The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-08 00:00:00

Etnibtroiftg intriligtnte.

CAMBRIDGE, MAT 7.
CLARE COLLEGE. —Mr. John Peter Taylor, 8.A.,
twelfth wrangler, and first in the first class of the moral
sciences tripos, 1865, and first in mathematical honours at
Dublin, 1859; Mr. Robert Walker, RA., fifteenth
wrangler, 1865, and Mr. Thomas James Sanderson, RA.,
nineteenth wrangler, 1866, have been elected foundation
fellows of Clara College.

*parting Intrifigrnre.

TATTKRSALL'S.—Moaner.

A feverish excitement taken possession of all ranks of racing
men on the eve of the Derby, but to no class of sportsmen is the
issue of each day's transactions in the turf market of such vital
importance as to the professional layer of the odds. At all times
the slightestinclination of the balance la watched with intense
anxiety, but at no other period are the delicate vibrations of the
"odds" caught up and dealt with in such an earnest and appre-
ciative spirit as on the Monday before Bath rums that
meeting so fatal to many pretenders to the " Blue Mond "
of the Turf. Saturday's doings gave strong indications that
something sensational would be enacted on the Monday, and
sure enough any anticipations on that score were realised in the
furore about Blue Riband, whose opening price at the Victoria
Club was 12 to 1. But after one or two shots were tired at those
odds layers reduced their price one point, and 11 to 1 was taken
to £lOO. There was no other feature deserving of mention, and
at Knightsbridge the general tone of things—u far as the fa-
vourites and " the Riband" were concerned—was much about
the same. At first it was supposed that Rustic would
salter materially from the advance of his stable cum.
panion, but the demonstration against him was by no
means " official." A certain Northern bookmaker (who
has been good-humouredly breveted into the ranks of Mars; was
singularly industrious in his efforts to " knock out" the Duke of
Beaufort's horse, but his several offers of 100 to SO were responded
to, while, at the same time, S to I was taken in moat substantial
quarters, on the quiet. 2to 1 was the highest price, to money,
that could have been obtained about Lord Lynn, although we
saw rase gentleman bettor avail himself of a quiet opportunity
of hedging some good money at 9 to 4, which he did to
£2OO. At the commencement of business, 1,200 to 100
was laid against the Marquis of Beatings' horse, and shortly
after 1100 to 100, but the continued firmness of the " lout "
stalled off many intending backers of " the Doctor's tip," conse-
quently the latter price was procurable to the very last. There
was a strong party behind Redan, but nothing would satisfy
them under 11 to I, which was booked to about £2OO. Vespaslan
was friendless at 20 to 1, but Monarch of the Olen found a soli
tary backer who took 1000 to 45. An outsider, Strathoonan,
that was supposed the other day to be hors de combat, discovered
some signs of returning animation, 50 to 1 having been taken
just at the finish Another outsider must not be forgotten. Hare-
field was "thrown in" with Redan for ten "fifties.' The Bribery
colt was undergoing a "trial" here as well as on his "native
heath ;" but the result was by no means satisfactory to his early
hackers, 1,000 to 90 having been laid, and subsequently offered.
The Great Northern was almost entirely swallowed up by the
Derby, but if any partiality was shown at all, it was in favour of
Regalia, Cathedral, and a horse with the Fenian-sounding name
of Dolan. The settling on the previous week's racing, like that
of all previous weeks, provoked the usual amount of contradic•
tory comments under these circumstances we may fairly come
to the conclusion that the number of winners and lasers was
about equal. Closing prices:

GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.

6 to 2
9 to 2 Marquis of Hastings' Redcap, 5 yrs, 74 91b (Inc.
slb ex.‘
6to 1 Mr- W. Hudson's Cathedral, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (t;
Bto 1 Captain Gray's Windham, 5 yrs, 84 3M 't;
tl to 1 Mr. W. G. Bennett's Dalby, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Ine.
141 h es. ,t)
10 to 1 Mr. Pryor's Friday, 4 yrs, 7st Illb 't)
10 to 1 Mr. G. Carr's Dolan, 3 yrs, ret 71b1)