The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-01 00:00:00

TO TIM 110ri'0111 07 TIM

Sir, —Trials, and rumour, Of :trials, have failed
to cases any great changes in the Cesarewitalk market this
week as yet, and the race bids fair to remain an open one
to the last. The soft " going" obtained at nearly all the
training districts will help to swell the field, and as they have
had enough rain at Newmarket to make the ground heavy,
it is quite on the cards that most of the summer's running
will be upset. Blue Gown, with his Sit Illb, cannot be
served by the change in the element, • continaanos of
" heavy wet " being all that is necessary to
drive him from ►is position of Ann favourite,
as it must give the older homes and light weights
an immense advantage. The Epsomite' are quite jubilant
about their Planet, who just before he travelled into ob-
scurity three or four years ago was • pretty good horse,
and has had quite rest enough to recover been the severest
break-down. The Surrey division, however, are
divided in their opinions, some of the judges
preferring old Beeswing to her older neighbour, while
the vary knowing ones have long indelpd in a
.seating fancy for Cecil, whose running at Canterbury
they Insist was "all gammon." Hs has certainly
been backed for a great deal of money of late, and
quietly: there is DO doubt either about his having left
Epsom on P'riday last to be tried, and the market so far
say" he has satidaetorily answered the question put to
him. It is generally understood he has been on a visit
to Our William, Our Mary Ann, and The Special
at Woodyeates, where IL. Goiter's Fastley mid Aber-
geld's, would be very likely to assist in any "private
inquiry ;" but it is not a little singular that John Day
should be trying his horses just about the same time as
William, and the sequel may be that Lady Raglan,
Cecil, The Special, Esatley, and one or two
others, perhaps, we little suspect now, represent one
amalgamated interest. Jealous of the "touts," Jennings
gave his Gondolier, Neluseo, and Sorties a spin during a
terrific storm that broke over Newmarket yesterday; and
the world is as wise as ever as to which is the best, though
my information says that over a distance Gondo-
lier has all the advantage at the Cesarevritch
weights. Newmarket is not very swoet on any
of its other representatives beyond Warrington and
Blueekin, whose friend, wore praying for rain • week
ago ; poor Suffolk has gone into the knocked out brigade,
with the Marquis of Carabas, who has been " overdone,"
and compelled to stop work. The only sign made by the
south-country Dawson now is with The Guy, and there
is undoubtedly MOM harm in the northern repro-
rentative of the brothers, Thomas of Middlehien,
who has Mercury in at a dangerous weight.
with the rogue Donaldbain. Hs played sad
havoc. as usual, at Ayr yesterday, winning
four races with Good Hope, Highland Duck,
Tabouret, and The Priest ; and he will doubtless be just
as busy to-morrow in the Ayrshire Ilmulicap, the prin-
cipal event of the meeting. Herein he has the ever-
improving Mandrake to do battle, and he may win with
all the weight if capable of beating Declaration, the den-
germ n opponent to the stable in the Caledonian Hunt Handi-
cap Dawson has two of Mr. Johnstone's also in the Welter
Cup, and should he carry off all three events, we are sure
to have Mercury or Donaldbain a great favourite for the
Cerarewitch. Many of the Tykes, however, are
sweeter on The Spy, difficult as it will he for
Cradock to ride him ; and both north awl
south will evidently be strongly divided in
their partisanship. There is • whisper that Hud-
son will pilot Warrington for Lord Stamford, notwith-
standing Hammond will probably be at liberty to ride for
his lordship; and if so, T. Dawson will only start one.
But it will be time enough to place the jockeys on the
horses on Monday next, and it is difficult enough
at the present time to separate the quick from the
dead. There must be an awful crash among
Beeswing, Cecil, Planet, Eastloy, Special, and
Lady Raglan before the fag fall" ; but when those
are weeded down we shall have Paul Jones, Blue Gown,
Mercury, See Saw, The Spy, Btueekin, the Irish Queen f,
the Frenchmen (including Pietro), and who knows what
beeides, pretty good favourites; and it is enough for me
•t the present to venture on the opinion that the beat of
the Epsom division, or a rank outsider like Lady Raglan.
might win.
Thursday morning.

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