The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-13 00:00:00

TO Til =MI OF TEM WRVS&

Stn,—Whatever length the return of the four
days' ruing at Chester may run to, there is little in the pro-
neat=to employ the reviewer's pen, the future being
bet slightly ; and the Dee Stakes threw no light
whatever an the Derby, the tea animals that started tuning
oat a nay moderate lot, if I may accept Yorkminner, whose
performers" was as mysterious as that of Kettledrum in the
Two Thousand. Of all his opponents he appeared to have
the winner, Starlight, most safe, having beaten Asteroid
a auk for places in tine Newmarket Biennial, while at
the lint Spring Meeting Asteroid gave Starlight '
a good 101 b beating ; and I cannot attribute either the hard
ground or the difficulty in his "getting round the turns"
to the defeat of Colonel Towneley's slashing colt. He may
have been omits, and those who like following II good hone
cue do much worse than sticking to this gentleman. Flir.
Satins finished so close to Starlight that he can have no
more chance of shining in the Derby than Betts, Bluestone,
Coconino, or Lady Lexica, who were far behind him ; sod
I fully anticipate seeing Yorkminster before the lot (or as
many as may oppose him) on Epsom Downs. In the Stew-
ard's Cup we saw another that was once a Derby "crack,"
Folkestone who proved himself a very moderate animal,
and Loyale second to Optimist for the Palatine completely
puts ulm out of court after the Anericee's defeat in the
Cup, the field for which did not even come up to the dismal
expectations that were farmed of it, so dismayed were owns',
by the formidable trout Godding's string presented. TM
story of the race is soon told, Min-at-Arun overpoweting
hi his jocks, sad making play for tan first mile, when Ban
mergedabeWfolloweA by Chars Anne ; and all
up the straight run in these two had the Ina to them-
selves, the heassz weight winning with the greatest ease,
mid thus upsetting three of the greatest pots" ever
known, Godlng's stable starting one at 3 to I and two
others at 6to 1 each. It is to be hoped those who have
bow so industrious in abusing Mr. Topham will make the
amrnde honora•le now their suspicions have proved
groundless, and that gentleman is deserving of all prides
for the correct manner in which be estimated the pretensieoa
of (lire Amie, Man-at•Anns, and Wallace, for he can
amuck against all the talents, and more especially those con-
nected with the stable in which the trio were trained ,•
while had such horses as Light, Schism, Wild Rose, and
Butterfly baeu able to participate in the encounter, the
nice would have proved as interesting as ever, in my humble
opinion. The Stewards' Cup gave Chin Antis an oppor-
tunity of turning the tables on Ben Webster, as she met
him on 101 h better terms than in Wednesday's race, and
Ben had, besides, run a severe race with Cosmopolite oa
the previous day. The latter's running in the Grosvenor
Stakes was very bad, for General Hess had no business
before him at racing weights, but the excuse that he nearly
slipped down while running on the tan laid down at the
last turn wasa reasonable one, as the rain rendered
it such dangerous going that all the jockeys wen
unanimous in the opinion it should be removed. The
General himself was beaten br an accident on Thurs-
day, being completely shut in while running for the Marquis
of Westminster's Plate, or Duneany would never have
beaten bim : and thus the talent wee twice at fault with
Captain Little 's unlucky little horse, which seldom wins
when backed fur a good stake. In conclusion, I may hers
remark that the programme is to be ,completcly reorganised
next year, and the Chester Cup is certain to regain its
prrstipr, as, at the suggestion of Mr. Topham, his haodicap
will in future be submitted to the stewards of the meeting
for their revision before its publication.
The York Spring Meeting will have nothing to do with
the Derby, as in former years, the Spring St. Leger, one
mile sad a half, boasting only a second-rote lot of horses, of
which the French mans, Isabella (who beat the favourite for
the French Derby on Sunday last), might prove the
best. Nut feeling quite certain we shall get a sight of
Yorkminster in the Craven Stakes, one mile and a quarter,
or even Fobert's " dark" Derby wonder (?), Invader,
Angolo possesses the strongest claim es my suffrages ; and
the second-beet 3-yr old in the Knave mire Plate, half a
mile (Nutbush, 13 yra, fist 91b), may carry that off,
although I should not look beyond Lord Derby s handsome
daughter of Longbow and Ruse were she in the field. The
Zetiand Stakes, about five furlongs. should introduce to our
notice some promising " dark" 2-yr-olds, of which Zsit-
land, Ross, Malek, Watchfire, and Bonny Breaotknot
are likely to become very useful members of society;
sod yet I dare not run away from /*bonito, whose
21b allowance may cause his being sent to York,
after the excellent performance at Northampton. The
Gnat Northern Handicap, two miles, had not a goad
acceptance, there being 46 noes to 3U ayes • still, with the
Wizard, 4 yrs, fiat 121 b ; Crater, 4 yra, ist 2lb ; Horror,
4yri, Itst 2lb ; Lady Trespass, 4 yrs, Set 216 ; First Lord,
yrs, fist ; Syringe, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; Milliosmire, 4 yrs, 7st
311 • Guilleme yes, fist !tn. Oamboodo 4 yrs, fist 41k ;
Oubio, 4 yrs, est 41b ; sad Bushman, 3 yn, est 316, in
the held the race would be an open one, sod the four lint
named in the lot aresuch goad clam animals that the quality
of the competitors could. not he complained of. Crater has
done the most this year, and his two defeats of Malta are
quite sufficient to convince me he can beat the Wisard
when in receipt of 81b, while he ought to give Horror 21b.
Syringe and Millionaire are only moderate, and as Predictor
gave the former a stone last year Crater ought to do so
this, the latter having so little the wont of the
weights with the three-yr-olds (he only gives Bally
Edmond, the last on the list, 1016 more than weight for
age) that he is good enough to be entrusted solely with my
confidence. The Londesborough Cup, five furlongs, will
attract nearly a score to the post, the heavy weights having
two great representatives in Sweet Sauce, :t yrs, list 71b,
and Man-at-Ans. 4 yrs, fist 31b, the former of whom, if
in the humour, will take a deal of heating. Next come
Spicehox, Lupellus, Zitella, and Donner and Blitz,' at
7st 9th each, the best of them being Lopatins and Donner
mid Slits; anal nothing era have a chance with these among
the middle weights beyond Caushondo, 4 yrs, fist 131 h, and
Maid of the Mist, 5 yrs, Est 121 b. Pancake hall incurred
a penalty which raises his weight to list ne, and the bast
of. the 3.yr.olds sow comprises the Ranee filly, fist 91b,
Limeflower' Est 41h, Zodiac, Est 21b, and Lancelin,
fist 71b, Dr. Nicholl, est 31b, and Harriet, 3
Iry est 4 trust
ins lerge adlh being too uncertain
a .lot fur
tl me ti:
Sweetasnes, Manat-Arms, Dowser mod Blitz, Lopatin',
Maid of the Mist, and the Ranee filly, are the most de-
serving of support, and if I may atonal on a couple it would
be Lupellue and the Ranee filly, supposing the latter to
represent the Whitewall stable. The Flying Dutchman's
Handicap, one mile and • quarter, will suit the Wizard,
4 yrs, fist 121 b, batter than the Great Northern the dis-
tance being perhaps • little too far for his stu'ible com-
panion, Benbow. A yrs, 7st 1 ID, who would find a tem.
blesome companion in the Maid of Chesterfield, 4 yrs, tis
sib, if he " carried the money ;" and the recent running
of Jung Frau points to her as the probable winner of the
Rowcliffe Stakes.