The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

A start was effected at f. 48, and Amelia showed to the
front as the, seared the boundary to the westward,
with Foreigner second, and the others in a line. mi.
order was kept ahead throughout the race, except fora
short tiers, when Elisabeth went to the front as they
beat up to the east, and they finished in the order
named.

COMM-GUARDS ROWING "[ATM, for boats not exceed-
ing 24 feet, belonging to mostgoard stations between
Lyme Regis and Abbotteibury, lint prize £3 3a,
necond 4 10e., third ri 14e.

Bridport, Fisher
Chidenek, Kennedy
Banos Brsdstoch, Harris ...

Tbe skill with which the baits were handled in this
race waa the subject of general remark. Chideeek led
round the first mark, bat bad • °grind raire with Brid-
port for the first position. Tbe Burton boat got rather
wide to sea, and lost considerably ground, which they
were never able to roomr with any effect. On goieg
up to the easterly mark the Bridport boat was pulled
to the front. and she ran in • winner by three muster,
Lb. Barton boat ten minutes later.

MOWING MATCH for boats not exceeding 18 feet, belong-
ing to Rridport, with four oars and a coxswain. Fifth
prise £2 120. 6d., second £1 ls., third 10s. 6d.
_ . •

Alarm. Bridport, J. Foie ••• •..
Spray, Bridport, Honey
Temperanoe, Shiptoo George, J. William
Chideock, .7. Farwell ...

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There was considerable variation in the position of
the boats in the course of the race, sod throughout it
right gallantly contested. At the close there was
bat (our minutes' difference in the time occupied by the
first and third boats.
VOLONTLINV ROWING MATCH, for bait. not exceeding
18 feet. First prise £4 da., 'wood 22 25., third 21 ls.
3rd D. V. Artillery. Gunner Roll 1
Q.O.R. Yeomanry Caviar', Private Barnes 2
Ist D.V. Ri6es, Private Nantes ... 3

This was one of the most interesting matches of the
day, but, unfortunately, the shades of evening had
begun to fall before • start wu male, indeed, had it
not been for the moonlight, the match would have been
invisible to those ashore. As far.. we could make out
the artillery—who, it must be mid are practised mu.
bad therms in their own hands—took the lead sod kept
It throughout; still, they were gallantly followed by
the yeomanry, whose'very strength, aided withal by no
mean skill, gave them a good Amos. and, indeed, they
were the favourites at the start; while the riflemen
lacked power yet they pagod remarkably well, and,
considering all things, they lost the rue most creditably,
for. after all, they were but a few boats' Webs In the
Mar.
. . .

There warns two-oared ram yet on the programme, bat
if rowed at all it must have been done in the dark, and,
no far as we are concerned, it must remain there. No.
we don't wish to my one word that may seemingly east
any relleation on the committee, bet another year it
would surely be better to get all the events over
before darkness had.set in, and many of the spectators
had returned home.

A variety of amusing sports took plate on the sands,
under the superintendence of the celebrated "Tom
Taylor,o whose energy, and voice, and gestures mad*
half "the fun of the fair." The moat notable thing was
climbing the greasy pole, which was accomplished with
great facility by a ship °sulker employed at Yr. Fox's
shipyard, named Samuel Griffey, of Bideford. He was
allowed to use ropes, and by that means be gradually
elevated himself till be rectified the summit amidst the
applause of admiring spectaton. Of course, there were
donkey moss, and didn't the dookies just kick and
throw their riders! and jumping in sacks, in the course
of which note few made a close acquaintance with the
sand; and treaded buns for the boys, who were
gloriously bedaubed, and diving for lemons in a tub of
water, and all the other breed-grinning comedies which
seem to smack of the rough and tumble olden days. A
jolly day—reasonably jolly, for all we trust—was spent,
and may we all meat and pert as happily in the year of
grace 1868!

BEAKINSTER.

REPTII•L Or • CHURCH RA= —Tb• poll for the
church rate in this parish was unfavourable to the
church party. The rate was lost by 16, teat year it was
atrial by 78. A great change must base taken pleas
in the church polities during the last twelve months to
have caused the difference, of 94 votes. It was hoped
that the late visit of the Bishop would have resuscitated
the dying embers of church feeling and would have
caused the church party to have rallied round the
establishment.