The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-25 00:00:00

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Sia,—Onoe more we are on the eve of the grand
annual monster meeting on Epsom Dowse, and foe the
next few days all other coasideratleas—no nuttier of how
great a national importance—will have to give way to the
Derby. Loveolek swains have already transferred their
affections for the nooses from Lady Mary Clementine to
Lady NHL ibeth, whose name, doubtless. has by this time
been mattered by many a dreamer in connectioa with
• Blue Gown, or that naughty lady in Green Sleeve.,
in a manner to set the meet unsaspiciona et wives
pondering. The sporting columns of the daily paper'.
again, have been scanned by the most practical of men be-
fore • thought has been bestowed on the commercial or
political intelligence ; and is would savour of vanity on
my part to conjecture how eagerly the " prophets"
have been and will be consulted. Even among the many
who cling to the glories—save :Le mark !—of the road,
and make more of a picnicking than a " sporting" day
of it, the racing seers will drive a pretty good trade,
though holiday folk are more anxious about the Old Moore's
Meteorological observations than your humble servant's—
not that the weatherwise would any more dare to
prophecy • wet Derby than I should a dry one, as no one
ever believes in such • national calamity. Should we get
a little more rain before the eventful morning, and the day
prove really flue after all, it will be quite a pattern Derby,
more especially in comparison with lest year's, when the
anew was not a welcome change from the proverbial
dust, however novel the scene may have been. A
continuance of the hot drought that trainers
were so alarmed at up to Wednesday last would
have reduced the strength of the field considerably, and
there is no saying what might nut have happened to some
of the cranks—not • very grand lot, as they stand now,
the list of probable starters comprising a goodly propor-
tion of "rubbish," great as were the expectations of the
race some time ago. Lately many " good things" hare
gone to the wall, Rabican, Duces, Seesaw, Harvester,
Betrayal, Chelsea, Suustioke, Bauditto, Franchise, the
Tom Bowline oolt, Brother so titnifferd, La Sarrazin, and
Typhoeus being as " dead " as are Athena, Michael de
Basco, Marueluke, Glenderg, Samson, Herald, Innerdale,
Tregeagle, Court Mantle, Ireumaster, Grant des Batailles,
and others backed so freely at one time last season.
With this batch all " gone " layers of odds must
have pretty good books, unless they have taken
liberties with Lady Elizabeth or Blue Gown, and are now
compelled to get out at an alarming sacrifice. I have no
doubt this-pair have been "peppered," as there appeared
reagent remora for such a line of conduct about each at
one time, a hedging Blue Gown commission being evi-
dently in the market in the winter, whilst her noble
owner's affairs were, not long ago, deemed awkward enough
to prevent Lady Elizabeth even starting. Had the resolu-
tion just proposed by the Jockey Club—to the effect that •
defaulter cannot run horses at any meeting of importance—
been made law when the bad settling days at Tattersall's
first called for tho penalty, she would not have
remained quite so firm as she has during the past
two or three mouths, especially if the Marquis
had still declined cowing to terms with his cre-
ditors, as he did until Thursday last. However, it
is not my province here to discuss the painful matter that
has kept the racing world in such a fever for the last few 1
days, particularly now that all parties concerned are satis-
fied, and that the lady's pretensions can be discussed with-
out any monetary considerations being brought to bear
upon them. Your readers will be satisfied to know that
the broken promise to pay 10,000/. down and another
10,000/. in six months has been " mended," and hews that
the Marquis of Hastings will not be deprived of the plea-
sure of seeing his pet win, if she is capable of doing
the trick. But before entering into the Derby, it
is necessary to at least glance at Tuesday's pro-
gramme, which promises a great day's sport, MO/.
being added to the six different stakes that will make up
the card. The Craven (invariably a significant trial race)
and • selling race have not yet closed, and the chief of
the four events already before the public, the Woodcote,
is not a very easy subject to take us band. This is the
first six-furlong spin for 2-yrolds of any account, and will
most certainly bring out some dark flyers to oppose the
public horses, which cannot be called a brilliant lot when
Alpenstock, Juanita, Antis', Flower Girl, Martyr, Elec-
tricity, the Hermione c, and the Rajah are the bust of
them. I dare not boldly choose • champion
from among these, and shall recommend that the
representatives of Capt. Michell and Count F. de Lagrange
be looked after, the former gentleman's Martyr having
been backward when he ran second to Brigantine at New-
market, whilst the Frenchmen passes. a troublesome-look-
log customer in Boulogne. In the Heathcote Plate, half
a mile, there are four of the fastest 3-yr-olds in training,
viz., Athena, Grimston, honmaster, and Leonia, besides
the Sister to Hermit and Fleetwing, and it may be other
fleet 2-yr-olds. The elders cannot hope to beat this half-
' dozen, the pick of which would be Lemuel without a doubt,
I with her Sib advantage in the weighta, if she were in her
i old form. This, however, she did not exhibit
when meeting Blue Gown the other day, and
I shall fall back upon Athena, who beat
Grimston for speed in his best day. The Reserved Lawn
1 Handicap in not so much against Out-and-Outer, for all his
'Mt 21b, and Le will about win, unless Lord Derby should
happen to run to the form he once showed at Brighton.
The top-weirbt for the Roos Handicap, the Palmer, is
also well in the hunt, albeit there is mettle more attrac-
tive in Grey Stocking and Historian (51b extra), who may
have most to fear from Landscape being " wanted." Of
the four minor events in the Derby day's Hat, the only two
complete are the Bentinck and Epsom Town Plates, and
these being dependent on the first day's results, I can at
once dive into the Derby, which is expected to attractthe
majority of the following to the poet.

Owner. Horse. Sire. Jockey.
Mai quit of Hastings Lady Elizabeth ..Trurnpeter.... Yordbam
sirJ. Hawley Blue Clown ......Beadeno it ...We:ls
Sir J. Hawley ..... Oren Sleeve....Boadsman...J. Adams
Sir J. Hawley Roatcruclan Beadsman...
Mr. Hodgman Paul Jones Buccaneer.. Cannon
Duke of Newcastle. ...Speculum Vedette ....E enyiin
Duke of Newcaetle.. Pace ' Caterer.. .. .Aldcroft
Baron Rothschild .....1) lffAk.:. N Lincoll3..DaleY
Baron Rothschild ....Restitution ... . Vint TOOL .Norman
Mr. fieurl,,,an Orion Cramond ...Cienleut
.fr. Jr. Jefenstone .....Mercury Lambtou ...Osborne
Mr. Chaplin St. Ronan St. Alhans..Custanoe
Mr. Padwick The Earl Y. tie/bourne
Mr. Padwick Samson Stockwell. ...French
Mr. John Day Cock-olbmWalk.Chanticleer .. H. Day
Sir L Newman Forest K ing.....KoltheForestSnowden
Mr. Eastwood Sawyer Kettledrum.. Doyle
Lord Stamford Legislator Voltlgeur....Kelly
Colonel Pearson Cap k- Pk Thormauby..lhotuss
Count F. de Lagrange.. Le Sarrazin Monarque....Orbushaw
Mr. J. Scott Viscount Marquis.. ..B.Challoner
Mr. Morgan Chelsea K. of Trumps.
Mr. 11. Stortford ..... Purveyor Caterer S Adams
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I have not deemed it necessary to include the Viscountess '
colt, times, the Tom Bowline colt, Blneskia, Tympanum,
or any such dubious characters, in the list, which may be
reduced by the pegging out of some of the rubbish at the
lut moment. What chance any of the ten last-named
has, unless The Wizard is to outdo all his former tricks
by Viscount's aid, it is impossible to see ; and if we are to
believe all we hear from the proper quarter, two old favou-
rites, Roan:rim:Can and The Earl, are also out of the fray,
the former being still backward, and ivatnow as inferior to
his stable companion Blue Gown as The Earl
is to Lady Elizabeth. The latest movements, never- . The following is a corrected list of probable
theless, indicate that The Earl will run, the odds of 10 to starters and jockeys for the Derby and the Oaks :
1 laid against his starting, on Thursday last, having THE DERBY.
veered round to 10 to lon that contingency yesterday, in Lady Elizabeth, by Trumpeter—Miss
the face of the general understanding, on Saturday, that Bowser
he would not perform. it is a strange business alto- Blue Gown, by Beadsman—Bu Bleu Wells.
gether, and I con only repeat what has often been in- Rosicrucian, by Beadsman—Madame Eg-
sisted by me, that he is bound almost to get a place if all lantine
is " right," *specially after the manner in which the pair Green Sleeve, by Beadsman—Mrs. Quickly J. Adams.
be defeated in his only race this season have been backed. Paul donee, by Buccaneer—Queen of the
Blue Gown, on the other hand, has been tried so as to , Gipsies
upset his Biennial running with the Danbury second Morris.
string. In what manner, it is impossible to determine, Orion, by Cramond—Beautiful Star Clement.
for it is even asserted, "on authonty, that Green Sleeve Suffolk, by North Lincoln—Protection J. Daley.
won the last time the Kinpders lot went through the Speculum, by Vedette—Doralice Aldo:eft.
mill. At the same Limo, " outsiders " have news of Pace, by Caterer—Lady Trespass .. T. C halloner.
Moslem having told the 'division what the Gown can St. Ronan, by St. Albans—Elspeth
do. To beat the Two Thousand dead-heater would Mercury, by lembton—Starlight J. Osborne.
be as good form as any Lady Elizabeth has shown, beyond Forest King, by King of the Forest—Start
her remarkable upset on Julius in the great mater, and it Point
is impossible to believe otherwise than that it must be a Cock of the Walk, by Chanticleer—
tight tit between the two favourites, for the astute Sir Whimsical H. Day.
Joseph, it is evident
is in earnest this time. The merits Samson, by Stockwell—Tunstall Mani T. French.
of Speculum, Paul Jones, and Orion I have discussed over Viscount, by Marquis—Columbine R.Challoner.
and over again, and it is only necessary to further observe *Colt, by Buccaneer—Viscountess
that the Buccaneer is carrying the beet money, more par- *Colt, by Tom Bowline--Melbourne mare
titularly for • " place," albeit a certain coterie are sweeter *Franchise, by Stockwell—Bribery —
on Speculum than they were before his def.:stet Bath. Tho *Harvester, by Stockwell—Greta —
paddock tickets are printed in his colours, too, a circum- Purveyor, by Caterer—Cygnet —
stance looked upon as a good omen, when the correct' tip ' *tram, by Stockwell—Nightingale ----
was given by the clerk of the course ie the same roamer in The Earl, by Y. Melbourne—Bay Celia —
Gladiateur'e, Blair Athol's, and the astounding Hermit's 'The Faun —
year. But perhaps the tickets were all completed before *Restitution, by King Tom—Rest's dam —
the latter was kicked out of the market, or Kpeenlam was *The Sawyer —
defeated at Bath. Face has returned to favour ever since THE OAKS.
Speculum joined him at Clamber, bat can have no earthly Lady Elizabeth, by Trumpeter—Miseßoweer G. Foram=
chance on has Two Thousand mailing, and Newmarket men Athens, by Stockwell—Heroine Cannon.
are now more sanguine about " the Baron" than " the Formosa, by Buccaneer—Eller J. Adams.
Duke," the improvement made in Suffolk, and his last trial, Lady Coventry, by Thormanby—ledy Roden Alderoft.
causing them to forgive his diagram in the Craven Green Sleeve, by Beadsman—Mrs, Quickly Wells.
Biennial, when The Earl and Blue Gown beat him Virtue, by Stockwell—Patience .....
lengths. I do not like horses that drop their ears, Nyanza
nevertheless, and for this reason cannot stand Suffolk The Sphlint, by .Newminster—Madame
as the winner, at the same time admitting that his Stare T. French.
defeat of St. Ronan in the Two Thousand week Sarah, or Jenn
entitles him to the " place" the latter is backed so freely to One of Lord Glasgow's
get again. But the patty have it that The Saint will tin- *Franc:hies, by Stockwell—Bribery —
prove on his Two Thousand form, also that he was amiss
when Suffolk beat him ; and as they are not in the habit •Pearlfeather, by Newmiturter—Bess Lyon
of throwing their money away, it is impoetible to be other- 'Tyrone'', by Arthur Wellseley—Prairie
wise than afraid of them. The m 4, other candidate Bird ---
worthy of mention is Mercury, who will do good battle ; * Doubtful startses.
fee the honour of the meth, and tarries plenty of good i
money. At present, however (and Ido not think my . THE Terri" AND Bite.s.Tß.—A good set of teeth
opinion will alter, although It may be requisite to say a ever Imam favourable Impressions, while their preservatlea Is
few more weeds before the rase), there is sothiog like Lady of the utmost Importance to every Individual, both sr reads
Elisabeth and Blue Gown in my eyes, the only performer the genera health by the proper mastiesttos of end, nate
wool to them being Glom :gum% who sic prove a oonsequant poesession of pine and sweet breath. MTN the
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weette Hunk Emig ; mg w swim the pi, a 4, iglii rt, to mine hespetetictes offered foe the teeth sad
"Remote( Orme or Pearl Dee=C4l :•5 un-
Indy Filizabeth, let me declare fee Suffolk as the men. • or Its egeelienee In peedytwo, eip Ali pre-
likely outsider to obtain ono of the coveted pliera.—l
was, these tmportaet and atosectlve objects. Meeting-
he., METEOR. mint. •
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BifTTING AT MANCHESTFX.-SAITIWAT.

DEILBIT.

7to 4 vat La4Fititaabeth
4to I Blue Clown t and off)
10 to 1 Paul Jones ;off)
100 to 0 Orlon nd
100 to 6 Rosicruclan (off)
20 to 1 Buff lk
20 to 1 Pace t)
OW 1 SpoLutuni and off)
25 to 1 Mercury (t,
100 to 3 Oreen Sleeve (t and off)
100 to 3 Tow Bo %line colt .off)
100 to 3 St. Ronan 3)
200 to 3 Forest King 1)
100 to 1 Uncas (off)

THE CHANTILLY RACES.
CHANTILLY, MAT 24.
The Aoee rear were ran to-day, with the following
results:

PRIX DR DANGO.

Auguste

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