The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-28 00:00:00

TO VIII lIDITOS OF TMli alMit

g, --Notwithstanding that some of the largest
previews of horses have determined they shall not as-
eiet et the gi,,Nodwood levels, there is a host already on
the epee ee to the neighbourhood, and the meeting
will cortsialy lase none of its prestige, judging
from the also' "!rivals" Royalty, Beauty, and
fashion already help to train Goodwood House; and the
ravishing sight the Lowe veßt present, now that a fine
week is reduced almost to a certainty, is something to look
forward to, whatever may beopme of the aotual sport.
This, however, so far se the pest pvents are concerned,
will be fully up to the ammo, the tomb:thing
of The Skipper (a result of the essay • .rushing on of the
public, who obtained all the lon priest' his owner re-
gulled) for this afternoon's Stewards' Oup. only tending
to Strengthen the field, whilst Friday's hags) caPe and the
Stakes and Cup will prove exciting as ever. As the
eventful hour for deciding the stakes drawisniit,h the num-
ber of candidates increases, some sixteen or seventeen
being confidently expected, as Pita-Ivan, Voikore. and
Peet, and Our Mary Ann, are all on the spot, ask I must
be added to my list of fourteen " probable " 'tartan S but
there is no unison for me to alter my original se leo-
tion, T•Douitar having at last advanced to the posit% -in
of first favourite I asserted was his due OVallediateiVr
after ho ran at Liverpool; and although Pidelia would be
all the better had Butler not been compelled to give up
the mount, she is still the beat second-string in my esti-
mation. It is not improbable that the Kidder-
I:darter men will endeavour to win with Ilium
in preference, inferior of the two as he may be, for " the
money" has not gone more smoothly with him, it appears,
that with Tabouret, whose party seem divided between
him and Tynedale. After all Mr. Lincoln may have to
give way to Mr. Parr, looking at the trial Ecarte has won,
and it is just on the cards that the trio of 3-yr-olds backed
so confidently will supply the first three, the opposition to
Gemera being continued, fit and well as she looks.
For the minor events on the Stakes day, my old loves
must still represent me—vix., Moslem (with Vale Royal
second) in the Drawing Room Stakes; Athena (Leonia
second) in one 300 soya. Sweepstakes, and St. Ronan in
another ; Naiveti in the Derby; and Tenedos or Chats!.
herault in the Findon. The Cup day's programme shall be
dealt with to-morrow.—l am, &e., METEOR.
Tuesday morning.

Om TitutozAra.)
GOODWOOD MEETING.--(THIS DAY.)

CRAVEN STASES.

Charnwood .. .. ..
Velewian .. .. ..
.. Mandrake .. ..3
Satyr .. .. .. 4
..
ORATWICKE STAKES. One mile and a half.
Herald, Slanderer, Lady Blanche f, and Happy Thought
are here. _
___ . _
.... _

,—....
RODS STAKES. One mile.
Paul Jones, Banditto, and Ratty are here.

BVizEPtiTAKES. T.Y.C.

King Richard, Sir Oliver, Veutnor, Lymington, Serin-
gapatam, and Fal-lal are here.

LAVANT STAKES. Half a mile.
Lady Cecilia, Si.. to Beeicrucian, Mercury, Badsworth,
Duke of Beaufort, and Scintilla are here.

STEWARDS' CUP. T.Y.C.
King Victor, Laneret, Xi, Palmer, Satyr, Silent's,
Moslem Van mburgh, Sir Oliver, Naive* Mr. Pitt,
Taraban, Indian Star, Charnwood, Leonia, Banditto,
Mum, Harvester, Paul Jones, Bel Giorno, Ironmaster,
Vex, Victress, The Special, Gloire de Dijon, La Belle
Jeanne, Huntsman, Claim, Caine, Reindeer, Slanderer,
Pest, Snowdrop, Mercury,. Venom, Warrington, Oar
Mary Ann, and President Lincoln are here.
PAID FORFEIT. —Out-and-Outer Athena, Barrington,
Monarch of the Olen, Lady H' 4hthorni Master Willie,
Romping Girl, Wolsey, Hermit, The Skipper, and Her-
mitage.

HAM STAKES. T.Y.C.
Standard Bearer, Chanoinease, Minaret, and Siderolite
are here.

ANITEBLET STABEr3. Three miles five furlongs.

Irish Queen f, Taraban, and Blinkhoolie am here
Asarnm.—Belladrum, Sunstroke, St. Mango, Parson,
Phcebus, Freeman, Choral, Witchcraft, Ines, Fidelia,
SaWet, Returned, Parma, Landscape, Slowman, Courtier,
Fits Ivan, Ferragus, Election, and Lyttleton.

CAICIET.-177118 r)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY GROUND.
aDDLELIEX O. KENT (urroszr). _

To-day, Abortly after noon, in ecorehildieheoe!
weather, play in this match was resumed. M'
sent Mr. Sutton and Hearne to the wickets, as per pre-
vious innings, Mr. Lipseounbe and Willsher leading the
attack. Nineteen runs were put on, when Mr. Sutton,
whose contribution amounted to 14, was bowled by
Willsher. Mr. It. D. Walker was next in, and when
30 were on the telegraph, Mr. Lipsoombe relinquished
the bowling in favour of Bennett. For some time Will-
idler's bowling was A 1, and Hearne had enough to do to
stop them. The score was very gradually advanced to 44,
when Mr. R. D. Walker was caught off Bennett in the
slips. His brother, Mr. I. D. Walker, took the vacant
wicket, and had the narrowest escape possible of
a " run-out." Afterwards he made an off-drive
down the hill, for which six were run. Mr.
Lipecombe resumed the bowling with the score at
60, and then he changed ends with Willsher. A few
overs later he bowled a ball to Hearne, which he cut late
and hard, and it was finely caught by Mr. White at slip.
The third and fourth wickets were down respectively at
78 and 79. the fifth at 89, and the sixth at 90 ; the score
at 2 o'clock being as follows :—Middlesex, first innings,
168; second innings, 90. Kent, first innings, 94.