The Express.
London, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

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*parting lattlitstnce.

NEWMA ET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.

MONUAT.

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The Cesarewitch ie such an important event in the rac-
ing calendar that its approv:li is anticipate,i with int,rest
scarcely Ives than the Twu Dail. and Leger;
whilst the tusgn.tuile of its kocuhition throitzliout the
eounvy far e .c.reil• that of any other bandies". This year
him •• '••; ,nne Ntr w :,Ith•
waguiiil has beeu of an aniniatea ir.u.ter, and
the number of horses whose names have appeare.l in the
daily quotations indicate the perplexing nature of the
baudicap, and it has been generally tuna...led to be one of
the admirer+ happiest efforts. A peculiar fatality has
attended the favourites. Illinkhoolie, when the weights
appeared, was established at the haul of the list, and
maugained his position with a degree of brumes. until
after the Domaine, wilting, when Honesty displaced him,
and there memest every probability of the Lot-mentioned
holding his position to the fall of the flag, hut wt Saturday
the tii.e of opposition set in against the Dakeof Hamilton's
horse, mad Bliukhoolie again clahneil the post of honour in
the list. The important handicap alluded to,coupled with
the hot Middle l'ark Plate, given by the munificence of
Mr. Blenkiron, the Clearwell Stakes, and the other inte-
resting races, tended to give to the meeting under notice
a inure than ordinary degree of importance. The number
of special train. which arrived in the course of Friday and
Saturday gave promise of a brilliant meeting un the heath.
The Crest Sworn Railway Company rat' the usual special
train of first-class carriages on Sunday afternoon, which
commanded :an extensive patronage, and although the lac-
custumed halt was made at Cambridge there was no
.pea: nation, the only attempt being an offer of 6 to 1 on
the held. The subscription rooms were opened in the
evening, but at no period were there more than a dozen
persona present, and attention was occupied with the dis-
cussion of the week's rich programme and the latest
Cesarewitch scratching., which comprised Planet, Thalia,
the Maid of !fashion filly, Safety, Stokeley, The Brewer,
and the Treachery colt. At the White Hart Armourer
was bathed at 10 to 1 several times, and 100 to a/ was
accepted about Honesty. Beyond these transactions
nothing was done. At midnight rain began to
fall, snit aontinued without intermission until nine
this morning. Despite the weather the usual New-
market horse watchers bad their number. considerably
angnentcd, and the gallops commanded marked attention.
honesty, Julius, &amender, and Success, of the Cesare-
witch horses gallupped, while Pace, Leonie, sail Lady Co-
ventry of those engaged in the Middle Park Plate were
out. The special and ordinary, trains from London and
elsewhere were all heavily laden, and by the time a move
was made for the heath the attendance was very large.
In front of the rooms some business was done, the princi-
pal feature of which was the advance of Blinkhoolie, the
backer. exhausting all the fives to one, after which 4000 to
1000 was booked, and then nothing over to 1 was obtain.
able. 11 to 1 was offered apt Armourer, and found
ready takers. Sealskin was in fear request at 12 to 1, whilst
100 to ri was offered each against Honesty and Montgoubert.
The racing, which was very meagre, commenced at twenty
minutes to one (the order of running as published in the
morning papers having been altered at • late boor by the
Jockey Club authorities) with the sporting match between
Mr.. Stratton and The Star, owners up. At first there
was little to choose between the pair for favouritism, but
by the time the flag fell 7to 4 was freely laid on Lord
Westmorland. The result, however, upset the calculations
of the talent, as Mr. Hawksley, who finished in business-
like style, won easily by three parts of a length.
sK~e~niiyco~np
did his followers • turn in the next race—the
Sweepstakes (over the T.Y.C.) wherein elouchrie. with
Butler up, was made the favourite,but Sammy defeated his
rival somewhat cleverly by &neck. The backers hadanother
blow iu the sweepstakes over the T.Y.C., as Inspiration
was a great favourite at 11 to 8, tint she could not live with
the Duke of Hamilton's filly—Clemence, who made all the
running and won in the commonest of canters by three
lengths. In the Rectory Stakes the " plungers " were again
unlucky, as La Belle Jeanne was beaten by Puff, the admi-
ral's match horse. The 100/. Plate for 2-year-olds brought
out a dozen runners, but the interest in the race was mainly
attached to the meeting of Leonie and Suffolk, for whom
the race was considered a match. Speculation was not
remarkably heavy, but 2 to 1 was laid on Leonie, whilst
100 to 30 was accepted about Suffolk, the otter of 20 to 1
"bar two" failing to attract backers except in eases
where the odds were invested to a few sovereigns
for fancy. As was anticipated, the final struggle rested
between the pair, and Leonie cracking in the last hundred
yards Suffolk woo in II canter by half a length. The run-
ning of Suffolk proves that he is more suited to a down-
hill course than a hilly finish, having weak hocks. It was
refreshing to see the popular colours of Lord Glasgow
once more victorious, as the crimson and white unfortu-
nately is' seldom now seen to the fore. The race referred
to was a match between Pieman and a filly by Tom Bow-
line, and for once the Admiral was worsted at handicap-
ping. Court Mantle was allowed to walk over the October
Prod Ice Stakes. Lord Lyon received the 300 sons. ft
from the Young Melbourne colt, and Athena was un-
opposed for a Sweepstakes over the T.Y.C. Decidedly
the must important race of the day, and which was re-
garded as somewhat of a trial for the Cesarewitch, was
the ilindicap Plate over the Cesarewitah Course, for
which Hippia,at the close, was the favourite. The Oaks
victreas made the running until within a short distance,
when she was beaten, and Kenyon had no difficulty what-
ever in winning with Moleskin. The victory of course
bad a good effect upon the market position of Sealskin,
and on the first dash of the victory, 7 to 1 was • moment
taken, but 8 to 1 was taken in hundreds whenever it
could be obtained, but in front of the moms, after the
racing bad concluded, this price was still laid. Blink-
hoolie, although 4 to I was offered when the racing com-
menced, advanced in favour until 5 to 2 was taken freely
in front of the rooms after the conclusion of the sport.
The only notable feature in connection with the other com-
petitors was the retrogression of Lothario, about whom
almost any price was offered, 50 to 1 being the nominal
figure. There were some large beta on the Derby, for
which The Karl, Rosicmoian, Green Sleeve, and The
Parson were the medium of some heavy transactions
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