The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

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THE DOINGS AT NEWMARKET AND
• FORTHOOMING EVENTS.. •

TO.THJ EDITOR OP THE LIPRE4R.
SlR,—Haviiig in my bat reduced the Cambridge-
shire to a lotoffive. (P' roserpins, Actrea, Caithness, Chep-
stow, and Moldavist) that included the first, third, and
fourth in the race, I cannot be said to have done badly on
the last great go of the season, relcially as my chief fancy,
w, met with a serious hindrances by breaking his
LiTt.°. This was a sorry blow to more than his own
backers, as he became quite unmanageable after the acci-
dent, and swerving across two or three of his opponents,
be seriously disappointed Thalia just as she was going to
the front. The idea entertained is that the filly would
have won but for the interference ; notwithstand-
ing Kenyon did get her bead in front after-
verde ; but only those monetarily interested in
her success regretted this misfortune, after the
tricks played with her, and it was a sweet revenge for
those who suffered by her being scratched for the Cesare-
witch simply because she was' too great a favourite. To
whom she belongs is a mystery, for she was put down in
Mi. B. J. Angell's name, and carried Lord Westmorland's
colours and jockey ; bat she is not the only one that was
entered wrongly, and had blaster Richard been returned
in his real owner's name for the Cambridgeshire, he would
never have been made the favourite he was by the over-fond
public. Seeing " the Drake of Beaufort's Master Richard"
in the published entry, people naturally thought the horse
was sold, and could run, until an advertisement came outto
the effect that be was in the hands of the sheriff of some-
where, and to be disposed of among Colonel Hugh Smith
Baillie's other horses. He was not the only au
"good thing" among the absentees on Tuesday last,the rendsl
of Scarborough, Life Guardsman, Xi, /cc. being " fore-
stalled ; " but some of the pets of the public that actually
started had no more to do with the race than these had,
the long odds finally laid against Abergeldie, Etoile
Filante, and Charmette, heralding the way they were to
go. The French certainty, Affidavit, did not run a whit
better than his younger compatriots ; and the chances of
the 2,500/. (?) Froserpine and Moldavia being destroyed by
the long delay at the start (for the former worked herself
up to a nervous sweat, whilst the colt broke away and
plunged until be was like a mad horse), only one of
the light weights got into the first three. The
start was, eventually, a splendid one, and it is
pleasant to see how nicely M`George has got the
jockeys in hand at last a long delay and a bad start being
scarcely heard of at Newmarket now, nor is the starter
ever abused, for all the money heaped upon screws and
weeds in races that depend a great deal in getting off.
The executive at head-quarters, nevertheless, have not yet
made the heath a bed of Ames either for themselves or
their servants, the judge's decisions being cavilled at, and
the adjustment of the weights stfnatased as partial, in
such strong terms last week as though Newmarket were
only Shepherd's Bush, and things were all on the " win,
tie, or wrangle" system. There are bickerings and
querrellings, too, among the "immaculate" club that be-
tray a very serious state of affairs, even the outer
world getting to know they cannot agree • and
the talk of men in power " making handicaps
that their own horses could not lose " was very open,
some being so bold in their remarks that the wonder is
they were not Argussed on the spot for their presumption
—the display of which is not to be wondered at, after all,
when the grandees are understood to have said such dis-
respectful things to end of one another. But the wrangling at
Newmarket is only azerther of the evils attendant on their
being so many trorthless races, with worthless horses, that
promote nothing but gambling, anti until these are dropped
out of the programme altogether, or considerably re-
duced in numbers, the word " sport" at New-
market will be a mere delusion and a snare. They
had wretched racing on Saturday to show the near.
sity, long doubted, of maintaining a tittle day to the
Houghton week ; but one half of the fifty-seven races
that came off, indenting matches, were more of a disgrace
than otherwise to the head-quarters of the British turf.
It was only the two-year-old nerving that saved the meeting
from downright failure, the Criterion sad Troy Stakes
bringing out plenty of Derby colts, whilst the Nur-
series and minor plates also received excellent patron-
age; and, to make matters better, Lord Lyon and Rustic
deigned to meet a two-year-old fur a weight for age stake.
They got beaten, too, moat shamefully, and Lord Lyon
must either have been " off," of which there were no signs,
or this season's two-year-oils are a lot of " ' for
Friponnier is not the best of them, though a fortnight
ago he did beat Virislis, who won both the Nurseries under
heave, weighte in such grand style as to prove herself
worthy of living in the some day as Achievement. I in-
formed your readers at the close of the Second October
week' that the latter was not up to the mark, and quite
anticipated that the Houghton wee e would materially alter
the form of the crack two-year-olds, but I mug confess to
being rather surprised at Achievement so soon and so
signally regaining her loot prerfige, for she beat Frlponnier
in a manner to raise the question how little would bring
her and the Derby winner—her big brother—together over
six furlongs. The Dragon's being behind her goes for
nothing, as he was coughing (lim), and yet ran
far better than Gladiateur did in the Criterion
before he won the Derby ; but such a good
excuse cannot be made for Terabut, who was out of
the race the moment the flag fell ; and if they ever tried
him, a West Auw.ralian (who also made a disgraceful Malt
in the Criterion) at Whitewall, they must have forgotten
to train him afterwards, for he ran very " beefy." Ho is,
too, quite a coarse commoner compared with some of the
great guns, and roust alter very much to claim any further
respect from the talent. The Troy Stakes helpei to reduce
the number of Derby favourites, Julius and Marksman
both being disgraced, and the latter cutting up a bigger
coward than ever, or he was bound to have won, from
Bismarck's position ; however, as the time is tepidly ap-
proachind: when I shall have to review the two-year-old
running in detail, :and the Deny prices are not likely to
alter in tire meantime, there is no necessity to enter further
into that of last week, albeit 1 cannot refrain front ven-
turin' tire opinion that, had the triple-crowned hero of
letie,Glediateur, met Friponnier on Wednesday, he would
have been beaten just as easily as Lord Lyon wee, so that
we have a rare lot of flyers to too to work with next year.
61'0i:deer, es it was weil known he would, retired from
the turf after his French victory, the other week, 1 ut will
not be lust to us altogether, as it is confidently aseerted
that that hold spirit, Mr. Blenleaon, has secured him for
Middle-park rent season. It is possible that we have
seen the list of laird Lyon, tea, en the turf, for he
might retire upon the honours Ce won when he beat Rustic
a hundred yards in their lerrar Match on Friday ; conse-
qui ntly as the latter goes to Frasais (and a good riddance
to the country, a bigger eoareel never leaving walked), and
"Sn',2rizitk,. is HOW grate off Id, kg, there will pcobaltly he
A Std. dearth of. Cea heree, barring the three-year-old.,
next )ear.
The season does not by any means close just yet, five
race meetings having to be held that will fully employ the
time right up to the 23rd of November, and during the
current week we have three days at Worcester (commenc-
ing on Tuesday),andtwo at Lincoln(Thursilay and Friday).
Stsople chasing is a great attraction at both places ; but
this will not be of any great account, the taste for cross-
country racing seeming to be gradually dying out with such
'lieu as •• Jens" Mason (who ouly preceded Charles Davis,
another splendid horseman, but in a different school to the
happy bunting grounds by three days), and I have
only to deal with the " flat" business. The Worcester
Autumn Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, will just
suit Moulsey, whose stable else contains the most leniently
treated one in the whole handicap, Sandal, and between
the two IS'adlow's followers should not fall to the ground,
although Endsleigh and Brimstone both look dangerous.
Challenge, Mouchoir, and Ls Mandite, in the Nursery, also
look like business ; and the Flying Stakes appears a plum
for Lord Westmorland, with his Crown Ince, who is
" bettor in " than either of OM's, Flying Jib and Lucy
Long, or Usher, and they are attractive at first sight. Too
many of Wadows, or of those engaged on the e•st day,
are in the Grand Stand Plate for me to venture an
opinion upon. The question what can beat the Beadle,
and the other legitimate prizes, are quite beneath my
notice. The Lincoln Autumn Handicap is over a mile
and a half, and Caithness, who lost the Spring '
Handicap through an accident, can just about recompense
his owner for that disappointment if he is not to be re-
served fur the Liverpool Cup (where Nu, however, looks
so dangerous that few owners may care to wait for her),
Cranford or Scarborough, whichever represent. Wood-
yeates, standing next in my estimation, as there is no
telling what form Treasure Trove is in now. Giving the
Blankney 'Stakes to Knight of the Garter who has only to
fear the Marquis of Hastings' or the Mike of I3eaufort's
" hoops,” I must leave the Worcester results to deal with
the other races, te:npting as Cheltenham appears in the
Nursery.—l am, /c.c., R.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
BAIL WAIL

• The pleasant clay's racing that took place on the heath
on Saturday was a becoming termination to the Houghton
meeting, and better weather for a concluding day could
not have been desired. Racing, which commenced at
11.50, was, as usual on the closing day, productive of
somewhat heavy speculation; indeed, the money betted on
some of the events was fabulous. Notably the match,
Breadalbane v. Duke of York. The fields as will be
seen from the appended report, were invariably strong,
and the nice, close and exciting, but calling for no com-
ment other than that given below.
Marcit : 100 stove., h. ft. Last lialtmile of Beacon Course.
Sir P Johnstone's Freemason, by Ihormanby—Elecret.
• Sst 10113 (Ferry! 1
Prince D. Snitctotrs Deltum, cat (J. Mann) 2
Betting : 5 to 2 on Freemason, who made play through-
out. and won easily by three-quarters of a length.
HANDICAP PLATS of 50 soya., for Syr-olds sad upwards.
Cambridgeshire Course (1 mile 240 yards).
Led Ponlett's Nu, by Orphena—lan.bda, 4 re, est Bib
(Goodwin; 1
Mr. Chaplin's Breadelbane. 4 yrs, Eat Bib (Pon:them) 2
Mr. Pryor'e Rector, S yea, Set Sib Cameron: S
The following also ran :—lipbas, Claxton, xdlle. Cleopatre,
Dulcimer, Rector, Hlopiey, Paeans, Reba, John Dallies, and
Black Duchess.

Betting : 2 to 1 aid Nu, 6 to 1 each apt Dulcimer and
Trlphus, 8 to 1 each apt Breadalliane and Rector, and 10
to 1 each apt Black Duchess and Kingsley. After a slight
delay at the post the lot cot well away, but after going a
abort distance Black Duchess took up the running,
Breadalbane on the lower ground, Mlle. Cleopatre and