The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP TIIR EXPRESS.

Slll,—No sooner is one sensation over than
another crops up to trouble the turf world, and enliven
the coming interregnum, the old panic, to the effect that
the Derby will be null and void for two years, and then
carried away from Epsom, is revived. It Lino joke sable,
for if Mr. Studd obstinately Hands out, and Porsi•t° in the
refusal to let at any price his portion of the ground over
which the races are run, the two Derbies and Oaks already
entered for will have to be declared void. We must
act suppose, however, that such • thorough
rporteanan as Mr. " Salamander " Studd will be
so cruel to mankind as to knock on the bead that
grand institution—the Derby-day, insulted as he may be
at the committee advertising the race to be run as usual
without coming to terms with him. What a pity that he
could not quash the last Derby, for then we should have
had no Lady Elizabeth and Earl scandal, and the latter
would sever have been disgraced by coming under the
auctioneer's hammer, as he did en Monday last. Not that
he was sold,: "bought in," being the fate of both The
Earl and Lis Equerry, who were put up as the property
of Lord Ileatarigs ; and similar luck was in store
for thirteen of Mr. l'adwick's eighteen. Three
of the; five actually sold go into friendly hands, and pro-
Lably tho "financier" will only lose control over Athena
and Naiveti, the latter of whom is intended for Austria,
M. Cavalier° being her puichaser at 1,000 guineas. For
racing purposes she is no bargain at this price, as it is
questionable whether she would stand another year ; but
she will make a fine strapping broo,l mare, and perhaps •
better matron than her half-sister Athena, who will, how-
ever, win many • race for the Achievement and Lord
Lyon stable she is now in and would have fetched some-
thing more than 1,700 guineas had she any goxl
four year old engagements. Singularly she was
not left in the Liverpool Cup, the acceptances
for which have just appeared, whilst Naivete was, and also
Equerry, a gentleman that may win a good handicap some
day, if not this year. The Earl looked fresh and well,
and, despite Lir " suspicious" leg, will be handy to pre-
vent Blue Gown walking away with next year's Caps.
All J. Days own string of seven changed hands—
poor Logarithm, who had the honour of leafing
Lady Elizabeth in her " work " for the Derby,
going for 16 guineas, and her ladyship's brother,
Diatin, for 125 guineas only, though had she won the
Denby the trumpeter's blood would have been daeovered
invaluable for stud purposes, no doubt.
Athena is about the only animal of any note not' among
the forty-seven lett in the Liverpool Cup, and the &c-
-al tames are extraordinarily good, considering the
mount of grumbling the handicap gave rise to, and that
twelve Dom were saved by owners declaring forfeit if they
did not intend to run. Auguste, Beesw.ng, Indigestion,
Nemia, Kidderminster., Birdseeker, Planet, and
others certainly looked tempting; but they were just as
well out of the hunt, and the talent have evidently made
up their minds to stand the good horses, no matter how
heavily weighted. Mr. Pryor has left in all his four—
Frip unier, Knight Errant, Friday, and Griinstom and
the letter looks We coining • rattling favourite, for it is
enlyable, hum the market operations, the others are only
lett in to assist in getting the money on, albeit ho might
want his man Friday to assist him in the race. I cannot see
what is to heat him of the heavy weights, great as is my
respect for Knight of the Garter as a racehorse ; and un-
less the Fairwindr-Deceit,-Bandmaster confederacy have
a rod in pickle, the Brothers Dawson may supply the
winner in Grimston, Lady Coventry, or the best of Mr.
Johnstone's. Further I will not observe for the present,
as it is n to watch the movements concerning
Paul Jones and The Palmer before giving an opinion abet
them and Orion has another engagement to fulfil, or for-
feit, before the current week is over. He would not have
the Worcester Handicap, which Vortigern easily won
from both the favourites, incurring • penalty of 1316 that
will stop him at Liverpool; but the Lincoln Autumn
Handicap (Thursday) is a more valuable stake, and he
may be waiting for that. Fairwind, Lady Coventry, and
The Spy, the beet looking of the others, are Liverpool
horses &ire ; but The Spy ought to perform when he has
such • good chance of winning and in giving the victory
to him let me have Three per Cent. as • " place " ally.
lu the Johnstone Plate scramble Fragrance is bound to
run forward ; and per tsa old Professor Anderson can do
the trick for the Burton Handicap. The squire of Blank-
ney and his confederates have a host in the Blankuey
Stakes, and may stand by Ventnor. If so, they will just
about land, having most to fear from the Crueifizion
filly and Dryad. Fragrance has another capital chance
for the Aveland Nursery, though she will find a difficulty
in getting over the Chaplin stable, if not Bonnie Katie ;
but both this event and the Hainton Stakes are subject to
previous running.—I am, ke., METEOR.
Wednesday morning.

WORCESTER MEETLNO.-(TMS DAY.)

VISITORS' PLATE.

Bebe .. • • .. ..1
..
Harlington .. .. .. 2
Life Guardsman .. ..
12 ran.
SHORTS STAKES.
.. Twig.. • • .. 1
Lady Lurewell .. • • .. 2
Grand Turk .. .. .. 3
..
10 ran.
FLYING STAKES.
Winifred .. .. .. .. 1
Moonbeam .. .. ..
.. Costa 1 .... 3
14 ran.—Run ono hour late.
GRAND STAND PLATE. One mile. 3.30.
Feodor, Barnabo, Kidderminster, Maid of the Mill,
Vortigern, Adam Bede, Lute, Shamrock, St. Agnes, Jenny
Mills, and Maid of Burghley are here.

SEVERN BANK STAKES. Three miler. 4.0.

Balder, Broughton, Nies Dodson, and The Spy are
here.

HARROW MERTING.-(THIS DAY.

MAIDEN PLATE.
e e :
Catutic
4 ran.

I' PLATE.

I.ymingtun .. ..
Otlku ..
Mies Emily .. ..
14 ran.

PLATE THIRTY SOVS. Five furlongs. 2.30.
Ewebus, Yinemin, Bianca, Ellen, War Queen, Alerts,
Mont Blame, Mies Wool r, Lcnsd►le, Lavinia, Scoff, Clara
de Clare, rust Fiddle, Seaman, Alabama, and
Cater me here.
MIDDI.FSFX GRAND STEEPLECHASE. Three miles.

Pence, Hornet. Bannockburn, Patience, Arleacott, Ace
of 'frumps, and Chance aro hero.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P.IL
The attendance was limited to-day, and the
businees tranracted correspondingly dull. Beyond three
or four outsider* being backed for a little, there was no
particular change. Pikes:

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP.

- iiiiii -PiltisT,r--(off,--6-tn 1 t and w)
7 to 1 l'aul Jones (off)
to 1 Orimston (off)
100 to K See tiaw (t and w)
100 to 7 Lady Coventry (t)
160 to 8 Orion
100 to 6 Ajax (off)
20 to 1 Palby (o ,25t0 1 t)
2 to 1 Tribune (off)
2h to 1 Aborgeldie (I and off)
1000 to 20 Vortigern (off)
1000 to 30 - - The Spy (off)
1000 to 30 Tabouret (o
40 to 1 Thu Special off)
1000 to 20 Bandmaster t
60 to 1 Electricity (o , t 1000 to 10)
1000 to 15 Ackworth (off)
200 to 30 -- Mr. Pryor's lot (t)

BRIMITON.—We understand that Mr. MOW/
address bus given Rent dissatisfaction to the
awn I votive party in Brighton, and that his
adhesion to Mr. I thulstone'm policy of confisca-
tion of the revenues of the protestant church in
Ireland will prevent his obtaining any support from their
ranks. It is believed that within a day or two n outlier-
valve candidate, pledged to the principles of the Premier's
addle's, will come forward in oppo.vtion to the inward
radical members.—laming Herald.