The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-31 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SELLINGER DOINGS AND THE WARM"

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TO THE =mos 07 TX7 IZTSIOOI.
.1.., now what were the " in-

OFII,--it Metter, use-
tridents" of the nine meetings obefOiLd glass Waal
last, re that they did not leech upon the „Bellinger
Yublie attention 1' 'concentrated upon this grand event,
and *1 ill 111^,t. likely to be diverted until the verdict of the
justielas been pronounced, for nearly every day brings forth
some just now
change, the favourite going so
badly just now that on the first of September many a
"sportsman" will wend lea way to Warwick in preference
to his shooting quarters., anxious to discover what there
"in the know " intend doing with his lordship when they
get all the backers and layers into one net. The mnre„
tavola able bulletins from Dancbury cannot stem *Jae
torrent of oprisition that greeted The Earl on INAday
tart, ant he is raga nn such a porsition in the market that
the put VOG-0 again to be put through his name no great
surpree would be eseibml. Why he has been so freely
*. pet peed " various reasons are —sate being to
the ilea that ho has not get so stirtrunrigh the hard
übt ud been sup ; poted ; smother, twat there is a
d stssuarer as
dispute abo and confident leopte bugging
the notice ownership
that his clever party- are only preparing the
ket for the Marquis of liaalhugs *hal ha returns Irma
Noi ay ! these latter aro right it is coming the stable
deer to carry out their " bearing" opentions,for heronste i
so eiohht about the money laid on Saturday, which
be einicuat to `.-oever" should the /gents have orders to
that these. It heppens fortunately that tlu majority of
the outride" public have kopt on the horse, tearing the
Itgame might be played with him or that even
it rut` it would only be as Lady Elimbeth did
in 11w Le,by, a " folde 'un." The waded Aeries aro adout
as to who
is cue power to
freshhis lonlehip from ide
tes and it is quite passable a scandal will arise over
hm, that may not be very entertaining to those int.-
rimed in the wellbeing of the turf. Should he be really
prevented teeing the post by monetary obetaeles it will
be a .8,11-inger indeed, and there will be no telling what
may not happen to poor backers of horses, for anything
may in his abethee. King Alfred, again out of odour
at the clubs, is rtill opposed by those who argue his high
action will beat him on the Doncaster course ; —Formosa
has yet to prove she can stay Laithough there is nothing to
roam she cannot ;—ViSOOLIBt to imprsve a atone upon
hie I rat Yorkshire Stakes form batons he can be written
m first-class three-year-old;—Typhoeus has nine days
more to gallop without cracking again ere ne can be in a
r.ition to silence his detractors; —anl Cap-a-Pie, Seesaw,
St. Ronan, Mercury, Restitution, Athena, Ouragau,
Eastley, Tom (Tingle, Birdseeker,
out
and Sawyer,
• are simply the " tag-rag and bobtail," of
which St. Leger winners are only made on extra-
ordinary oecasions. The "ragged lot," however, have
done the trick often enough of late years, Knight of St.
George, Saucebox, Gamester, and Caller Go having upset
the hottest of " pots" without previously intimating that
they bad anything but the smallest pretensions to follow
in the footsteps of a Wtat Australian—the only favourite
that won between 1862 and 11462, about the " rimiest" time
bookmakers ever had—and there have been surprises
enough already this season to pave the way for some
downright staggerers during the nest two mouths. The
Earl, lung Alfred, Seesaw, St. Ronan, Typhoeus, Cap-a-
Pie, Mercury, Restitution, Athena, Eastley, Tom Cringle,
and Birdaeeker have to be handicapped by Admiral Roes
before the St. Leger, the lot being in the Cesarewitch and
Cambridgeshire, the weights for which are due on Thurs-
day next; and there is no alternative for him but to put
the two first-named, withperhaps Typhoeus, manypounds
m head of the remainder, the question being how
he will measure them with Blue Gown and Speculum?
But we shall learn all in good time, and the cracks have
in the first place to go through the ordeal of the two days'
betting at Warwick, where all " safe " candidates will
receive their quietus, at the same time that the outsiders
tried good enough to stand will be brought into their
places. One or two of the 1,000 to 6 brigade are engaged
at Baden-Baden, Ouragan and Mameluke being in the
Continental St. Leger, divided to-morrow, whilst in the
Grand Prize at Baden (Saturday) Mameluke has a weight
that gives him a good winning chance, after what he has
done on the Continent this season, as it is unlikely that
Speculum will be in the way, or any other Bit of
note. Should he overthrow the might of the Lagrange
stable, he will become such a hero that hie owner may
bring him back to try his luck once more at Doncaster,
where he last ran in this country in the "hoops" of the
Marquis of Hastings.
No three-year-old of any account will be seen at War-
wick or Abingdon, the only " fixtures" for the week of
impotence to the turfite generally, grend as may be the
meetings at Margate and Gravesend in the eyes of those
luckless individuals who have annually to undergo the
horrors of a sojourn at a watering-place. The best class
youngsters in the Leamington Stakes are Vortigern and
o:mem., whose antagonists are so moderate that they
command respect, supposing the former does not give way
to his stable companion, Tribune, who beat a bettert
three-
year-old than Mr. Saxon's at Ameot, and ye has lees
weight than him to carry. He only ran a mile when
beaten at Windsor the other day, and after the bad speci-
mete of form we have had from Whalebone this season,
Tribune or Vortigern may be trusted to hold safe
the last half in the handicap. If they can beat
Tertullue between them, then the prize may go to
Lambourne, though the latter will be very hard to
bowl over should he contest this rune in preference to
waiting for the Cup. The minor events are subject to
stable arrangements, Lord Westmoreland and Mr. Payne
having nearly half the horses in the Shorts Handicap,
and the brothers Blom three (including ,Carlotta), in the
Castle-park Stakes ; whilst a 6 MM. Sweepstakes on Wed-
nesday me only a question of Memento starting. The
Warwick Cup, two miles and a half, has a meet grandilo-
quent entry ; hut the contest will scarcely be in keeping
with it, and I doubt whether the 121 b allowance will
tempt even Ilium, in whose absence Vortigern will pro-
bably be the beet three-yr old on the ground. Hisimpoet
is only Get 111 b, so that Tertnllus (sat 91b) will be conce-
ding nearly as much weight as in the Leamington Stakes,
even if lie should
_get auuther 6th more off his back by a
defeat therein. Were the latter, on the other hand, to
win the handicap, and thus raise his weight to hit 71b,
Vortigern would look more then ever like the
winner, summing, of course, none of the cracks enter
the lints, acid the only likely starter of these is Fortunio.
The second day's Nursery would be a pretty "good
thing" for Dunbar, were he wanted; yet he failed to meet
his engagement lark week, and he remaining longer on
the shelf might give the prize to Le Belle Helene or King
of the Rovers. The County Handicap, one mile, is rather
too far for Warrior, whose owner, however, has a good
one to fall back upon in Seringapatam, and pending the
first day's running it hooka good business to stand on him
and Python, dangerous as Vespasimi always is. Python
is also in the Welter, and may prefer that journey, which
is even easier to get through than the County.
The Abingdon meeting follows immediately on to War-
wick, and hence it will be tins enough to leek at the ruo-
griumme when the horses engaged at both places have been
run through." METEOR.

BETTE'CG IN LONDON.-SATCIDAY.

The critical pcsition of The Earl for the kit. lager gave an
anuaual whet to epeculatiee appetites to-day, and the eequel thi-
nned all the anticipations. that bad been formed, another seone
in the downfall of the Favourite being enacted with 'turtling
effects. Ai, matter of history it will be well to detail the
proixadings that took place. The opening offer on the fh=
300 to 200, then 100 to 60, and subsequently 70 to 40, which was
accept"' by one "peculator au times. 700 to 400 was then offere I,
and there being no response, 100 to 100 wax quoted, which w
partially ithrivered by len to 50 bong to ken. to I was thee s
wen ffsred in stem.' quarters, but there entitled a general
inet, but one speculator offering 45 to 10 was that. Then there
came a partial reaction, and 200 to 100 and 100 to 20 were
booked twice, but although sonic £3OO or !ADD had been thus
in; eded at 2 to 1, layette were still cbunarous, end 416 to 100
and 45 to 40 were laid. These transwtions to rminated—an offer
of 500 to 100 was loudly made, and 60 to ID was booked;
then came an offer of 3 to 1, which wee ate eptcat
in some three or four quarter., to the aggregate
amount of 1,1.0ut £l2O. sto 2 woe then the highest offer—but
after a pauee due e fifties were laid, and the dual offer WWI 150 to
100. me °ppu ition thua displayed towards the favourite chiefly
emanated from one operator; but it is a fact pregnant with mg-
nilicawou that he was the tome gentleman who in the early part
of the moraqiu had incest. d £240 iu the favour at 7 to 4.
Therefore, in the iuteeval between tills .ulstantial partisanship
and decided Hot seminal, same toneution etraight and grow
iniet hare prompted the change of action. The decline of the
favourite materially benefited the poeitioa of the remaining can-
didate in the front 1 auk, King Alfred being specially favoured
with the eountaiethe of backer, and, after 4 to 1 had been asked
the in vain, the beta were booked of 330 to lOU, 700 to 100, 100
to 30, six err ...ern time% and finally :Re 1, to about £lOO, the lad
oared ble, tene,,e, being forth...winos to the claw. Visebaailt
after finding eupport at 6to to about Itso, had 11 tot
about him to £5O, while Formoaa would hare been freely
backed at 0 to 1, but no more than 11 tot was forthcoming.
unthWtakebir looked ap, fitiu to 10 was accepted twice,
followed by 2,101 to 100, and not a fraction beyond 40 to 1 oould
be thereafter obtained. See Sr. had also a coming appearance,
15 to 1 bring taken kindly about him. Mercury also advanced
into something like pioinuenne, 4,000 to 100 being booked in
one hand, besides some email., beta on the ...one t.auye, and
when these odds were no longer peoeurable 100 to/faun:l
Birdeeeker was inquired 'after, bat the Mimi mice of 1,000 to 15
failed to tempt an investment. After 1,000 to 510 had been ar-
rept.] about Green Sleeve, 300 to 6 was laid twice, but at the
eithe 10 to IW. the high, at offer. For the Ceearewiteh Wardle
and Romping tin were beyond question the most in dcmucod,
the outride offer.epithet them severally being 23 to 1, while one
gentleman offered to accept 3,500 to 100 about oat. Aid of
ten, as specified below were booked at 600 to 100 end seo to 100.
'Fhe remaining tranthetions need not he specially referred to.
(lacing prices :

GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
100 to 7 wit, Hippaa (I)
BT. LEGER.
2110 to 100 aunt The Earl (of, to 1t)
ato 1 wag //UM It sad off)
11 to 4 Viscount "t and off!
11 to 2 Formats (off, stol w,
20 to 1 phoeum (t ond off,
25 to 1 Booms flaw (t sad off)
100 to 8 Yerews7 (t sad off)
100 to 3 Athena (cal
1000 to 20 Oreen SINN, (t and off)
1000 to 15 -- Ilinlmeker (0.)
100 to HO On The Furl, 1, 4,8
1500 even ow The EArl and King Alfred against the field.
(mmtzvirroi.
to 1 mot (og, t3oto 1)
38 to 1 ow (hai ;off)
80 to 1 Ram
Atter ond off
80 to 1 Paul Joni.. 'Aft
1000 to 1$ Athies,suent tt)
1000 to 10 Moleskto
1000 to 10 -- Ilium ,t)
1000 to 10 Hine (lawn (t)
Mao to take 300 to 1N rash 14.41. y end Itootrin el&