The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-29 00:00:00

CRAM TWO-'

AND DEBBY BOMB.

W. a

10 MI 0101011 07 1110 IXTIOOI.
Proomiling with my review of the juvelgaei
who led the prineipal parte ia the great battles of
1116 S, eon taitilly run the dap of the watanni
earsrs, albeit it is mars *as
that at either the wring ar maser. erait up-
set the old Won that-this seesosee twoware
-
not to be a week lot by larking may a themdliso"
into the light It was not until after Dander ad the
capabilities of three of the four great Derby favourilso -
Faro Ocean, Wild Oats aad sedse--were thews ;
Heather
of then spleedid Una &Men Qom,
Heather Bell, the best &none of the reciontlimat-
nand Maid of Maim", and Wirtniqes. Mum and
Im eo bag inked ot, also tame on to the Inge;
andyam- two_serly sten when hrilthasy Whom
sedlDianna and Brimintles, bent apse the
wnid Mahn All this esenned at the
three Newmarket mselisp, jest prior to the eammenos-
wet of which An muds • kit at Neogene, nu the
isms day that Dramas skated hie waosesdul tidbit at
Richmond in Yorkshire, spline the Dryad, who had run
her Ave noon& in the de reaming weeks, broke the ios
by winning • little stake, iodated to • match, she was •
" certainty " for.
In the First October week, Belladnua, badly as he had
cut up in the Champagne, had but one opponent for the
rich Thickenhem Stakes. That cue, however, the Duke
of Beaufort, was deemed equal to the occasion required
by many of the judges, and his sanguine owner,. instead
of " hedging" to the large stake (worth 1,66 W. to the
winner), his cheap hone was conteading for, as be might
easily have done, actually backed him against the flyer.
But ths prime, the Derby money subedited to bin, and the
improving anteater of his grace, all went at one fell
swoop, for Bahian= made such a sad example of him as
to almost regain his lust prestige. Making up for lost time,
the yellow boy was out sown two days afterwards,
opposed by a highly-tried Ally from Madan, Ilartinkus,
besides Foutsettia (who bad very cleverly beaten Tyoon
sad Agent for the Granby) sad Brennue, and he had an
easy teak, though it were impossible to bring him back
to his old Derby price on the strength of what
be beat, because the Duke of Beaufort, the day
after their meeting, had hie colours lowered by
the Maid of Maths= filly for another rich stake. In this
same event, Tenedos also last saute-so much so, that at
night 10 to I was laid on the field for the Derby, Dells-
drum having been further depreciated by the shifty
Mena, his Champagne victreus, running • bad fourth to
Abstinence, Juanita, and Thor for the Hopeful. It was
at this meeting that Wildbad, Mies Dayrell, and Robe--
lime showed at their boat; but the pier Orphan was run
of her legs, by first contending, with 84 1011) in • handi-
cap, which she easily. won - nest, about an hour after-
wards, having a ant in for the Sweepstakes wen by the
Maid of Medias Ally-and on the last day attempting
to give Alb to Lady Cecilia. She wee allolutely
last to the latter sad • French ; and we saw
en more of her after the Second October Meeting, when
Vestminster was just • bead too good for her, bough he
was "off."

Ile " second week" at Newmarket will ever be the
most important one of the whole year to those interested
in the two-year-olda, while the Middle Park Plate exists.
There will always be two or three flyers kept in reserve for
the rich state, if only on account of the advantage they
get over previous winners in the weights ; and it bur-
p( zed that on the last ;anniversary two new comers, Pero
Gem*: and Scottish Queen, were flit and second. The
former and Wild flat were the be-t favourites, too, and
there can be no doubt now that the dark trio " ought " to
have supplied the first three, instead of letting Pretender
take the third place. The latter hail • penalty, and fairly
defeated Consternation, King Copbetua, and Hysherrarth.
to that we heard little more of them for the. Derby. In
addition, Badrworth, Atonement, Le Sophie, Lady Dow-
burst, and Tasman, who had either proved themselves,
as were supposed to be. good horses, had their colours
lowered, but Mr. Merry was too wise to ask Ballade= to
give the maidens 10Ib., and even in his absence he was
as good a favourite as Pero Gomez, after the cherry
jacket had been landed victorious so easily. It was an
extraordinary race, for good, bad. and thdiffereat were
all in • line until two-thirds of the distance lied been
covered ; and until Pero limes came away 1008 three
hundred yards from the chair, he bad had performers
like Drummer, Le Raphir, and Atonement (only • meth
better than Conrad at Lincoln three weeks afterward.)
upsides with him. The last-named actually get
home before Wild Oats, whose friends insisted
it was • false run race altogether, and proved
their words two days afterwards, when Morna,
attempting to concede equal to 6 lbs.,. IMO beaten
off trylibefor the Prendergast, after runnmg in trouble
all the way. Marna bad shown that the Hopeful was ell
wrong when she cantered home in front of Brentano, De
Yarn Juanita, fie., for one of the Platen and an hour
after her defeat by Wild Oats she was able to give
Amster 10 lbs. and defeat him with the greatest ease in a
match. Further proving Morns bad no bushman behind
Abstinence, the latter was easily upset by Robespierre in
one of the heavy Sweeps—over a severer course than she
likes, it is true—end the Wild Oats party having also re-
tried their pet attar his disgrace, -might well snap up
all the " hundreds to seven ' about him for the
Derby Wove the layers were allowed to leave the
heath. Scottish Queen was not eclipsed. by an of the
winning ladies of the second week, not • that
Heather Bell, improving immensely on her weed
fmm, won • 300 eon. sweepstakes from a daughter of
Young Melbourne and • T • mare (supposed to
be Letter than the Maid of Kathleen filly), Crocus (61b.
extra), and The Orphan en the ant day, and then
recur. d the Cherwell by three lengths from Martinique.
he latter could make no better fight of it than she did
with Belledrum, whose other First October opponent,
Duke of Beaufort, was beaten so far away in the Clear-
well, that it was doubted whether be was better than
Heather Bell. Further, Crocus gave Martinique such •
sheeting in the Bretby, partially upsetting her running
with Heather Bell, that the old rumours got
wind again concerning the two stable-companions being
close together. One of the minor events brought Ethos
into notoriety, so easily did ho run away from Ulan Rosa
in a maiden plate; but the remainder were of little
moment, although Typhon did beat Mananiello before be
tureen the tahe on Electricity for the Windsor Makes,
Count Pattliyany's colt running too badly in the Middle-
park Plate to be introduced into the Derby market, like
another Typhoeus.
Like unto the last act in • atageplay, the Houghton
meeting cleared up numerous doubts, and helped to set
straight many crooked matters the public bad been
bewildered ever. The Cnterion, to commence with,
vindicated the judgment of the Wild Oats men, who
never believed in the Middle-park Plate defeat
of their pet, for the " big'uts" not only ran • dead heat
with Peso Gomm, but left Heather Bell, with Ethwti
Bythworth, and that gay deceiver Lag Oapbetua, lengths
behind. Here was • nut to crack the followers of Bella-
drum did not like, because he could never be proven
much better than Heather Bell or Hyshworth ; the only
excuse for either of whom was the doubt whether the
filly could stay the rune Fortunately, however, thin
was a Scottish Queen for Belladrum to meat in the Troy
Stakes, and the ems with whisk he gave her Mb more
than Pero Gonne did brought him up to • level with the
Criterion deed-beaters instanter. The mast endue
part of this Tipy race was the doss perseintity
of Prince Imperial To the Queen, who was ridden Out, as
it rade him appear as good a holes as Pretender_ leaking
at the different weights each carried when obtaining their
" thirds." This gauge would have berm Re detriment
to the norther bores bad the Prince oastheed his other
performances in the autumn to the Handicap. wherein he
ran away from a large field ; but previously, unfortu-
nately, he bad run • nowhere " to Heather Bell in the
Clearwell, and on the last day of the Houghton Meeting
Trine. Imperial was actually beaten as far from Michael
de Baru, who was giving him Mrs, as he had finished
behind Scottish Queen, so that the latter would ap-
pear on paper of a 71b worse clams than Michael
This was the only argument against the sterling
quality of the Derby and Oaks celebrities during the
•• Lack-end " of the sews, for the Newmarket nurseries
slowed the revived Brigantine in excellent trim, when she
gave the carefully kept Cardinal York Mb, and ran hire
to a head on the Criterion Course, and next day won very
eerily overt the Rowley Mile, carrying Sat 61h to the let
91b of Dryad (second again), list 7lb of Conrail, Ost elb of
Lumley, an 21b of Typhon, and lit 9lb of rEgerin. One
or two new lights—such as Hinton and Bretby —shone iii
the mall fry,. for which Badeworth, Bonnie Katie (who
had, commencing at Hendon the week after Doncaster,
gradually run herself into • 211 b better filly than she war
in the summer). Lumley, Benefactor, and Olen Ron did
Feed battle. Nevertheless, they were not of a clam to
call for eluvial mention any more than were the per.
humeri at the minor mei tugs held between and during
the three Newmarket weeks, for Good Hope came out
about the best in the north countrie, whilst Belle of
Warwick, lord of the Valley, Avouoourt, and the like,
did the good business nearer hams.

There were no rich stakes to be picked up during the
four concluding weeks of the racing season: consequently
Worcester, Leoln, Liverpool, Marrow, hhrswsbury,
and Warwick brought forth nothing that could vie
with the heroes attracted to keedgearters. It is not even
necessary to enumerate the of the beet doers,
cow ag as they did bear than Bonnie Katie,
coW' , Matilda, A Plaids, Perfume, Cocoa
Nut, and iferbar. The &ampler of the bunch, the
two last named, were bulbs Migrant 'desk at Shrews.
bury when reselvhq about Ist., and thereby shown up as
so many pounds Wild Wild Oats, who sea beat facade
at such a very little dillagense of weight AM tbs
two-year-old fats" was esdkanesd eemelderably%
doings of the three-year-eld in Neveraber, when all
the greet pas had been petty for the whiter. May
birds of preemie =NOW at these "back-sad" ineethige,
whose reel capabilities will not be dimmed until another
roues has pond; but I have refrained from alluding to
dubious ebsesetere all through this review, and the ban-
ding, to be published in ay next shall be strictly ecullard
to the mall that has bees displayed, and not what 'night
be.— I as, do.,

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added; yesaillso sad animesem Throe mess.
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id 100), 41 yrs, lost 7116 (Mr. Waishoses 1
Yr. 0. Cox's Issared (LeO), is, Mit us ow. 6th as
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Betidy :dto II aid Marla, l apt Pander, II to I sot
Inaload, amt Ito 1 apt Lord-landanat. Wade made steads
Isilessed by Atalanta, Rather, Peale. and Beaks,
al the Wad, whit the two War ran las sae n 4 salt
did plasm Alahrts and Pedlar , while the Add err
reamed by the ward ef Lord- who leased the
tombeysed the eselLore, esd
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fa
fell, sad !lather tooktaza, ttoe roard:4, followed
wash aomeaded waity
Aer gob and :about a dee and a UMW
to▪
olkdo 01•11111114 Atalanta guise os serosd the pair were
ads malwasil by Pander, who gave wa eL the Stand to Ata-
lanta, Looted sad Pontine fstlow W Boner an Puoida
suetordisi at dear kilarvals of a elle from
hold Leotard sod Atalasta drew away, the Saw being reduced
to • motels between the pair, of who. Atalanta blundered at de
lad jump, and in eassesseace !ached wee enabled to take a lead
of at keel three les; but Mr. Wedeistans den Mated Ad-
dle, sad spackselly deeded Lestard'e awsdad, the pair Sear-
lag the hurtle add sidediaseoudy. • posidusg nos be..
nosed, but Atalanta, haviag the bed of the drum* was
sheerly by a seek. Wade, who fell win at the lest jump, but
was ressintated, pond the past a bed third. Prather trotted is
foustb, sad Banker sea Puebla returning to the paddock by a
der ad. The wham wen set sold.

Tea Ifiloan ItraarLIPVIILBS Yuan, of 60 nova.; marital for age;
geetleses radars slimed 61h. Three OAK
)11. Anthony's Birdie Ode lAE, Bo**, P•dirt• an-
IXOWII, aged, Itlb
Mr. 0. Berrie Hasa
Peter, aged, I Ind 101, (Yr. Marko)
Mr. Barr/a Order, 4 era, I
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Ito rm.
Betting :Ito 1 es Had mailo 1 " bar me." Birdie male
play, attesded by lamstrary nod Order. fa half • may what
lmisebury fell ead ldrr dr the latter only beta g parer
erred with. Prows Peter was HMO indulged with the
which he maintained fox • emit& of toile.; when Birdie drew
slimy, sod wow is • mater by four length.. Ore, was a bad
third.
Tsui FIRM LET OM. itraileLecisem HaNDICAP of 13 SOWN. each,
10 It, with 190 added; time,. antra. About Meer mike and
a had. ttri Wm)
Mr. le O. Hobions Aee of Trumps, by Hag of Tromps--
Pm Chit, eftth lire Ilbeztre,' ;Owner) 1
K Mr. eese'a natenteha • yrs, Ilit 116 . N. tend)
Captain liiinieVe Nimrod, aged. 104 lab ......(Mr. Yam) 3
Tally-Ho alio nut.
Betting :6to 4 es Tally-ho, 11 to airm Platesteber, 4to 1 eget
Ace c f Trump., sad 7to 1 eget Nimrod. The balm cut out Use
week with • tam Mod of Aae of Timm and T.dly-ho for ab out
two bombed yards, when Tally-ho ran Into emend place,
sad after el the mond fence the lot took order, Flat-
catcher who had whipping M taking the third pima. Ou
the stand 'l.lly-bum heeded /impel, and medially im-
ueved his camismad, so that at the end of the Mrs mile he was
at kart tea length. in host of hie field. of whom Rateatober was
sew geese OM meow& with Nimrod Ae • of Trumpi lying lo
the meg till the amt fewer, whom Nimrod bosune in the latter
realties. After going a mile and • half the Mt agate took dose
mks, let so Mange marred is the remeative poitiose timed
tutee-quarters of • mile farm bione, whet 'roily -ha wee in
tronlle. and dropping away the lead rim taken by Ninuod, who
wee is turn paned by Aee of Ti,umps Tally-tio retiring into Use
rear. • gaete, of a mile from home Flatasteller Mot wend
though he ram with wanderhil mummer Areerr
ti tad
yme had always the beat of WM, and wan carry easily by a
length. Nimrod was a bad thid, Tally-hp waltuacts.
A amuse B•1101C AP !ITYPPLIKIIMIII M soya. Two miles.

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leesM= na lodeea, Acsobat, banker,
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: gto I yet Bees, 4 to I Genymede. 7 to I emit
Poke end rangy. It. 1 es k air Madam add Repter, and
10 fel eget tbe thearld Dore due geldirqr. The latter made
play, followed by ',natty sod Ganymade to the that rare, where
Acrobat sad Iternare channel pleas with the two korsr, balloon
grog co nest. Poleaxe WI barn redog the read. and
although ehe wee nermered die wee an.. altanurde pried up.
Basra took woad piece as paring the wince, •
Yroila:and •
eras easeeedlng for smile sed-s-lar. oboe the
wee lip Proft, 2plo was teamed byes Chewed nor. dam
pettifog, Sera, end denymeie. deem weer dliMearke half $
mile true heteeond the Lliserfal Deraideen gelfirgOlidd IV Id
Frani= he berted at the last light, of linnlien, mad wan
three haat which darner divided the areond and
, Rapture edit, and Seam sizth, nor of
the third
parte" the poet.
Ton Page Itiwoicir nesermicircir of • Nor. each, with 110
added ; wiener extra Two mike.
Mr. Nor
erie's Vara, by Loup Oaroa—Birthdat, aged,
114 n
Mr. fibres Berumite, 6 yr. t . . . . I=l
Mr. I.yeboo's Mock Phnom, 5 yrs, Met Mb ...(41. Uriathe) 3
Ommeetep Am ran.
Betting : Ito I es Eremite, 6 to I each met Viers and reek
Prince, and SO to I aro trocarotep. The faniante led till wltaun
• quarter of a mile from home, when be wee pored by V1.1"11.
who woo early by a couple of lengths. Neck Yams was a bed
thinl, while Oureatep did sot peal the poet.

PRINCE or WALES'S Cl.oll.—Mr. Josrph Smith,
the secretary of this dub, referring to the remarks of our
correspondent " Meteor " on the match of billiards between
Voidlam and Mr. J. Handley, writes :—•• It was an
honest and 41001., 'de match between two former oppo-
nents, and only members of the club were admitted to
witness it. Both of the players would repudiate the idea
of contributing to an ach.lotiou."