far side. After about a mile of the
Journey had been traversed Firm °Joined hie horses, and on pals-
invite stand was close up with Salamis, who was about three
lengths behind Monitor. At the water Jump Monitorclotied with
Fairy King, the pairclearing the obstacle almost abreast ; but
at the next fence Fairy King refused, an example which was fol-
lowed by Bravo. This contretemps left Salamis with a clear
lead, and Monitor, falling hall a mile from home, be waft out of
it. At the last fence but one from home Fairy King passed
Bravo, and made up a good deal of thelostground, but was never
able to reach Salamis, who won easily by fifteen lengths. Bravo
was a bad third. The winner was bought In for 50 guineas.

Till HARRuII STERPLICHAS‘ PLATR kHlo4.llcap) of 40 tone.
About two tulles.

Colonel linia's Stiff. by NeTUle—Clree, G yrs. 104101 b
(W. Reeves) 1

,
Mr. F. Barker's eharmlan, 6 yrs, 104 1011) (11r.P.Barketo 2
Mr. Ducrow's Ballet Owl. aged. I Ist 'Mr. Itillward 3
The following also ran : Fblng Scud, Freemason, Jack's AUT.,
and User-the-Sea.
. . . _

-iielag:7t;4agat Stiff, sto 1 &get Ballet Girl. 8 to 1 eget
Jack's Alive, and 10 to 1 apt any other. The favourite cut nut
the work followed by Ballet Girl and flumulan. Jack's Alive
and Flying Scud bringing up the rear to the first fence past the
stand, when Ballet Oh I was Joined by Uharndan, the pair going
on in pursuit of Stiff, who, however, held a long lead to within
of Atone, when Chartulan pressed him clooely, and
even headed him In front of the enclosure, but Colonel knot's
horse getting the best of it in the lett htaiolred yards won
cleverly by length : Ballet Girl was a had third, Jack's Alive
fourth. Freemason Nth, and OverthiPSca next Flying Scud
pulled up.
A SELLING STAMM of 3 goes. each, with 25 added for all ages :
weight forage; certain allowances. About five furlongs. Did
nut till