The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-12 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

-T, PAST AND TO COME.

TO TSB MOTTOS OF TI =W EL
Ellit„—Up to the last the three-year-old per-
tom er' at the Newinarket Second October Meeting sus-
tained their inconeinent characters. Singularly, every one
of the raoeseenfined to them was run away with, Phobos
,gisposing et Sir David Gam, Typhoeus of Vale Royal,
p0r,,,,,5e of Athena, and See Saw cd Typhoeus and Nelusko,
without indulging us with the semblance of a
Three results were exactly in accordance with map=
time (to do all the boasting at once, I may as well remind
your readers that there were very few cases wherein
Meteor " did mum tire, five seconds, one third, and •
"nowhere being the only failures recorded against him
during the whole five days, whilst the shoal of winnew in-
eluded those of the two principal events), and when it is
isonridered Sir David Gam and Vale }loyal were " all to
'deem." the easy triumphs of Phoebus and Typhoeus are
clearly evlained. Butßee Saw was perplexing, as at the
first (ictober Meeting, for be never came &nigh in the
Cesarewitch, and yet left the third therein, Nelusko, •
quitter of a mile behind for the Newmarket Derby on
Fry, decidedly his lucky day. The different weight at
which be met the Frenchmen, lelb, is a serious considera-
tion. no doubt: still, according to all the rules of oommon
MVO. See Saw should have been somewhere near Restitution
in the great race, having been at hie neck over • long course
when last the met, only thirteen days previously. But even
supposing. for argument's sake, he had finished there again,
and hence two or three lengths in front of Neluiko, the
latter should have made some sort of fight of it on
Fridny. and I can only suppose that the report of his
having swallowed more than was good for him is true.
Ile pulled up in a dreadful state, and it is not a certainty
he will be got round in time for the Cambridgeshire, so
that the Gladiateur men may be compelled to stand or
fall by Mortemer, whose in the
form Grand Duke Michael
=ekes him a better horse than the Spy, and he ran for-
ward in the Cesarewitch. 1 hear now, se an excuse for
Oondolier's scratching, that he fell lame after winning
the trial on the Saturday previously ; so that the "French
division" must not be set down as having tried to bilk
the public by winning with their second best, albeit the
metallic was at work most industriously one day when
Gondolier was sound enough. The horse is not in the Cam-
bridgeshire, which has been considerably discounted dur-
ing the past week, the following having performed either
in the Cesarewitch or some other race at the recent
meeting •

Bewail 4 9
Age lb AM It
at
4 XastorWillit 4
l
Blue ()own. 3 9 0 seloal
Satyr . .... . 4 8 8 rearte 3
La 'L7 Girt 4B 5 Netusko
3 Planet 3
•
Dew • E 0 Warrington
Typhoeus
Irish Queen filly
Restitution. 3 712 Pietro
P7lllBn 4 712 Cecil a
Paul keen 3 712 Choral 3
Vale Royal 9 711 Rorie
Tormentor 5 710 Lady Raglan 3 1
Mercury 3 7 9 Head Centre
Professor Anderson 5 7 9 Makeshift ..it 3 1
Monarch of the Olen 5 7 9 Ps*llors 3
Beside 4 7 7 Marquis of Caruso
These may be divided into three divisions that repre-
senting the bad performers comprising Hermit, Satyr,
Romping Girl, Dolby, Python, Paul Jones, Vale Royal,
Mercury. Professor Anderson, Realite, Master Willie,
Ecartllanet. Contempt. Choral, Ruric, Lady Raglan,
Head Centre. and Papillon: and the grandest doers being
See Saw, Restitution, Tormentor, Monarch of the Glen,
The Special, ielusko, Warrington, Pietro, Cecil, and
The Marquis of Canasta. The remainder cannot exactly
be either praised or condemned ; whilst the batch of ten
last-named is weeded by the breakdown of Pietro and the
purchase of Tormentor by Lord Stamford. who will pro-
bably run sweet on his Warrington again. Further,
See Saw is too uncertain to be trusted in such
a crowd as will start for the Cambridgeshire,
and there is no question about Cecil and
Neluelto being the pick of the whole lot. Whether
Jennings will find a better ally than the latter in
Mortemer is another matter, and I can only opine that, if
the Cecil division can get a stronger lad to ride their
horse, he will be very near accemplishing the unprece-
dented feat of winning the Cambridgeshire as well as the
Cesarewitch. Few animals are in the market as yet that
threaten him at all seriously, Boanergea, Kingsland,
Monarch of the Glen, Green Sleeve, Lady Coventry, Lady
Elizabeth, Michael de Basco. the French sot Noyau,
Restitution, Snowdrop. Warrington, and Wolsey com-
prising about all there is any heavy metal for, and it will
be strange if some of these du not retire before the num-
bers are hoisted, the general behind Cicil having
• very happy knack of clearing the road when he
means fightuig. He evidently does so on this occasion,
considerably more money being on Cecil, to my thinking,
than there was for the Cesarewitch. In fact, the party
are not by any means heavy winners on the Canterbury
plater as yet. a mistake or •• hitch" about the money last
Monday, just when matters looked all right, having very
nearly caused the horse to be struck out. It brought
Frederick tte Great to Newmarket in a burry ; but he
put matters right before courting sleep, and it is only
justice to his majesty to say that it seldom happens any-
thing he takes in hand is - scratched," if forestallers are
kept in a state of fear up to the last. Ever fortunate,
The Special he appeared in such wholesome dread of
" ran out," a la Mad Train, when looking fearfully dan-
gerous, though it is probable Cecil would have won if
the whole fleet of acceptors had started, even unto the
" milked " Fripponnicr. Taken altogether, it is a harmless
sort of race both for the ring and the public, neither side
of the house caring to stand against the Cecil party ; but
the bookmen bad all the worst of the week's general
business, ani must have sadly reduced their First October
and Doncaster profits. In the Middle Park Plate Sr Joseph
Hawley and his followers hit them pretty hard again,
Pero Gomez being quite as good a favourite:for money at
the last moment as Wild Oats, who confirmed my estimate
of him to the letter, for be ran just about as shiftily as his
brother Wild Moor ever did. There can be no doubt about
his possessing good galloping abilities, M. Dawson having
moved for a new trial on Thtuadaymorning, and shown his
friends that he had made no mistake is his merits when it
came off exactly the same as the one before the Plate.
But Wild Oats *takes so long to get on his legs that he
may never be the sort of gentleman to back in a crowd,
and even when lengths in front of the fickle Morns in the
Prendergast he wanted to " cut it " badly. He is, too.
one of those leggy animals that only time can serve, and
while discarding him altogether for the Derby until next
Ma v. I umnot believe iu his ability to win the Criterion
en Monday next, with the 41b penalty, even should
Belladrum (7M extra) fail to bar the way. There are
other good public horses against him. Pero Gomez (41b
extra), Heather Bell (41b extra), the Hermione colt (21b
extra), Ryshworth (71b extra), Le Saphir, King Cophetua,
Ethua, Masaniello (21b extra), Curieuse (41b extra),
Crocus (7lb extra', Tenedca (71b extra), and Brother to
Chattanoogo to wit; and should the dark Portsmouth take
the place of Heather Bell, the contest will be quite as im-
portant as was the Middle Park Plate.
During the current week, the Newmarket events will
occupy more general attention than the best of the many
meetings immediately at hand. Trainers at headquarters
will send some of their platers to Chelmsford, if they do
not come out in some force at Cheltenham ; and on
Galleywood Common. Court Card should win a trick in
the Chelmsford Autumn Handicap, unless trumped by a
Black Diamond. Miss Dayrell, in the Nursery, with
Harebell in the Innkeepers' Scurry, must also be respected,
yet Epsom will be dangerous in both these short cuts,
with Bianca and Grand Duke.
Newmarket might strongly oppose Wadlow and other
trainers on fond of Cheltenham, and if they send Veda
she will give the Returned some work in the Gloucester-
shire Handicap, or Choral in the County Cup. The
Hamilton Stakes is at the mercy of the Blocs confederacy,
Ventnor, Robespierre, or Carlotta beingquite good enough
for all comers and either of the two first named could
win the Nursery. Kieksey Winksey being only worth con-
sidering in the absence of all Bloea's.—l ant, lee:,

'IIEtEOR.

STILEAT/lAM AUTT3IN FLAT RACES AND
HTEETLECHAttittI.—SATrkfIA Y.
7/11. 1411.11 WAS PLATA (liartdl4,ti, of 30 Noe, About the
furlongs.
It:. Wieton't, l'imehti, by Oulaton—Marinclte, 2 yrs, 6d
41b (Wyatt; 1
Hr. Stine'. Tina, L y r., 6.4 21b 'lNwitoltl, 2
112 r. H. Voltiyuia, 5 yni, tad . 'll.4rvireon 3
mo. following aldo tkounui, Kilkenny, and
Pickett.
bating : 1i to 1 ask Volhrnia, 2 to 1 twat Poacher, 4 to 1 mind
Tina, (to 1 ug.4. Kilkenny, tad 10 to 1 any other. The thine
tilsoid layiu hunt throughout. and Puaeher, afte.r a floe rani,
ion lc a head, a neck arparating ~.rand and third. The inart
was delayed for 'Heft than half an hour by the iliisobedienee of
'wren.). a the inello7% and Jaeluion WAN lined 2 NOVA.
A tsmoili AP KT 1.101,A lIA.O Swareeraai.aof 5 MM. each, 2 ft,
with :11/ undid ; vinnen. extra. About three toilet.
Yr. V. tr . John's Tak-bo, at 12:st klb (ire 10th extra)
(
Hr. (. Wilterloxre, aged, tu (0.
liwrvn Holman I
t .....
The following Woo ran .- Atalantn, and Under the
Betting : to 4on Tallyka, .2 to 1 agr4 Atalanta, el to 1 aget any
4Alur. Watergazry nude the whole of the running until owning
into the straight the lint thew round, where Tallyho, admirably
ridden icy Jhdwan, arm 10 ought up, and •on a good rat,• by two
length:. Atalanta wiwied at ithe trot fence, and th, other two
were lnateawil.
A SA,IAN, ierr.t.rbei etas. of 3 uoeu. rail, with 25 molded ;
:weight lot age, with (*Wadi allotment.. Anotif. two wiles and a
hid!. . .

Raanford'r tianyrrede ag,d, Lint 711, (1.16),
(Ownre) 1
i!aptian Terapert's fc, by Warlike,-rtwerful Buy'. (hob
are (Erslo), 1 int 11111, ft wnel 2
Shaun's LOVe ia • rood, list Ilb (Liu
(Daniels
folkrwing rl o rm:—lktlum, liottgo, Tom Coke,
coek, Chipawy, ltattby,
piltisor Eyo.. on Commode, 4to 1 each sot ?Sauterne and
Irlitan, 7to 1 app4 firatehrotk, 10 to 1 sot others. thatehreek
yumod off with the had, but was quietly posed bytbe favourite,
who tho .arriod on the smug W the cad, sad won by ria
lemithr. Rattler fell at the third fence Delium refused, sod
14prithoirlc and lave in • Mat rim out. The wioo war borsht
IS for 71 gIISIIIM.
A Potts, HANDI,AP FLATS of 40 Nom About 5 furlongs.
31r. K. H. Ithy's Poetry, by Drogiveda—B•7 Matey, 4 rs
eel ir:b (itun 1
lb. W. P-itter'r Pleaman, 3 yrs, but 711• (Ptafold
Mr. Chatio,rer Vous, 3 pa, bu Sib (H. Jackson, I
The futtowity• ado sae:—Kilkenny, KOALA, sad Loretto di
'Judy.
liettirg : Eon mf Vara; 4to 1 each set ffescasa and RH-
bony, and Ito 1 ost Penny. Th• Otto Jump ,d off with •
it. ar I. ad, held it to the end, and woe, loads down, by four
leoptio,, two leugtO div;diair mood sad OW. Ths wAs
Lought in fur 21 gulswas.