The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-15 00:00:00

TO TU =DUOS OP TIES ZIPS/CIL

Sin,—Macy busy meetings have to be recorded
before the season is brought to a conclusion, Worcester
and Lincoln, thee Liverpool, neat Shrewsbury, and busily
Warwi,k, fully oectipying the four weeks that follow on
to the Newmarket Houghton. It is at " headquarters,"
however, that we shall see the last of those grad public
characters that have ever since Demeanor kept turnpikes
on the gut nee, and the Criterion anti the Troy are truly
great cards, nosily every south country "Derby hone
being engaged in one of the staken Whether Belladrum
was entitled to the beating in the Champagne b
Morna has to be discovered, for if he should
not dare to face Pero Gomm, Wild Oats, Heather
Ben, Ethus, the Henaione colt, tke., when. called upon to
give them weight up that terrible Criterion hill, he might
go in
_wine Wild Oata his old enemy Bhysworth, and
&Minh Queers, on the T.Y.O. he was so summate' over
in the Piret October week. To regain the " vastrenown"
he lost at Doncaster, he will lave to win at least one of
the contests ; yet what a blow it would ha to his many
followers werehe to remain at Ruedey, and not show even
for the " w. 0." that is awaiting him on Wednesday ! It
is somewhat ominous that he went home frem Newman
kat when the ground was in niegniffeent madition, atter
declining the Middle Park Piste, sad it must at least be
doubted that he will perform for the Criterion, if he does
for his other ts. 'ln hie absence, the
point to be delded by Monday's contest will
be an important one, as Wild Oata and Pero
Gomm meet at their Middle Park and
the truth or falseness of the tormer's disgrace will thus be
discovered. There was every reason to doubt the correct.
ness of his first performance when be ran home so many
leagths before Mona and Antias for the Prendergast, as
it was "too bad to be true," and many a good two-year-
old has made a disastrous delfAt before hem ; at the same
time, in a large field of homes he may again elms to
grief, and 1 shall not believe in his capability to beat Pero
Chimes in the Criterion until Judge Clark compels me.
What a frightful catastrophe it would be if Heather Bell,
doing battle for Fyfield in preference to the dark Porte.
mouth, were to beat all the Derby cracks that happened to
run ! This suppostion is far removed from an impale.
bility, the Bell having fairly rivalled Belladrum when
she beat Crocus and Martinique last meeting, and
it can only be hoped, for the sake of those " punters "
already deeply involved in the Derby, that it will not
come off. One of the dullest winters ever known would
be experienced if Belladrum, Wiki Oats, and Pero 00M04
could not hold their heads up at Tattersall's and the
clubs, and the dirtiest steeple-chase gathenng would be
jumped at as a relief to the monotony that would reign
when "prophets" had nothing to put in big type
before the public, and were not up to one " good thing."
Already jumping has commenced for the season 180149,
a hurdle rate having been one of the " features "
at Chelmsford this week, whilst there are contests of
the like description yet to be decided at Hereford,
West Drayton, and Perth meetings, that take plate
simultaneously with the truly legitimate affair in the
North Riding, at Northallerton. They are, however of
little more than local importance, and the number of
hones that declined their engagements at Cheltenham or
Chelmsford. after arriving upon the scenes, must
be an excuse for my not anticipating them.
Acaster and the Returned have certainly got
as far as Hereford, for the sake of two of the three best
prizes that have yet to be picked up, the Shobden Cup and
Lugwardine Stakes; but these are events the world gene-
rally ayes very little about, with a Cambridgeshire so
clots at hand. This is not exciting so much interest just
now, the fall of Green Sleeve being as sore a blow to the
public as the scratching of Friponnier was the other day,
for they would not believe in her being a cripple until a
break-down compelled them, hugging the idea that, "on
her merits," she was sure to win. So she was, perhaps, and
I believe she won the trial that cracked her
u with Blue Gown and Palmer, very easily.
Porter had gone home from Newmarket to look
after her, leaving Pero Gomez and Ring Cophetua in
charge of Wells ; but he was 90011 at headquarters again
with Blue Gown, The Palmer, and Siderolite, and all the
team may be returned as winners before the Houghton
week is over, though the. cherry will hardly prove
victorious in the Cambridgeshire. The usual followers of
Sir Joseph Hawley appear to be more inclined towards one
of his cast-offs—ohl Wolsey —whil.t the (low,, has to give
a lump of weight to many respectable 3-yr-olds. bevond
those he met in the Cesarewitch ; Mortemer and Kings-
land being undoubted " good things." if the money only
comes right with regard to them. There are many altera-
tions to take place in the market, I am certain, within a
very few hours, Woodyeatshaving shot favourite in store,
if no other party, and even Cecil may be fairly rivalled
by Monday next, till when I must rest content with
observing that the Cestirevritch winner still has the
greatest share of my confidence, albeit the endeavour must
be made to anticipate the Criterion in your impression of
Satuiday.—l am, &c., METEOR.
Thumday morning.

HEREFORD MRETINO.-(THIS DAY.)

HUNTERS' STAKES.

Stanton
Steamboat ..
Colonel
6 ran.
NURSERY HANDICAP.
Mathilde
Adolphus • •
Abyssinia
era.
MATCH.
Blue Bell beat Clow.
FIEBEFORIAMTLF. STAKES.

Tribune .. • • .. .. 1
Lute .. .. .. .. 2
Returned .. • • • •
8 ran.
CITY MEMBER'S PLATE. Half mile. 3.30.
Lute, The Returned, Lurline, Actress, and Abyssinia are
here.
WELTER RACE. One mile and a half. 4.
Needle Gun, Vigilant, Coldstream, Maid of the Mill,
and Tavistock are here.
LORD BATEMAN'S PLATE. Five furlongs. 4.30.
Airdrie, Lute, Archduke, and Abyssinia are here.
HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. One mile and a half.

4.30.

Needle Gun, Vigilant, Coldstream, Maid of the Mill,
and Tavistock are-here.

WEST DRAYTON MEETING.-(TIIIS DAY.)

HUNT CUP.

Erelite ..
Barumite . ..
Wedding Peal
• •
9 ran.
SELLING RACE.

NeUy ..
Madame Rachel ..
Diamond .. ..
6 raa.
IVEIt PLATE.

Precocious
Tumbler ..
Spitfire
6 rem.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 r.x.

A large amount of busineaa was transacted on
the Cambridgeshire to-day. Large sums of money were
invested on the favourite, about 1,200/. in all being en-
trusted to him at prices ranging from 6t01t09 to 2. Of
the other borses in the front rank, Restitution was backed
for the most money, and of the middle rank, Boanerges
and Actiea. Michael de Basco receded to 33 to 1. No
other important feature presented itself. Prices as follow :

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
900 to 200 apt Cecil (t)
12 to 1 Restitution (t, 11 to 1 t pre-
viously)
(t 100 to 8 Wohey and off)
100 to 6 Lady Coventry (1)
100 to 6 Mortimer (off, 20 to 1t)
20 to 1 Blue Gown (t and off)
20 to 1 Reemerges (t and off)
25 to 1 Acta* (t)
30 to 1 Warrington (t and off)
500 to 15 Mir.haelkind de Same (t and off)
33 to 1 Kings (t and
40 to 1 ties-Saw (off, 60 tooff) 1 t and w)
2000 to 40 Lady Raglan (t)
1000 to 20 Taraban (t and off)
1000 to 20 Noyau (t and off)
IMO to 20 Jeannie Deans (off)
1000 to 20 —s ial (oil)
1000 to 15 Kidderminster (t and off)
1000 to 16 Banditto (off)
1000 to 15 Skylark (off)
1000 to 60 W. Day's lot (t)
100 to 6 blue Gown, with a start (t)
DERBY.
2400 to 300 agat Belladrum (t)
1000 to 30 Portsmouth (t)

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