The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

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THE EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

T) THE ■DITOR OP THZ EXPIIB-T.

Stn:,—Croydon having been six da)a on the ttop4
and Warwick split up into four pieces, no one can envy
either their promoters or patrons, for the doubt and we
certainty re to when the proceedings would take place
kept hundreds of paying people away, whilst those who
were present saw nothing very enlivening, the fields
at Croydon on Tuesday last, and at Warwick on Saturday,
being sadly reduced by the departuree of horses
originally intended to perform. There is yet another
day to be gut through at Warwick, with the Grand
Annual Steeplechase, worth Sot., if there are
only six or seven starters on the card, but it
is feared that many of the celebrated jumpers
in the list of forty-five accepting will not show now, awl
the lucky Doctor, though he meets Accident upon lfilb
worse terms than he did in Surrey, may not have many to
contend against, the most dangerous of his other opponents
being Columbia and Hornet. All doubts as to the event
coming off to-day (Monday) are set at rest, the frost having
broken up all over the country ; and the note of pre-
paration is sounded for the many " fixtures" originally
made In., or driven into, the eurroit week. They number
more than a dozen, the lovers of steeplechasing having a
whole week of it before them, with 11 arwick or Hayling
Island on Monday, and Aylesbury, Cheltenham, and
Windsor to keep them going till Saturday ; however, the
Epsom Spring Meeting may fairly be said to open
the " legitimate" gone in earnest, as it is only the chapter
of accidents that drives it in front of the orthodox
starting point, Northampton, and jumping will nut oc-
cupy much of the " racing " m.m's attention henceforth.
The Epsom programme i. one that would have insured an
abundance of sport had not trainers been interfered with so
much this year, for it has at last been brought up to a pro-
per strength, and the added money to the several stakes is
increased so much that no one can accuse those at the
head of such a great speculation of meanness—upwards of
a thousand pounds clear, in addition to the two railway
comjsinieit' hundred, being distributed over the thirteen
events advertised.

On Tuesday a great two-year-old prize halt to be con-
tested, the half-mile stake being worth 700/., which
anal is hound to entice lied Comyn and Ninny, if their
respective parties have not something better to fall hack I
upon. In the Ninny stable we have the 700 guinea year-
ling Arran, by Newminster, out of Queen's Head, beside*
two other smartish eolts,Clemence and Speculum, and the
Warwick victor has a stable companion called Donato;
still, 33 there are no penalties to cam, it in probable only
Ninny end Red Comyu will be required to do battle, and
they being both too forward for many of the " dark "
flyers tooppose, I shall look fur the success of one of them,
the filly for choice. Achievement's half-sister, Hatch-
ment, is hound to race, however, when she is reedy, Lord
Lyon, Ganievisure, Man-at-Arms, King-at-Anus, ikc.,
having shown what a running family she comes of. Quern
of Trumps will run much better in the half-mile Stamford
Plate than she did at Warwick, if the ground is not too
heavy again, Lendable being formidable enough with King
of Spades to help to win the trick. Lord Weetinorland's
party look thnutening, too, when Miller's Maid stands so
low in the handicap, lint this is the sort of race that only
those in a position to "follow the money" should have
to do with, and the six furlongs Ileathcote Plate belong.
to the Caine kidney, tempting as Vixen may be to plunge
upon with one's eyes shut. Did it happen that Defiance
went for either event, it would not be of much use looking
at the imposts of those known to public fame, for he is
"better in " than anything else, if only within a stone of
the fonn rumour says he has been tried up to.
The City and Suburban, however, appears to be his
game, teeing that he supplanted his stable companions
Abergehlie and Sea Mew in the betting on Saturday,
coming with such a rattle that, but for the mys-
terious whispers of the commission having been
interfered with, and his possible retrogression,
he would have been the decided favourite
by this time. He is the third candidate H. Golder has had
in the market ; and his brother, W. Goiter, is bothering us
with a tritieveu now, there being • sled of mystery surround-
ing Longdown, Thalia, and Foresight. The latter certainly
does not look so well on paper after Cedric's easy defeat of
Wandering Minstrel at Warwick, and the sudden scratch-
ing of Thalia for the Cesarewitch, when she was first fa-
vourite, makes people wary of touching her ; nevertheless,
the Fin Lon division will be well worth following if they arc
not rowing in with the Defiance clique in preference to
going for Thalia, as the list of probable competitors does
not include a very bright lot. W. Day has made no move
yet with one of his six, albeit Leading Suit is supposed to
be • "great horse," and the sister to Vedette a useful
filly ; and he likewise may be swimming with Defiance.
The Mayonaise filly is not so strongly fancied after
Pintail's Warwick defeat ; yet the ground was so fright-
fully sloppy that to follow any of the performances last
week might be ruinous, and it is noticeable that the
Beadle's exhibition under 9sl llb did not bring Wild
Agues 's friends back to their allegiance. It looks • bud
case now with this mare, the latest nail put in her wain
being a tlyine rumour that she has been beaten by Clarice
in a trial, and the latter had become the Duke of Hamil-
ton's property. If this be really the case, I should be in.
alined to follow the filly's Aintree running with Foresight,
Wamlering Minstrel, Sc., which was so hail as to put her
chance completely out ; but Mr. T. Parr has backed her
since then, so much money having been entrusted to her
altogether that it will be as well to shut our eyes to the
Liverpool Cup. There arc many supposed good horses
engaged, whose non-appearance is calculated upon by
the knowing ones—the Amanda colt, Jasper, It either
I Star, and Treasure Trove, to wit ; at the same time the
cracks above named will not have it all their own way,
Ostreger, Vespaaian (with Broomielaw to help him, possi.
bly), Plutus, Aldcroft, Conundrum, Endsleigh, Little
Rover, Cannon Ball, John Halifax, Leases, and others
being set down as likely to run. But of these it is impos-
sible to fancy anything beyond Vespaaian, Aldcroft, Co-
nundrum and Cannon Bail. and " the money" is scarcely
right about Aldcroft yet, from appearances. Against these
Thalia, the Mayonaise filly, Defiance, and Clarice ought
certainly to be stood, DEFIANCE and THALIA having the
greatest share of my confidence, though if the Liter's up
and down tricks in the market should again result in •
case of " scratch," Clarice will have to take her place.
The Great Metropolitan, two lodes and a quar-
ter, is not each a rival to The City as when
the two races were decided on the same day,
yet it promises us quite as good a race this year, the
only fear for its success being that Conundrum, Thalia,
Clarice, on something else, might run so well (but not
win, for a 10Ib penalty would prove a stopper) as to
frighten a lot of opposition away. W. Goiter has a couple
here again, in addition to Thalia, supposed to bo " good "
—Foresight and Gilead; but not one of his lot has been
backed at present, the good things, according to the mar-
ket, consisting of Dunsany, Tounnalin, Treasure Trove,
Whalebone, Conundrum, Ambition, Retribution, and Lord
off the Dales. Were Sealskin to perform he ought to
beat the majority of these, being a real good hone, certain
to get over the distance, and better treated than Tormen-
tor. Either of Joseph Daweon's, Othello and Orne would
do for me likewise ; and under any circumstances we
must hare • good field, with one of Mr. Brayley's
(Stokoley, perhaps), Sydwonton, Quick March, Mischief,
Jezebel, the Tightfit colt, and sonic of the City and Sub-
urban horses opposing those just mentioned, as is not im-
probable. lam not partial to the Irish-bred Dunsany,
and have the greatest respect for Sealskin, Treasure
Trove, Tourmalin, and Lord of the Dalea. pending the
first day'e results. A little later on in the spring this
prize might have been booked pretty nearly • certainty
for the north, with Treasure Trove and Lord of the Dales
to represent them, and their own parties have every con-
fidence now, I believe ; but Newmarket horses must be
forwarder than Yorkshremen this week, and as there is
no money behind Sealskin yet, I am compelled to fall
back upon TOCKMALIN.
The Match, with the Marquis of Hastings on Pantaloon
and Sir F. Johnstone on Kilkenny, willbe arare bit of fns,
though the latter is a good rider, and may out-jockey the
marquis on the superior horse. The Walton Stakes is
little more than a question of Dick Turpin taking it into
his head to try, Sister to Vidette being the only other 3-yr
old of note that has an advantage in the weights ; and
there is nothing better then Suffolk that I have seen out
in the New Two-Year-Old Stakes, the six furlongs and Thb.
penalty being rather too much for Ninny, whose noble
owner might fall back upon Speculiim.
To keep the lovers of the legitimate going, we have a
Lewes Meeting on Thursday and Friday ; and another at
('voxton Park on Fridey.;The sport depends for its success,
however, on how things go at Epsom, which will too
seriously induence most of the closed races for me to
observe further than that Veda is the crack '2-yr-old iu the
Lewes race for youngsters ; and that Steamboat for the
Granby, Lucifer for the Cup, and Tynedale for the Plate.
II are "Lest in" at Croton Park.-1 am, &C
•

METEOR.

BETTING IN LONDON--BArrimAT.

Although there was • tolerable muster at the eluhe today, the
business was not very great, being chiefly confined to the City
and Suburban, and even for this event speculation did not take
a wide rause. There were, however, some noteworthy features
in connexion with this race which amounted to surprises, the
most notable being the "coming" of Clarke and Defiance. The
first named, against whom as much as !X/ to 1 has been offered
from time to time, advanced in the course of the day from
100 to 4 offered, to 10 to 1 taken, and at the finish this nom.
psratively short price was obtainable with difficulty. Defiance.
hitherto unmentioned, also sprang into sudden notoriety : to to
was the outside price laid at the commencement, and so general
and eager was the desire to back him, that he was supported at
lessening prices down t 13 to 1. Before the close of busineef, how.
ever, the furore somewhat cooled down, and 100 to 8 was offered
without a response. It may here be mentioned that Elea Mew,
the stable companion of Defiance, was said to be scratched.
Simultaneously with these movements, the favourite,
Mayonalse filly, oftsly retrograded, and from 10 to I taken
in the early part the day, the od increased to 100 to S
offered. Vespasian may be ales
said to have held his own at 100 to 7.
Thalia was not in Inch good odour as yesterday. 100 to 5 being
offered, but she would have met with a supporter at PM to a.
Wild Agnes, who receded on Thursday, but returned to her old
position yesterday, was in the amnia of to-day attacked with
determined and ceaseless hostility, which at length became
so ntarked that as much as 200 to 3 was betted against her. Little
Rover, who wee invested with sudden and shottlived popularity,
also went the way of all flesh, 50 hi I being laid. Subsequently,
It la true, a voice was raised in his favour, offering to take 100
to 3, but he was unmistakably " fishy," Little was done oa
the Metropolitan. Judging by the offers, Lord of the Dales was
as cocci a favourite as anything, no more than 8 to 1 being
quoted against him, while 10 to 1 would have been readily ac-
cepted. Dummy's price, meanwhile, was 100 toll, Not was

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1867.

one Ilin ill .11. y sort of request. utters of 1u1) to I failing to
thoi oticra. No iictv uerii in
of iiiet the tritioiactliaoi aevor got hoyond otters. Stine Speen.
Int 1..11 took place on t:ic a coo wit it was 111111111.Ortatit
leatureleKs. Plan. it *as offarod to i.e harkol at 7to 2. 100
to go hello,: the ontable offer. Julius was friendless at 7to 1, tint
the disposition to support Henuit was manifest, and •
solitary tratimetion was effected at 11 to I, hut this price
was 11.4 generally obtainable. offer+ a, a rule stopping
~hoet at a point the iiatter. Star of India. and
were severally imptirol after. but the offers not
suiting. no id ov was atruek The transactions on the Derby
w.se comprisval within a barrow isimpass. The Rakes price
did not trans Ore, while Ill.:Molina:I Was offered to he laid
againd it io io 1. Hermit was here again in t onsiderable re.
groat. the amen awl voluilter.fferS tieing Identical with the
Tao Thousand. WO Foresight would have
lees hacked at a lain, The only absolute tranaaction that
vitae under oar notice was the backing of Vauban at *nu to 70,
Lutt.st quotations as lotion :

SUBURBAN.
16" to 4 iiititt Pintos 'V
lOU to 4 S•nt Mew oft,
BYO to 4 Little Rowe
Asti
100 to S Jasper off.
40 to 1 Betsey' t
100 to I V 1 estlier Star

.1 I•y tothllll4llOUR at holt-pad out with the
is outer. :lat.'. na.l 1. min :sting at a luorter to me atln the
1 roil 1.1,1,..• II /11.•11• a!1,4•14114:0111.4.. inssue et...v.:n.4,14 For the
first •fia oust ('toll t ar bl Inc serer. entered went U. li,.' peg the
:salt wan ru faGoir of 11 ititurbot.rn, who rat ui.jectud
Ma spine Jacobi, the owner ..f 'Wks.. alio HWANG second.
tinily on the ground of foul riding asd secondly for being im-
properly dew-nivel This latter objection was held by Lord
Parker. the only atow.,sl present. to be fatal. .is the t ..11.1iti..11%
o4•.r'vd 111 all weight for age races had n t been complicit with:
conwsiliently Helier was declared the winner. Cutler, who
carried the seven pound penalty ,for being the winner of
the itallwaySterplechadc. In which there was au objmtiiin the
precious day tinder proted, won the steeplechase Handicap.
awl al*. tin Kent open handicap. For toe Bromley spriii-
Handicap there wen ten runners, awl it results' in the victory
of an outsider - Knight it Downe—Who was admirably ridden 10
solmon. The other event, are declined below:
A II l NTF.MS' PLATS.. 4 40 inn:, fir 4.34-olds and UpWarllS:
ationalv'es About taro mile. on Ilse nay
Mr. itailforCa Hain, by Musixonte—looks, 5 >Ts, Itst 911,
Potter 1
Gunk-ere Ind Woman :h h, list 41b 'Pearson 2
Mr. killy's Chignon. age', lOst Illb (Mr. laths 3
Klan-No:nu also ran, but was ilisuitalltied.
Betting sto 411414 tilloom, and 2to I ag.t Kele.
A srkvaibeen vo. PLATE it:anneal. rot .M sots. ; sneers
van. About two miles.
Mr. '/ally's Cutler, by Me Boy—Tllma. aged, list 7111
In. 7 extra T Ablelt. 1
Mr. A. Vateis Balhani, aged, lOst 'limier) 2
Mr. Crawled Vindicator, aged, lost 711 4n. 7 tiara
iMr. Holston; S
Two others also ran.
'letting 6to 4 ant Cutler. 2to lagst Balkain, and Ito 1 each
ant Wade and Humphrey loavy.
LEV STAKE, Handicap it 3 sin& each, with 20
tilled, fur all ages ; winner to ide sold for io son. About seven
feriung,
Mr. 7. Sterens's Miss Skerralt iii b , 3 3-n, flat 1011,
(J. Clark 1
Mr. hank's Lord Waldepare. aged, Oat
Mr. J. Wilson's Violet de Clare. 3 yes, 44 41b ,Muore.
Finale also
Betting: 6to 4 apt Lord IVallneave, sto 3 apt Iliad Skerrat,
and 3 to 1 apt linf.e.
Till KIENT OPEN HANDICAP SITELPLIV/11.SE of 10 Goes. each,
2 ft, with 40 added. Whiners extra. About three mites.
Mr. J. Daily's Cutler, a. lint In. 711.
Mr. Crook's Vindicator. aged, 104 71b (in 7ll. ea'
Mr. Hobson) 2
Betting opened at 2 to I on Vindicator, lint cloaca! at 3 to 2 on
Cutler.
Ins sent:4 iIAW^V.AP of s. each, 2 ft, with 00
. whiner. oxtra 1 no. mile awl a half.
31r. Mapes Knight 4 Downie, by Knight of Kars—
nutlet. 3 3 rs, 3at 711,
Mr. Wialaotiv Jevington, yrs. 74 lolb
Mr. Iludgkiwion's Dayssll, I. 3ra. Ist 1211,
Seven others also ran
Betting: 2 to 1 aunt Jevington, si to I each apt Tomahawk
and Coleman 7to 1 yet Gentian. btu 1 aunt Da)rell, and 1u to 1
each apt Olivia and Knight of Dowlie.
THE MATCH for :0 *ova between Mr. Node's Firefly and Mr.
Ronald's Burahlin half a nine, was off by consent.
111 E Tlcsl.L•ranrCs LIANPICAI• STEKYLECII.cIE of 3 soul. east,
with 20 added ; wivavr too le s.dd for Si von, About two miles.
Mr. James's Light Land. by Promised Laud—Hop, by
'sleight 4 Rawl. 4 yrs, lOst Mitchell 1
Mr. 6. Lane's It editing Peal, 3 yrs, lust 711.....;Kcianedy; 2
Mr. ninks's llandollue, a, 114
• Five ..there al.. raw
4 Betting: 7to a2o Liston, 3to agst Wattling rest an.l fl
to 1 "Lor
THE OILIECTI.i AGAINST eCTLEIlt.—This afternoon Lard
Parker, who was the only steward present, entertains,' the as-
jection lodged by Sir. Sheppard, the uWIICT of Wade, against
Cutler and Gardener, tor havlll,f gone the wrong aisle of a tree In
the Railway steeplechase, and risked the place Indicate I, but
the decision was reserved tUI the Epsom alerting neat week.
Till OBJECTI.GI AGAINST T./MAHAN • • -Ibis aftennv in the
tailoring Dolts,: wine:hinted In the ring :--"Tomahawk
inane.' for the inny.hw staked. having carried 711)4.w', Whig
placed twine In In;tl.—KsltiiLlt.'