The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

SPORTING GOSSIP.

RETROSPECT AND PREDICTION.
The sporting papers this morning devote a con-
siderable parboftheir space to descriptions and retrospects
of the events at Epsom daring the week. Bell's Idle says
it I. singular that The Earl, rocas, and the Toni Bowline
colt—all bound apparently on this year's public form to
' have the best of Blue Gown and King Alfred, should from
one cause or another have been absentees when the final
muster took place in the hollow, and without forone moment
attempting to detract from the merit of Sir Joseph Hawley's
colt's very commendable victory, Bell'. Life inclines to an
opinion that he was fortunate in not having any one of the
above three, St and well, to throw down the gauntlet to
him for the great prize of the year.—With respect to the
withdrawal of The Earl, the Field believes that if the
Marquis of Hastings bad had the entire con-
trol of his stud, different tactics would have
been adopted, " but as he is in the hands of parties who
pay little deference to public opinion further comment on
the manner in which The Earl was workedi in the market
is unneoesr ry."—That the Derby, in falling to Blue
Gown, was won by the beat here, that ran, if
not the hest of his year, there can (says
" Beacon " of the Sportinfr Go:ette) be no question,
for notwithstanding that the early part of the race was
slow, no sooner did Orion take up the running than the
pace became a " cracker," which Mr. Benson has taken
care to tell us plainly enough, for according to his
unening chronograph, the distance was accomplished
in 2 min. 4;l sec., which is only half a second longer
time than it was run in by Kettledrum end Blair Athole.
Bar.. Life says that as several remarks have been made
touching the fact of Fordbam not riding Lady Elisabeth
in the Oaks, " we have been requested to state that imme-
diately after her disgraceful exhibition in the Derby, he
personally applied to the Marquis of Hastings to release
him."—The Sportemao understands that after Lady Eliza-
beth had passed the post for the Oaks, 2,000 guineas were
offered for her, which sum was, however, refused.

Pace.—From several communications the Sportsman has
received there seems to be a general impression that all
bets made on this bora, after the numbers were hoisted
for the Derby were off, in consequence of his breaking
down, and not going to the starting-poet. The Sportsman
made especial inquiries bearing on this matter, and finds
that the Derby being a p.p. race, all these bets will have
to be paid.
With respect to the Oaks, seldom has the Field seen a
hollower victory than that achieved by Formosa, and she
must be a veritable " flyer," or the lot behind very mode.
rate fillies. To the former opinion the Field inclines, and
the departure of the sire of Formosa—Buccaneer—from
this country is a heavy loss to the breeders of blood stock.
As to the St. Leger, " Augur " says that by the remit
of the Derby the Doncaster event is made a somewhat
open affair, all the notable performers, both in
England and on the continent, having been
entered. "Augur," however, has a fancy for Formosa and
Rosicrucian, being persuaded that the latter will show im-
mense improvement on his Derby running when he has
time to undergo a preparation gradually and easily, with-
out bustling —Although " Vigilant" of the Sportsman is
not in a position to explain the running of the Danbury
filly, lie says it may be that the public will see her in far
different form on the Doncaster Town Moor.

ll.tlLwAY '.NU OTHER BILL,: EFFORT,: PARLIA.
71 F.N r. Yesterday. in the Standing Onto' Committee. the
Halifax Corpotation Waterworks and Improvement Bin
was passed. In Lord Itedesdulea committee, the follow.
ing bills paay.el .—The Metropolis Subways; Great
Western Railway (dividends) (No. 2), Humber Conser-
vancy. Acton and Brentford Railway, Glasgow and South
Western Railway, Great Northern Railway. West Riding
and Grimsby Railway, Water Harbour and Ystrad Use
and Water Bill. Messrs. Frere and Palgrave, the
evaminers. held courts and declared the standing enders
complied with in the cases of the London and South
Western Railway ; London, Brighton, and South Coast
Railway- ; Lancashire Union Railways : the Tynemouth
(Boroughl Quays and Improvements ; l ity of Loudon Gll/1 THE NEW SHERIFFS FOR LONDON AND MIDDLE-
Till the Clonmel, Lismort,, and Dungaryan Railway, SE sax.—We understand that the choice of the livery will, in
lyee end West Cornwall Junction Railway ; Bristol all probability, fall upon Mr. Alderman Cotton and Mr.
and Exeter Railway ; and the Staffordshire Potteries C. W. Hutton, one of the most active and efficient mem-
Wat er Bill, the South Eastern, and London, hers of the Cholera Relief Committee in /Md.—City Preu.
Brighton and South Coact Railway Compaoice, ; THE SATURDAY RE% lEWER UPON WOMEN.—
and the Chichester and Midhurst Railway were' Judging, then, entirely from internal evidence, I should
further considered and adjourned. Mr. Frere declared the say that the writer of these papers must be looked for in
standing orders had not been complied with in the case of the list of young cannon. In the words of the French
ti c south Eastern and London. Chatham, and Dover play, " Nonni dans le .Emil, fen oonnais les dentin,"
(London, Lewes, and Brighton) Railway (Abandonment) The secrets of the gynneeum are open to him. He has
11.11. lathe llouseof Commoncin Blr.Dodson's committee, lived in the harem, though not of it. He has suffered
the following Lords' bills were passed :—The Tendon and beneath the matronly yoke :he has been oppressed by the
Gaiaeley Gas, Leeds New Gee, Calverley and Horsforth feminine protectorate; he has groaned under the patronage
District Gas, Allhuren's Naturalisation. and Kensington of pious upinsters , and out of the fulness of his heart the
Market. In group E the Derby Water Rill was proceeded mouth his spoken. Moreover, this theory, if it be ported,
with, and adjourned to the Bth proximo. In groups G excuses what to our minds is the most offensive feature of
and H. the Dundee Gas (No. 1) was passed and to be re- these attacks on women. If their authoe was an ordinary
ported. It was decided not to proceed with the Dundee man of the world, who used words in the same sense as
(;,,s (No. 2) Bill, and it was ordered to be reported. common people use them, I could not acquit him of having
Palgrare and Frere held courts and passed the wilfully accused English women of being immodest and
standing orders of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, %Inoue—false wives and bad mothers. But long expe-
Wey and Atom Junction Canal. Belfast Central Railway, rhinoe has taught me that the clerical intellect, as a rale,
Morley Gas, and the Athenry anti Rents Junction knows of no degrees of oomparisom—St. Pal", Mapszine
Railway. for Janes