The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

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$I Hzif-e dozen meetings per week Will be
the rale for the next two months, and holiday folk re-
melting their strength it the seaside just now have "ns
=4'd-inducements held out to them to do a bit of fart
life, two days' sport each at Hastings, Dover, and Ply-
mouth being provided for the current week. A little go
for the special amusement of the cockney has also been
got up at West Drayton, and all in the face of the
York August gathering, whereat the cream of racy-
land is bound to assist, knowing people being particularly
on the qui wiveat this season of the year for , something
to turn up" about something. The St. lets move-
ments are watched as closely as gamedealers are
not watched on the eve of the 12th of August
(how is it that Mr. Partridge can come out
with such a tempting array before breakfast on the
eventful—for the bird's day!), and anything in the shape
or a starter for the grand Yorkshire struggle that may
appear on the Knavesruire on Tuesday, Wednesday, or
Thursday next, will be most critically scanned, with a view
to discover if he is the " coming outsider " for the 88th
anniversary of the oft-surprising Sell-inger. The three-
year-old races to be got through at the meeting number
half-a-dozen, and engaged in them we have nearly every
animal that can possibly participate in the Doncaster event,
the only notable absentee being Savernake. The two-year-
old railing also promises to be interesting, and out of the
32 stakes that are to be picked up during the three days,
there are altogether about a dozen that will tend to render
the fun both fast and furious from beginning to end.
It will be a mercy if some of the small fry should fall to
the ground, and certainly none but the owners of three
engaged will care how the Black Duck results, or the
Bramham Park and Burgundy, the probability being that
these will be compromised, as must also the four-year-old
Sweepstakes, with Klarinska looking such a certainty. The
Xnavesmire is a sporting sort of race, with the Pnmate,
Ctdbisa, and Lord Glasgow's young Toxophilite, to con-
tend, the first-named taking my fancy ; and many of the
fillies in the Yorkshire Oaks are so dose together that the
ISM is likely to be a numerous one. Repulse will not like
the mile and a quarter, even if she is up to the mark, which
I very much doubt ; and Miss Harriette and Lady Vane
Living run very badly of late, as Effete did in the Epsom
Oaks, there is no reason why Mr. Merry should not cut in
with Mirella or Gong, nor Lord Zetland with Quick
March, Jezebel and Prolamine also possessing some claims
to at least show. Quick March made a very creditable
debut at Stockton, and if none of the old celebrities should
melee, she or Mirella may be credited with the prize. The
Biennial, for three year olds, is a two mile journey,
in which War Is bound to shine, far more
so than Ischia, Repulse, Auguste, and Chibiaa,
all of whom on this occasion may fail to do
better than even Edgbaston, Lady Vane, and
Sealskin (all gluttons, if not clippers), whilst Leybourne
looks bound to beat them. The latter (carrying Bst 101 b) I
and Sealskin (Bst 61b) represent one Intereet, and War
(Bst 131 b), will have to take care of the best of the twain,
it being on the cards that Leybourne will beat him, for all
his great staying powers, although they should know at
Whitewall, through Westwick, whether he can or not.
The Convivial, a two-yr old stake, is spoiled by the pre-
sue of Achievement, who may stand in the way of
Yaraban, and other supposed good horses emerging from
their obscurity. With the modern Crucifix in the field the
great fight will be for the second and third moneys, and
the ten per cents may be secured by Rose or Bumblekite.
In the Chesterfield Handicap, one mile, there are some
very fleet horses, and yet Broomielsw, if he is only in the
humour, will just about carry home his 9st 51b, Arkansas
and the best of Fobert's string standing well also. The
Zetland trial race is generally very interesting,
but that event, with a selling affair, closes this (Monday)
evening, as does also the Queen's plate set for
Wednesday, two other events of the second day
remaining open until Tuesday night. The Ebor Handicep,
two miles, sustains its prestige no better than the Good-
wood or Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate, &a and
this year it is doubly unfortunate, owing to the qualities
displayed by Comers and Westwick since the publication
of the acceptances. It is almost agreed that the race is a
certainty for one of the twain, though Scamander and
Caithness would both be dangerous, as the man in the
street says, " if it's right," and were John Davis and Glen-
dale to run independently of Gomers, there is no saying
what might happen. At present, however, there do not
seem tole many " alive ;" and if a Est 61b lad can only
pilot Westwick as well as Fordham did on Wednesday last,
WI those left in may join in the opposition, and then not
be able to get him beaten. The Ebor St. Leger looks very
like being credited to the seine colours, Clams having done
the best of the bad lot in ibut there is such a strange lot
in the Hopeful—the eight being very bad or else
in clover—that only those at the post should
meddle with the question. It is just as hard to
come to any conclusion about the Prince of Wales's
Stakes pending the hoisting of the running numbers; or
the Glasgow or Rim/cliffs, in the absence of the Hermit
and Collins, all the public horses in the three events being
moderate, except the Dean, whose owner at the same time
may not care to win the aweliffe Stakes with him. But
the Filly sapling Stakes, another two-year-old spin, it is
easy to make selection of Lady Hester for, in the face of
Bose, Sammie, Scene de Charlie, he. • and with the
Hermit, Rake, and Plaudit all declining the Eleventh
Biennial, there will be no doubt about Gipsy King and
Vauban being the best farm in the field, unless one or two
strangers should come out strong on Tuesday. Vauban
has also the Colt Sapling Stakes on Thursday to attend
to, wherein he has nothing to fear but the coming out of •
good dark youngster ; and Ravioli, who ran second to him
at Goodwood, appears quite good enough to trust for the
Aske Produce Stakes. The Gimcrack, in the absence of
Plaudit a great horse, well worth reserving
for the Derby, or the Middle Park Plate—and
the Hermit also, will probably be left to the best
dark one and the best performer at the meeting that may
happen to be engaged; but nothing can well spoil the
Nursery, in which my greatest fancy is for Bandmaster,
sad after him anything Dawson may possess that is better
thus Mendicant. The Great Yorkshire Stakes, the grand
St. Leger trial, may possibly be reduced to a very narrow
eempati by Thursday next, for Lord Lyon will hardly run,
and the only others worth mentioning not previously en-
at the meeting are Rustic, Podargus, and Emigrant.
.11.11 depends upon what War, Westwick, and Leybourne
accomplish in their other races as to whether they can be
deemed formidable opponents of Rustic, who at present
seems to liars most to fear from Podargus, unless a dark
gentleman (and there is one engaged concerning whom
there are strange whispers) should drop from the clouds at
the last moment. The York Cup can be pretty safely left
to the Duke, the probability being that the Queen's Plate
for mare', which, with three scrambles, has not yet closed,
will producea larger ilea—l am, &c. METEOR.