The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

SPORTII
THE CHESTER MEETI:

TO THE EDITOR OP TI
818 ,—The Derby market is
spditien, with the return into favo
ord.knethettliand, The Sprig of
mom &c., for which I prepared
teem
Epoet dinew;nothr
—, ceasing .tmm.we ingottld.,:fah.,:voodoufe:rittbui
roomnasutdand Arsenal (the cone
40, four been through the nu
wee race, and I am not sure that
/good between Arsenal end M.D.,
ma 'peaky put together. The if
away caused Mr. Ileward to ales
ns the mono* is Drummer, and I
hipeseiry satishictkun, for °away
banand there was only • LI
meat doubt, however, th
Faded, and I fancied that his joek,
mown of Druneau fur he bud
yid bar* win when lie did call
ease right away from the elegant
skied Dreamer, especially as
opiate; but be could not hove bet
lead their weights been alike. Ft
fistanee from the pair, while give.
per. At Warwick the two wet h
pay the same different* of weight
lord condition pulled him these
Gemmy, as • 3-yr-old, has improve
lova of two months, while the 4-)
scarcely supposed to have uupeo
layer of odds on the winner
is there was just the different* in
flb would make in any two horse
were wanted of the correctness of t
sing, reference lake only to be
flemma di Vergy Drumeur In
&difference of 13Ib put the latter fir
of Downy end Fisbenean for the
where the latter had 21b the Lest
weights, and instead of being be,
length he inthaged to get within a
Ponape the running for theme to
ilOre effect on the Derby (at any n
behind the scenee) than either the
One Thousand Guineas, or Dee S
"intent that Arsenal is some p.urs
ad that Fisherman cannot Lea
Derby distance, end that would mai
Aar to Oemma di Vergy. Zuyder I
many disadvantages, ran a good e
July Stakes at Newmarket, which
end I should guess that Zuyder Ze
condition as Drumenr, and nut pl
the race, would have run a better
that ought to make him as likely
animal in the market. I took
eEarly Blau" to show that Dee
wonted ones Wt seamen after the
turned him up for the Two 'f houai
I was not far out !oncoming the
welly get home meth to Turbit's
the latter must have very mean •
the running correct, es he was mat
in the Cheater Cup, with such a d
Throwing aside all the prefer
his first last season and
they were not true
running
and Arsenal look the most
be found in the Derby, now that LI
ramie have proved so moderate,
running be correct, has shown
dunces of Anton, Loyola, and Syd
Commotion did not run much like
beaten a long dbetanee from Drum
Mr. Ho apparently, has hi
/hakes, again, Commotion beat I
second place, which gives Mr. II
Liter, and Anton, who could not
fore Loyola in the Guinea', does n
even Commotion, while Drumme
same 7th beating that he did in t
was behind both these, and his pros
In the Dee Stakes, Strathnaver 1
as Skirmisher did at York; and the
pats Skirmisher before Commotion
be trusted ; and I do not know but
before Strsthnever on paper, as
the winner from the rush he mad
career was baulked a little by GI
horsed Osborne early In the race
f nisi. Strathnaver is not a great
little " as was remarked after I
Many pounds before the day. Tb
I am afraid to trust, is that of Co
tecollected that last year's Derby
defeated at this meeting) for, sea
Mary, he ought to have been beret
Crap (and he looked so formidable
the cry was, "Commotion wins fo
facepable of giving hint more tk
ilto successfully gave Rioter I
*Mien division coneidered, they let
as he had to give their horse 41b.
till of his own, or his rider had fe
struggle with him uselees (for Lo
he compounded rather too euddesl)
defeat Flamm did not seem eV
the Dee Stakes, and ft would be • r
one of the defeated for this race M
Derby victor ; but if we look for e
forget Wardermareke, Ellingten'a
wetly the same positions in the se
Spring Biennial and Dee, that
%roue to the Derby, and for
horses were bowled over by "
Lan improving hone, and so ,
men who will run him to win, i
companion, Ple. Jackson's Si
Magnifier, he will not start at an o
While on the subject of the De
table decline in favouritisrn of Ti
little work for the last few days, an
near for any horse to have a char
work for a week. His last week's
firm, would make him first face
laver, the indirect conqueror c
Guineas horse, in the Derby, Db, a
Doncaster—a performance good e
absolute skinner. Special Lkeense'l
the lot behind hint to have
was beaten away in the
does not seem within 141 b
The ffs file colt, giving him 91b, r
the Chesterfield Stake*, and caused
Tom for the Chewier Cup, as he we,
horse of the two. For the Moll
et one time meant with Harry Slat
liege commission into tho markt
public got scent of it, and made the
hie behalf that they soon had all I
and spoiled the "good thing," lls
for another day. Melissa hit loot
she was the absolute last" in th
say odds might have been obtainer
Bag fell. The remainder of tho
for particular remark ; but I met
victoria to my account before I t
winning for me on Thursday, whi
the Dee Stakes were first, third a
racing only gave me one loser, P
selected LmdiNeleon by • head. I
nen on Tuesday, one on Wedneed
any other); throe on Thursday, a
only throe events can be placed erg
was within an ace of Fluffing throe
The Shrewsbury and Ludlow tu
week's sport; but the conditions e
that it is impossible fur me to go
the first is decided, the weights oil
altered. The principal handicap,
Pantomime and Companion neer
Dulcsinara being probable absentee
Stakes so near at hand.
May 9.

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