The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-03 00:00:00

LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING-FRIDAY.

The attendance to-day was far in excess of that of yes-
terday, a very huge number of market people being pre-
sent, while the ranks of professional turfites also received
considerable augmentation from those who had " assisted"
at the Worcester gathering. The sport also was more in-
teresting. Celebrated under very favourable weather, the
meeting may be said to have been very successfuL The
racing to-day, though of a very good description, needs no
comment in this place ; but it may be stated that the
Grand National Steeplechase was, in the eyes of the
country people, the great event of the meeting. Details
are appended :
THE CoNsOLATIoN SCRAMBLE HANDICAP of 5 sous.
each, with 30 added: winners extra. T.Y.C. Nearly
three-quarters of a mile.
Captain Macneill' Knight of the Gluier, by Prime
Illulstcr—Rosa Bonheur. 2 yrs, Tat I.olb Icar Bst 2%)
P,,rdham, 1
Mr. Baylee's Risk, 4 yrs, 7st 10lb • Cameron, 2
Mr. Plckett's Mushroom, 4 ym, Tat 121 b 'Carroll 3
The following also ran :—Lady Lucia, Clairvoyant, and The
Nun.
Betting : Even on Knight of the Garter, 100 to 30 agst
Clairvoyante, and 8 to 1 agst Risk.
THE AVELAND NI'ltiERT HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sou.,
for yr-olds ; winners extra. Six furlongs. (30 subs.)
Mr. 11, Chaplin's Blinkhoolle, by Rataplan—Queen Mary,
7st IMb car tat 21b) I Fordluum) 1
Mr. D Lye's Blue Peter, Trt Rib (R. chalioner)
Count Patthyany's Cheltenham, 7st 41b ‘llustable 3
The following also ran .—Annie Laurie colt, ltecommuse,
Merry Mourrch, sujah Dowlah, and Little Treasure.
Betting : 2 to 1 apt the Annie Laurie colt, 3 to 1 agst
Cheltenham, 8 to 1 each apt Blinkhoolie and Little
Treasure, and 10 to 1 each apt Merry Monarch and Blue

Peter.
THE HAINTON STAKES (Handicap) Of 100 sorra, added to
a sweepstakes of 5 sore. each, 3 ft, for all ages ; winners
extra. One mile. (20 subs.)
Capt. Maehell's Volunteer, by Alarm—lona, aged, Set 131 b
includlna 101 h extras 'enstance, 1
Mr. R. 11. Jonei's Skylark, 6 yrs, Sat alb tearroll,
Count Ilattb}any's King Charming. 4 Ira, Sat
121 b
(Fordbani)
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Lion also ran.

Betting : 5 to 4 apt Volunteer, 2 to 1 apt King Charm-
ing. and 6 to 1 apt Skylark.
THE INNKEEPER,' SELLING. STAKES of 5 sore. each, with
30 added. for all ages ; weight for age. The winner to be
sold for 301. T.Y.C. (6 furlongs 100 yards).
Mr. t b) Promised Land—Tribute, 2 )Til, est 1111 s
(Kenyon) I
Mr. Parley's Musa, 2 yrs, fist Illh 'Cameron)
Mr. Illacklee's Risk, 4 yrs, 9st 'Carroll) S
The 6dlowine also ran :—Vulcan, Minna, and Mushroom.
Betting : Even on Muss, 3 to 1 apt the Tribute filly,
and 6 to 1 agst Vulcan.
HER ill.t..TEsri's PLATE of 100 guineas, for all ages ;
weight for age. Two miles.
Mr. Uremia's Regalia, by stockwell—Gem, 4 yrs, 9st 71h,
',Fordham) 1
Mr. Ilandley's Retrousse, 3 yrs, Bst 9th 'Morris)
Mr. Slater's Dart, 3 yrs, Set 91b 'J. Osborne) 3
Betting :.5 to 2 on Regalia, 7 to 2 apt Retrousse, and
10 to 1 apt Dart.
THE GRAN', NATIONAL AUTUMN STEEPLECHASE
cap) of 10 sovs. each, aft, and 3 only if declared, with 70
added ; winners extra. About four miles. (16 subs., four
of whom declare.)
Mr. linstittoo's Lady Newark to h', 6 yrs, 10st . (Horner.; 1
Mr. J. M. Richardson's Vienna, aged, list Mr. Richardson; 2
Mr. I. A. I.lg.,tt'o Bridegroom h , aged, Iftt ..'Walker' S
The I.illowim: abid ran Gamecock, Maid of Kent, Ravens-
wood, and Foxholes
Betting : 7 to 2 apt Bridegroom, sto 1 each apt Fox-
holes and Vienna, 7 to 1 apt Maid of Kent, and Bto 1
apt Lady Newark.

BETTING ON THE COURSE
LIVERPOOL AUTI:SiN CUP.
6 to 1 agst The 9perl6ll)
THE DERRY.
41) to 1 agst Muter Butterfly ;V
5o to 1 Grand Cross tto 100*

BETTING AT MAN(
LIVERPOOL Al
4 to 1 agst The Special to,
9to 1 olr

!HESTER.-FRIDAY.

,UTUMN CUP,

:a) to 1 agst Red Earl (off 26
to I t freely;
it 6 to 1 Brick toff)

100 to 7 114 illarriette,o,
100 to 7 East Lynne .01r,
t 100 to 8)
100 to 8 Friday t)
10) to 0 Treasure Trove

100 to 3 Meowing
100 to 3 Sportsman :off;
100 to 3 Jollity of
100 to S Life Guardsman
off)
100 to 3 Mushroom off'
200 to 3 ffundoelalt ,off,
500 to 5 MouLsey

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too to R Cbep•tow 'off; I
100 to 6 Sandal .off. I
20 to 1 —14 u and w)
91 to 1 -- Helen off

liabat and iffilitarg.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 2.—ArPons-rmENTs.—Lieute-
nants G. R. Donkin, to the Star; A. Little, to the Rinaldo;
and T. G. Price, to the Dauntless.
Sub-Lieutenant B. W. Vernon, to the Reindeer.

CHATHAM, Nor. 2.

The Admiralty have given directiona for the
construction, at Sheerness dockyard, of a new sloop cor-
vette, unarmoured. to be named the Sappho, which is to be
built from the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Con-
structor of the Navy. She is to be a sister ship to the
Blanche, building at this yard, and the Dense, building at
Portsmouth.

DEFTFORD, Nov. 2.

By direction of the Admiralty the alitightering
of beasts for the service of the Navy will commence at the
Victualling-yard on Wednesday next, the arrangements for
preserving the meat on Mr. Hogarth's system, which was
fully approved by the Admiralty on their recent visit, hav-
ing been completed. The number to be killed weekly is
MO, the contract for the supply having been taken by Mr.
Israel, of Whitechapel.

ART SCHOOLS. —The Lords of the Committee of
Council on Education haying bad under their consideration
the payments made on the last examination of students'
works in schools of art have determined to
increue such peyments. In future the payment on
amount of satisfactory elementary works executed
during tile year by an artisan will be 15.., instead
of 10s. ; and on account of satisfactory advanced
works 2es. linefeed of 13s. After the annual examination
for art certificates in February next there will be from four
to six vacancies in the list of masters in training, to whom
an allowance of It. per week is made, for which students of
local schools who hold the first certificate may compete.
Their lordships express** hope that the number of works
to be sent up for the. next examination will be largely in-
creased. and to point out that suty hesitation of studtif
to leave their works in the heads of the local committee
might perhaps be modified by miss reduction of the feu to
than who submit works.