The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-19 00:00:00

SPORTING.

RACING AT WAR•

THE " LEGITIMATE"

WICK. &c.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXPRESS.

81n,—Let all those who would commence the "le-
legitimate" racing ensue with the Newmarket " Craven
Meeting" for ever hold their tonguea after the recent elicit-
lions we have had of the perfection horses of all ages can be
brought to in the dreary mouth of March, if they are only
wanted so early. Improvements have been made in connec-
tion with the turf. as well as in other matter., and the latest
is that of keeping borers in work during the winter mouths
of the year. Ligroin, Nottingham, Liverpool, Musette,
Seliabory, and Warwick have proved what can he
done, for the racing at these platen hos been as good as 'sever
seen at second-rate meetings during any part of the year,
the only differenee being that sperulation is not married on so
actively • and the meeting at Northampton on Wednesday
and TlaCroday nest give. promise of eclipsing the best
gathering ever previously witnessed there. At Warwick
this week, three of the beet horse. that appeared last year,
were pitted together for such a race as the Trial Stake., and
there were two others Wentworth and Stork who had
hitherto proved newt traiublesoure mile horses, and it will be
recollected that the former's trainer thought it impuesible he
could lose the Derby. The "talent." were all anxiety
throughout the day to speculate on ouch a sporting concern,
end during the morning there wee little to choose between
Molise end Gemma di 'trey, while Fisherman was bathed
the field. At the waddling, however, a great
spinet took place in the money market; in the first
It had been generally underhand that Flanigan was to
tide Yalu and that gave the public every confidence In
her; bat It woe emu observable that ehe bed not her own
party's confidence, and when it woe known who had the
meant she went completely out of the market. Though a
starter, she woe virtually out of the race, her condition not
barring cemparisson with that of any of her opponents. I
wee a little astonished, however, to see such a tremendous
rush on Gentma di Vergy, his men potty coming it pretty
stung, having feared nothing but Me ism till they mw her;
the public blared him for old acquaintance peke, end likewise
because the prince of light-weights, Fortnum, had the
mount. Between the two parties, he soon displueed Fisher-
man, and from 3 to 1 he advanced to 6 to 4. He had evidently
done a little work, and looked quite as well no ever he did
lea 4 year; butheweanot quite up to concert-pitch,lam certain,
while the change exhibited by Fisherman was extraordinary.
Last season he wee considered the reverse of • handeome
hone, although a good goer, and at Liverpool • fortnight
beck he looked rather " jolly," but Pince then he ha. evi-
dently undergone such • preparation as T. Pen seldom
give. his horses at home, and the Queen's !late at Salisbury
bet Friday was probably the finishing touch. Now he as
one of the most perfect specimen. of a racehorse that ever
trod the turf, and it would puzzle the most critical eye
to detect a fault in him. All credit is due to his trainer, but
the ante= of training is evidently T. Parr's secret, and it
will go hard with any home that he meets at weights for
age this sewn. I did certainly expect to notice a
falhoroff In him after hie thirlymne races last
suss, but he is evidently an imeetved her, and
the hest tour year old we have in training. The
rem looked se though it was to be a goal ODO at one time,
Oman di Vergy MIDDY alternately making play to the
Nesslows, where the brew (leading) suddenly gave way, end
Itelsehey said that Accra her Punt in • hole; if so, she was
ills her backers before the nee ' • at any rate, she was soon
and Fisherman, piing double, begin grednally to
daubs" the rear Weir hest, catching " Jemmy' and
Simi et the ibis the per biome too good for the
kat% and k nee sari* between the two favourites. At
the Mewl 1i alsessy" MI bed enough, when Fishermen got
the W slikentstsbeggla, and won by a length, condition
&dais thephils Soled two hundred yards. The Ring
would fru bun bit lied bad the result been otherwise, fur
many pepped lessey" severely, looking on the primped
of Fishermen not peeving a lour to them, if be on
as something eztreordinue ; and many did nothing but
stand on the field against the favourite, as they did
not stomach laying 2to 1 against their old enemy, Fisher-
man, with but two horses actually in the nee. The eager-
ness to back Sir Cohn for the horthamptonthire after tho
race shows that he has been through the mill with Fisher-
man, and if T. Parr is only in corned there cannot possibly
be any mistake about Sir Cohn 's chance for that race looking
a " certainty " on paper, as no line could be better than was
obtained yesterday. Apathy wee ale barked by his own
party for the "Guinn.; but there seems a decided dim
poeition to lay against him gencrally—lmekutakers grasping
at any chance of " getting round" after laving so heavily
against %Wein Schiedam, Sydney, and Loyola. la will
probably go bent with them, however, if they give him more
than his share of opposition, and on the day many might be
found eager to take half his present price. For the mile
handicap Malacca sou supposed to be • " certainty"
till he stripped, when it was plain that be wanted
T. Parr very much ; many barkers supported hint
thinking they were following T. Parr • but they were
mistaken, for he left the stable several weeke back, and was
trained, or rather half-trained, for this engagement by B.
Jones, of Marlborough. He had nothing to do with the rape,
which was a very Gast one throughout, and at one time it
looked like a win for Early Bird ; but he cut it as men as
Lord Nelson went up, so that Mr. Barber had to score an-
other stake to his already heavy amount. The weight he
carried was • shadier. and still he took it right home. The
line look, good enough for the Trial Stakes at Northampton
next week, if M.D. does not show. By the same rule, his
defeat by Myeterious Jock at Doncaster made the latter a
rare " pied thing" for the Willoughby. his party thought
so and made him a favourite ; but he would never have won
hid Early Bird been ridden by such a determined rider as
Alderoft, and it was quite apparent that the " jeekeye " in
front at the finish—Aldcroft on Jack, and A. Day on Poodle
—could have given the "gentlemen" 161 b instead of 61b,
and beaten them. In a Welter nice professionak should be
shut completely out, and we should much oftener see the
best horse win; instead of this, it is only requisite to put a
=o"atimisetretlCtriatteteur pia onion tion tharakrate i:orer, "
andn the bed
The
present system is clearly an abortion, for out of the. seen
rummers four of them had jockeys up, and had two of them—
Grubb and Green—been at all au fait at the game, the gentle-
men, for whom such run were established, would have had
nothing to do with the ankh. The second day's card ex-
hibited but little to excite interest, the Welter being Ahmed a
deed letter, and Greenwich Fair, in the absence of Peregrine,
who is eufferingfrom temporary lane-new, !lung it all herown
way in the two year aid race. The "Great" Warwickshire
Hauldicap was anything but a " feature" this time ; hut there
were some Lemur games played beforehand with the fa-
vourite, Theory, who had been backed in good Tuners from
Saturday last—and so freely that at two o clock to-day
(Wednesday), 2 to 1 was taken greedily about him on the
course, and nothing else would go down, so well wee the
" pot" kept boiling. Whet sou the dismay of his bathers,
but 44 minutes before the time fixed for the race, to observe a
;Mime oi"l"ttelfawthwia.gt be won
money"—evidently
eon--aentnlyduthoetythfoennd
owner'sthe
' —very bad in both " Theory" and practice in this case. The
comments were not at all complimentary ; but many of his
backers admitted that • man ato " do as he likes with his
own," and ell they wanted was that they should be
allowed to do as they like with hi. (Theory's)
owner. It looked after this any odde on Tom Thumb
in ouch company ; but it woo Tame Deer's day, and he hes
thus made his weight 2st Hb for Northampton, for which
there were numerous inquiries about his stable companion,
Adareas afterwerde, Apathy being still at long oddo for the
Guinea., which shouts not be of Salisbury IA looked at.
With reference to Adieus, I shall allow T. Parr to know
as much as may one what he can do, am he has only to and
the difference between Apethy.sed Sir Colin to have Tame
Deer's measure, and Adamas as not considered better than
the latter at level weights. I cannot conclude this letter
without pointing to Sir Colin am one of the best things on
paper for Northampton that hoe been known for • race for
some time. I knew him for a good hone before any stir was
nude about bite—vide my letter in your impression of Feb. 5
—and the running. up to the present time only gives me
greater confideive in him. METEOR.

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