The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented complaining of undue returns
for Canterbury. Loodoodeirry, Portsmouth, Barnstaple,
Tißer, and the Noah Riding of Yorkshire, sad
Yszahoase adjourned at 1 o'clock.

*parting Intelligent.

LINCOLN SPRING RACER-TunDAY.
The important racing campaign of 1866 may be fairly
said to commence with Lincoln Spring Meeting, sod turfites
annually welcome the return of their professional engage-
meal& with evident sips of satisfaction. The platform st
Binge-crewon Mooday was thronged with the familiar
faces of all denominations of racing men, and bookmakers,
owners, trainers, and jockeys congratulated mob other os
the advent of • season which eves premise of being the
moat important ever inaugurated at the capital of " the
fens." The 2.45 and 5.0 trains on Monday afternoon were
largely patronised, the demand for beds on their arrival at
Liocolu being greater than on any former meetings. The
streets of the quaint old town were divested of their nand
quiet demeanour by the large influx of visitors, and knots
of parsons were congregated in the vicinity of the principal
hotels during the erasing, discussing the prate
ankh
of
the various animals likely to run in the handicap
with the
pertinacity and never-failing animatioo for which the true
professional is so well known. The probability of the frost
neesesitating a postponement, as was the ease last year,
was another theme of conversation. The air being keen
sad sharp, the sky slier, and the ground bard, many ex-
pressed their opinion that racing might be impossible, but
these fears were soon allayed, for the wind chaeged
wards midnight, and the morning was quite mild. The
early hoar at which our reporter NM *impelled to despatch
his parcel precludes the possibility of giving any further
introductory remarks. Below, however, will_be found full
details of the running :
Tan Tara, Busse of 5 gore. each, with 30 added, for
3-7r.olds sad upwards; penalties and allowances. One
mile. (14 subs)
Mr. Robert's Wile Man, by Oxford—The Wise Woman
yrs. est 101 b lCameroni 1
Marquis of Hantings's Alberta, Syrs, Tat . (J. ftrimansw I
Mr. T.i H. D. Doers Old Wanks, 4 yrs, Bst 31b
(T. Mallows') S

position sad Wild Boy Tin.
Betting ? toga
ma OM Warden, 6 tom
!apt Alberta. 6 to 1
Dar two.'

17811BS00 LUSBY Rum of 5 son, each, with 60 added,
for 2-yr-olds • colts, B.t 101 b ; Mies, Bst 71b ; wissers
extra. Straight ran is, about half a sails. (51 subs.)
Mr. Chaplin s Problem, by Newminase—Triangth Set 716
Palma) 1
Captain Cluisties f by Dundee—Seerlfica Wt 71b
(J. Ortsishaw) 2
Mr. /mason's Marino, so ne (Monis)
The following also ran : Festival, Pneumatic, Om
Dixide Lend, Nonchalaneht 8 epmshlil, f by Dundee—Blanc=
Middleblis, Vicious, Charles IL, f by Oxford. dam by Moantsin
Deer—lbis, Regents's, Ariel, Phantom Sal, fby Woolwich—
Betsy Carr, Sister to %foghorn, Bounneaway„ Monmouthshire
Lass, Libertine, and Miss Belmar.
Betting: II to 1 sett the ileerillas may, 100 to 15 apt Problem,
10 to 1 each apt Wes Batsman and Charles the Second, 11 to 1
apt A7lOl. 100 to 7 eget Offiniton. 100 to • edit Nana 70 to 1
each apt Bounceaway and Libertine,xs to 1 apt ffeelal, 113 to 1
apt atapenhiLl • considerablethne elapsed before the lap
field could be despatched. When fairly off Of took up
the rumatni with a sited lead a Phantom Sall, /saint La
11 SeerUlce Barba, Problems. and Kim Batsmen, the most
prominent the next division beingVicioas and Naar to King-
horn. As the lot streamed as towards the distance 011Ington
tjavg,irabLakandNthe favourite went ca
dfroires, cloyalitrudici
51. distance the three placed hantom Sell,4l' ed themselves out,
but a hundred yards from home the nos was virtaally a
match between the Beatles Ally and Problem, between
which pair a most determined struggle ensued from the
commencement of the endows, and although the favourite
seemingly had the bast of 11, she stumbled a few strides from
home, and lir. Chsplin's popular netnews ware landed by a short
head, a deafening cheer being raised as Catanoe literally lifted
the filly in In the last stride. Marino was beaten three lengths
for second place ; Phantom Sall, fourth, two lengths off ; Sister
to Ihighorn, Viaous, and Miss Bateman were next ; then came
a cluster, the most prominent being Winston, Festival, and
Bounceaway. The mat division comprised liegentess, Stepenhill,
the Oxford filly, the Blanche of Mlddlebie filly, Pneumatic, and
Libertine, the latter pulling tip before/sacking the post.
THE Llitootwanuut HANDICAP of 15 *ova. each, 10 ft., S
oats if declared, with 100 added ; for 9-yr °kissed upwards ;
winners extra. One mile, (80 Babe., 26 of whom pay 5
sore. each.)
Mr. R. Kirby's Treasure Trove, S yrs, let 71b Marker 1
Mr. (badman's Ssccharouseter. • yrs. set (Metsaoel S
Mr. H. Hill's Copenhagen, 5 yea, 7st 121 b . (H Parry) II
The following also ran ;--Osmina, Stockinger,
Star, Historian, Skirmish, Proviso?, filbert, Grapeshot Valiant,
Earl Lynn, Welbeck, Advance, Elastic, Minnette, Miss Williams.
Dulcimer, Caithness, Miss Haworth. Wellesley, Heliotrope, In-
heritress, ?Deem, and Begum.
Betting: 2to I sing Copenhagen. 5 to 1 apt Valiant, and 12
to tel apt Caithness, 1110 to 8 eget East Lynn, 100 to I each apt
Baoeharometer and Historian, 20 to 1 each Treasure Trove and
Proviso?, 25 to 1 apt Skirmish, 20 to I apt Oenuna, SS to
each apt Lucky Star and Dulcimer, 40 to t each apt Hello-
:resign! Elastic. A few breaks away took place before Mr.
M• could get the field in order, but they were at length
on even terms. Caithness swerving Immediately ran
against a post, dismounted his jockey, and bolted out of the
course ; but fortunately little Peak. although ahsken, eugrained
no serious injury. Twilight (lemma, and Lucky Star
were the first to show in advance, but after going 110
yards, Treasure Trove rushed to the front and led by two
or three lengths, at a rattling Twilight immediately
dropped away, and Valiant. His ,Baccharometer, Skirmish,
and Copenhagen closed with Gem= and Lucky Star, and the
lot ran with little variation for hail a mile, when Lucky Star,
most formidable, broke down. Fairly in the straight,
Copenhagen and Valiant, followed by Saccharometer, quitted
thetr horses, the rear division presenting a long tail. AU eyes
were (dratted to the favourite, and at the distance he seemed to
have the race at his mercy, but about 150 yards from home be
was in difficulties, end Valiant shutting up immediately
afterwards, Saccharoseeter went is pursuit of Treasure
Trove, and being ridden in the most determ.ned manner by
Castanet, and answering every call with extraordinary game-
DNS, "Saco' closed up the gap but never quite getting up,
Truman Trove won by a neck; 'Copenhagen was third, two
lengths in rear of Paccherometer ; Valiant, fourth ; East Lynn,
fifth ; and &gum., Dulcimer, Twilight, Historian, and Skirmish,
close together,heheled the otherstthe last of whom were Dreams,