The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-01 00:00:00

TO THZ EDITOZ OP TUB ICAPIZZII.

Bin,—it must have seemed like old times to
those who saw Fobcrt an IJ. Scott carre .11 before them '
at Newcastle the Wizard having at length sufficiently
eared Tarabon of his piggish temper for him to win two
good races, weeet Fobert swept all the other important
stakes off (except the Cup won by Romping Girl), by the
aid of Louis of Hesse, Frolicsome, La Mousse, Feriae-
mum, and Centaur. The thne first-named Lad never been
in teileic before. and the three.yeerold iow.v et most sen.
sationel (Peet when, after one of the finest recce on record,
he carried off the Queen's Plate. The performance was
sot a good one, Tarabso's overthrow of Romping
Girl. lioneeti,h, and FervacqueF, fairly eclipsing it.
for all the poll he had in the weights—which
be will not he able to chute in the St. Leger,
it being • very remote probability that the Tyne-
elders saw the Doncaster winner last week. Ame-
nsee proved himself nothing more than a good second-class
bone (say about 121 b better than 11.teeteii, and 91b supe-
rior to Romping Girl) ; but this Mu.. all that wax needed
ter him to follow the example set by Lk sire, aid win this
Plate, especially as one or two of his seveii opponents were
" wrong," their parties evidently not raring to try their
luck against such a " good thing" se the Grand Prix
winner at sst 21b, At Chelmsford, ipawich, and Wor-
sister, things did not go so " rosy" for backers of favou.
vitae, who, just to wind up the week with, received another
facer over the Pantaloon case decided rat T.ttersall's on
Saturthiy. The " decision" created no little astonishment,
and I have no doubt the members of the committee who
adjudicated will be called upon to show grounds for their
ruling, which is in direct contradiction to the newest bet•
ting law laid down, stipulating that where objections to
qualtfization are made " after the race is run, the beta
Aril go to the horse that comm. in first, pro-
vided he is of the right age," kc. It may be that
they are satisfied a sort of objection was mole
before the race. and if so all well and good ; but if not,
then it would almost appear that in .11 future disputes
Tattersall's decisions will be given simply in contradiction
to nay opinions Admiral Roos and theft working with I
him before he left the committee may have held and acted
'woe. This, however, is almost too bad a state of affairs
to be possible, disorganised as turf institutions are just
now ; and it is to be hoped the committer can show some
goo I" mania " for the conclusion they have arrived at.
There is a good opportunity to ventilate Has matter this
week, when the magnates of the .Jockey Club and Tatter-
sall's meet behind the ditch at Newmerket, for there will
he few excitine racing events to keep the pot boiling from
Tuesalay to Feeley, during which pened Steen plates and
sweeps, worth very little in themeelve., ..:,d four uniin•
portant matches, have to be got through. u.oof them may
turn out well ; and so they must to give us . lively meet-
three of the eight heaviest stasis being enything but
" feeturee," The 21 sovs. sweepstakes on the trot day, fur
inst ince, will beer to bring out Lely f; lace against Cote
tempt or Ninny and Black Diamond to make a good race.
and then Loly Grace's allowance might let her have
pretty nearly her owe wap , if the hundred ie good enough
for her Dulcet managed to win the two year-old race at
Worcester, but not in • style to prove herself the supe-
rior of E.O de Vie, and this she met be to win her match
against Dr. Syntax, supposing there was no mistake when
the latter gave 141 h to Mr. Hawkeelefe colt in the spring.
In another match, for the same amount, Lady Barbara had
to give 7lb to 4 hprey, and I think she can du this after
her recent slixplays. The July is to, rich a prize
not to bring together • good body ef homes, sod
on the home gamut alone there are s.coNfe.
La Serrazin, Restitution, with the " derk"4'ourt Mantle
and Miracle to help swell the field in addition to several
others whose time has not yet come, such as St. Ronan
and the out called Typhems, who it to create such a
sensation when he has his first public trial. To meet the '
borne divisein. the Marquis of Hastings will probably send
Lady Elisabeth, keeping Athena for the shorter races and
Seesaw for :mother day altogether ; but I know of nothing
else to jeopardise their prospects, Rusicrucian being still
amiss, and Mr. Merry's best things backward in prepara-
tion ; and the nice will be mainly between the lot just
meetioned. The Marquis's colours will not be easily
shaken off. nor will these of Count F. de Lagrange,
with La flarrazin tocarry them: butthe Duke of Hamilton
apparently possesseethe winner in Leonia, who should have
beaten Athena without • dead heat at Stockbridge, and
it was always said the latter was better than Lady Eliza-
beth—which I doubt, however, in a fair T.Y.C. race.
Athens will be more at home on the last half-mile of the
July T.Y.t in the Exeter Stakes on Wednesday, where
there is Griusston staring in the face of his old opponent,
Lady Elizabeth, who might have greater difficulty than
over to dispose aide' on this occasion, were it her duty to
carry the hoops instead of Athena. The only " dark "one
against theist of any account is Alolus, though I expect
Pearlfeather to improve some day on her Ascot per-
formance ; but Danbury ought to win, and cleverly too,
if Athena is their champion. Golden Biome may win the
Midsammer Stakes, Vandervelde or Brolamants the
Beaufort Handicap ; and Lady Seaham the Match against
Red Comyn,all these running off on the second day. There
is a six-furlong Summer Handicap on Thursdayontb which
Count Batthputy should be satisfied, having his Mount
Palatine, in at st 121 b, and Earl of Derby at list 10Ib, the
former a reel horse when he likes ; but the Duke of
Hamilton's part can be wall taken by the Sultan, IL Daw-
son being lucky if he can find • better one in the stable ;
and Blanton's division with Redan or Seringapatsm, and
Baron Rothschild's Callihan, are so tempting looking, that
I hardly like to make a selection, Count Batthyany's
Baden and Carnball each having an equal share of my re-
geed. In the Conterfield, both Athena and Lady Eliza-
beth are penalised 716, and there is just the chance that
the Marquis of Hastings' third string, See Sow, having
escaped, will be wanted, albeit Athena might to be more
than 71b his superior even to have found Derby backers at
14 to 1. Leonie, however, is here to greet them agidn, with
Suffolk, and the pair will give a good account of
themselves, for all their 71b penalties, Pearlefeather
and Grimaton alb extra) being two other. to fight for
the honour of Newmarket against the invaders. Were
the course a quarter of a mils further, Suffolk's
chance would be second to none, though it has to be
shown that he eau boat Limne over any distance, • and
my fortunes shell again be cast with those of the bake
of Hamilton, whose filly, to win the double event, has
only to accomplish what Achievement, Liddington, and
Saccharumeter all did in the short space of five years. The
weights for the Newcastle Handicap have yet to be ad-
justed, the only other item before me being a Match, for
which I prefer Lady &ahem to Delium.
Four events are completed in the Carlisle pregrainme,
the " feature " (after the wrestling and other athletic
'porta) being the Cumberland Plate. Herein Crown
Prince looks well on paper, after beating Dunaany and
Russian Bee in an Irish queen's Plate, list Idb being en
easy weight enough. Still he is a bit of a rogue • and,
did he " cut it,'' there would be a chance for Fainvisid or
Fitzroy. Helen having run most disgracefully behind Dun-
many at Manchester. The Prince is also in the Grand
Stand Plate, but with 7st Bilb ; and the running for this
will probably foretell the winner of the second day's han-
dicap, the Carby Castle Stakes being simply at the mercy
at Romping GirL—l am, he., METEOR.