The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-04 00:00:00

THE MIDDLEHAM HORSES.

At J. Osborne's.—Lord Glaegow's colt by Birdoatchar—
Prairie Bird, by Touchstone Mr. C. Dresser's Carnbrti, by
Matra nick's dam; Mr. J. Osborne's Night
Ranger, by Birdeatchar—Fair Hammond ; sad Mr. W.s
Brooks's Sermon, by Surplice—Moonbeam.
At T. Dawson's.—Mr. T. Diverts Blackthorn, by Buck-
thorn !sags:dna& ; and Mr. J. Davidson's Hadji, by
Fang Is-a-Haigh —Athol Brom.
The lot hire will not bear comparison with those who were
te be semi gallopiog on the moor last year, when the Sprig
of Shillelagh, -Wardermareke, Heyde: Zee, Lord of the
HOlg, Underhand, and Saunterer claimed go much attention,
although it is possible for the represent/dive of the two stabiss
to get nearer the winner this time. It would be hard if mks-
-1 fortune should overtake them, sa It did when Saunterer was
placed almost !tors dr moths: for a race which his lost per-
torments proves he could hardly have lost had he bees Is
his proper form.
It wee about this time lost year that Lord Glasgow moved
hi. hones from Middlehato to Smithy, and now Its bog meet
the Brother to Bird-on•the-Wing back again, treads' to the
experience of J. Osborne to bring out his cambilities if he
pommers any. His Champagne Stakes performance at Der
caster woe sot at all enoooreging, and it will take some thee
so attar awe& • wretched form ma that he then exhibited.
But he has already shown sires of improving, and if the
Derby is gm an affair for him to think of, he may do
ems little ereik to J. Osborne se • trainer, and perhaps pull
through tor MOO of the rich stakes of which kis oilier is
such a deterwiaed patron. Cernbro is • hone of avenge
merit, who has hitherto had too much weight on to wilteery
often. There is not enough in him, however, for hie owaer
to dream of his piper a visit to Epsom he May.
Night Ranger has accomplialaed some extraordinary Wale
at hams, -bet his public exhibitions have bee, the
reveres of moomemdatory to him. He was beaten a doges
noose last semen by all derwiphone of aannals—goodiM
andiadithrent—Meta, Lady Alias, Eurydice, Gildermere,
of Lora, Maggie Lander, Tongan Maid, the Roes of Cashman,
colt, Loom della Robbie, and Marabout being among his
conquerors, and "the money" went on pretty heavily is
two or three instance.. Ito is doing strong work, and It is
impassible to make • mistake a to his taking appearance;
but a horse that ha started a doyen times as • two-year-old,
and not always in the beat of company, without getting home
once or twice, is not one of my sort tor • Derby winner.
184= who ran second to Looping* (71h extra) at Bever-
afterwards ran last to Tolopholite, the Cymba colt,
Heat Langton, end Beadsman at Cioodwood and to Blanche
of Middleble and Target at Doncaster, there is some
excuse for, as It del not require • very straw
eyesight to perceive he was ell Awed at the
two Mat plates mentioned ; while at Beverley_ he was re-
ported " off." At one time last year he polished off the
whole of his stable companims of his year; sad ownidsrlag
what Proud Preston Peg, Lady Alice, and one or two
other' have accompished, it is only reasonable to suppose
that Sermon ia the " great feat" the money that hes gone
on him would make us believe. His owner is a gentleman
who has no 'Merest in keeping him in the market ; yet those
who have seen him this •• recess" are very maims to he
" on" at his very long price, and he bat only to get over the
winter well to become • moderate favourite, while that he
will prove • second Saunterer to his stable le not at all im-
probable.
Blackthorn is not a Derby horse, although better than his
snaring would warrant tit in euspecung ; but the HOP
is put forward as • " wonder," which the public may
believe in it they choose. Either his extraordinary trial ie
• mistake, or his being entered to be sold for 60 sows. in •
selling race, where he only ran third was one, as must also
be his running nowhere at Stockton fur a Nursery won by
&ttinstone, who gave him some weight. If there is really
anything good about him he will figure in the spring; and
till then it will not be a great mistake to suppose that

ficaitom

la the best horse at Illtidleham; and I can hare ao other
there fur a Derby.
THE HALTON HORSES.

AC.I. Scotea.—Mr. G. Wentworth's Cheery Chap, by
Chaitieleer—Makella, by Melbourne; Mr. Bowes'. Cock-s-
-doodle-doo by Chanticleer—Flapper; Mr. Marland's Long-
range, by Longbow—Pauline, by Sweetmeat; Mr. Bowes'.
Star of the East, by Chanticleer— Wiaams ; and Lord
Derby'. Streamer, by Longbow—Canesou ; and Tolopholite,
by Longbow—Legerdemain.
.0 Peck'a—Mr. Phneme's Conwold, by Flying
Dutchmen—Alice Hawthorn; Mr. R. H. Jones's Ditto, by
Orlando—One.; and Mr. Wilkinson'. Physician, by Chau-
ticleer—Sprightly (Apothecary's dam).
The Cheery Chip, Cock-pdoodle-doo, and Streamer are
animate to be feared in moderate company, despite the litter's
"roaring" propensities. Thine connected with the stable
were very anxiotui for the lookers on to believe him • eon-
finned roarer when Lord Glasgow's filly beat him at York
and it is this which melee him dangerous, as those who
attempt to follow the stable roust always go by the "rules
ot contrary." The eatery Chip has no ambition to rim in
Derby company. Longrange and Toxopholite ere foremost
among the unbeaten let, and seeing the least disposal of,
the Cymba colt, Beadsman, Ewa Langton, and Seneca at
Goodwood, his owner hat every reason to suppose be has a
chance for the blue rtband. Longrange has thrice gone
through the ordeal of a public trill, besting Keystone,
Halite, Terrific, Harry Stanley, Lady Asa, sad Mufti at
Cheater; Sermon, &es Lyon, Ronooni, Cunbro', Lollar
Lyre, and Turret at Beverley; and Rocket, the Latitude
eat, and Deceiver at Goodwood. Tha last was his
Met performance, for be did it well, galloping so much like
a Derby horse, that I candidly adu.it if It were not that there
le MKS to doubt the Longbows for 'Myth), till they have
beam well triad, no bon° in the race should find en much
favour with me. Star of the East beet The Cymba oolt at
Stockbridge, where the latter should have woo ,• and his Li-
verpool defeat of Odder mere was apeet at York, where the
letter first showed in form, and beat him very easily. The
running of Blanche of iliddlebie to a heed at Newmarket
was s pod rest, for eeeiog that Blanche beat Target easily
at Doncaster, and Target st Newmarket wily disposed of
Queenstown, who ran Oilderniere to • neck at York, then
must have been something wrong with Blanche and Queens-
town, or The Star is the beet performer we have In the
Derby. He spoiled such • supposition by exhibiting the
rogue when running nub Ancient Briton for the NOWlrlar.
bet Triennial, and the impression that his long been held
Chanticleer', being soft woe proved thereby. But for
this I would not desert him, although I sin of opinion that
Longrangs has greater pretensicnia to the Derby than any
other at Whitewall.

Coawold, the only time he was fit this assets, at New-
market, lost start, sad could only run Ois to a Maid for the
July Stakes. Ile cut up cr.sgrace(ully at York, as did also
Wstable companion Ditto; bat the &Ater retrieved himself
at Dosimeter by his clever defeat of Brother to Marchioness,
OM Times, Amsterdam (41b extra), Syllabus. Need Prestos
Pqr alb antra, and emir), The Gelitude selt, stdGanda.
OM Times, however, run too well with him ler me to be
meek takes by the exhibition. se he ran bettor with Ditto at
heel wet& Mae he did with Oddermere end Princess Royal
se the same mum the previous day while gsttlag 121 b the
bast ot the weights. The grunt Whitewall lam, Brother
to Mairdskeseen will have to win the Chelsea. before
lOM believe in the wonderful powers of Ditto. Physicist'
raseEsn backed at a imp price, and he certainly is ma good-
e a horse as any at Melton ; but hie porixmwcm are
nu, intelamte, and he may be wed too freely la the spring
Meditate to hod Meads at Epsom in May. I should not
AMR M Co:weld, of Peek's, if the aurion would show me,
WI sat Wag to NSW', with 'Ober of this lot, I shall let

L0X01.11.24011 .
lerealit NM from Wahea; and it is getting near 3. Besies
sure to Ms maw D 4337.
ha. 3. JUITKOR.