The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-09 00:00:00

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cannot be otherwise than a *Wig
task to review the performer's" of rash • creek juvenile
corps as has been in action this , and whiW Ind
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sportsmen steep] wader difilentlissln
imposeltde to deal fairly with the !untie et end, ea it
I must be all • chance now what Northern flig Bobby,
iceat and others looking ,go
ice at or St. Althea), I the
Lauer la wording to eneteaMpe gen no
deigibe of tiire4g, that " tweper-elid farm"
Mallelisal neweimpers
ars peislialeg sad
will become the most terming lisps el dieresis* fa
hue chides during the recess, for sot only do the maim
Two Thousand sad Derby promise so much, but the twin
rued to them, the One Thousead end Oaks, are invested
with more than ordinary importance, soak a let of fillies
of one ego as we had out last season not having been seen
for marry • day. As le usual now.a-days, the youngsters
were out early and late, their performances extending over
• period dating from the 19th of February to the Zend of
last month ; and it is very apropos to a season that
has brought forth so many "Achhnements," that the first
and lass winners were of the feminine pads,. Traded,
• sister to the Prodigal, so industrious • season ego, was
among the first out, she and three others having maned in
the opening day's sport at Lineoln, bat having to most
3.yesrolds, and among them a comedy thing hire Nike,
they were all upset, the latter giving the Duke of New-
s • capital idea of the lira almohne 2-peer-aid rasa,
which he managed to win with Ninny. This victory was
mainly attributable to Matthew Dawson having got the
daughter of Nina so forward, as later on the second and
thirdto her, Veda and Suffolk, weld polish her off, yet it
was a feather in her cap to beat Baron Rothschild's Derby
colt, little as he liked the half mile, and as the lot behind
the trio included the " forward " Fitt de Vie, Pyrenees,
Pornpier. and Limner. the Rest batch of inveigles seen out
were no disgrace to their class. Passing over the " rub-
bish," the next few meetings can be summarily disposed
of ; it need only be noticed that West Drayton brought
out • fair son of Knight of Kars called Maesderwen and
that at Nottingham and Derby there was nothing
so good as Ninny,. the " necks " endeavouring to
outdo her comprising Eau de Vie, Pyrenees, end
Vex—the latter too 'seaward to make any stir, except by
her-vagaries at the post. Still' adding to the prestige of
the Brooklesby winner, the best that Liverpool showed as
was Substance, only third to Ninny at Nottingham, though-
superior condition more than anything she enabkal her to
beat Oatton the very moderate Sada& being close up with
the pair.
r.Newmarket sent many youngsters to Chelms-
ford, but no " flyer," Demonstration scarcely coming into
such a category, as is more of • " sticker," sad did nee
find the half-mile whereon the piping brother to Paris
beat him nearly far enough, it being all he could do just
afterwards to stall off Haymarket by • head. Badgenxi
about by the frost, the Warwick four days—which
employed •whole week, through repeated poonsomimente—
did not tempt many aspirants for fame the only new
comerof the smallest account being Red Comp • mode-
rate son of the glutton Vengeance so suited to ihe three
furlongs that he was enabled to beat both Masederwen and
Bubsiance. Thus it will be observed that the illegitimate
meeting of the spring, commencing et Lincoln end ending
at Bromley, showed us nothing that would vie with the
four beet performers at the opening gathering—Ninny,
Veda, Suffolk and Pyrenees—three of which quartet
happen to be fillies.
Owing to the late falling of Esatertide spoiling the old-
fashioned enangessente at bead-quarters, the season
proper commenced • week earlier than usual. Epsom was
driven before Northampton ; and after such • hard winter,
it was scarcely to be expected we should see many of the
A 1 class there in March. However, the braes of rich
stakes were not to be demised, that contested over half •
mile producing Grimston, Fared King, and Achievement's
half-sister Hatehment- -who were all in front of the lamps.
nalised Ninny—in addition to Gloire de Dijon, Cork ,
Jaoket, and others of the " promising " kind. The Daw-
sons were carrying all before them at this period of the
year, and when the little Grimston ten home an easy
winner, the Lincoln form was apparently eclipsed, Suffolk,
even over his favourite three-quarters, failing to beat his
neighbour's form when he won, as the second to him, Cork
Jacket, was " nowhere "in his first messy. But he lqpked
and won more like • Derby horse, there being no odoulate
ins bow much be bed in band over his list 101b' and
had the early friends of the speedy-bred one thought it
worth while to nominate him for the Blue Ribald, he
would not have gone home such • good favourite as
Suffolk. Behind the latter we had • Frenchman
thought not • little of celled Songuer besides Ninny
and Limner, the latter eubsequentie- staying the
three-quarters against a fair 3-yr-old, with all the best
of the weights, too, for the Walton Stakes, though
in • half-mile selling race • much superior colt to him,
Liotor, could not compete with Paris et three stone.
Greatly to Grimston's credit Forest King went on to
Lewes and beat Veda, Orion being quite unprepared to
take the shine out of either. The standard of the 2.yr-
olds was not made to appear particularly good at North-
ampton, where the 3-yr-olds ran clean away from Veda for
the Whittlebury, albeit it was over • six furlongs rather
too severe for any but the veriest glutton, and I am sur-
prised the French filly, L'Epte, has not given • better
mowed of herself since, after her respectable fourth to
Bismarck. The changing places of Northampton and
Epsom reduced the strength of the field for the Althorp
Park Stakes, but did not rob us of the pleasure of seeing
some new dyers as usual, Lady Elizabeth, Lady Highthorn,
Utica, Speculum Jenny, Pearl Mosque, -Delon, and
only one really indifferent animal—Beanies Gray—enter-
ing the Eats against Suffolk (71b extra) and Songur
Lady Elizabeth had run away from Fan de Vie end another
in • little sweepstakes on the first day, end bore such •
great private character besides, that she was
asmade as rot
• favourite Suffolk before the flag fell for the v
• confidence she justified by winning very opily, and
almost stamping herself another Crucifix. Nerertheless,
there was no disguising the fact of her having • meet
fidpity temper, so that with the doubt whether one
of her beard could stay, she did not become a great Derby
favourite. The critics seemed to think more of Umes end
Speculum, and did not tarn up their pees at lady High-
thorn, the trio appearing more " backward" than the
Donebury lady. During the few days that divided the
Newmarket Craven Meeting from Northampton we had
plenty of business, but little wherein two-par-old%
took part, sad the only " feature " was the victory of
Cotton in a 401. Plate at Lichfield, a field of twelve that
included Orion, La Monona, and Torch, not deterring
those who knew what were really in the hunt from laying
6 to 4 on him. In the Craven week we also had
some busy doings, a little plum at Think, introducing us
to Affection, Sootamen's Pride, Pero, and the like; still
it was only at Newmarket that gems were to be discovered,
and one of the paltry plates was actually honoured by the
maiden Leonia bidding for it. So heavy is the betting on
this description of race at Newmarket, there were other
good things to be found in the field, }Rhea. Jugular, Offer-
ing, and Boquitiare being pretty fair "platen," to run for
501., though Lecuie was winning so mdly all the way that
we did not me the best of them at the finish, Vex running
right through and taking the won, than barren honours of
second place. In one of the stibeuent plates, Boutin&
tiare got second to Liotor—very suddenly "improved"—
and before Veda and Purveyor too. But the filly had got
very badly of, and before the week was over showed how
far she ought to have won by running clean away from
Lictor's stable companion, Limner, and the two others just
named, in about the same style as Demoostratioo won •
" eft," up the Criterion bill. The first of the rich stakes
afforded us aria field, all the slum opponents of Grimeton—
oomprising Nyanza, Balsamo, and Clemente--being good,
notwithstanding they did Ice with him than Witchcraft
or Nelly Rose did with the other old hands. Ninny and
Pyrenees, in the Abingdon Stakes. Speculum also took
the " bounce " out of Witchcraft before the meeting was
ovv, and thus early improved a little on his Northampton
form. As at Northampton end Lincoln, however, it was
for a filly to take the highest honours, end hone-wor-
shippers admitted on ell aides that Leann was a very
pretty companion picture to Lady Elizabeth ; the whole
cognoscenti smacking their lips et the prospect of • great
race when first they should meet. Nothing having been
done in Passion week, the First Spring Meeting at New-
market followed immediately on to the Craven, and here
again we had some sensation plates. Over • aiden's 50/.
Danebury went in to "break the ring," having so tried
Athena that nothing in the world could beat her. They
put their money on so heavily in fact as to be compelled
at last to ley 2tol on her, though she had 20 oppooenta.
The beat of these, it is true, were such things as Coup
d'Eclat Yard Arm, Gluire de Dijon, Lord Palmerston,
sad Nelly Rose, any of whom she could always give 211 be
to over the same course ; yet the chapter of accidents ought
to have been considered a little, and had anything got
in her way Danebury would certainly have mimed the
sweep, worth 1,5001. Athena had to meet Griniston for
an hour afterwards. As it happened, the first attempt was
' only a canter for her, end hence she was fresh enough to
beat Orimston very cleverly enlisting so many friends
thereby, that the unmistakable half-mile perigeea at-
tached to her name could not deter the talent from "get-
ting on" for the Blue Ribald. The Guineas week did not
bring out many other flyers, Pyrenees and Eau de Vie
being merely beaten by • third-rater in IL Dawson's stable,
Belpiregor, over half a mile (the filly's Wished began to
give way under her), and the only other matters that at-
, toasted attention comprising Offering's triumph over
Lady &sham, Donato, and Patti, save sad excepting Saf -
then! (Akre renter
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the latter event ; hence sto 2 wee betted on the son of
North Lieccia against histwarty-three apponsate, se many
whom ware " out for an airiag" thee the hest wen not
those mooed end third, or even bin the filet
six. lust beginning now to show
some dies at life la lb• North, sad while Athena

(TWOPENCE

and Suffolk were making their way at Newmarket.
Stella and Ready Money IMO cueing M Ofi*kW Bat
there were no sigm whatever of the einamountry ode..
bridle being rivalled, and Turbid:a wen the at a great
disorient during the Chester week, is.. with Lady High-
thorn, 'Travis'', lady Harlan, Bp andlifirift ifor the
mas " ks^ them, the beet the ken meld deuilt a
2001. MAW, when Timms got mesed to lady
This, however, was mainly owing to Idalia and Lest
Roes of Summer ace being cherry ripe ; and it ie net too
mai to say that this pair would have been even first and
second bad they met all mars ea meal terms ea
°NORM'. it was only a =Moil of
emcee and prolonged winter thatietzl we had now got
=rithe month of April, two- should be etlll
nevertheless, the ve weeks of legitimate
Midair timed out mime don of the grimiest
and it was Mpg me three mob Mies ea Lady
Athens, aid UoMe were rivalled, even by the beet Of the
beyond Suffolk. Further eimmithasinethe
al the ladies out se very wady, them were
Lady liifb9sFyressase, eatHaeshimt
Affeelies, Offering, Vex, end eh
performed more or less well, end up as strong a party
es the victorious colts—such se elk,' Orisasks, Cams,
Maesderwen, Milton, Oatton, Forest King,
Cork Jacket, Smreer, Lietee, and Beiplager. Nearly dl
of them latter were totally eclipsed at the summer meet-
bags, and in my next it will have to be shown how, whilst
the colts we. going off, the fillies were reaping fresh
Munk—l am, &a,

BETTING IN LONDON.--SATIMDAY.
The business trammed to-day seeeprieed a few bete ea
tie Derby, but nothing was backed be any great imount; -
nor was there any materiel dear. 'item Sleeve and
phclius were both backed at 1000 to 70, this price being
taken about the first named three times. The price of The
Earl was asked, but no one seemed dispcssed to lay. 1500
to 15 as
accepted about Chslsea, the layer at the same
time offering 1000 to 10 ten times. Prices as follow :

DEBBY.
1000 to 70 apt Green Weave 4)1 1000 to 50 sot as Gown (t)
1000 to 70 Typhoon (t) I 1000 to 10 amino (t tol
BrVYJIIXT bbirtao.—The objection to Aurora Leigh
for the Farmers' Stakes hu been decided as follows :
" The stewards oonsider that Aurora Leigh was not liable
to carry extra for the above hurdle mos foe having won
oa the flat, sad is entitled to the stake.
(Signed) " °woos CHoutim.
CHALLIS LIGAILD.
Boar. N. Looker."

THE BURNING OF HER MAJESTY'S
The seeneon Saturday night was exemeriattmated.
Hundreds of people from the =riots music
balls, and other places of amusement, arriving from
every quarter, and taking op their position on the
pavement on the eastern side of the Haymarket, were
intent gasbag on the devastation before them, or con-
versing in groups. Columns of whits smoke and steam
from the still smouldering embers were rising, giving
distinct evidence that there must be yet remaining a vast
body of fire in the ruins. Although a body of firemen still
remain, there was but one solitary engine stationed ander
the colonnade, immediately in front of that which was
formerly the grand box =tram= The Haymarket at its
•o.lol*lll end, and at its junction with Chariesstreet, oppo-
site the Haymarket Theatre, was barricaded by strong
wooden *Janda, whilst large bodies of police paraded up
and down to prevent any one going beyond the line of the
kerb of the opposite pavement. It was understood
that these preassitioesry measures were taken through
some doubt' existing as to the safety of the upper part
of the front wall of the theatre, several ugly creeks
having been observed ruining from the cornice towards
its southern end, where the action of the fire
seems to have been greatest. The moon shone brightly,
throwing oat in bold relief the only object of wood-
work which appears to have escaped in this direction,
the flagstaff en which is is until to hoist the royal
standard on royal birthdays, and on state visits to the
opera. This, although somewhat on one aide, appears to
be quite intact, notwithstanding the enormous hest it
most have endured from its position during the omits-
tuition. Thotuunds of persons visited the scene of des-
truction yesterday.
The following is the Alois' report of the amount of
*now ewe, se rendered by Captain Shaw, the chief of
the Metropolitan Fire Brigade :

Haymarket : Her tje-eri's Theatre, thVaa. and c•
teats all bat destroy ; o. 26, Charles- t, let out
in arm, back front damaged by fire, d contents
slightly by water; No. 27, J. Graham, solicitor,
back front scorched, and contents damaged by removal ;
Noe. 19 to 24, the Clergy Club and Hotel Company
(limited), skylights and back windows damaged by fire,
sad contents by water. 6, Waterloo-place, Pall-mull:
No. 6, let out in ogres, back room sexed Boor, nearly
burned out ; bask front severely damaged, by fire, contents
by fire, water, and removal ; No. 5, T. Agnew and Soo,
print millers, and T. Rockland and Sc., wine merchants,
back front and skylights damaged ijcjii.lre, and contentialis
water and removal ; No. 4, o..Rew
back front severely damaged by fire, andeldbill by
fire, water, and removal ; No. 3, Meagre. lii and
Co., publiberneteek bent damaged by fire, and con-
tents by water and removal ; No. 2, Mews. Ridgway
and 19e., army agents, back front and roof damaged
by illfe, and content' by fire, water, and removal ; No. 5,
J. Gurney, wine merchant, top floor nearly burned out
and roof off, lower part of house and contents severely
damaged by water; No. 6, H. Graves and Co., print
sellers back allow rooms, 60 feet by 40 feet, and contents
burned out and roofs off, beck fronted' kiss damaged by • .
rlif fire, and contents by tire, water, dad i No. 7,
London Assurance Company, back f f alcyligkE
damaged by fire, and contents slightly water. !till•
mall: No. 8, G. Medarf, jeweller, beck frost slightly
scorched. Pall-mall, No. sj, and No. 1, Colonnade, Messrs.
Page sad 'Wideman, wine merchants, roofs and skylights
damaged by fire, and contents by water and Itemoital.
Colonnade: No. 2 Messrs. Atkins and Robinson, boor
makers ; No. 3, NV. Steer, portmanteau maker; No. 4,
Messrs. Nugent, Power, and Co., win* merchants ; No. 5,
Messrs. Currie and CO. , boornakers ; No. 6, H. G. Joy,
fishing-tackle maker ; No. 7, C. Brewer, wins and cigar
merchant ; No. 8, F. D. Palerma, boototaker ; No. 9, lit.
Ridont, tailor; No. 10, J. kl*Dowall. boetanaker ; No. 11,
J. M. English, hosier ; Nos. 12 and 13, 11.. Rouse, boot-
maker; No.. 14, 15. and 16, Messrs. Burgess and Co., per-
fumers; said No. 17, N. Ayling and Marlin, cigar mer-
chants, roofs and skylights damaged by fire, aad contents
by water and removal. Pall-mall : No. 2, E. Bale, pri-
vate, back front and roof damaged b 7 fire, and contents
by water and removal ; No. 3, S. Endear, hotel-keeper,
root and back trout damaged by fin, and coolants very
slightly by water.