The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-20 00:00:00

DERBY.

7to 4 apt Vauban (t do) 1000 to SO apt DTatounitil (t
0 to 1 Van Atuburgb and off;
(t and off 40 to 1 )(emit (off)
Bto 1 Ilarkatnan(t) be to 1 Plaudit le
100 to lb The Stake (off to to 1 Gipsy King (t
1000 to 60 Julius (off, t2O and off,
to 1) 150 to I Pitolvan itdo)
1000 to 45 Grand Cress (t I 1000 to 16 Roquefort (t)
and off) 1000 to 10 The Rescue (t)
800 to 40 The Palmer(o) , 1000 to 10 Tyndale (t)
50 to 1 Dragon (t do) 1 1000 to 10 Trocadero (off)

BETTING AT THE WEST END.-Smut..

In previous years the Sunday immediately preceding the
Derby has been productive of considerable speculation, and some
startling and portentous doings have taken place on that day.
The present anniversary, however, was iingnlarly devoid of any
marked movements, and It was generally remarked that things
, were unprecedentedly dull and slow. The exceeding firmness of the
' favourite was again made manifest,. 700 to 400 would haw been
taken In ea* bet. end the same odds were asked for over and
over again; layers, however, limited their offers to 65 to 40, at
which' gone seine business revs transacted, while many objected
to advance beyond oto 4. In further confirmation of the high
favour with which the Duke of ileanforts cult is regarded, It
' may be noted that one noble speculator laid as much
as 1000 to 410 en his being one of the first three. Van
Amburghls opening pope war 6 to 1, at which odds a
" pony" was invested : but very shortly afterwards 100 to 15
was offered, and this was taken several times. The only effect of
this support wan to make the hone a worse favourite, for after •
brief interval.? to 1 was offered, sod being but feebly responded
to, theprice was proffered to 'mane. 1111.1 could have been had
to lancet any amount. The strong feeling that prevailed in
favour of Maziratnan lesterday appeared to have quite died mit
to-day, for the repented offers of 7 to 1 were received with
silence, and no attempt was made to back him. Janus had an
Improving appearance, 1,500 to 100 was taken Ia one bet, and
subsequently too to 7 was accepted several thus. Thereinto also
a general desire to back him for • "situation," Ito 1 being readily
accepted and asked for. The Rake was again at all sorts of prima,
as much &sag to 1 was Lod in the first instance, then 2.5's and
Kea were taken, and finally 100 to 6 was the highest offer. while
20 to 1 would have been accepted. Meanwhile • signal Blur was
thrown on his pretensions by laying 500 to 100 against his being
one of We first five. Perhaps the horse most baskod of any
thing was The Palmer, who, at 25, ttl, and 20 to 1 wee supported
to win some £B,OOO or £lO.OOO. Dragon met with an occulting
Mead at Mtol, so did kraturnel at the same price : while
Dlatournel and Roquefort coupled were backed at 1500 to CO.
Grand Crum was twice laid agannt at 1000 to RD, and lire fifties
were booked about him for a place, although he afterwards re-
ceded to 6to 1 offered. " Poor Pl►udit" had quite a refring
time of It : 40 hundreds were hooked about Min to win, arid 10
hundred for a place. Subsequently, however, one speculator
boldly laid ROO to 40, and the quotation thou became 50 to 1
offered. "The Squires" horse, Gipsy King, was backed at 1000
to te, and layers were desirous of going on at this price, there
being at the aims time a counter proposition to accept 1000 to
15. Hermit took another step downward, offers of OS to 1 failing
to end takers; whllethe onee.talked.of outsider, Pitt-Ivan, made
no sign at 10115 to 14 offered. The last noteworthy transaction
was the laying of 1000 even on Vauban getting 'a Diane for the
Derby and Achievement winning the Oaks. Closing quotations
as follows:

DRURY.

65 to 40 apt Vanban't &frffil
7 to 1 Van Amlnitadt
t and of)
7 to 1 Morkanaa ;oft)
100 to 7 Julius (t is, of,
100 to 0 The Rake (off,
991011 freely)
20 10 1 The Pinner M
95 to 1 Dragon (t)
16 to 1 IYNatoornet (t
and off)
1500 to 90 apt D'Ertournal
PLACI BI

11000 to 30 wit Grand Croat (t
and off)
50 to 1 Plaudit (taken
an 4 off, after
4000t0 100 had
been taken)
1000 to 20 Oipsy King (t
and off)
1000 to 15 Berndt (off)
1000 to 14 litulvan(off)
r7OO to II Roquefort off
1000 to 10 Troeadero (off.
and Roquefort coupled (t)
11=1140._

1000 to 400 on Vauban(i)--
7 to 4 apt Van Antbarsh
(taken)
3 to 1 Jana, (t and
wanted)
4 to 1 The Rake (off)
800 to 100 apt The Rake bete
1000 grim an Vauban 1,2, 3 toi
winning tl

--tFte-1 apt OfoodCreas(off,
after 6 tot had
Leta taken)
6 to 1 D'Eatourneloff)
10 to 1 Plaudit (t)
100 to 8 Fits-Ivan (t)
10 to 1 Hermit (off)
one or the first five (t)
the Derby, and Achieve:6mM
e Oaks ,t)