EPSOM OCTOBER MEETING.

This meeting is falling off; indeed, unless from the exertions of Mr. Maberly, it would not perhaps have taken place, and there is great reason for expecting that it will not drag out another year. The stakes are small ; and what is not over-generously subscribed is said to be care- lessly collected. The fineness of the weather, it might have been sup- posed, would have attracted company ; but the truth is, that all October races must be expected to fail in that way, whatever be their attraction, for‘the simple reason that in that month fashionable people have enough of enjoyments of other kinds to enable them to dispense with racing. The sport on the present occasion was good ; for though there were no first-rate horses they were well matched, in which all the interest of a race consists. The races of the two days came off thus:—

First Day—Thursday.

The Metropolitan Stakes of 10 sovereignseach, and 15 sovereigns added :-3 yrs. 7st.; 4 yrs. fist. 41b.; 5 yrs. fist. 11th.; 6 yrs. fist. 21b.; and aged, 9st. 4 lb. ; mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs. The winner to be sold for 200 sovereigns, &c. Derby Course.-0 Subscribers.

Mr. Brown's Watchman, 4 vie 1 Mr. Godlake's Geoffrey Crayon, 4 yrs. ............... ..... 2

Mr. Lumley's h. h. Palemon, S yrs.. Mr. Dickinson's c., The Unfortunate Youth. ..... . 0 Mr. Ifesser's ch. g., Blinker, 4 yrs. .... 0 2 to 1 agst. Watchman, 3 to 1 agst. Palemon, and 5 to iagst. Blinker.

Geoffrey made running to the rubbing house, on'passing which Watchman took up

• the running, Geoffrey still keeping well up, with Blinker at his haunches. At the distance all were beat off except Watchman and Geoffrey, between whom a fine race home was won by the former by a head. The winner rode by F. Buckle. Geoffrey by S. Mann, Palemon by eavis, and Blinker by Wakefield. The Epsom stakes of 10 sovereigns each, and 15 added, for 2 yrs. olds, fist. 71b.; and 3 yrs. Sat. Nib. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 Subscribers.

Mr. Clarke's ch. f. Taglioni, 3 yrs... .. 1 Mr. Yeasley's b.f. by Bustard, out of Miss Witch, 2 yrs... 2

Mr. Seaith's hr. C. Harmony. 3 yrs. 3 Dlr. Arnold's bl.c. Pilgrim, 2 yrs. 4 Mr. Lumley's f. Antigone, 2 yrs. 5 6 to 4 agst. the winner. Harmony led to the turn, where Taglioni went in front, was never after headed, and won very cleverly by a length : rode by F. Buckle, the 2 yr. olds by lads, and Harmony by Wright. The pace was severe.

Sweepstakes of 6 sovereigns each, and 20 added. The winner to be sold for 60 sovereigos, &c. Mile heats. Mr. Lumley's br. h. Howard, 4 yrs. fist. 4lbs. 1 1

Mr. Tilbury's Smuggler, aged, 9st. Subs. 2 2 Mr. Peirce's hi. C. Parfaite,4yrs. 7st. 121bs 6 3 Mr. Turner's gr. f.by Carbon, 3 yrs. 6st. 111bs 5 4

Mr. Dockeray's Cupid, 5 yrs. Oat. 7 5 Mr. Lawrence's Fury, 3 yrs. 6st. Bibs. d r. Mr. Weeks's DollySpicer, 4yrs. fist. 5lbs. ..... 4 dr.

2 to 1 agst. Howard, and Ste 1 on him after thebeat. He won both beats cleverly; rode by Pavia.

The Burgundy Stakes did not fill.

• Second Dap—Fritlay. • The Wellington Stakes of 25 sovereigns each, and10.added. • Derby Course. Vs. fibbed?s c. by Middleton, Mit of Maine, 3 yrs.Afeatfier) 1 Mr. Theobald's Bobadilla, 5 yrs. fist. 41b..... Mr. Shackell's Watchman, 4 yrs. 7st.-101b.......... ..... 3 Captain Bulkeley's Bustle, 3 yrs. 6st. 121h.. ..... 4

Betting-7 to 9 agst. Bobadilla, and 3 to 1 agst. Nanine. The latter made the running, was never headed, and won by a length easy. Rode by a little boy (the son of Mr. Scott, Sir M. Wood's new trainer), whose weight was 9st. 4lbs. being Nibs. less than the weight carried by Bobadilla, 501bs. less than Watchman, and Sdlbs. less Bustle ; Ile rode with great patience. and received a liberal present from Mr. Maberly. Bobadilla was rode by Macdonald, Watchman by F. Buckle, and Bustle by Chapple. Two-year old Stakes of 25 sovereigns each ; colts, Sat. 'Abs. fillies, Bat. 4lbs. Woodcot Course, Mr. Gates's C. by Little John, out of Vulcan's dam

Mr. Arnold's hi. c. The Pilgrim • 2

Mr. Yeasley's f. by Bustard, out of Miss Witch 3 Sweepstakes of 3 sovereigns each, and 25 added. Mile Heats. The winner to be sold for 60 sovereigns. Mr. Lumley's hr. h. Howard, 4 yrs. Set. 101bs. I I

Mr. Dockeray's Cupid, 5 yrs. fist. 10Ibs ... 2 2 Mr. Lawrence's Fury, 3 yrs. 6st.filbs 3 dr. Mr. Coleman's Southdown, 3 yrs. ist. 4lbs. 4 "

6 to a agst. Howard, and 5 to 1 on him after the first heat: won ,:asy. Rode by Paris, Cupid by Wright, Fury by N. Farrall, and the other by Punch.

The Ewell Stakes of 10 sovereigns each. and 20 added. Derby Course. Mr. Scalth's Harmony,3 yrs, 7st. 7lbs, 1 Mr. Maberly's Nanine colt, 3 yrs. 7st. 5lbs. 2

Mr. Dockeray's Lancastrian, 5 yrs. fist 3

Mr. Dundas's b. c. by Pyramus, 3 yrs. 7st. .

7 to 4 agst. Pyramus, 4 to 1 agst. the winner, and 3 to 1 agst Nanine. Won by a neck, after a fine race between the first two. The winner rode by Wakefield, Nanine by Pavis, Lancastrian by Wright, and the other by a lad.