The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-24 00:00:00

4.

Svarttreit intriligence.

TATTERFALLT.-31, NPAY.

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Although the Subscription Room was not very mime-
ready attended to-day, there was no lack of business,
speculation on the:Gnat Autumn Handkaps, now so moon
to be decided, ruling remarkably brisk. For the Great
'astern Handicap Pericles, who way so heavily supported
at the clubs in the morning, found friends at 6 to 1; and
if anything over this price could have been laid, a great
deal more money would have gone on, one gentleman
offering to take 700 to 100 ; the other horses named in the
quotations were backed for but a little, Pericles being,
a word, all the rage. For the Cesarewitch the partisans
of Honesty renewed their oonfidence ; 100 to 15 was kindly
accepted, and to good money ; and when, in the course of
the afternoon, one speculator ventured to lay 700
to 100, it was generally accounted a good bet
to take. There cannot, indeed, be a question
that the Duke of Hamilton's representative is one
of the wannest favourites that has ever been furnished for
• big handicap, and judging from the free manner in
'which the constantly decreasing odds are accepted, there
Is a large sum still to come into the market. Although no
disposition was evinced to back Blinkboolie, layers would
sot offer more than 11 to ; be seems just now to be in
that quiescent state that a horse sometimes falls into after
be has been heavily backed and general attention becomes
directed to another. Lothario exhibited the steady and
genuine appearance characteristic of " the Baron's" repre-
aentataves ; 1,500 to 100 was booked in one bet, and the
same rate of odds was nahesitatingly accepted from fiat
to last. Very little was done about Maid of Hingham filly,
sad Etoile Pliante was scarcely in such good odour, for
after 100 to 6 bad been offered generally, one speculator
stepped in, and laying 20 "ponies,"desiredtorepeat the ope.
=don. The feature of the afternoon, however. was the and-
den return of Thalia to favour ; at first 20 to 1, and then 100
to 6WM mapped up wherever these prices could be ob-
tained, until at length when the question was put to
bookmaker, they declined to a man naming any price at
all. The fate of the other candidates in the same stable
may here be mentioned; 1,000 to 30 was offered against
Potomac, 1,000 to 15 laid against 011111h1 Gilyndwr, and
1,000 to 12 against Proserpine. But despite the apparently
unhealthy condition of this shunted trio, an offer was
made to accept SOO to 100 about W. Goiter's lot, but no
Dore than 7 to 1 was forthcoming. Armourer had an im-
proving look, a gentleman having to back him experiencing
considerable difficulty in obtaining the price upon which he
had set his beart-22 to 1. Despite !the immense favou.
Minim of Honest!, his stable companion, Julius, was
by no means wen
friends,there being several offers
well-in usually •11-in armed quarters to accept 30 to 1, but
the layers' limit was 25 to I. The position of the Dane-
tiklgpair was somewhat puzzling ; one gentleman, after
2000 to 60 about Harpenden. offered to lay 1000 to
30, and at the seine imenent 1000 to 20 was booked twice
against King's Cress, bat the taker was one who does not
often throw his money away. Romping Girl was offered to
be backed at 40 to 1, but the intending investor could rot
be accommodated. 1000 to 15 wee laid and offered against
Westwick, and 1000 to 40 was offered against Mr. 13evill's
lot, that gentleman in reply proffering to take 5000 to 100
about "use of his." The Cambridgeshire betting was
sot of much account, and need; no special comment.
Speculation on the Derby was almost a dead letter, the
ealy transaction that came under our notice being the
taking of 6to 1 about Lady Elizabeth. The prices at the
sidle were as follows :

GREAT RARTIRRN RAILWAY II A.NDICAP.
6 to I agst Duks of Newcastle's kende*, a yn, Bet 2lb (t
and off)
10 to I Lord litanitord's Blr Oliver, 3 yrs, eat Illb't
200 to 8 Lord Wesanserlead's Mletlatoe, 4 yrs, ent 101 b 3,
16 to 1 Duke of Newcastle's Komarek, 3 yrs, Sit (I)
204 to 4 br. Baton's KUM Rover, Syrs, Est 121 b (t)
10 to I ILL B. Thellussoses Gladlator,4 yrs, Set 6lb (t)