The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-28 00:00:00

TO m 11147011 OP Till 11111,111288.

Brit,— Bad as tho three-year-olds may bo this
,eaten, they managed to win every handicap for which
they were eligible at the Newmarket "trot October Moot-
ing, 41140 one. and it is encouraging to the tA‘sarowiteh
backers of Blue (lows that • stoond-clan youngetor. with
''ire :lb, should carry off Friday's great event with a atone
in bard This was Seesaw, who in the St. Leger, atDon-
sisster. was not within twenty lengths of the winner
at the tint-h, and received • stone beating at
the hands of Athena in the brand Duke *wheel
em Tuesday lasts Ills dose race with Itartitutiou on
IVellocialaycovld not be amide touch of ; and the style in
'which lie won was certainly • surprise, although the
alaatice of Clairon left Ravioli and Vospashin the only
lead% dangerous home against him. and had the filly ran
stmight any ideas of the race would have been earned
ut more strictly to the letter, by she ant See Saw
n home lengths ahead of everything else.
• tavourit.., anion disappointing the Frew:lnnen,
*add 'only make a Brad heat of it fur second plane
after oil with 11r. Savile's lade, and they may act
be so sweet now upon their lsondolier, notwithstandini,
his recent victory at Paris, where Fidelia, Nklissiptil
• heal-te, snit in addition to Nemea, ormed
en the Fiehch tlesari witch day. The best '•orm" for
the Emu tub race was that of nitro, without a doubt. as
be mu a close lace with !Gingko at even weights over
two miles uuel a furleuir, after the tatter's conipsinioa
t. mpie t bad tarn "at him" for a long way. and we have
n ti.eugh of Nilusko iu this (*unity to make believe he
ea'al wet. with littro's fiet 61b. See Saw. to wit, heel a aim-
suit, ing 'Tull: him i,:bat Ascot ; and healso "ran well" with
Tlielbar I and NI Ur ntu their famous Craven Biennial, so
that there ran be no better investment in the race than
Fitz-James's
the Duke de colt. Seesaw's tat elita him
quite out of court, unless the Doncaster "form' was all
ut op, Paul Jones and Mercury. both before him in the
north. having to receive 41b and hub ro-poctively now ;
and Iteautunon being no hotter at the weights, he also
soiree lengths behind the pair. One effect of the October
'handicap result was to liring The Spy back into favour,
SP
be ran about as wallas Seesaw both iu the Daue,uiter
• I.eger and the grand Duke Mieluoel ; but the three-
vi al-old running of the past week, to make the best of it,
Las been all "higgledy-puggleely," and there is nothing
left to actually prove blue (town cannot give the I Ilb to
Mercury, 271 b. to Illueskin,4tUll 210 to The Spy, that is
reetuirea of him. These form, with the rogue Suffolk, the
pick of the three-year-olds that have to contest
the Oyearewitch, st far as public perfornhuiceo
ps; craw le,*. they have not done PO murk
AP to make it difficult for Pietro, Warrington. Lady
Raglan. or reed to beat them, if they reach the post
..144.11, wanted. and backed." The two first-named of
this quartet have already beau entrusted with gad mousy,
Tut the light weights have to lie trial betore any-thing
eletisive is done with them, and a sharp look-out must be
pt for any demonstration made in favour of either, or
the old Special. at resent they are what may be te.an.sl
''tithe balahoc..•' like tloodwoish Eastley. Planet, and
ether dangerous horses: and there is no saying how many
may not have to tot low Bandmaster. ltomlting t;arl, Our
Mary Ann. lions. Mexico, Ilium. and Kim:stand the
knisked-oat brigade before long. The two last-named
an the hdtst adlit.ons to the retired list, and they are
4 stilt i.t iy it to le ••scratched.'• a hit.• that will befal
limni to-clay. it he is in no better plight than he was
tacutv..iour hours ago. 1k "hit hi- kg- on Friday.
raid hence the s,alden de:non-drat ttil that broke o,:t
• .c.i.st tam ou the p:atform at l'ambridge. where the
tame peacil that kllled our Fripotaner at-
and ai, wa. soon over. It WAS au unfortunate
busdiese tor his owner. who a sure not to tesatate long
la,fore put taw the peal through his name if he finds his
NOR is hopeless : but backers of Ilium caanot consider
Item-elver ill-used. I.ke those of Friponnier, whose ...th.l:•
• tin) r:c:er 1,, had even more odium licala:l upon
Lira that. ti.. I art) blamed for the Li' ul•t, Dotty scratch.
et Le date net petition the Jockey Club for an
inemiry•• into Lis t onduct --even on the speculation that
plc w, old let u-e. Lim. as they dal Mr. l'adwielt—l should
11..i.k. :er that august lady are Lot remarkable for eon-
s staLl V. r.Ld ilst v nught act ommodate him by saying yea.
hen ti.e Lookriii:ter who laid the odds to lose- his tens of
thousands would have to come forward and state whence
In. heed his it:spire:ion. or what control he hart over the
horse n1111,44:1 all parties concerned weal I only need to
" reethect rothing- to keep their respective it'ai -es at the
Lt ad et the boisey world, without let or hindrance. It
would le unfair. tt o. to expose just one ca-c of "
a to rte..' when the game is as common as a reyolo•
teen is, Spain, cr an ordinary highway robbery. and
after all the inethamdible piabh, pur-e can
eta... the chain. Th, .• talent •• di-1 not suffer
1., tt. t. r that' could not forget last year's l'am-
bri•!g.esh re tl. with the horse. and the " milkin•• "
was -o barrio tly done that it was easy to guess Li, ulti-
n.ate cud. i: was chiefly-the advertising ••rom:nission••n'-
wLo
fed tl.e vampyre,, ono ..f them daily re •eiving so
public money to back the horse that •he was e .111-
ye 1.4. i gr • alto the market with it: and hid Frie,nnier
b., ii •• - Lis money alone must have nude him tied
facou:ite. lit supplies about 1,145.1 f. of Lie large sum
pa led up lawfully by the individual sui,pae.l t.. have
the er,er to ••er-ratt.li- in his possession all the time, and
I shoi.ld say there never Was PO much got out of a
••lead in so short a spin-• of time a, the Chevalier
41.111'.I.•4111. tion..l in. It will be difficult to Cot the
p.1,.c t,• Late for the Cambrid.feshire, its 14,1 Ill(.
ee.s to stall ff any finny for him that mi..rbt be
a . ;Aid 1..• Lane woad be doae if handicappers
ati ti.e Mesicau I,:ues to the same tea..w.
f we ght. even if they thereby drove the
le to!, - - oft the British turf. flew many let' in
te.urt ar.. Litre now it is bard t.i say, laud it i. '
a eurio.,.. tits t• •• knocking out of King land
.L.nd l t..r. 1-:-•-tught nothing a better favoard !• the
r t Lot., s fairly in the market. fr,lll I,SI to I d•.sen
it. 7 tr. I. tart y reaching twenty. This is a strong hint
;la writ • r thiy yet he in the bacLgiourcl : and so
" ere to eorct. off 1. twin I,w Lott S.t .r.
Cat 1.. 11..61 ,•I•Vl 7111 faViatite< mast le,
it, tin the Lea.i-.eutre of anxious ep,culation
to. y "i,.1 X. rlto•"i'ay re rat. unit bcrw on the
4N't7.•- ~t t..fi there w,ll probably he some tin-
-1 C•., w.t..11 doings, one way or another. It i•
t• 1. I -al
to ohj,...ttat• what tL y will Ellll...ant
14.. &Lad ti. .e i• enoagl. to dr, to anticipate the eveat, in
tia pii.;:rab me. The la dfordshire Ilauld:.•ap is a pal try
abie.r, alai taimot aliove half a d•, en starter,.
it'- •.wt.er well probably proper the raper et eke at
:.,Item-nark. rued if he does. the Black Diamond and
4 *Loral party . almost make sine of victory, despite the
the farn.er's :AL penalty. and the mo.krate form shown
Ly the filly (treed pounds the 1.0,4 of the pair' in the
(Amber handicap. There is something in the Makeshift
colt, perhaps. and now there is a prospect of the ground
being &trifle soft, on him must fall the honour of beating
the champion, supposing at is to succumb. Dr Yore or
Perfume should win the Woburn Park Stakes; Cornet
and Lady Sophie are best in for the Southill Handicap;
and Icicle. Salliet, and Miss Darrell can easily lie
s• spotted " for the Elstow ; still there are others in
the stables of the two last named almost as
will in. and an effort might he made to win
with them. Miss Dayrell, again, is in the Nursery on
Wednesday. with two others of lilantou'a though she
could be roads almost a certainty of ; and there are Sal-
het, Bounceaway. Icicle, and others in the Scurry to
make that event dependent on the first day's results.
i-h. old Papillon travel to Sutton Park ID preference to
ari3 thing else of Mr. Brayley's, she will be worth standing
for the Birmingham Autumn Handeap, coupled with
Tairwinel, 'who is pretty certain to represent W. Scott,
yen if Leceit is the best; awl I have the Nursery I'lato
;or Lit Witt to up with Young Fenton if he choose*,
:Alid 110 %'i alter (:Up aid Sutton Park Cup to Moonlimm
and I.ity.
Antal:tr. Scottish gathering is held this week, the Royal
talei!oniudi Iliad rind Western Meeting coming off on
llo.r-day, awl Friday, at Ayr; but I can
y .t t the A:lingtrai colt • and Elliott may find one
Istor than he- ire the Nursery ; and T. Dew-on Las ton
OS: 10,44• important ttand,caps (including the
useful •orporal Mittidiaks) for ti..4.1a to hi, w,irfh
fcui }..ng el,on Lev. am. 3e,, METBOIt.

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