The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-30 00:00:00

TO ITTI HOTTOII 01 TH2 211911152.

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scratch, scratch, has been the
Rome ever since my last, public favourites like Gladiateur,
, Regalia, and Brown Bread having all been added to
the paid " division in the Goodwood Cup, and it will
nowbe impesethle to work up any enthusiasm over what
ouOt to be the feature of the coming " glorious " meeting
in Sulam The Stakes field, too, gets smaller and smaller
the nearer the day draws nigh, and the sport will car
tainly have to depend upon other items for its filtered, it
being fortunate that there ere so many in the programme
to keep the game alive. In all, there are forty races pro-
fiveposed, matches and the four minor affsan
that have to close on Wednesday evening comprising
nearly the only events that can possibly fail to produce
contests ; and with a fine week, or even a little
rain and not quite so much dust, this vary perfection of a
fashionable turf gathering will go off with its usual Mat.
The Stakes that closed on Tuesday evening are very poorly
supported, and for the Craven, that opens the ball on Thee-
day, there are but four entries--viz.: Sultan, 4 yrs,
9st Mb ; Brahma, 4 yes,Bet 131 b ; Ostreger, 4 yes,lkst 131 be;
and Forester, 4 yes, Bst llb. The first-named, • French-
man, never showed the slightest pretensions to give weight
to Ostreger, who, however, ran a bit out of form at Hun-
tingdon, and being entered to be sold here for 5001., he may
not run, when Forester will have a change, bad as he is, of
winning again. Concerning the two claiming
my fancy inclines to Lady Lampton for the iTirt.I,AM
Effervesoence for the mile spins ; and the six furlong course
is so easy that Iss Sorrentina in her match should get
home before the Anglo-Frenchman, Charles the Se-
cond. whilst in receipt of 81bs. The other prizes
to be won on the opening day are worthy of
owners' serious consideration, the Gratwicke representing
a stake that, with half • dozen starters, will benefit the
winner to the tune of 4,4001., and the second 2001. Saver-
nake, • long way the best horse entered, being on the
shelf, that number may put in an appearance , the latter's
stable-companion, the Mayonaise filly (Bst Mb), having
some claims to notice when Westwick (Bst 101 b), Ischia
(Bst 51b), the Midia colt (Bat nb), Baron Rothathild's
Robin Hood (Bst 716) and perhaps Es= (Bst nb), com-
prise all that are likeito show. But I look upon the issue
am a match between Westwick and the Midis colt, and
from all accounts the former will have his work to do to
beat Lord Portsmouth's Goodwood Stakes favourite, unless
he is really the St. Leger horse he promised at one time to
make. The Ham is a heavy two-year-old Sweep. for
which the Blanche of Middlebie filly has to re-
present the publics horses against whatever may
come out of the baker's dozen opposing her that have
never been seen out yet. Queen of Nuts (Bst 11b),
Thorsday (Bst 11b), and a Young Melbourne colt (flat 716)
of Lord Glasgow's, are highly spoken of, and the latter may
succeed in giving the weight away and winning. The
Levant is only a half-mile cut, that Achievement reads a
"certainty for, even with Marksman and The Hermit to
best ; and the long four-year-old race, for the 1,300/.
Annesley Stakes, is but a matter of Kkrinska being able to
beat Archimedes, who has shown such bad form this season
that she ought to do so. With the Stewards' Cup, a handi-
cap over six furlongsonly, it is hard to deal, for the man in
the street says that the pair who should apparently bear
the brunt of the battle (Paris and Plutue), with their
advantage in the weights, will not do, and that we shall
have to look out for such as Mn. Stratton, Norwood,
Apeley, and the Mayooaise filly, who have done nothing
as yet in public, for the first to greet the judge ; and those
of my readers who will not wait to " follow the money"
(the correct thing) can do as they please about investing.
Ten events are set for Wednesday, two of them being
handicaps, for which the impede have yet to be adjusted,
whilst another minor item, the Cowdray, is not worth
interferingaithjek The brace of 300 sweepstakes, too,
are soon • of, Ischia of the fillies, and the Brother
to Bird-on- e-Wing horse of the colts, comprising the
superior performers, although we have not yet seen the
best of two of the latter's opponents, Apeley and Jack-in-
the-Green ; and Mr. Bowes can win the Goodwood Derby
with which of hie pair he pleads, neither War nor West-
wick being penalised. The Findon, three-quarters of a
mile, may possibly_bring out a first-rate " darkie " in oppo-
sition to the Hermit, Marksman, Friponnier (51b.
penalties each), Lochaber, and Moleskin, the most
I respectable of those I have ever seen in public,
so that it is not for me to anticipate its result now,
especially with so many engaged also in the Leant. The
Drawing Room is another ticklish affair, now that Lucifer,
from want of condition, is running so badly, for Lengham
(51b extra), the Toxopholite colt, Centaur, Apaley, Berke,
Marlborough (dark), Auguste, Selim, Lord Portsmouth's
Robin Hood (Mb extra), and Sealskin are the team from
which the field will have to be mainly selected, and the
best looking of these at present is the Irish Derby winner,
Salim, who will have most to fear from the Toxopholite
colt, unless Lucifer can be made fit enough by the day to
do his very best. The Goodwood Stakes—two miles and
a half—the talent consider to depend entirely between the
three-year-olds ; in fact, only Archimedes and La Fortune,
of the elder horses, look like facing the starter, supposing
Slender, and not Forester, is the one Mr. Ten %Deck wee
thinking of when he took 1,000 to 20 about his pair at
Tattersall's this (Saturdaylafternoon ; and these are almost
as " fishy" now as Bradamante, who at one time looked
• certain runner. The juvenile competitors may consist of
(besides Slender), Berke, Acts, Lady Vane, the Midis
colt, the Special, brother to Guerilla, and Black Prince,
but only the fondest believers in a surprise look beyond
Asters, the Midia colt, the Special, and Black Prince, for
the successful candidate, andtbe last named trio are backed
for "lumps "of money now. The price the Prince has
been brought to is said to be very unsatisfactory to his
owner, who does not care about scratching him horses, even
at the last moment, when only the public are on ; but I
can scarcely believe he will go the wall, no more than I can
that there was much cause for the peppering administered
to the Special every now-and-then. At the same time,
it is quite on the cards that the worst favourite of the lot,
the Midis colt, will upset both the days, and if he should
'rimer make a race of theGratwicke, he will appear a down-
right "good thing," failing which backers had better
travel by the Special, as we have always been told not to
put trust in princes. A match between Claymore and
Novice will complete the second day's card, and this
appears to be made in favour of the first named.
The nine prizes of the Cup day may all promote con-
tests, albeit it is uncertain that either F.ani or Wild Brier
will oppose Beelzebub for the Zetland Stakes. The three-
year-old Bentinck Memorial should attract Leybourne and
Jack-in-the-Green, if nothing else, in opposition to War
or Weetwick ; nor should Staghound, Apsley, and Lang-
ham let War in the Racing Stakes, nor Nightwatch and
La Fortune let Klarinska in the four-year-old Memorial,
accomplish • bloodless victory, even if Mr. Bowes is to
win the three stakes. Again, the 200 sows. sweepstakes
is " all the money," so that Thursday and the Toxophilite
filly will lose nothing by opposing Kaidee, only this lady
and the Lady Betty filly having yet ventured in public, and
the remaining two-year old items are sure of coming
to a head, for the dark Yaraban and La Frigate premise
to try their strength against the stout Vauban in the
Sixteenth Memorial. What may do the Molecomb, or
the Chichester Stakes, is not for me to attempt to show
now, the handicap having to be made for the last named,
whilst the best of those in the richer stake will be pretty
well run through before the day ; so that I come at once
to the Cup. A very bad cup-race indeed it will be, oon-
sidering that neither of Lord Stamford's two, `Cambuscan
and Archimedes, have shown us this season that they have
any of their old " form" left, and that Windham, the
Duke, and Janitor are reported anything but up to the
mark for • long race. Under all the circumstances there is
nothing for it but to reduce the issue to • match between
Moushey and Tourmalin, and of the two the palm must
be given to the young one, because all the King Tom
mares stay so welL
Friday's events are all subject to how things may turn
out on the three preceding days, except the 100 move.
sweepstakes ; that Wild Agnes may walk over for—and if
she is in form the Chesterfield Cup will not be out of
Agnes's grasp. I cannot help noticing that Mouldy also
looks tempting for this latter open race, and the previous
doings of Nonfood, the Mayonaise filly, and others, may give
them just as wholesome a complexion. The Nursery having
been published nearly a week ago, some light has been
thrown upon it by recent doings, which show Opoponax
and Seringapatam to be really " well in," as are also
Miller's Maid and Commissioner. But W. Day and the
brothers Gaiter invariably have a great " pot " for this
event, and were Bandmaster, Defiance, or Leases—all very
good-looking colts—to be backed in earnest, they might
beat all the public form.—l am, he., METEOR.