The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-26 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGTiNOE.

AUTUMN DOINGS AND THE LIVERPOOL
CUP.

TO THE EDITOR 07 rn,,,, irzEntine.

Sle,—lt end the buttateal that the curtain fell
upon the autumn campaign at. fteeditearten .. amidst great
entente," however MillisAtly it may have commeneted.
Ike la-t act of the play IRlll,‘ by far too long, and the beg-
garly appeitianoe of the Mein on Saturday betrayed how
man) Lad left their ylatW, too tired or too disgudal to
stay it out. The elements dulled If a goodly lonelier, no
doutt, and as the cut." pitless ram that fell worn tot early
bout aid nut cease after two or three races hid ho •n de-
cided, as on Friday, the few who would we the lights
out" passe d one of the most eh terless MOO days ever ex-
perienced even at Newmaiket. 'fuere was really nothinz
exiting tat warm one's bleed. the peat featare- of the
cent consisting of the Michael de Ila co and Prink* len-
pedal match. for the lieiveliton Handicap and oather
'flute" are reduced to the level now-a-ilaya of an ordinary
" mide-up" tam; and it was fortuuate the prorminra
bud something like a remonable instead of running
to the ridiculous knight of that of Friday, when fifteen
eveut • einiy three kaa than Worcester affmals for a three
day' meeting -were crest iled into the neat litt:e tut of
pen laved. The piinti r • must Lave bcen rath r taken
abet k at the calla tivesanne on his resources, for there
writ tali:takes in the card, usually et very esrrect Mr.
lsnuilt•sChord having be eu misprinted Moral" fur
the first rare—thorgli a •• meal " it would have been in-
iced had she stared, for Miss Onewieke is a yes
bail ore to win it rare. Mod of the day's
inner., were of an indifferent claw, the matchea,
web the su.nrty. a Plate wherein Lumley cud
Bash-faith met. cud the "monkey" Sweeastaaes. being
all the events that would po-eiley interest any but the
preb". us. No little importance atta.les now to the seemiel
match in which Michael de Basco took part, for in beat-
ing Prince Imperial a length and a half, giving him mire
thus weight for age. be Intuit have damped tee ardour of
those standing on the •• best two-year-okl fonn " fur the
Deity. the Prince. it will be borne in mind, was within a
length and a half of Seotti-b Queen for the Troy Stakes;
and as Belladram and Pero Gomm—and by conseiueuce
Wild Oate—base their reputations on the defeats of her
Majesty, it is quite within the bounds of pawiaility that
the Denby •r has not been out yet, or if so
that he kW only performed like Caractacus did in
his younger days. We should now have to handi-
cap Michael de Basco (3 years) at 84 12th to the
let lelb of Prince Imperial and fist 81b of Scottish Queen,
so that the Hendee and Kinimelere cracks must have giveu
the latter • ramie beating to be within lilbs of what has
hitherto been hinted upon as only a moderate three-year-
old. It would be interesting to know what Michael can
du with Brigantine. whore victory in the Second Nursery,
coupled with her excellent performance in the First
proves her to be of about as good a claw as Lumley, so
that it is a pity she was not pulled out for the Middle
Park Plate—a race I Linea d her for in ich. She did me
good suit and service. however, on Friday, when every
one of my predictions came off, with a rolitary
exception. Robevisent's overthrow of Caatelherault
and Siderolite could not Ming him into this Derby betting.
seeing that the Cheeterfield winner had loag been put low
down in the ascend anti that Sidcrolite could not
have been running for the sante base motives a. Cardinal
'York in Macdutrs race, ou Monday, when cutting up so
iudifferentiy. In fact, the ELI days' business, consisting
of fifty-two actual contests. left very few known h
really • 'in" the Derby: only Pero Gomez, Wild Oats. Bella-
drum, Pretender, Thonralden. Lades. Martyrdom, and
the Het m:one colt, present ingthesmallest "paper" claims
to reapeet. Signs that the 114.`41.011 is drawing to a elute
Lave been apparent for nine din's past. the price lists
of the eat.% rtisieg co ramisaionerie now embracing the
Blue It diand of Isto. whikt hi ,r es ire d ily being aimd or
given away to save the • expo nsee of their winter's keeps aid
gentle mete are either eiving.up atasether or ma'am g
portaut changes in their tea g arrangetnents. heart FA -
mouth's string are going to Matthew Dawson, that king of
ti &vim s Lent Stamford's are N.:sin to be sold off : the
Danebere establt-hm.sit, whose death warrant wa..igned
when the Peke of fleawort determined to sell up, is to be
still furtterealuced by the deposal of seven that have the.
season figured in J. Itar't, name. in addition to Tue Ea-1
sad Equerry : and Mr..Padwiet'a lot are really and truly
to come to the hammer this afternoon also. It was ses•ii-
ficant flout the fir-t that the two E's ware
advertised separately from the great financier's eighteen,
and the corte.pordence (just published) that has been
going on between Mr. Padwick and Admiral Roue for the
last month explains how it was The Earl ran in the form"r
utleman's name and colours at the Newmarket Craven
Meetirg. He frankly states that having to find a large
sum of mousey fur the Marquis of Hastings, and to pre-
sent his hot ses being seized by the sheriffs, the latter gave
him a bill of sale on them• and it was also thought that
The Earl had better not perform in his lordship's colours.
Had this been simply a "friendly arrangement " ti all me
The Earl and Lady klizabeth to run for their valuable en-
gagements, it would not be the first by many a hundred
that had been made; and as all the winnings of The Earl
were appropriated by the Messrs. Weatherby to
pay the forfetts and engagements entered into so recklessly
by the Marquis, it is hunt as well, perhaps, that he
take the horses orderhis protection, or we should have
bad a most disgraceful forfeit list a few wee' as hence.
But we shall probably know the rights and the wrongs
of the whole business ere long, as it appears a certainty
tl at the trial "Items v. Dar" is to come off, when the
4` financier " will be in the box, if not Lord Hastings,
whose state of health is so critical that it is absalut ply'
necessary he should winter abroad on the extreme quiet.
The action will be a handy subject for goe,ipe during the
winter recess, each side threatening to divulge much start-
ling secrets, sun cescel or real, affect:ng certain parties
wl.o first began to stir up the muddy water.,
that the drama has reached quite an amusing climax
eready. Let us get the racing season over, however.
before it come. on the estivet, one more great event haring
Jobe decided before that desirable goal is reached-ant
one there promicies to be plenty of quarrelling over, for the
Livetpool Cup handicap has driven the critics quite
Bantle. They are naturally astonished at the second in
the St. Leger• just because he ran unaccountuhly h isl iu
the( esaitwit.h like many others, having to receive con-
'Metal& weicht from Mercury.Vwcount, awl Virtue,
who were all fairly beaten by him; and there are
other discrepancies that cannot be understood—why, for
instance. See Saw and Lady Coventry who were always in
tit ft rmt for la't Tuesday s Caniiiriv.Cgeshire, and finished
frit mut fifth. theuld be weighted so as to beat Mercury,
the Make-Litt colt. Acta a. Python. Ridderminater, Kettle-
noalet'lle Prineees colt, and Terabit's, with many 'manila
in Lund. As reget ds l'aul Jones. the Shrewsbury Cup han-
dicapper hits made the same •• mistake," if it 'swum Mr.
lel Lam, in putting him in at ist, although there are
many rates in which the two gentlemen do not agree at
uli the followiug more or less glaring discrepancies
occurring :

fee Few . .
Tynetiale
Aunnele
Vauban
Bee. wing
lioneety
itandrnrett r
The Dean .
Knight Errant
koznying
tre ul7
w
Irian
/*owing
Vutue
rriiiny .
A kwcrilt
Vie. omit ...
T- ire Special.
-4v Ike-

Liverpoul. Shrew.hury.
An. ut lb A lb
3 9 4
.. 4 8 3
6 711 8 11
. 4 8 5
..6 T 3
.. 5 710
5 710
. 4 6 9
4 611
4 7 11 7 5
4 7 10 .
..3 7 8 7 3
. 4 6 6 - 7 1
...3 7 4 T o
. 3 7 4 7 0
.. 6 7 6 . 613
. a 7 11 6 12
..3 7 7
5 7 6
_ - -

lady Henri.- .tte . ..... . . 3 G 5 II
Ile Irish Queen Illy .. 4 7 5 . 10
I atooka 9
(lemons 3 Cl 2 . . 7
Aggravator..... 4 6DI 5
Claimlly 3 65 .
s . 1
Claims . 3 r, 7 . 0
It.rdi op . a G 5
la di Mem ..„ 3 e 3 . IX
Adamant . 3 5 7 . it
Imace Regent .
6 7
Alter the first handicap came out, and before tho emend,
Tribune, Clemons, Claim:in, and Prime Regent performed
at Newman kat in a manlier to justify the diiiureuee in their
Inatment ; and Latooka not being a public animal, handi-
cap! me are allowed to differ in ophoon concerning him,
Let *one well-known chasseters are in the same boa,
and we have a very strong " tip' from Mr. Frail. Bandmaster, New Guinea, the bean. &c.. are good for
Lives pool, and from Mr. Topliam that The Special, Romping
Gni, the bush Queen filly, and Friday, are ditto for Shrews-
bury, if they are " wanted." It 14 not over these, never-
atlas, that there is such an outcry, The Palmer, Paul
Jones, Orion, , and See Saw, comprising those that are
." too well in,' according to the general opinion, and it
is to be feared that the aeceptances (which i shall discuss
as soon as they are published) will not present anything
like • fair propotion to the 115 handicapped.
The current week's proceedings may ease not &little to
do with the subject, more than one of the " good things"
being engaged at Worcester, where a meeting exthiding
from Tutenay to Thursday takes place. The Autumn
Handicap lot hie-Judea Orion, who ought to beat
all rowers except Vonigern over this distance,
but may not show, and then the latter will have most
to fear from Ecarti. The Gipsy reads best in for the
Nursery, though Palmitine is one of Wadlow's string,
ever dangerous at Worcester, and particularly so in the
flying Handicap on the second day, when, however, the
14y 'light bloom ones more. The above comprise the
Gaily smote in the programme of the slightest importance,
beyond the steeplechmes which will be "dare until the
ootopstines am mounted, and masmeently cannot be
rollicked fairly. Yet more obvious reasons, the Harrow
rams most be passed tree altegetbsw, and it will be time
enough to discuss lihmela (Thursday and Friday) later in
the week.—l am, 1.4., METO3I3,

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