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

TATTERSALL'S.-SATUR DAY.

The opening of the Subscription-room today was
not very numerously responded to, and as among those
present there was a conspieuoua dearth of backer., specu-
lation proved .somewhat dull. For the Great Yorkshire
Handicap, Seville was honoured with the premiership,
layers offering no more than 5 to 1 against her, but no one
seemed inclined to accept this price ; neither was there
any disposition evinced to take the 6 to 1 offered against
East Lancashire, although these odds had been accepted
with avidity at the clubs a short time previously. Priest
was a good deal inquired after, but bookmakers generally
appeared to hold him in wholesome dread, nearly everyone
refusing to name a price, and it was a matter of great
difficulty to make out his exact position ; as, however, 9 to
I was accepted about him before the close of business, it
was fair to infer that he had met with a large amount of
support through unseen channels. One speculator,
famous for backlog lots against the field, furnished an
interesting episode in the betting on this race, by laying
200/. even on five hones—namely, Seville, East lan:

mahire, Prkst, Bradamante, and Padiahab, and the same
gentleman supplemented this transaction by laying 50 to 5
that one of the lot would be first favourite. Speculation
on the St. Leger exhibited the ',tole peculiarity that has
characterised it of late—that is to say, the two favourites
nionorolised the market, and although other candidates
were occasionally mentioned no actual blow was struck in
favour of any one of them. As regards the relative posi-
tions of the two favourites there was to-day no change.
Hermit steldily maintained his pre-eminence, and cot •
fraction more than sto 4 was laid or offered ihroughout
the afternoon. Meanwhile Achievement was not wanting
friends, and the hostility to which she had been subjected
elsewhere was not put into motion at Albert-gate. At 2
to 1 she found ready supporters, a popular baronet taking
WO to :iOO, at other of her friends 200 to 100, while other
partisans of humble degree made with alacrity their invest-
ments at a like rate. Liberal odds were at the same time
laid on each of the favourites for a " situation," Hermit
exacting as much as 3 to 1, and Achievement sto 2.
From the undermentioned quotations it will be gathered
that Vauban, Julius, and Challenge were in turn
inquired for, and would have been backed but for the dis
erpriney in the estimate of their market status that
existed between layers and beakers. With respect to
Vauban it may be mentioned that there appears to be, day
by day, some of the old liking returning for him, and
according to present appearances there is every probabi-
lity of his seeing a much shorter price 'ere the flag falls.
Already the Duke of Beaufort's colt is greatly fancied for •
place, as evidenced by the fact of the disproportionate
price of 3to 2 being readily accepted. Notwithstanding the
recent appearance of the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire
weights we did not observe anything backed for either
race. For the first-named event 20 to 1 was offered on
the field, while the " lot fancier" previously mentioned
took :I.: horse.' against the field for, we believe, an even
1,000. The Derby was not mentioned, and the afternoon's
proceedings came to an early close, with the following
results :