The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-08 00:00:00

*parting 3EnteMama.

THE SECOND OCTOBER MEETING AT
NEWMARKET.

TO TIM IDITOR OP TiK 1111911118.
Bra,—One of those heavy We' of fare for which
the Newmarket autumn meetings are rather too notorious
has to be got through by Friday evening next ; and bold
will be the man, not attenclFeeprofessionally, who shall
discus it In all it. details, fo n matches, a dozen two-
year-old and five three-p-ol contests, and the Cesare-
witch, besides a score of the gambling-promotieg plates and
sweeps that close overnight, composing the cute. With
such • banquet in perspective, it is not to be wondered at
that the put weeks proceedings should have been so tame,
or that the Northampton autumn venture turned out as
great a failure as the spring one is a success ; and not one
of the meetings would have interested the racing world
generally led they failed to influence the coming Cesare-
Witch. The most startling incident of the week—and
deplorable as startling—was the horrible accident to poor
Hug' Geimshaw, who, after braving the dangers of a
jockey's career for ten years, was fated to come to grief in
a common dog-cart. I cannot remember a death that
created so general a gloom in the racing world, for
the " Gladiateur-jockey " became quits a hero from the
time he piloted the first foreigner that carried off one of
our great three-year-old races (Me de Flit), the winner of
the Oaks ; and to those who knew him intimately be was
one of those essy-going, good-tempered fellows that are
mesh a god-send to any society of men. Since his
connexion with Count F. de Lagrange no jockey
was harder worked, as it is no joke to ride for
" the French stable," journeys backwards and for-
wards, between Newmarket and Chantilly having to be
undertaken almost weekly in the season, and the good
8 due men have their nests feathered so well just now
that the count will find it hard to replace his old servant.
But the saddest part of the story is in his having left a
young wife to mourn his lone ; and it seems only the other
day that the marriage of " H. Grimahaw to a daughter of
the late John Osborne," was announced, when *prosperous
life to the happy little couple was so confidently prognos-
ticated. This sad end will scarcely be forgotten in the
bustle and turmoil of the fifty-two events that have to come
off during the next five days, an early commencement
being necessitated, for there are thirteen items in Mon-
day's list, owing to half a dozen matches being set for that
day. These may all come to a bead ; and if they do I
shall expect Fitzroy' to beat Pericles; LariTigez,
Charles the Second ; Duchess, Midwife ;
Phantom Sail ; and Roquefort, Romney ; but know-
ing nothing of the Piewan, except from report,
I am not in a position to judge whether he can give 101 b to
the Maid of slasham filly. The two-year-old races are of
no account, Mr. Merry having only to beat Empress in one
of the 300 sovs. Sweepstakes to carry off both that and the
October Produce Stakes, whilst the third event is but a
match between Problem and Ines—the latter for choice.
The 50 sovs. Sweepstakes is for three-year-olda, with such
a bad lot in that Wild Briar may win.
Tuesday's ten events include but one match—in which
Paris looks bound to beat Ines—and only one "certainty,"
viz., Westwick for the Royal Stakes, and there will be
plenty of sport, if the half-dozen selling items do not all
fill. The Cesarewitch and the Clearwell will supply a
meal to satisfy the most hungry, great interest being taken
in the " big race," bad as is the calibre of the lot going to
" run for the money." These, taking the market for a
criterion, consist of Regalia, Bradamante, War, Lecturer,
Lothario, Zenobia, Potomac, Surney,Dubiety,i Favorite,
Jollity, Proserpine, and Chepstow, after whom it is very
" long odds"indeed,though quite &host of the 100 to ldivi-
sionarespoken of are sure to start., and Brown Bread,Breese,
Rama, Pearl Diver, Duke of York, Caithness Ethelred,
Math-Ude, Dulcimer, and Acheshave in turn been backed
at prices so much shorter, that they may nearly all start.
The forlorn hope division is composed of Ostreger, Peon,
Philosopher, Gibraltar, FLitcatcher, Comus, The Squire,
Sealskin, Endaleigh, Lively, and Sleive Carne, who are
What may be termed the " mysterious good things ;" and
if they should not all run, one or two others are certain to
come upon the scene at the last moment to bring the num-
ber of starters up to about thirty. To sift the pretensions
of the held( accenting to " public form "is almost a matter
of impossibility, as it would be presumption to attempt
to prove where horses tried and where they did not;
besides, the Cesarewitch for five years out of the last
six has been won by animals that could only perform
wretchedly beforelinuil. Confining my attention to the
supposed " cracks," I can merely observe that Newmarket
people are very sweet on their Lothario, Jollity, and La
Favourite ' • that Danebury swears by Lecturer, as ono of
the best horses in England ; that the Distiller is said to
stand in the happy position of being able to win with any
one of his three, Regalia, Caithness, and Chepstow • and
that the Brewer is in nearly a good position with P;oser-
pine and Surney. One of the pleymen invariably wins a
race over which the betting has been so strange as in this
instance ; and as the Great Frederick managed the Dulci-
belie, Catch-em-Alive, and Weatherbound
coups so well, and appears to be very sanguine again, it
must be best to follow his fortunes, so that Proserpina
and Surney shall run for me. The Clearwell is the first of
the great two-year-old contests of the week, and if the
owners of the Rake, Plaudit (31b extra each) and Jasper
dared to face Achievement (91b extra), it would possess
plenty of interests, for all three colts are good. But they
are likewise in the Middle Park Plate, and the penalised
pair may have this Clearwell to Colonel Pearson 's flyer,
who ought to win without any great struggle to successfully
defy the elite of the two-year-olds on Wednesday. The
Blenheim prize is contested over one of the severest
courses that could be picked out at Newmarket, and as
even Crucifix was stopped by weight at two years old,
when meeting good horses, there is no "reason why" 71b
extra should not put Achievement behind something. The
Hermit happens to be similarly penalised, and Marksman
and Wroughton have, ton, to put up alb extra each; but
Plaudit, The Palmer, Julius, The Rake, Knight of the
Garter, and Rose, are not penalised an ounce ; whilst
Jaaper, Freemason, The Hatter, Fitzroy, Owain Glendwr,
and Leading Suit, that promised so much, though
they have only come out to be defeated, take 31h allow-
ances, as du likewise all the " dark " animals, among which
there are Thonripplo, Imperator, Beanstalk, and many
other " good things " for tho Derby. I do not mean to
say these latter are ready just yet to meet such a flyer as
Achievement, and Plaudit is not up to the mark, people
say s nor may the owners of some of the above-named
care to fly at such high game • nevertheless, there are
The Palmer, The Rake, Knight of the Garter, Fitzroy,
The Hatter, Julius, and Rose, who are well known to be
good horses, to contend against her at a great advantage
in the weights, and it is just on the cards that one—per-
haps The Palmer—will bowl her over. As regards AN ed-
nesalay's minor two-year-old prizes, I think that the
Miss Sarah colt will win the Wilton Stakes
from Vauban and Ravioli ; Inca or Moleskin,
the Bedford (in the absence of The Rake) ; and
Friponnier the ids sous. Sweepstakes; and that Lord
Glasgow will come best off in the Post Match (and his other
match, too, if Tom Matins filly can gallop at all), and
Sir Joseph Hawley'a Fakir beat Pirate Chief. The Select
Stakes looks a gift for Luta Lyon. though he has not yet
met Mr. l'itt (receiving ilb) this year ; and Potomac ought
to be good enough for the Beaufort. The two concluding
days' programmes arc soon run through, as they are mere
skeletons ; and I shall award the Newmarket Stakes to
Mr. Merry, supposin, his representative (Mirelle ?) can out-
stay Nerah ; the 300 soya. Sweepstakes to the Hermit ; the
Bretby to Rose, who should beat the Salamanca silly,
Rariole, and Pericles; the Newmarket Derby to Savernake,
though he was beaten by Knight of the Crescent the other
day ; and tbe Prendergast to Knight of the Garter (31b
extra) or the Palmer—whatever may prove to be the best
to stand after the Middle Perk Plate is over. The Piernan
and Coalition filly affair I am quite in the dark about ; and
for the three " no day inentioned" matches it ismy opinion
Baron Rothschild's Rollin Hood and Tournialin will have
to succumb, and that Janitor may recompense him by bowl-
ing over Vespasian, who ran so badly last meetings.—l
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TATTERSALL'S.-SATURDAY.

According to annual custom the subscription room wee
open to-clay instead of Monday ; and although a more nu-
merous attendance might have been anticipated, there was
no lack of speculation. At the commencement of the
betting Lecturer took the lead at 9to 1, but later in the
afternoon a point more was obtainable, and at that price
investments were made freely and continuously. On the
ether hand, offers of 10 to 1 were at first proffered against
Chepstow ; but before the breaking up of the room his
friends were fain to accept a point len. Although some
two or three speculators professed a desire to lay against
Proserpine, they could not be tempted to offer the once
asked, 11 to 1, and owing to the drawing of this fine line.
Mr. Swindell's filly missed being backed. In the face of
these strong fancies, however, • speculative bookmaker
offend to give six against the field for an even TOM
Lothario punned the even tenor of his way, and remained
unmolested at 1,000 to M. While Patentee, who had re-
appeared among the living earlier in the day at
the clubs, was supported with some show of con-
fides's at the same price as the baron's horse. After
some investments bad been made upon La Favorite at 100
to 7, her beakers went on at 13 to 1, while Bradanuutte,
stepping into her shoes, was supported at the point the
French filly started from. Notwithstanding Jollity lay
under a cloud, there appeared to be a desire to befriend
her at a price, and from time to time some good money
went on at 15 to 1. It may here be mentioned that, in
answer to doubts expressed about her seeing the poet, an
influential bookmaker offered to lay twenty hundred to
one that abe would start. About Dubiety 15 to 1 was
taken and offered. Regalia and Burney were severally