The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-03 00:00:00

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Futsf uF THE SEPTEMBER
MEETIN6S.

• TA THU EDITOR (P THI EXPUESS.
S(a, 3iany and varied an: the entertainments
placed before sportsmen for the current month ; and those
who do not care to brave the fatigues of a day or two with
the rds this dirty warm weather, sa• are heartily sickened
at the way the national pastime is being overdone—the
history of no fewer that fifteen days' sport (?) was toll by
Bell last week—can " do" leaden-Baden, where horse-
racing has of late years assumed such importance as to
demand the services of quite n band of the English fourth—
or fortieth-estate. They can well be spared, I am afraid,
. from Warwick for the programme is not one that promises
anythint like, heavy business. Albeit the proceedings
are bound to be more entertaining than any that have
been witnessed since York. As " the Admiral," too, is
• rare to be on the alert, there will not be nearly so many
horses abroad as of late, with the strings on for the Cesare-
witch or Cambridgeshire, the weights of which are doe on
• Thursday next. The majority of the Leamington Stakes
• acceptors are in one event or the other, but very few are
worth saving, and we may have as many competitors at the
csrtais there were for the Ebor, even if the three best class
engaged—Regalia, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ; Rama, 3 yrs,
Tat 121 b ; and binghain, 3 yrs, let 61b—should all decline.
The owners of the two first named have lighter-weighted
• animals to represent their interests, Caithness, 3 yrs being
in at bet, and Sidewind, 4 yrs, at list 10Ib, and I fully
anticipate seeing the latter at the post. Queen Mary,
3 pa, fist 11b, is better treated, perhaps, than she will be
in the Cesarewitch, and were she to run, would be "good ;"
Bradamante and Pintail having to give her the full allow-
ance for the two years, as have also the long-shelved Moose
and Dr. Syntax. The latter has won on three different
occas•ons over this course, and being much better in than
last year, it is only a question of his being himself, for the
prize to be almost at his mercy, failing which, Mr. Payne
might win with either Bradamante or Pintail. Lord West-
morland has bestowed the usual amount of attention on
the small fry, and has three in the New Nursery, the
Woodoote, a stake however that Mr. R. Ten Breech appears
far more likely winning, for he has Miller's Maid in at
7st 31b, and Phantom Sail at ist, and the former is parti-
• eularly favoured. Venturesome cut up but indifferently
at York, or he would appear a real good thing for the
• Shorts, his early spring form being so respectable ; and it
is probable Epsom will produce a more worthy representa-
tire, Olendusk at Bst looking very like carrying
Mr. Hughes's co:ours to glory. Sonnyside has
recently done so well that he cannot be considered out of
the Castle Park Stakes, if he is not quite so trustworthy
as Milan. This, however, is a selling race that only past-
bettors should interfere with; and the Avon Stakes is
another with the winner to be sold for fifty, that may
possibly be left to the most inferior of the dozen entered.
A two and a three year old sweepstakes in Wednesday's
list has no selling clause, and thus Mr. Chaplin is net
likely to let the 951. pass him, as he can win with either
Vespasian or Satyr. The three-miles cup is almost a hen-
, dicap, the weights of the principals engaged standing as
under:— The Duke, 4 yrs, 9st 31b ; Elland, 4 yre, 9st :ilb ;
&amender, 6 yrs, 9st llb ; Regalia, 4 yrs, Bet 101 b ; Broo-
mielaw, 4 yin, tat 71b ; Ackworth, 5 yrs, Set llb ;
Tormentor, :1 yrs, 7st 101 b ; Lucifer, 3 yrs, ist
41b • Rama, 3 yrs, 7st 41b; Tourmalin, 3 yrs, 7st; and
Sealskin, :1 yrs, 6et 61b. Out of these, Ido not ex-
pect to see the Duke, Regalia, Tormenter, or Tour-
malin stars, and the weight Elland has to concede
may keep bin, from winning, if not fro:n starting. as he
is scarcely capable of giving the 271 h. to Rama, who in
turn has everything to fear from Sealskin, a veritable
glutton, with the advantageous allowance of 121 b. Violent
will run forward for one of the handicaps in which she is
engaged, and Mr. Tell Breech is as formidable looking for
the six-furlong Nursery as he is for the Woodcote, with
only 7st on the back of Miller's Maid ; but these events,
with the Welter, are certain to have something said con-
cerning them on Tuesday.
There are only two other meetings fixed for the current
week, of which it is deemed worth while to publish a
programme, Leicester and King's Lynn ; and these are not
worthy of notice, the last named having wretched entries
for the stakes already completed, whilst the Warwick
results are sure to reduce the Leicester fields to a most
annoying extent. Whilst these diversions are on the tapis,
the public attention will be diverted to far more important
subects, as the autumn handicaps will be before them,
and. the St. Leger oracles will have got over the two days
at Warwick that often proved so fatal to their predecessors.
There is a golden opportunity afforded operators to knock
about one or two of the candidates' although the field
seems reduced to Lord Lyon (ridden by Custance), Saver-
Dole (Challoner), Rustic (Fortnum), Stratheonan (Snow-
den), Padargus (J. Osborne), Honiton T. French), Lord
Olitagoe's roan colt, and perhaps three—Westwick, War,
and Knight of the Crescent—from J. Scott's. One or two
may be borrowed to make a pace for the favourite ; hist
the struggle seems totally confined to the above, an Archi-
inedeun operation having been performed on Reslan that
neeessit :tea his being thrown up for a time, and even this
small nu:uber may be reduced before my next communioa-
tie', the trying " last gallop." having to be got through
yet —I am, tic., METEOR.

BETTING IN LONDON.—SATuaDAT.
Notwithstanding the near approach of the St. Leger, the
gathering at thc clubs today was somewhat scanty, and the
plueedings lindemoustrative. The position of Lord Lyon in the •
betting was tic same that it has been during nearly the whole of
We week. There was a strong disposition to back hint at even
money, but although this otter was repeatedly made, bookmakers
stipulated for Vie odds of 100 to 90: and as neither side would
give way, several large commisalons were lett unexecuted.
Savernake was freely supported at 7 to 2, and it is certain now
that the first and second in the race for the Deby will occupy
the Immo poaitious lu the betting fur the St. Leger. Rustle, who
ha. been gradually but surely on the decline since the
York int,etuag, receded still further to-day, the odds of
100 to 9 being offered without a response, and doubt-
less it any one h.ul desired to heck him, • points
or two more might have beta hail for the asking.
iltratheonau met with a moderate amount of support at the
quoted odds, and virtually he is third favourite. The odds of 12
to 1 were acoepted for good money about John Scott's lot, hut
neither of the representatives of the stable was hacked singly.
IL may be observed, however, that Right of the Crescent pro-
mines to supplant his stable companion Westwick in tavoutitisin.
For the Leamington Stakes, I.lriarnatite was made favourite at
6 to 1. while Sidewbui and Dr. Syntax were hacked for small
main at their respective odds. We saw but one transaction on
the fireat Yorkshire Stakes. War being supported at 20 to 1. No
Derby betting came under our notice. sud the sum and substance
of the a.terueou's proceedings will be wand to the following
quotations

LEAMINGTON STARES.
sto 1 apt Bradantuatt,t) 7to 1 Agit Shlewind t)
S t.) 1 apt Dr Filta.%
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKEI.
E 0 to 1 apt War t)
ST. LEGER. _ _

Even on Lord Lyon :Oil, t 7OTr7to IS and floniton (or
Im to 10 Midsummer

100 ti, 90:
7 to 2 met Stivernake tf• colt ,olf
100 to 9 Rustic off ::o0to 30 Lord tilsagovea
190 to T Strathconaii t lot ;oft
100 to 4 Weatwick ~It 12 to 1 John gcott's
100 to 4 Knight of tho lot (I)
Crewcut on

BETTING AT MANCHESTEIL—SATURDAY,
:ST. LEGER.
F.ren on Lord Lyon (oil a to 1 Rustic ,ofr.
4 to 1 agst Savernako it) I toe Strathcousn :,off)

PROGRAMME OF WARWICK SEPTEMBER
MEETING.—TuEnDAY.
Tar TRIAL STAKIL4 of 5 POTS. each, with 50 added ; weight for
age ; penalties and allowances. One nine.
Tar grand 9TAKIL9 of 5 rove. etch, with 25 added weight
for age ; selling and other anowanceu Three quarters of
THE QUERN'S PLATX Of 100 guinea* : 1-yr-olds, Bet ; four,
tat 711); five, and aged. tot 12:h. The two-mile course.
Tun Wooncore NlA:Sitar of 5 soya. each, 2 ft, with
50 added ; winners after Atr'4list 10, at 11 a.m., 7lb extra ; the
winner to be bind for 4."..09. are furlengs. 21 cube.
st lb
9 0
8 10
3

/I las Elizabeth 7 9
Lady Clinton I 7
c by Kohinuor—Toptall 7 7
',v Low,

Icicle
7 6
I by Magnam—Skycntter Purchase
tine. 7lb es.)
Ilia Alice inc. 71h ex.',.. 8 1 Skill 7 3
flunnyside lint. 71b ex.).. 8 0 Phantom Sell
Foresight
Xilialot
Canard
Vill Lialillio2ol4l STIILI2I of 15 a. vs. each, 15 ft, and S only if
declared, with lye added : winners of any handicap value WO
soya. iinn muent to August at 11 a.m.. loth; the second in
my inch race, s:b extra : winners of an other handicap amount-
ing to 100 soya, 61b: of two such ha pa, 1011) antra: second
to receive back his Make. Two-mile warm. (31 sake.: Si de-
clared.;

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Grace Darling
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Age It lb
... 4 7 1
... 4 6 12
_..4 611
... 4 6 10
....5 6 8
.... S 6 4
....E 0 4
.... 3 6 1

1 7
4 7 6
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THC CAsrus PARK STARK-. of 5 SOWS. each, with 50 added, for
2-yr-olds : oolte, Set 101 b ; fillies, sit 71b ; maiden horse* haring
started twice and not won, alio ved Sib; three times, 61b; the
winner to be sold for 8200. T. Y.C. three-quarters of a mile).
(12 subei—Csnard, Lady Clinton, Soiled Dors, Milan, Lidg Pam.
Chevalier &Esprit, Velcia, sister to MAN c by Vedette—
Vixen, Urwnlu, bunnyside, and Distaff.
TUC Avon STAIRS of 5 'ova. each. a ft. with 30 added 2-yr
olds, 7st : three. tot lUb ; Haim and geldings allowed Sib ; the
winner to lieaold, engugerneuts, for 450 ; maiden 2-yr-olds
basing started once, allowed glh ; twice, Alh ; three times, 71b ;
maiden 11-yr-olds having started once, allowed 41b ; twice, 71b ;
three times, 10Ib. Five furlongs. ,1:1 subs.)
Age ASe Age
lady Clinton .... 2 Moiled Dove 2 General Sherman $
..... Vivien
Milers] 1 Elegance
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HANI,ICAP, of 0 sore. each. 2 ft, with 28 added ;
. handicap subesminent ta-hugust SO, at 11 a.m.,
ea furlongs, .20 subs.)
,Age •st lb Age st lb
dine .... 4 810 °Tannin. 4 •
4 8 7 Harlequins
6 8 2 Bpokeentaa
6 8 0 =ship 2 12
5 7 12
3 7 11 Queen of the Islas ~ S 10
4 7 10 Peer 2 9
... 4 7 10 Venturesom•
4 T 8 U.cket Lacy
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winners of any
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