Evening Express

To-day's Weather. The forecast of the weather t'ur u-hout the West of England and South Wnles for tj-day (Monday) is as follows:—Variable, ant I-cyclonic airs and liyht baezes; Jinc warm.

I Temperature. RAnHAL J. DATE. 31:is.| Mm. jMeau. 9 Tot-il. Tuesdav ..15 69 56 62'5 '00 "00 '00 Wednesday. 20! 70 54 62*0 *00 "00 "00 Thursday. i2! 6'-? F6 62'5 'CO '00 '00 Friday |22 f8 5S 63 0 'cn I -00 i 'CO Saturday |2i 67 55 610 "CO '00 1 'CO Sunday.r2! 73 53 630 '00: 'CO Monday .i25 '00

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WHAT WE THINK. The long drawn out intimidation case --a reminiscence of the recent anthracite coal strike- came to its conc-lusiou at the Brecon Assizes on Saturday, and the result has filled the whole of the valleys with bitterness. The proceedings have been an unfortunate mistake all through, and are unlikely to fulfil any good purpose, except to furnish an illustration of the legal travesties which arise from such a faulty law as that under which "intimida- tion" prosecutions are brought about. The strike is long since over; no one contends that the acts of which the unfortunate prisoners stood accused had any bearing upon the strike, or unduly influenced matters one way or the other. The breach between masters and men has been healed, and common friendship reigns again. Yet under this easily-twisted law of intimidation the old strike sore has been re-opened, and five Ystradgynlais workmen taken from homes and families and sen- tenced to hard labour, merely to prove the law which governs the relations of capitai and labour to be more pitiless than any other measures supposedly designed for the prevention of crime. The six men were committed to the as-izes on charges, first, of violence; secondly, of disorderly conduct; and, thirdly, of intimidation. Should they escape the one charge, a kind law has spread such a net around them that they were bound to become entangled somewhere. The jury acquitted theni of the first two, but upon the third they were compelled to find a verdict of "guilty," for ''intimidation," as understood in law. covers such a vast ground that the simplest and most innocent acts can be easily con- strued into something illegal. In the present case the prisoners formed part of a crowd numbering over five hundred. This crowd met a workman who refused to come out during the strike, and "saw him home." There was no real intimidation in their method. The "intimidated" man himself took it easily and coolly. A horse was provided him. and, seated thereon, he made the round of Ystradgynlais, and w ts allowed to get off at his door and go m. It cannot be suggested that the man feit fear. He saluted the doctor gaily as the cavalcade passed the doctor's residence. He was asked to attend a meeting of the men in the evening, and turned jp, and was converted, and ultimately stood out with the other men. There was no more actual intimidation in this than in the jubilation of the Salvation Army over the sinner who shows symptoms of repentance. In principle the "demonstration" was no more "intimidatory" than the Band cf Hope procession the other Saturday, designed to "convert the backsliders from the error of their ways." Yet six men ovt of the crowd were martyred to satisfy rhe vengeance of a law which supposed itself to be outraged. No intelligent human being can find anything but food for laughter in the supposition. And on this frivolous pretext the judge of asoiza at Brecon sentenced three men to a fort- night's hard labour, and two other men to a month.

Powder and Shot. "The opportunity of a lifetime seldom comes heralded by a brass band." This was one of the mottoes at Brecon. • • One of our men who attended Divine service yesterday not very far from this office says thai the minister who writes out his "ennons is more apt to realise their length. tr » "Ah!" said the philosophic visitor on Satur- day, going through Duke-street, with one eye on its artistic treasure-, "this world would be I a paradise if people were as good as their pictures look." »*»* » Some Spanish proverbs regarding women may help the fair sex in Wales to take some side over this war. Thus:—"Three daughters and a mother are four devils for a father." "The mother-in-law forgets she was once a daughter-in-law." "Diego's wife first ate the omelette, then beat him with the frying-pan." "Let an idle man buy a ship or marry a wife." *«*»* "C. H." sends the following advertisement from a ladies' paper- Colonel's widow, P. great traveller, would chapercne young ladies round the world or elsewhere. Highest references. Expenses only. —and wonders whether the colonel's widow is thinking of the future state of the young ladies, or is merely contemplating a trrp to Mars or Venus, or the South Wales coal pit", personally conducted by Mr. Wells. In the next world (so we were told in Church on Sunday) a chaperone will not be needed. « » » Admiral Cervera has decided to live in Boston for the rest of lii.-> days. He fears that his grateful countrymen, if he returned without his fleet, would—not to put too i1110 a point upon it-"gÎ\-e him beans." But a man who desires to avoid that fate. Boston should seem the last place in the world for residence. Why not choo-e Swansea, and becoms the steward of the Royal Regatta there? » «. » A Carmarthenshire clergyman who has a glebe farm was walking round on Saturday superintending, when he came up to his plough- man, who was resting his horses. The clergy- man said, "John, could you not bring an old sickle and cut away the weeds in this corner whilst you rest the horses?" John said "Master, couldn't you take a bag of them mixed seeds into the poolpit wi' you, anù sort 'em while they're singing?" John breathed himself as well as his horses after that with nothing said. -;{- ?;- The urban district council of Long Sutton bas approached the vicar of the pari-h on the sub- ject of their fire-hose, their request being that he should allow them to dry it after having been washed in preparation for a fire by mint- ing it from the church steeple. The vicar has agreed; but it establishes a dangerous prece- dent. If the Westgate-strset fire station get the loan of Canon Thompson's steeple every washing day what a fine old warm F2 shall begetting to ornament St. John's. » At the meeting of the general committee of th-3 Swansea Bay Royal Regatta, he'.d at tin (iu Id-hall. there was only a small attendance. The chairman joeularly suggested that they should adjourn the meeting to the Pcrthcawl ciunp, as apparently the bulk of the committee v.-er-i there, The chairman might havc gone a little further into fact-, and have mentioned thac there was more water since the morning rain in I'orthcawl camp than in the Royal Regatta Bay. He might also l.ave observed thai n cmbfrs hlle. thj hat was going to be parsed > -> • an accident some years ago exactly similar to tin one that has just befallen the Prince of Wales. It occurred in the same way, too, —through a slip and a fall downstairs. Mr. Hallett was confined to his bed for six weeks, to:- three months he was kept at home, and twelve months elapsed before he was himseli again. He doesn't walk with a limp now, and is an expert cyclist, Naturally, he is now somewhat proud of his mishap, and from his own experiences Hnd perfect cure he does not think the Prince will get such a cold shiver after all. • » The following1 wa, given us as an item of "weather lore" the day before the "Western Mail" wayzgoose:—"Bees make first-class baro- meters. When they do not leave the hive, rain is certain to come in a few hours. On the other hand, if, in spite of the morning being dull, the bees go out early, a fine hot day is to be expected. Sudden storms are signalled by the 1 ees returning hurriedly to the hive in swarms, Before a hard winter comes on the entrance to the hive is hermetically sealed with wax, but if the winter is going to be an open one the entrance is left open." Seeing that we couldn't discover a blamed bee in the town, we don't see what capital could have possibly been made out of it. A man who "gets the bullet" owing to the coal strike may feel interested in the latest details concerning it. The new bullet is loadea with cordite, and gives as much energy as the old Martini-Henry bullet of 410 grains gave with the best gunpowder; and, whilst being half the weight, a soldier is able to carry double the number of rounds of ball cartridge. It i- being manufactured in the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich Arsenal by men and boys, whr are working overtime, at the rate of two mil- lion rounds of ball cartridge per week; and i' the test in the Khartoum expedition proves satisfactory, a permanent stock of 150,000,COO rounds will be kept in hand in the powder magazines at Woolwich. »*• The American advertising fiend will stop at nothing. This is a sample from this week's American mails of the suffering to which the patriotic Yank is subjected:—"If 3JO American1 can kill 300 Spaniards in 300 days, how many Americans will it take to kill 100 Spaniards in 100 days? One thousand dollars will be paid to the persons answering the above problem correctly. Many other prizes of value. All of which will be announced in the next issue of Upton's 'Illustrated Monthly.' As a positive guarantee as to my trustworthiness I refer to any mercanti e or commer- cial agency. As the object of offer- ing these prizes is to attract attention to my popular family magazine, each person answering must enclose with their answer five two-cent stamps or ten cents silver for sample numbers containing full particulars. Send to- day." • ♦ » The feast of fees expected by Welsh lawyers out of the Compensation Act reminds us of an interesting illustrative item just receive;) in a Welshman's letter from the other ?ide of the reservoir. "Last week," he says, "Thomas H. Hughes, of New Albany, an employe of the Illinois Central Railroad, running on a freight train between Louisville and Central City, was killed while leaning out from the top of a car. Before the widow even knew a11 the parti- culars of his death letters were showered in upon her by lawyers along the line of the road. In due time the coffin bearing the remains of the unfortunate man reached the mourning widow. ¡ It was opened, and to the coat sleeve of the dead man's grave clothes was pinned a note written by a lawyer near the scene of the acci- dent offering to prosecute the road for a per- centage of the damages." This is about the class of thing promised soon in Wales. « • » » Mr Epharzah Jenkins, of Raglan, is about t'as most unemotional man we have yet hearcl of. A son of his, after nine years spent in Can;:da-, came home last week. His father hap- pened to eee him alighting at the station, but took no notice, and quietly tramped off home. An hour later he sat at supper, when a knock cyme to the door. "Dear Anwyl!" said Epharzah's good lady, "Who is that this time of night?" "Maybe it's one of these erg strike tramps from the Monmouth Valley, answered the old man. "Give him a bit o' bread and tell him we've no shelter here to-night, or. maybe, it is Jchu. from Canada, Mary—I saw him getting out at the station just two hours ago!" This is a new and true fish story. They were a couple of choir members (honest souls) engaged in fishing on other people's preserves in the river near Craig-y-Xos. They tried the old rod-and-bait method first, and caught nothing. After due thought and survey they fetched forth the chloride of lime, invented by some real mean fisherman, and as the lime worked trout, in scores turned on their hacks and floated down the pool. Tiie fishermen -oon had ail they wanted, and some over, yet still the white fish-bellies bobbed to the wr- faoe of the poisoned pool. "Come alorisr, John bach," remarked the lime-carrier, "we had batter be going, for if someone conies and sees the dead IUh they will think wr.'ie poaching." ■»»«*♦ » A TALE OF THE WAYZGOOSE. tBy "IDRIS."] Of a merry, mcry Wnyzgoose" a tain- I'm going to toll— A "Wayxgoose" is a thing you'll find most diffi- cult to spell, But, all the same. I give my word, this "Wayz- goosr;" WAS a time; And all about the animal III tell it now in rhyme. But what'ij a "Wayz "? Now, reader, hush! I pray that this may be A screed enough to satisfy your curiositee; I trust your native common-sense that ere my story's end The meaning of this self-same term you'll dearly comprehend; And if you don't, and still confess your mind a perfect haze, Uiis bard will dub you then a (loose and bid you go A our \V ayz! Behold us, then. a joyous band, four hundred more or less, The staff of these two famous sheets, the "Mail" and the "Express," Aral eke to these you've got to add the noble jobbing hands. These knights and dame" of printing that the .1 Tudor Press commands. A happier crew I neve, joined; the sky was rather dull. But. still, the Rliymney Station was most gloriously full. Si ch happy faces; and the girls, such dresses e'en had they. You'd know at once they meant to spend a right down glorious day! The long, long train steamed off at length- one heart is sore to find There's someone absent, sweet Miss T.; by heaven, she's left behind! The G—vrn—r would slow us up. but someone whispers low. She'll follow by a later train within an hour or so. So off we go, Llanishen's past, and when the tunnel comes. A sound Is heard like popping corks—it tells or yummy-yams; Fo sweethearts are aboard the train, and some folk never mio"; The chance to seal love's missive up with heaven's own wax, a k I Now, now. "Idris," you keep to the point! —Editor "E.E."] Oik. on we roll, and, as we >;8. old Cardiff » lell behind; How few of all cur Oand re-call the Queen of Ports to mind, Though one there is the office in, pale, woriicd, and alone— A Sj:—rt—ing man. who spends the day loud bawling at the phone! Put. to return, we should not tell (and. yet. we'll for our sin do)— Sl me comps there were who bottles swapped while leaning out of window! On sweeps the train, and soon we see the ever- lasting hills. And how the sirrht each weary soul with joy itnd rapture thrills; Foi, though at Cardiff we vc to boast a great and thriving town, There's not a street of which we can with truth say "up" or "down." All. all is one drear flat, except the artificial ridge „a- few feet high, a few more long) that s formed by Canton Bridge! You hill folk, do you love those peaks? If not. you ought to do. There's balm amid their glorious height, the pains of life are few. For ruddy cheeks, bright eyes, betray the absence of all ills— We town men think it must be joy to dwell amongst the hill, Thrice happy ye of Brecon, then, and what a dainty town. Or. which the towering crags around look grandly, proudly down. Old-fashioned town, with such an air of some- thing that one sees Alone amid all British towns in places such as these- The gallant Colonel welcome bids—our host—his genial fae3 An adder charm imparts into this bonny, rustic place. And down we get, and eff v.e set, the capital to Thl quaintly sweet metropolis of Brychan's heme countree.. The Barracks, Castle. Priory Cnurcn, each cla m admiring crowds, Whilst far away the Beacons loom ascending through the clouds. The bubbling Honddu mid the green is seen <0 cool and sweet. And down below the Promenacie is irod by many feet. Then dinner comes, the market-hall soon ecaoes to our glees: Such fast and furious mii^th. and fun one Uoes not often see. The bands plays out. the camera towards u, -inks it; eye, And once again refreshed we re found beneath the clear blue sky. More walks and drives. more rowing comes; v hile some enjoy a ?oire, And others, well. I'm bound to tell (ahhouya it's to their shame:1 T.iuioorri they stay-how could they. now. amid that glorious scene. But some have such peculiar taste, or none at all, I ween. Why every breath of Brecon air was goodly to inhale, A tonic better than the best of spirit- or of ale. Xow tea time comes, and then the toasts, and many a pleasant word, Kindly compliments from heart to heart, that heaps of joy afford. The roof is split, the welkin rings, as we the Colonel cheer. it, -tartled all the hills and vales that wondrous shout to hear. 3 ncevity wa, in that roar, and when the album came, With every trusted leader s face and each employe'c name. The Colonel smiled, right pleased he was. one saw it in his face— V smile straight, from an honest heart—it lighted up the place. His few belt pointed worus went home, nor can this bard express The feeling ra.sed in every heart by the G_v'rn—r's address. A noble tribute paid he there to his staff so real and true- But on the theme I'll not enlarge, or else the pencil blue Of the sub-editor will come—who with officiaj frown Will score the Bardlets painful rhyme- ana The homeward journc3" jovial was, thougn chop the poem down. sorry ail to LntF The hour had come when Brecon we mu=t leave far. far behind. Oh. quaint old town, oh! genial Ma.-cr. and gallant Colonel all. Your kindness we in future years shall many times re-call. We'll often think of you and dream we breathe g orious a;r, And pray that you and yours may still heaven's choicest blessings share! So round we up our "Wayzgaose" tale: but what is that you say ? What is a <vayze?" I never did! Oh—humbug — get away! IDRIS.

OYE WAY OF SPENDING A HOLIDAY. Captain Charles King. the well-known novelist, is taking his holiday fighting as a member of one of the volunteer regiments against Spain. He is now Brigadier-General, and while he will of course, have little opportunity for prosecuting his literary work on the field, it is by no means unlikely that he will ohtain a good deal of material for subsequent use.

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning, raged over the south-west of Cardi- ganshire on Friday between four and six o'clock, when a coachman, George Bowditch, employed at Llanina Mansion, New Quay (Car- diganshire), was struck by lightning while he was in the garden transplanting some cabbage plants. Deceased was 39 years of age. Don't Break Down, but take Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, the Vegetable Tonic. It will keep your system thoroughly up to the mark for every rnsh of cOlllpetition and extra iabour. In Bottles 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. Avoid Imita- tions. e4919-2 ilVElt COMPLAINTS.—Dr. King's Dandelion and Ouinine Liver Pills, without Mercury, are a. patent, remedy; removes all Liver and Stomach Complaints, Biliousness, Headache^ Sickness. Shoulder Pains, Heartburn, Indiges ti' Const pation. e—3

National Eisteddfod. THE BRASS BAND CONTEST. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE FESTIVAL. The Eisteddfol of 1398 was brought to a close on Saturday with the brass band contest, for which nineteen bands h.id entered. This number included the Fernciale, Blaina. and Lan- caster. Only three bands, however, turned up, viz., the Nantlle Vale, the Royal Oakeley, and the Llan Festiniog. There were two competi- tions, the first open to the worid, and the second confined to Welsh bands. The three named competed in both contests. The prize of JE30 in the first competition was won by the Nantlle Vale Band. In the Welsh band con- test the Llan Festiniog took the first prize of .£15, and the Nantlle Vale Band the second of £5. Mr. Shepherd said that all three bands were tit to play anything and anywhere, and that all deserved a prize. There was also an instrumental solo competition, which was won by J. D. G. iitiths, the trombonist of the Nantlle Vale Band. FINANCIAL RESULTS. The financial position of the Eisteddfod at Festiniog is officially stated to be as follows:- Estimated expenditure, £3,900; receipts during the w:eek, £Z,460; subscriptions in hand. £1.700; estimated for sale of copyrights, &c., £100; estimated receipts from the band contest, £150; estimated surplus, £510. THE PRIZE CANTATA. Interviewed by a "Western Mail" representa- tive on Friday night touching Mr. Christmas Williams's prize cantata which, under the con- ductorship of the composer, was performed as part of the grand concert at the Eisteddfod Pavilion on Friday night, in the presence of an audience of quite 10,000, a prominent Weish musician said that the performance was excel- lent, both the orchestra and choir doing lull justice to the work. With regard to the work itself, it ranked as high or higher than any work written by any living Welshman, and would stand the test of time, but there was one thing about it—it w",s very dramatic, but it suffered from'the fact that the composer follows too much in the footsteps of his master, which was a pity. It would be better for Mr. Wil- liams to strike out. a line of bis own than to imitate Dr. Parry. The work is well orches- trated, and showed a masterly musicianly hand.

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. GRAND THEATRE. CARDIFF. "Proved True." a fine emotional and sensa- tional drama, is to he performed at the Grand Theatre, Cardiff, during the present week by a powerful company. travelling under the leader- ship of Miss Emma Rainbow. The tale of the drama begins with life in a fishing village, and grows in thrilling interest up to a brave act by a woman, and the disclosure of a mystery that hangs around tho good name of the hero. The play is well divided into four acts that arc capitally mounted with scenery by Messrs. W. M'Culloch and Maugham THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Mr. R. Redford now announces that the Theatre Royal, Cardiff, will be re-opened on Bank Holiday. The house has been closed for several weeks, whilst the carpenter and decorator have been hard at wurk altering and repairing the interior, so as to make the place more comfortable and beautiful than it has been before. The piece to be put on will be the powerful play "Woman aH,1 Wine." which will be played by a fine company under the direction of Mr. Milton Bode. THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. With Dan Leno upon the b;l1. people visiting the Cardiff Empire this week will find fun at the hijrh water mark. He will probably be performing one of his newest sketches, "The Beefeater." Those marvels of the Orient, the Aclnned Ibrahim. are also to perforin their attractive entertainment, whilst the Lupino Brothers, Miss Nelly Martell. Celeste, niiss Nellie Cunningham. Phiiiips and Terry, Mr. J. C. Manifold, and the Cosman Couple are also taking turns, so that the entertainments at the house this week will be even more than usually attractive. SWANSEA. The Dayton family of Risley acrobats are due at the Swansea Empire this week to give their marvellous performance at each turn. Harry Tate will give his inimitable imitation of celebrities of the variety stage. Mr. Chas. Mildare (who imitates bird-singing to perfec- tion). Mr. Jake Graham. Allis and Cassati, Rcsie Eaton, and Miss Hetty King are also engaged. THE LYCEUM, NEWPORT. Mr. T. Verner's Bandman Repertoire Com- pany will stage three excellent plays at the Lyceum this week-"The Manxman." "Trilby." ami "The Ticket-of-Leave Man" which w,li be given on Saturday only. On Friday there will be a performance of "Billie Taylor" by the Newport Junior Dramatic Society in aid of the town distress fund.

31. ZOLA. A Reuter s telegram from Paris on Sunday says:—The "Soir" alleges to have i-sceived iafor- mation to the effect that M. Zola has taken refuge with a family named Rozereaux at Virnueil, in the department of Seine et 0>e, but that he proposes to take express from there to Havre, in order to proceed thence to London if he can succeed in evading arrest.

SPEECH BY THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. On Saturday afternoon the Duke of Devonshire distributad the prizes at East- bourne College. His lordship dwelt upon the: Empire as a field for young English- men, and said if England, with all iier activities and with all her spheres of work, did not offer a sufficiently wide field for the energies of the young, there remained the Colonies and possessions beyond. That we were an Imperial nation was not a mere sentiment gratifying to our national pride or our national ambition. It was an im- portant factor in the life of every English- man, and especially of Englishmen who were just entering into active life. We need not inquire what sort of methods or what sort of motives they were which led our forefathers to increase the boundaries and limits of our Empire. But to-dav it wa not for the mere pleasure of ruling over millions of more or less civilised peoples, or governing hundreds of thousands of square miles of more or less produc- tive territory, that we valued out- Empire and intended to keep it. It was because our Empire afforded to our people, and especially to our young men. a field for work, a fieid for the application of intelli- gence and energy such as no other country in the world possessed. It was for reasons of that sort that we intended not to allow the dominions or powers of the British Empire to be diminished through any neg- lect or default on our part.

MICHAEL DEFEATS LINTON. Renter's telegram from New York on Satur- day says:-—Michael beat Linton at Manhattan Beach to-day, in a 25 miles paced race, by 150 yards. His time was 46min. 3-^sec.

FAILURE OF A PEMBROKESHIRE GAS MANAGES, At the Pembroke Bankruptcy-court on Friday (before Mr. S. H. Owen, registrar) Joseph Cib- bons, surveyor and gas manager, of Haverford- west, came up for his public examination. Mr. H. E. J. Price appeared for the debtor. Debtor's statement of affairs showed a deficiency of £120. —Debtor, in reply to the Official Receiver, stated that it was his connection with the paper mills that had brought about his insolvency. He bought the lease of the mills at the request of Mr. Roberts, the manager of the National and Provincial Bank, Haverfordwest, whom he understood was anxious to purchase the con- eern and transfer it to a syndicate. After he had bought it Mr. Roberts came to hun and sig;>sd the agreement.The Official Receiver: It is rather a serious statement to make, and I want you to be careful. You have told us that your bankruptcy is due to this paoer mill, and that your connection with this paper mill is through Mr. Roberts.—Debtor: If I had not seen the gentlemen's names as given to me bv Mr. Roberts I should not have agreed to the purchase.—The examination was then adjourned until the 19th of August, the Official Receiver advising Mr. Roberts to be represented bv a solicitor. R SUMMER ASSIZES

Radnorshire Summer Assizes were held at Presteign on Saturday before the Hon. Mr. Justice Phillimore, who arrived from Brecon at eleven a,m,. and-was met by the High-sheriff,. Mr. Frank Edwards, the Under-sheriff, and the usual escort of policemen.—In his charge to the grand jury, hie Lordship said that while crime in the rest of South Wales had diminished as compared with 60 years ago, Radnorshire, un- fortunately, stood in the same position. There were two cases, one a perjury trial and the other an affiliation appeal, but the results had not reached us up to the time of going to press.

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Sporting Intelligence, NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. After the rushing all over the country that has been necessitated by following the meetings during the past week, a week at Goodwood. although the course is a trifle difficult of access, comes as quite a pleasant rest. The racing of the past week was interesting enough, especially at Liverpool, but in view of the importance of the Goodwood programme it does not call for extensive comment in this column. Dinna. Forget beat Brayhead in the way I anticipated 118 would easily enough. Not tha,t Mrs. Langtry's horse was any worse than when he won at Liverpool a twelvemonth ago, but, rather, as I pointed out in my last comments upon the race, because he was a wonderfully improved horse, and was quite two stone better than on the occasion the pair last met at Liverpool. Perhaps in view of the fact that she is engaged in the Stewards' Cup, the vic- tory of Altesse in the Molyneux Plate at the Northern meeting may also be mentioned. j Carrying Sst. 61b. (including a penalty of 121b. for her victory in the July Handicap), she won somewhat easily, beating a good-class field, in- eluding Sulks, M'Neil, Saint Noel, Bewitchment. Sapling, Ac. That running, however, will enter into my comment later on. The trials that have occurred during the week seem to have at least settled one question ill connection with the Stewards'Cup, :.m: that is that Rosemerryn is Air. Rothschild's best, i am somewhat inclined to the opinion, however, that Fosco. ridden by T. Loates, did all that was asked of him. Before dealing with the matter further, however, I may first append what I think will prove a fairly trustworthy; list of PROBABLE STARTERS AND JOCKEYS. Horse Jockey. Mr Fairie s Eager, 4yrs, Sst 101b F Allsopp *Lord Stanley's Melange, 5yrs, Sst 31b F Rickaby "Duke of Devonshire's Minstrel, 4yrs, 8st ^ib OMadden Mr J R Keene's Voter. 4yrs, 8st lib S Loates Mr J Jcwitt's Altesse, 4yrs, 3st lib —— Lord Rosebery's Chelandry, 4yrs, 8st C Wood Lord Derby's Crestfallen, 4yrs, 7st 111b —— Mr H Barnato's Sir Geoffrey, 3yrs. 7st 101b —— Mr H Bottomley's Northern Farmer, 4yrs, 7st 91b F Finlay Mr W Mills's Othery, oyrs. 7st 81b —— Mr W M Clarke's Mount Pros- pect, 4yrs, 7st 61b N Robinson Mr R Maguire's Filassier, 5yrs, 7st 41b —— Mr R A Harper's Mack. 4yrs, 7st 31b Mr W Taylor Sharpe's Norah Sandys, 5yrs, 7st 21b —— Mr L de Rothschild's Rose- merrvn. 4yrs, 7st lib T Loates Lord Howe's High Treasure! 5yrs. 7st J Wall Mr E Melly's Bewitchment, 4yrs 7s t —— Mr W Low's Hermiston, 3yrs, 6st 131b C Purkiss Mr T R Dewar's Perthshire, oyrs. 6it 121b H Toon Lord Durham's Dubuque, oyrs, 6st 101b —— Mr J Barker's Sweet Adare, 3yrs. 6st 8lb T Dunn Mr Russell's Thimble. 3.rrs, 6-t 71b H Segrott H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's Lucknow, 3yrs, 6st 41b E Weatherail Lord Ellesmere's Fortalice, 4yrs, 6st. 41b 0- Mr Waller Lodge's Orris Root, 3yrs. 6st Mr Somers Schuster's Black Poplar, 3yr«. 6st —— .Dcmhtflll starter. On Saturday Bridegroom and Royal Flush were eliminated from the list, and we have now 26 probables, with doubt in the cases of Melange and Minstrel. Chasseur, who was scratched a while ago. I fancied had a big chance in the race, and if Eager, who is really let in. is the better of the pair. then Mr. Fairie's cjlt will really have to be reckoned with. Voter, with 8st. lib., I like iust about as well as anything in the race. He will be the mount of S. Loatec, and. known to br speedy, I quite expect him to play a prominent part in the race. The last time we saw him out was in the July Handicap at Newmarket where, conceding a stone and 71b. to Altess- and 2st. all but a pound to Allegro, he finishec" fourth, with Imperio between them At th. outside, there was not more than a couple of lengths between Attesse and the American, an' the last-mentioned might have been muct nearer had he been pushed. Now the pair raee at even weights, so that the placings shoulc easily be reversed. The winning of Alte3ce ir the Molyneux Plate last week, to ray mind, enhances the chances of Voter. too. In the July Handicap Altesse won but by a head. with 7-t. -ilb. up. Yet at Liverpool she carries Sst. 61b.. and wins the Molyneux Plate, beating a good class field. That running should be a strong point as to the claims of Voter. Chelandry beat Tom Cringle in a trir-' on Friday, and might run well. Crest- fallen, Sir Geoffrey, and Northern Farmer l have no great fancy for, but Mount Prospect, if she rosily enjoys the confidence of Robinson, we i-iu. t have every resprjet far. Yet, again, it will be well to remember that Marsh beat this hor":e in the Wokingham with Minstrel, and, as the last- mentioned was in the gallop, there ought to be no possibility of his making a mistake with Lucknow. The son of St. Angelo went back a bit in the betting on Friday, but that was pro- bably more owing to the support accorded tc Mount Prospect and Rosemerryn than ai;giii else I have mentioned above the fact that Rosemer- ryn won the trial en Friday, and is, presum- ably, Mr. Rothschild's best. The only euciisiol-- upon which the unsexed sou of Juggler ba? been seen out this seassn was in April last, when he performed in indifferent fashion be- hind Diakka. Last year's form when he won a-" Lingfield is the best form in his f;i-our, v. hilst the fact of the stable putting t:) 41b. extra to allow of T. lioates riding him suggests a strong confidence on their part. Dubaciue is fancied and is to be run out for a place. I hear whilst a, tip from Newmarket is Filassier Norah Sandys was beaten last week, and High Treasurer, although fancied, will probably be outclassed. Of the t. thers tha onlj one I have any fancy for is Hermiston, a Hampshire trained horse, whose running in the Royal Hunt Cup was too bad to be true. I shall de- pend solely upon VOTER to win. however, but at the last moment I may couple with him Lucknow, although Mr. Rothschild's best will be sure to take some beating. The Goodwood Cup on Thursday loolis like providing little intere-t. Bay Ronald has been scratched, whilst neither Count Schomberg nor The is doing particularly strong work. The race seems to rest between King's Mes- senger and St. Cloud II., and. as the first men- tioned will have 191b. the better of the weights than when they ran all Newmarket, King's Mes- senger ought certainly to win. In the Good- wood Plato as it is now called. Fiety and Laughing Girl stand out in the matter of class from the others. On the running of Her- minius, Piety might win with all his weight, but I kno v Laughing Girl has been steadily coming oa of late, and if she runs I fancy she will just about win. The other events can be dealt with in my overni ut wires. VENATOR.

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