The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-28 00:00:00

YO TOE ISLITOZ OP TIM =PRE e.

81R,—It would never be denied for one moment
thit tho racing world has enjoyed a more prosperous elate
than it 'dose just at pretest; but thatour generation of
tinkles is no more demonises' d than the last we are re:
miudad by the latest bit of turf "news." This ie tho
diath of old Olando, the mention of whore honoured
name brings up reminiscences of the execrable Running
Rein Derby, in which two holies at leasimparticipated
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frandulently, vie., Leander and the falsely-styled Running
Rein. They were both objected to before the
race, on the ground .of being four years old; and
although Leander "broke his leg ie running and was
shot the came afternoon, his lower jaw was taken off
before he was buried, and show* to Mr. Field on the
SatuWay morning following, when he gave his opinion
that it was the jaw of a 4-yrs-old horse. Late on Friday
niEht, or cult' on Saturday morning, the remains et
Leander wets dug up, and his head cut off and submitted
to Mr. Bartlett, jun., a veterinary surgeon at Dorking,
oho pronoenced it to be the head and upj er jaw of a
4-yr-old-horse." Thus reith the listing estemlar of 1811,
from which it can be learned how the objection against
Runuing Rein wee cartitd before the gentlemen of the
long robe at Westminster; and also how, after Baron
Alderron's order for the examination of Ms mouth was
met by the story that the horse was lost and could not be
produced, a verdict was given in favour of Colonel Peel,
who ran second with Orlando and third with lonian. It
was shown that the supj osed Running Reiss was no ot'ser
than one Maccabees, who ran once as a three-year-old, in
1/443, and was at the end of the sea on returned "dead."
lie showed again in 1844, under the new name of 7a-
'semi, and wets bold enough to contest the A-cot Gold
Vase as a fire-year-old. It is only a fortnight after
Orlando's Derby that we come across the equally shame-
ful " Bloodstone ease" at Ascot, where a three-year-old
not only won a two-year-old race, but the "Master of
tie Reckhounds and Stewards of the jockey Club" also
comidimented his owner by giving their opinion that he
Lad issued positive orders to the rider of the colt to lose
the said race ! Orlando was undouldrstly the best three-
yrar-old in his fleshy, and he was as faidy entit!eil to
wen the blue sit and :is he is to be gloritied as one of the
grratwt successes at the stud. Only seven years aft, r
he achieved the highest honours his sun Teddingtou fol-
lows d in his path on Epsom Downs, and ho likewise claim
to be the father of Insperieuse,winnerof the St. Legerand
One 'lion: and ti elutes. 'Three TWO Thousand victors—
Fan oktto, Fitz-Roland, and Dioehautes, besdles a race
of ghats that isiclade Aniosto, hay Celia, Bay Rosalind,
I.orardo, Chevalier d'lndustrie. Crat,r. Liddington,
Many's, Melissa, ()tete; Scythian, and Trumpeter.
nix lens and eanelsters have had their share of honours
at the stud as well AS on the turf, awl Day Celia is the
dam of tie taletuated Earl, not allowed the opportunity
to welkin the steps of his wand:she at Epson?. The horse
le: es all further chance of distinguishing Lim-elf on the
turf by falling into the hands of Mr. Cookson, the Meader
of so. many successful Buccaneers, awl who intends, it
apyears, to mate him with the meet suitable of the
Newham mares this next season.

Whatever the generalstate of the turf may be just now,
it is evident that a great change is taking place in the
" winter arrangements" of those living on and
out of it. Metropolitan promoters of sport do not
care to keep even Christmas week sacred, so
freely do k section of holiday-loving Cockneys sup-
port them; but • more remarkable change on
the old system hag been observable this " recess" in spe-
culative cireles;for the springing up of certain new betting
dubs appears to have bees only the signal for the cessation I
of all speculation on coming great events. Whether it be
an old or a new rendezvous you may drop it at, evmybody
eems to have gone mad after billiards ; and the Wmg of
the Jockeys, Fordham, mustbave caught the infection, for
he was actually advertised, like Roberts or Dolton, to
play an exhibition match at the new Prince of Wales's
Club on Boxing-night. At the old Victoria, the game has
been so ranch the rage that little time could be found for
betting— rather tothe advantage of the purely racing public,
perhaps, looking at the money they have thrown away
during the last two or three winters on "eoopered"
favourites foe the Two Thousand and Derby. Even with
rumours afloat that influenza has got a hold on several
stables, no anxiety has been manifested for weeks past to
speculate on the three- -oldness of '69—not even on the
point whether the Derby wall come off or not. The "dif-
ficulty " has not been got over yet, though the Sporting
Garet& announces authoritatively that there is every like-
lihood of ite being speedily settled one way or the other.
and also that the stewards of the Epsom meeting will
resign their Mace if sense terms are not come to with Mr.
Studd immediately. It appeared as though the Grand
Stand Association had a chance of easy t rots when, after
getting Judge Clark's certificate that the new turn (by
nisking which they were enabled to do without the dear
bit of laud) was better than the old, they advertised the
spring events, to close of the .sth of January, to be
decided on the altered course. For some days things
woe so quiet it might have been thought all was right,
and that whilst owners of horses were agreeable to the
new tuck, the Association really did not care whether
they bad a Derby in 1869 and 1879 or not. But suddenly
owners, (miners, and jockeys have come out with very
strong opinions that the new turn will not do, and appa-
rently the aping venture will prove a very bad specula-
tion indeed unless the old track is gone back to. To do
this, the meeting (the advertisement of which, I perceive,
is not repeated in the last Giloortar) will have to be re-
advertised, and this must be done in the next CalenJar,
for the taco' all close on the sth of January, after which
no further shifting can take place.
The above are the only "news" calling for comment,
as the December "Forfeit List" just published simply
shows that the gross amount of unpaid stake; in Ibis is
more insignificant than ever, and the first day of the
Finchley Steeplechases went off as well, considering it was
Boxing-day, as it is to be hoped the second will. It is
not necessary to descant on the probabilities of the half
dozen events Mill to be got through; and, not to trespass
too much on your columns, so many of which wall be
filled, no doubt, with more amusing matter, I must defer
my ooncluding letter, reviewing the crack 2-yr-olds of the
past season, until to-morrow.—l am, ice., WTEOB.

.-BAri•ILoA.t.

The Bothig-day sports at Ealing haring for a time been
abandoned, lmedley wan chosen for the tumuli outing
of the Otielmem, and though ft was at one period
thought that the meet* would not enjoy the pope-
Malty of FAling, the idea received a onniplete re-
futation by the immense &academes on &Monday. Since the lad
alerting in the Finekley peatures many altenitions have been
made in the coulee, with which no tank can now be found, and
as it is within easy distance of the Hendon and Ithichley-road
stations on the Midland line, and Plnehloyea theOrentNorthent,
it la likely to turn out a most antemsful speetelation. The com-
pany, both in the ring and outside, Saturday Was exceedingly
krge, and whilaiitcistatook really of the holiday charm:tin the
=trof was sudirtitatly interesting to induce •
ier of e followers of steeple-chasing. Fortunately
the weather was due while the sport hosted, but immediately
it was cootinekd there was a heavy fall of rain. which will not
improve the wane for 'Condors ream though the going was
not at all bad to-day. The adds, iwill be secs, were of average
disarm/one, but locking had the wend of the day's traissaitions
three of the dee favourite being bowled over. Black
Prime, whom teeny at one time considered • good hone,
rot up badly in the opening event—the FIMIft
whirl, fell to Und.r the Cloud, who on her Woolley running
ought to have been backed for more money than she way. The
lie liegMceplerhase, which linaight out eight runners, was
notable only fur the vietory of Faint Heart, who upset a greet
forum ite tr, Frailty ; but Mr. Hobson got leek his losing oter
he r in the principal rare of the day, the Middlesex Ilsoiliesp,
which fell to Arc of 7'rumps, who won in a ranter from Birlic 11111 d
NigHlll. emilluy—an own shine to Van Amburgh -and Inanity
barked in the ring, carried of the Hunt Cup, for which the
linvoluiddiv Walk. re" played second fiddle with the comer-
stone gelding. !hied, of the day'. sport are Appleled.
Toe FINCIII.Ite I'I.ATR. Handimp, of 60 e 10,10,.; winners extra.

lir.T4l7'4l;ncler. the (laud, by CaVtllll6lA—llopeles*,
seed, not (Vonece) 1
3lr. Ilankina'a Gulden (1., *O4, lOot 71b (laphiek) 1
bledhurst's linerdernaln, 6 yrs, 114 (Danhis) 3
Black Prince and (iodic also ran

Letting to 1 setst hack Prime, ti to 1 474thdden erne,.
to 1 art Under the Cloud, and a to 1 egg any oust. Under
the Cloud made play followed by Black Prime and Legerdemain,
Csustie bringing up the rem, for a quarter of a mile, when Black
ilium took or) the running,
_and was followed post the titandby
Legerdenunn, (nadir, and Undm the Cloud in a elmter, Golden
Cross being now at the tail of drake. This order was maintained
for a mile, when the nounnand wonresumed by Under the Cloud,
and Woad's' thaw simultaneously took reward plate Meek
Prince druppiog into the rear of Ltwerdemain, Caustic gnoluttlly
tailing off. At the laet jump Guides Cress a herd upon t'nder
the Mud, but the Litter drew away on the hill, and Wee in a
canter by tinny. lengths. Legetdemain was a bad third, Bluth
Prince fourth, and (Mono last.
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SULLIIIO tienuteutetiaan Ps.arit of IKI corr.; weight for Age,
with rriliug allowance.. Two mike.
Yr. Trutt'« Faint Heart, by Hamner Darrowhy—ootam
Lady (t. 00). 6 yte, flat ISb (C. Jarvis) 1
Ur. J. keener °wined° (00), aged, 114 10Ib (J. Land)
Mr.
F. 0. 1104011.111 hefty (GO. 5 TM 114 MI ,(Ownet)
sod E
71w
olit following goo ran : —Refloat. Rejected. litilfottl, Ranker,
h. _ .

BertitTi to 1 sag Frailty, to I vet Faint Ileart,4 to I apt
Banyan. e, and *0 to 1 mot any other. Frailty Bedford. and
Griot''
uale got *vim thi.• feriae together. but 'the former took
• de
kid woe afterlanding. arm, however. mon joined
I.y Balloon, and the pair ran in ineepany, with Banymedo and
Itejett,d at their heels, to a quarto at a milli, when Oar
tork up the running, folloaed mot the Stand by Ite
Balloon, end Frailty. Bedford, who fell at the Jump at foot
of the hill, woo not perneverod with, no WIN Heath, who jumped
out of the eounie heloro reeehing the Maud. A orilo from home
Faint Heart took third phiee, and waited opou lianymede and
Fioilty till within a quarter of a mite (nun the finial. when he
yawed them both, anddrawinw away won in muter by throe
opttle. A licit nerand and third. Banker wan a
lad fourth, llallann kith, while Ilefeeted walkoil in. rho winner
vii ie to Mr. Y. U. Babies for do bona.
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Tns Num Ctn., vuko 60 soar. ; added to a liweeindakee of 3
awe. each; for Motels II sham ;le k, with allowencia for gantlet.
men raki,. About two mike. (hobs.)
Mr. A. Poole's thalami, by trout —Carriers, 4 yrs,
Itstelb ;Owner) I
3lr. O. Nelete's g by CorneMoos (h.b.), list
(Mr. B. Walker)
Mr. F. Bather's Tom Bowline, et.lfot alb
Barkeieit.
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The following elm ran :—The Buck, Lottery, Bedsit e, l
way, Triumpher, and Alice.
Jemies was death oat at I p.m. Qatar day at the ram.
Betting 7to 4 gat the Comenaorte gelding, to I
Trionyher, 10 to 1 art thanllea, red iuo to 7 " bar thn.c."
Oorneretone gelding Dade play, followed by Tom,
Camillus, and Triumpher, towhom tuoweilesl Earkaway tdC!
mite, Lotto y and the Buck by: aging up the rear wad witiffin a
mile from home, when Caudle+ took woad place, and waited
arm the favouritirelll appromehing the kat lance, wh.,n eke drew
away, and won molly by a of lingthe. Tam ftewhm was
a Lad third, Ala. fondle, Mark-waycou fifth Triumpher rant/ and
Totten); next, none of the others meetw the post. IL:Amite fell
at the bet Jump but one, andwelked in Lime.
A ROLLING llaewcar OTIPPLECH &NZ Of Sss,uearh, 1 ft., with
70 added ; winner to be sold for Qum. Two sages.
Mr. John's Buses, by Commotion—Mins Ifarkawacrs
• ( 1
. . Bill's Balboa, a, 131) ..(Mr. P.O. Bo ,
Mr. J. (hem's lAkique ym, 110 talb Oannon
Betting: toil on Bran, and 11 to 4 met Ls Pique, The Litter
made play, folloded by Balloon, ikinin lysig in the rearmatil
*Okla ban.. mils from Mem, when she Mamma planes with
Balkan, and IA Pique stumbling, Hama took up the runnmS,
end won M a canter by four leegtha which distance divided
'wend and third. The winner wee fought in for 63 guinesa
THE MIDDLES:Ip HANDICAP of b lure each, 2 ft., with 40
added; view,. extra. Three miles. CU subs.)
Mr. P.O. Uoluaa's Ace of Trumps, by Kum of Timm.;
Fite Gift, s, llstllll/ (Owner) 1
Mr. Anthony's Birdie, a, 104 tlb (Wheeler)
Mr. Worries Visite, a, (Ortgasy) $
limbs sad Ortioradeovan.'• .
Batting: to 1 .gat Aee of Tamp., to 2 eget irlikna,aolll3 to
sgst florins. Birdie led, stneeeded by the favourite, `the
grit truce, ahem he took the lead, but wee steadied *tare
TVOlhing the ahuid, and Birdie n-uttedthe command, tilLia.r
ce Aof Timms: "meet ding, the other pair following ..!
pony for half a mi/e,t nicer Ordix fell and Clarion tor.4re-cond
plate. Vhesi dropping into the rent of Aoe of Trump'. w• ;oat err:
hnext d, hollow?, before reaching the stand the woo I time, on
Faith:lg 'kith Hardie had a ; lcarlexd of Cimino • the lett r and
Vision were in Unable a mile from home, and'Ace of Tramps
took meted place, closing with Binh° at the last fen.,, awl the
pair yin ~1 as ay some distance in tient of the other pat.. Within
the meal ht Are ofTrnropoi drew away awl won in a ..mtpr by
Mire h miths, which distance Mt.-n:nod between tie. ,nil and
third, %Won Lein lout.