The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-16 00:00:00

TO THE tinroa OF THE Elms%

Si it,—The mare was decidedly the better hone at
Doncaster last week, Achievement making such an example
of Hermit that the Newmarket people stood aghast after
the St. Leger, and insisted their wonderful horse had not run
to within 11Ib of Lisform. Did he not win the Derby when
dead amiss'—au accepted theory, however, I took the
liberty of querying in my last—and was he not always an
immeasurably superior horse to Julius, who here ran him
to a head' As a natural consequence, his jockey was
blamed as the cause of all the miacidef, Custancee brilliant
displays on Lord Lyon only a yes? before being forgot-
ten in the anxiety to excuse an ignominious defeat,
though it is singular the coming-too-soon tactics were
adopted again in the race for the Cup, where Hermit took
a decided lead ball a mile from home. It is an ill wind,
however, that 10...ws nobody good, and had the home's
party been satisfied with their defeat on Wednesday we
should not h ice had nearly so exciting a Cup contest, the
close proximity of Julius to both the cracks determining
many gehtlenwii to cut in against them. How these fared
is matter of Ltstury, (loosen, Beeswing, and Strathconan
havina such au example made of them as to show what a
moderate lot of horses the " cracks "of July and August
must be. This time, over an extra three-quarters
of a mile, the tiiiy woo in the commonest of canters, pass-
ing Hermit when Kenyon pleased with such case as to
convince the wait sceptical of her superiority, and that
she could "stay for a week," instead of being II miler only.
There can he nu doubt now she was far more amiss on the
lake day than Hermit on the Derby, and it is not at all
improbaile Julius bas improved a stone since last June,
his last performance previous to the St. Leger, over the
two Tulles at Lewes, being so good that he was almost
bound to get a "place," as I remarked at the time. His
experienced and accomplished trainer never could under-
stand his indifferent performances early in the season ;and
to see him on Witinesday last, no one can doubt the cor-
rectness of his running with the best miler of his day, Lord
Lyons, two days after his disgrace in the Two Thousand.
Could his " improvement " thoiuuglily believed in the
St. Leger would become on of the truest races ever de-
cided, for Vauban was beaten just as far from the row
as in the Derb, d the t looked well
enough in himself, stale anas he Danebury
may have pe been set down
when he cantered. Another of the improved sort that
van in the race was Taraban, whom John Scott had got
at last into such good form and humour that his deriders
must have altered their opinionsalittle when he beat Vauban
and Mandrake—to say nothing of the Frenchman, Long-
champs, and Van Ainburgh—on Friday. He might have
been nearer to the Two Thousand hero in the great race,
but not before him ; and I have the satisfaction of knowing
that my gumming up was such a success as would have
lasso! wine "prophets" for months, and been thought
worthy of printing in italics and kept as a standing dish
for ever. It would have deserved it, too—though I says it
as shouldn't—absolutely placing the first four, and nut as
they stood in the market, being a great performance now-
adays, when the " form "of horses alters to the tune of
four stone in a few days, and an Assineboine can run up to
within 71b of a Gement Julius has become such a hero,
now he has revenged the many defeats sustained at the
hands of Vauban, that he is deemed to have a good chance
for the Cesareeitch at fist ; and so he has, though the
market shows Honesty to be a better horse at the weights,
heavy metal having been entrusted to the Duke of Haien-
tow's colt.

The doings of the juveniles at Doncaster were just as
interesting as those of the :I.yr-olds, and far more "in-
and out," Blue Gown and Pace especially confusing the
critics. The former won the Champagne under such ex-
traordinary circumstances that he was believed to be a
Pgood 101 b. better than anything behind him, even after
ace (" nowhere " to him) had come out on Thursday, and
very cleverly disposed of the Earl and Iroumester for the
10 rove. sweepstakes. Consequently, to see him beaten
o in Friday's rich stakes.won by the Duke of Newcastle's
colt, was au appalling sight, and the conclusion was at
once arrived at that he hadgone completely off. This must
be taken for granted ; and the running, too, of Pace in the
Champagne must have been radically wrong, for he sub-
sequently beat other cracks besides Blue Gown in the
Berl, Ironnistater, Michael de Basco, Court Mantle, and
Marecluke, all supposed to be great horses, albeit
Iroomaster has a soft place that will not do at
all, whilst both Mieneluke and Michael de Basco
failed to show the great improvement they were
understood to have made. Pace was not the only
good animal that made its debut at the meeting,
my fancied Virtue coming out and actually landing the
Champagne for her backers ; Bel Giorno, too, another gen-
tleman I drew attention to, was only beaten a head. liet
the pair did not merit such distinguished placnigs, Blue
Gewn having not only been " disappointed" in more ways
than one during the race, but his jockey committing the
grave error of carrying overweight without declaring,
whereby he was disqualified. This was so hard a case on
all parties that to descant upon it would he simply bad
taste, and I can only hope that Blue Gowan will get round
again in time to contend for the Middle Park Plate (worth
four or rive thousand pounds), wherein he might
make things pleasant, terrible an opponent LB
be may have in Crucifix the Third, Lady Eliza-
beth, whose owner has made a heavy wage.
at 10 to 1, that she beats, with a 71b penalty, all the 178
engaged that may dare to opposer her—Typbseus, Court
Mantle, Leonie (71b extra), Pace (71b extra), Rosicrucian,
Blue Gown, Formosa (71b extra), Bel Giorno,
ar Rabic:an,
Suffolk (41b extra), and a host of dk wonders, are all
in—and then wins the Derby 1 The stable will have to
find better luck than they did at Doncaster for her to pull
through, things having gone wrong with them ever since
the blunder with Gemara at Warwick, for though Seville
did win twice last week, and Minnie Warren and Athena,
they received some dreadful " facers," Viridis, Prince
Louis (twice), Mameluke (twice), Vauban (twice), Lec-
turer, the Bari, lees, and Gomera, comprising a most
unusual number of defeats for them to sustain. Viridis,
Goinera, Ines, and Lecturer ran out of all form, the
two last-named being the victims of " false run" races,
that might have resulted differently had Fordhare been
able to attend the meeting, as he may not have ridden so
strictly to orders when he found his opponents would not
go out of a trot. Lecturer, however, may have been all
amiss, Goodwood and the Min Sarah colt both beating him
in the Queen's Plate at 181 b. ; and Chaloner in the latter
effected the greatest of the many surprises of the week
when he beat that singularly in-and-out performer, Good-
wood, by two lengths.
All the great three year old events of the season are over
now, and the autumn handicaps and twoyear old con-
test, at Newmarket are about the only important
affairs that have to be decided. Speculators
have taken to the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire
with the most greedy appetites, the betting already having
been fearfully heavy on the long race. Lothario, Blink-
boobs, Honesty, Thalia, Atmourer, The Maid of Masham
filly, and King of the Fairies are backed to win
tremendous unto—too much, I am afraid, in some in-
state:see, there being great danger of two or three going the
same road as Sportsman and others that look " coopered"
already. King of the Fairies has not been very steady,
and there is just the chance he has only been the avant-
courier of the Priest and Lady Vane, though if he is the
best of the trio his backers will be on a real " good thing,"
my liking being great for either of the pair just named.
Honesty and Blinkhoolie are the best-looking, at present,
of the Newmarket division ; but there will be =say
trials and changes yet, and those who hold off till the
finish are pretty certain to have the hest of it, as there
will be 110 end of " forestalling " and " milking" eppa-
reedy. The Cambridgeshire both backers and layers
seem afraid of, or we should have had Achievement's half
sister, Gerdevisure, a hot one by this time, it being a most
difficult matter to find one likely to beat her, though Mr.
Hodgman is said to a "clinker." Only the " public
running" of the next five weeks can throw a light upon the
subject, and there will be plentyof this during the next five
days, the current week's" fixtures" being really too numerous
to mention. The best class horses will show at Richmond,
Kelm), and Ayr, concerning the programmes of which I
cannot say mach, as in the first place the same horses are
engaged over and over again, in the next some gentlemen
lave three or four in a race, and even a flying quadruped
cannot be in two risco' at once. The best rice of the
week will be that for the Roxburghe Handicap, *herein
we have the Cesarewitch favourite, Honesty, who is, how.
ever, hardly likely to show, and if lady Vane should be in
reserve for the Cesarewitch also, and Challenge not be
sent so far north, Treasure Trove or Staghound may do the
trick.—l am, &c., METEOR.

BETTING AT MANI
CESAR

'RESTER.-SATURDAY.
:WITCH.

100 to 0 apt Bllnkhoelle (t) 100 to $ apt King's Cross (o,
100 to 8 Honesty (t) t4oto 1)
Is fo 1 Thalia (t) 40 to 1 Usurper (t f)
100 to 6 Maid of Staab= 4n to 1 Potomac ,t.t: o'
fitly ,f. 40 to 1 ttp.rtsmau•t&o)
ts to 1 Lothario ••t) Zsi to I Julius ,off
100 to 3 The Meat (t) 60 to 1 Guy of Warwick
(off)

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BETTING IN LONDON.-SATVkDAY.

The clubs were well attended to-day, but there appeared
to be no great amount of money in the market, and
although several horses were backed, the investments were
limited in each instance. For the Cesarewiteh Blinkhoolie
proved first favourite, 100 to 8 being taken about him
several times kindly. Tho next in request was Honesty,who
bad numerous friends at 100 to 7. After 100 to 6 had
been laid against Maid of Ifasham filly, 13 to I was taken
to a small amount. Thalia was also in some request at
100 to 7, and 100 to S was booked four or five times &beet
Lothario, and Armourer was supported at 20 to 1 and 100
to 6. Sportsman was offered to be Lid against at 1,000 to
15, the only minim° being a counter proposition to take
1,000 to 10. The remaining transactions do not call for
any remark, with the exception of noting that 1,000 to (it)
would have been accepted about Mr. Brayley'a lot, and 10
to 1 Mr. Breyley's and T. DZW•0101 lot coupled. Via 7
little 'peculation took place on the Cambridgeshire ; norm-
sally Blinkhoohe was the favourite, the offemagainat him
not exacting 1,000 to 40. Armours, and Mignon wore