The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-27 00:00:00

TO THE 7D1701 07 TEE WM&

Sm,—Notwithstanding the many "good good thing."
—what with the reduced fields, the several animals "out
for • holiday," and the "lime "got at Lincoln—that were
to be discovered by the wideemakes assisting in the meet-
ing at Nottingham, both the talent and the public have
had their minds concentrated on the Liverpool Grand
National since the Dog Derby was decided, and there will
be nothing to divert their attention therefrom between
now and the eventful day, judging from present appear
awes. All the onetime influences that are brought to
bear against Roticrucian and Typhoeus for the Two Thou-
sand sad Derby cannot drive them back to any alarming
prim; and as for the Spring Handicaps, they are simply
put on the shelf, the money lost by " punters " generally
over the Linconehire and the Nottingham Spring having
effectually startled them off from such dangerous ground.
The folly of plunging too early was painfully demonstrated
on the borders of Sherwood Forest, for the Lincoln results
were upset more signally as regard■ the principal event
than the different term■ on which Indigestion and
Grey Stocking met would allow of, whilst those not
on the spot had some bitter lessons taught them by the I
declining of certain animals that had arrived. Why the
Last Rose of Summer did not run for the Trial, after tra-
velling all the way from Richmond toNottingliam, is one
of those enigmas that we never see fairly solved, and her
" shunt " is the more remarkable, because she would have ,
had to meet only a moderate horse in Cation, whose igno-
minions defeat last week has not had the depressing effect
on Seesaw's price for the Derby one might reasonably expect,
for the latter was a better favourite than even before the
victory of the enstil Grey Stocking over my pet Master
Willie. If the son of Margery Dew is anything like a
Derby horse—which he isn't—what capital businees it
must be to follow Matthew Dawson's stable in the Metro-
politan
and City and Suburban, considering the Duke of
Newcastle has Charon in almost at the minimum weight,
and he once upset a tremendous " pot" entrusted to See-
saw. It is true the latter had—as it turned out too late
for the plungers—been rum off his legs and knocked
clean out of time before he met Clairon ; but I
the wearer of the purple and white laboured
under almost as groat a disadvantage, having
only been in training for • very few weeks, and if See-
saw can half win a Derby, what must we expect of
Chiron, at Set. 121 b. in the City and Suburban ? It is
not a little in his favour that he is doing his work with
Julius, who is preparing for hie great match ; and should
be answer the expectations that were once held of him he
is at least more likely to shine over Epsom in March than
the Marquis of Hastings's cut-off will in May.
But I did not take up my pen to address your reams
upon such comparatively far-off subjects as the Metro-
politan and City and Suburban, the Grand National
Steeplechase being of more immediate importance, and
the movements hereon begin to assume something like
• tangible shape. There is no mistaking the formid-
able pretensions of Daisy and The Lamb, so far
as the money goes ; and It would be insulting to the
owner of Moose to doubt his being the Simon Pure,
after the trial and the oommimion. Tuaculanum, Alcibiade,
Captain Croestree, and Huntsman's Daughter also
look genuine enough ; and there is every indication of
Lawrence, Hall Court, Kiogswood, and Thalamins being
buoyant, so far as their owners' ideas and intentions are
concerned. Nevertheless, wherever there is a chance of
mystifying the world we see the attempt at least made ;
and it is a remarkable fact in connexion with Lord
Coventry's Chimney Sweep and Tennyson, Mr. Barber's
Fan and Helen (for Fan is not sold), or Mr. Studd's
Despatch and Clansman, that at this particular writing
one is about as good a favourite as the other. It
is easy enough to fathom the movements concern-
, log the first-named pair, as the poet might be
I the better animal in private, but has so often played the
rogue that his party mean having two strings to their
bow, thinking they can win with one or the other ; but
there is real mystery about the two other pairs, and I
begin to think that Clansman, and not Despatch, will
prove the salamander of Mr. Studd after all, either be-
cause the chance of getting on is now so good, or for a
better reason. Whatever is the beat of this pair will hold
even Fon, in her very best form, pretty safe on paper, my
impression now being that those who back the two will
see either good hedging or win their money. At the same
time, there is no mistaking the formidable pretensions of
hat year's " second," who has been knocked about in such
an extraordinary manner, but still always has a stanch
friend or two, that it is quite possible the "beam" only,
and not the vampires, have been at work, so that it is not
so very diflioult to bring her among the live stock again.
However, by Monday next it will be comparatively eery
work to 'operate the dead from the quick ; and till then I
leave your readers to find out the best of Mr. Studd's—
Clansman or Despatch—having only further to observe
that the Hennit party can just about win the second best
race of the Liverpool Spring Meeting, the Cup, with
either Knight of the Garter or Blinkhoolie, if they mean
botiness.—l am, dc., METEOR.

(HT TYLECIEAPH.)
DERBY MEETING.---(THIS DAY.)

INNKEEPERS' PLATE.
Retirement walked over.
HARRINGTON STARTS.

Hills...
Amsdou
Musk

6 rOn.
HURDLE RACK Two miles.

Ore and liaidliavie are hare.

OTHER ARRIVALS.—Camarino, Carolina, Cud&leen,
General Sherman, Lut Roes of Summer Moonbeam,
Moses, Rosetta, Substance, Thermometer, Triplet, Vasco,
Bright Eye, Dehom, Buckingham's dam ally, Reck, Re-
tirement, Secrecy, and Moll in the Wad.

WINDSOR MILITARY AND OPEN STEEPLE-

-CHASES.-(THIS DAY.)

This meeting was held to-day, and the sports
were sufficiently attractive to draw together a large oon-
mune of spectators. ►mongst whom was his Royal High-
ness the Prince Teck. The stakes amounted in the whole
to about SOUL

BELTING IN LONDON.-{THIS DAY.)

2.30 1.. M.

The business to-day was of the most trivial de-
scription, the few investments made being for small
amounts, while the offers showed no change. Quotations
es follow:

LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL.
10 to 1 apt Daley (t aad off)
11 to 1 The Lamb (off)
13 to 1 Moose (off)
13 to 1 Chimney Sweep (off)
100 to 6 Alcibiade (t)
100 to 6 Tennyson (off)
25 to 1 Astrolabe (off, t3oto 1)
25 to 1 Despatch (off)
25 to 1 Clansman (off)
7 to 1 Lord Coventry's lot (off, t 8
to I)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
25 to 1 asst Abergeldie (off)
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 apt Abergeldia (off)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
9 to 6
to 4 abet
Pam t Rosi
(er:alma (off, 3 to 1 w)
1 off)
25 to 1 Green Sleeve (off)
25 to 1 Blue Goya (off)
28 to 1 Rabicao (off, t3oto 11

DERBY.
12 to 1 apt Pace (off, t 100 to 8)
20 to 1 The Earl (off)
40 to 1 Bandit (off)
1000 to 15 Michael de Basoo (off)

Marshal Niel, Minister of War, has just fixed
et 1001. the price to be paid for enbatitatee in the mili-
tary static* for the class of 1867.

The principal public work/ to be carried on in
Paris during the present year are the following :—Tie
opening of the Rue de l'lmperatrioe and the Rue Blaunier;
oompletica of the two new boulevards of the Faubourp
St. Jacques and St. Marcel ; the laying out of the park
of Mont/curie ; the eanstruction of the Rotel Dien; sees.
platten of the central markets and their appreeebas
erection of the Collage Rollin on the site of the Mont.
marks abattoir; completion of the College Chaptal, at
the aegis of the Rae do Roam and Boulevard des Belli-
' Iloilo ; coostruotion of a magnificent fountain on the
Place du Chateau d'Eau ; and the termination of the
Boulevard St. Germain and of the Rue de Bennos.