The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

SPORTING.

WARWICK SPRING MEETaG.
TO THE EDITOR or TILE 'Argus,

Sir,—The running at Doncaster and Salisbury,
has bon marked by tunny (Mures of infinite importance to
future events. 01 the ten runners for the Doncaster Trial
stab.. only Odd Trick, Centurion, Remedy, and Bourgeois
can be clae-sed as mom then moderate horses ; and the Into-
rept of the race was centred in the collision of Odd Trick,
and Centurion, the former representing llopkiee's
(more, fanuliarly known se i'om Pewee) stable
and the latter William Day's both of which are
very strong in animals engaged' in the spring. The two
were heavily Lae bad ; but the race was all one way, Odd
Trick winning easily, and roving himself at least 141 b.
superior to Centurion. After the race, St. Oilos, belonging
to the came gentleman as Centurion, began to look " fishy "
fur the Northnniptenehire Stakes, and the backers of Sir
Colin were in high glee, and offered to back him against St.
Gills, for any engagement where the two were together.
Considering that Centurion ran fur a length for St. Ode.
his defeat augured but ill for the latter's preepects' while;
Sir Colin, who is looked upon as equal to Odd
Trick at level weight., was deserving of all caw
fidence. The race fur the Doncaster Handicap, hererms,
made tho brekers of Sir Cohn talk a little senee mineeneht;
but Odd Trick's position at the finish was a Mee woos Is
was baulked during the race, when well up, and he Seep.
peered from the front immediately. Ile, like Apathy ad
Bir Colin, is worth following. Codrington's party het
nothing by nut starting hint, and Mary went for the money
and won it, • demonatration at the finish making her the first
favourite. She bee few other engagements, but I must
recommend her owners' (Meese.. Barber and Saxon) horses
Se be • etched right up to the Derby, as she declined
al Chester with 141 b lees than she carried here,
w they ought to have a better hone than
]t in that race. I was again fortunete enough '
to select her, the opinion I expressed running as follows
" Mary's recent performance is quite good enough to make
her first favourite, without any operations behind the scenes ;
and we have only to suppose 13ashi-Bazouk to be equal to
Codrington at level weights, and Mary will have the best of
that hero. She only tried once last week, and I need not re-
peat what for ' • and if I could make sure of the money going
on her in earnest, I shunkl look no further for the winner:.
The above was penned when Odd Trick end Codrington
were the favourites, end it proved correct to the
letter, for she was made fled favourite at the finish,
and won the race easily. Having been equally for-
tunate in each event, I may be considered to have had a
fair there of the " good things" of the present semen. I
am of opinion that Odd Trick would havebeen first or second
bet for the blander, and this one performance had better be
ignored. The Chesterfield Plato brought Lord Hellen into
strong play, although ho did not actually win, and his giving
the winner 13th was a great performance, proving he is not
such a bad bargain to his owneras was at first supposed. He
belonge to the lucky confederacy of Barber and Saxon, ea
does also the winner of the Hopeful Stakes, Polly l'eachum,
whom they purchased foe considerably lees than 1001. last
season. She carried a 41b petialty,and showed the lot oppmeed
to her to be anything but firet-clam, as she had it all her
own way throughout. Peregrine, like all T. Parr's
,ter olds just now, was not in good form ; but ho will run
himself into it in a few weeks, and prove himself a good
hem yet. The Betting Room Stakes was only a canter for
St. (like, whose vinerymade him again the favourite for
the Northamptonshire Stakes ; he showed great speed, and
all his backers will have to fear is whether his staying
powers are perfect, and I am half-inclined to say I
doubt it, from hie looks. In my letter, dated Fe-
bruary 11, I selected half a down to stand on for
Northampton, and among them St. Gilts, Skirmisher,
and Sir Colin, so that I have every reason to be satisfied, as
good hedging is offered to their backer., they being the three
fleet favourites, Sir Colin advancing from 14 to 1 to 6 to k,
skirmisher from 10 to 1 to 7 to 1, and St. Giles from 25 to I
to 4 to 1 ; taken as a "lot," et° 1 was shout the price against
them, while now odds of 5 to 4 would be freely taken they
beat the field. All I can advise is for them who took the
long shots to hedge at once especially while they can get
out so eedßy, as no bet can be rolled a good one till it is well
hedged.
At Salieleary Apathy did wonders by defeating the lot
opposed to him for the Wiltshire Stakes, where he had an ex-
traordinary weight for a three year old to carry home so early
in the erring. He gave the emend horse in the race
llb and a year (which is equal to 281 b), and won
eerily, the rare being very good throughout; while
lareca, who was third, received 201 b from him and a
141 b beating, end front the style in which he won
I doubt whether he could not run any of his opponents—the
old home included—at level weights. The coyissereeri began
to think offer his victory, that he ought to have a chance for
the Tw,, Thousand Guineas, and ho advanced from 100 to
4, to 100 to 8; so that I was just in time last Thursday

week when I stated "that he I. a most formidable outrider
for the Two Thousand Guinow, and one who should take
the place of many of the present favouritca in the
market." This was his third victory this /4,15.011.
while he has never guttered defeat, And th,we who toek the
hint 1 gave AU far lank as Jan. 10—to follow hint through
the awn—have had • good time of it already. TLe Two-
year old Iliennixl went to the hone stable (IV. Day's.) with-
out touch of a struggle, and I &hove the lot behind Happy
Land to be anything but bad; but the Three-year-old toy-
nial was a rare surprise, and I really believed that no-
thing would have a chance with Tricolour and
Martinet. Vaulter, however, who was just suited
to the distance, won rather easily, and I sun only
make mends by following the line, and weuring Vaulter as
one o.f toy Int for the City and Suburban Handirap, when
he lea a light weight; and if the extra quarter of a mite
dote not atop him, he should bent all the 3-yr olds. miday's
racing wait only mithesiblo fur a mound victory of Happy
land, who, even with Sot, won quite ae cagily as on Thurs-
day. Ile is the property of Lord Itibblesdale, who haa re-
commenced with extraordinary good fortune.
The Warwick programme has nearly a wore of items for
diriaion ; but they ore not PO well lilted as were those at
either Doncaster or Salisbury. The meeting, however, is
deserving of soirees' and the liberality shown will not gu
nmewanled, for thud are about 000 soya. advertissi as the
added money.
The quality of the lot engaged in the Trial Stakes, one
mile, is an good, that I am afraid the ram I. spoiled through
three mach none. a. Melissa, Pialiorman, and (Amos di
Vergy being mitring the nominations. Stark and Wentworth
are also good mile Lorca, but a shade behind the other three
in quality, and only in the observe of all the three eon either
of them win. I do not like doweling T. Parr (who has
Fishernian), but I ani afraid()anus di Vergy will get his
head home Brat if the attempt is made with Imo; I, how -
on re, donut believe it will be.

em the moot tecipting
couple in the Willoughby Handicap, which in for gentle-
men rider.; and I shall anticipate their obtaining two of
tho three tlr-t pliers. Early bird will have a ,ti adying
weight, and if he can obtain a pod ritke he ought to give
the Prince 121 b and beat him,
The Ibuelieep of 10 wove. each, fic., one mile, bee a rood-
clout lot t ngaged for so trilling a .take, and it will lie din:cult
to tippet %thereat him Givourite distomee, Lord:46on king
the only ono 1 think at all likely to do net.
Fur the Welter Ilendkap, ono mile, Typhon ought to
End frit silo with ouch a weight; the Prime of Orange Las
to givo her let 31k, and 1 think she would be backed were
she in the Cloister Cup nt tot 10Ib.
The Great Warwickshire Handicap, two miles, kw Po-.de
and Tune Deer in very light, but their running this wi ck
almost settle., their rheum.; end I should expel that De-
cember, Turn Thumb, and Theory, are the only horsed likely
to run who Lave it anomie. It io quite certain that trio
Thumb io in tip-top fettle, and I shall nut lou far out it I
stand him as the winner.
The Handicap Plate of 50 sovs.,T.T.C.,loolce made for Fly-
away; and could think the would non I should rnL'e;t:d-
rnglg
prognorthete that the will hest the ragged lot opposed
to her here.

The Gnwe filly. Greenwich Fair, and Peregrine area re-
apactable trio fur the Two-Year-Ohl Stakes; awl I r:Lee
Gieenwich Fair and Pertgrine that and second.
Jumping is the prineipal attraction for the ladday ; but
i I rhell dell no further n that description of RIB •.t. I,IIIF,
quite satisfied with ray labours on the too
streplocbases—thow at Liverpool and Doncaster.
March 16. METEOR.

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13 to flopetiborpo (t)
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30 to Linty tlowtbont (t)
1000 to I Foul (t)
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