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London, England, 1849-04-21 00:00:00

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that it would be impossible to maintain the '
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bonus added to the Metropolitan Handicap,ent
and that the
meeting in consequence would suffer. So far from hi
the promoters of the race worked with redoubledene t 121,
1.1"2 and with such unlooked-for success, that not onlyr
wgy,a
the 500/. forthcomieg at the proper time, but a
consider-
able balance was left over for next year's handicap Con-
sidering the difficulties they had to contend against, this
resolt is highly creditable to the " Licensed Vic-
tellers of the Metropolis," and, mortifying as
' the disappointment :yesterday must have proved,
we have no doubt it will stimulate them to per-
petuate a race which they may fairly call -their 'own.
That the contribution of so rich a purse, exceeding by
2001. the highest amount given to any other !take, was
appreciated, was proved by the acceptance, whioll was
large in proportion to the nominations, and' included
most of the crack horses of the day, amongst them
Surplice, winner of both Derby and Leger; Cossack, a
Derby winner; Cancan, Flatcatcher, and many others
of high repute.
Speculation has been carried on to a greater extent
than on any previous handicap at Epsom, Cane-sou,
Flatcatcher, Ferubill, and several others being backed
to win great stakes. So far, then, as money, capital
entries, and heavy betting, seconded by liberal and
experienced management, were calculated to insure suc-
cess, nothing was wanting; at Epsom, however, as at
Bath, the elements were most unpropitious; the snow
fell heavily on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
and on the last-mentioned day it lay so deep on the
course, that it became very doubtful if the race could be
run without imminent peril to the horses and their
riders. This was represented to Sir Gilbert Heathcote, .
at whose request Mr. Dorling proceeded to town to con-
sult the other stewards as to the propriety of postpon-
ing them until Saturday. It was determined, however,
to take the chance of a change in the weather, and not
to give any decision on the subject until the next day.
The day broke favourably; indeed, so fine was it, that
long odds were betted in town that the meeting would
come off, and thousands proceeded by rail or by road
only :to discover, on their reaching the Downs, that
racing was out of the question. So obvious was this,
that
only
Gilbert Heathcote and Sir Joseph Hawley,
the stewards present, after a short consultation,
decided on a postponement until Saturday (this day),
to commence at half-past one o'clock. An official no-
tice to this effect was posted shortly after one o'clock,
and the crowd collected in or about the stand reluc-
tantly wended their way back.
Mr. Dorling, we understand, has employed 200 or 300
men to sweep the snow off the course ; there is every
prospect, therefore, of the meeting taking place to-day.
Should another fall of snow prevent it, the stakes and the
bets on them will be void, the laws of racing limiting the
power of stewards to postponement from day to day in
the same week.
With regard to tho great race, the only transactions
were at 5 to 1 against Flatcatcher, 12 to I against Cla-
rissa. and 100 to 6 against Mogador. Speculation ran
chiefly on the question, "to run or not to run."
Ilaving iu our paper of Thursday given the engage-
ments and order of running, it is only requisite now to
give the names of the probable starters for the Metropo-
litan Handicap and their jockeys, u they appear in Mr.
Dorling's card:—

[PRICE SD•

METROLITAN HANDICAP.

Lord llowth's Peep-o'-day-Boy, 5 yrs, Sst 71b (A. Day).
Mr. Watt's Mogador, 5 yrs, Bst (S. Rogers).
Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher, 4 yrs, Bst (Flatman).
Mr. J. B Day's The Tartar, 5 yrs. 7st 121 b.
Mr. John's New Forest Deer, aged, let 91b (Wakefield).
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Giselle, 6 yrs, 7st 51b (T. Dockeray).
Mr. Osbaldestun's Fugleman, 4 yrs, Est 131 b (G. Brown).
Mr. J. Clarke's Maid of Lime, 6 yrs, Est I Ilb (J.

Simpson).
Sir J. Hawley's Fernhill (including 51b extra), 4 yrs, 64

131 b (Pearl).
Mr. Price's Tuscan, 4 yrs, 6rt 51b.
Count Batthyany's Be!leaden, 4 3 rs, 6st 41b.
Mr. Burgess's Trap, 4 yrs, sst 41b.
Mr. Griffith's Ilagley, 4 yrs, Est 41b.
Mr. C. Formby's I3agatelle, 6 yrs, sst 81b (C. Planner).
Mr. Meiklam's Itaby, 3 yrs, sst 31b.
Lord Chesterfield's Slashing Alice, 3 yrs, sst 31b.
Mr. Gordon's Do-the-boys, 3 3rs, sst (Collins).
Lord Eglinton's Lugar, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b (J. Cree).
Mr. Greville's Clarissa, 3 yrs, 4st 91b (E. Hien).
Count Batthyany's Eva, 3 yrs, 4it 41b (Ware).
Mr. Townsend's Clifford, 3 yrs, 4st llb (Preace).
The field for the Two year-old Stakes is expected to
consist of the Ballet Girl, f by Astracan out of La,ty
Sarah, the Swede, Officious, and one or two others. Offi-
cious of course is the favourite.
LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Peep-o*-Day 20 to 1 agst Do-the-Boys
Boy (taken)
9to 2 agst Lugar(taken) 20 to 1 agst Mogador (t)
6to 1 agst Flatcatcher(t) 25 to 1 agst Gisella
Bto 1 agst Feruhill (t) 25 to 1 agst Mid of Lyme
14 to 1 agst Fugleman 30 to 1 agst llagley.
16 to 1 agst
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The 11-tropolitan Steeple Chase is postponed to Sa-
turday next, April 28.

BETTING AT MANCIUSTER.-FRIDAY.

B. tting on the Metropolitan Handicap was very brisk,
but nothing don© on the othi r eventm. Offers to take
11 to 1 about Joe o' Sot for the Chef ter Cup.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN.
SlR,—Yuur statements last year with regard to the
future prospects and stability of railway property have
been fully borne out.
I sated nine months ago, that the Great Western
Railway would rapidly improve, so as to maintain before
len its original dividend of eig,h: per cent. What is its
present position? With a saving of exp .udituro of about
forty-five thousand a ,ear, weekly traffic, averages Lc-
tween eighteen and nineteen thou,and a week and up-
wards. About to resume an additic nal train between
Bristol and London, returning partially, at least, to the
return tickets, I have little fears of the next dividend
being seven per cent., with a large surplus balance.—l
remain, your obedient and obliged servant,
JUSTITIA. Ludlow, April 20, 1649.