The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-02 00:00:00

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THE ANNUAL VISIT OF THE DORSETSHIRE
YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

TuemnAy.

_ There wit., nothing lint _ut ordinary drill to-day.
Certaiu flooding, which Waat to have taken place, had ,
to be pavt ~i,c.4owii, ii. unfavonrable weather.
To day an official noticv was kcsttd intimating the
cii utioling "nicer had approved the fellewing
pronsiti.itio in the telierloirne troop -Co irporal C'onwsavy
to be latice•sergeont, vice Hall reoignefl ; Trooper .
Corry to be lance-corporal, vice Conway, promoted.
Wawaiiiiar.
There s n,ilitary tournatnent on the Sands for ,
prize,, given by Colonel liaufhto and the other officers
of the ltivinient. Ti..' adneopliere ogd at
times seemed as though there wilo; g..ing to be rain,
llowever it held fine throughout, the etmoioluence
beim/ drat **dotal thoimand peroons aosembhorl in
the Promenade and tic, Sands, and evidently much
enjoyed the oportii which took plass ou tlott part Id
th. iji.ach, oituated between Gloucester Hotel and
the Alexandra Gardens. The vttriono itemo in the
prows: , were watcheil with great interest, aiuch
dexterity was inanifeoted in the tent pegging and
lemon cutting, and the auccetwful competiturn were
fespiently heartily applauded, whiled the four-oared
galley boat racing terniiimuoll the proceedings. 'the
kniramitie WA,, OW (.11110.1.0
keqng. -Find prize, £2 Ill...: second prize,
-.lst, ut. kornuan, F. Testi.; 2nd, Corporal
!fodder, A' ete. " •
lemon Cuttmly.-Wirat pulse, 11 l.; 'woad
Prise. flurvon Dauiell, E Temp; 2nd,
Trooper Salted..., If Troop.
Heads and Post Praetios.• Vire/ prim, la ;
second ;wise, sl.--Ist, quartermastes lingers, E
Trot.; 2ttil, Troiper lianwin, A Troop..
'tintedsi Combat- -Sw..rd SWAIM MMOINI.—Fin.t
kris*, second prise, 'Proper Balloon, A
Trout, 1 344. didrunt A. Northover, 11 Troop.
Boat Race.- frour....n.d galleys. For thns. sova. -
Captain.-- uniting, Cliaddouk, Rolls, Capt.
Chaildock.. crew won by about two length.. There
were two hems. Couree, a mile and a half.
The *limiting for the I.l..yd•Litelsay cup 1' ii plats.
thia niorning at Litthotn.w. Conditions :-- The coin:
petitoni to ride three..marter. it 111111. ; four
Rights .1 hurdle., fire ten shobs five at four Itlindrol
kargs, 04.4 Fe.. at five hundred. Time allowed ten
minutes, wilk a tßicttion .4 'swim l.int.i for every
half wont* or frectf.iii'm j,alf minute over that
period. Result
Trmip.-0 mitts. 47 'me.. i snore 47.
Mackinoor Vale.-10 mina. 31 sec.., 45 points ; lens
14 over time-31.
I.landford.-9 mine. 54 mem. ; score 25,
IMethettst.-10 ii,,,,., 10 Nem., 10 poiuta : leas 7
deduated for Oen* 41n.e-;
Winiborne.-12 Wits. 14 iistito 8; deducted for
over time 35-2.
The Melbury Troop was disqualifits,l on account .1
an accident to one of the horse, binning the itection,
and necemitasing 4e:destruction .1 the annual.
The recruit.' prim vow won by Trooper .1. B.
Perham, .1 the Melbury Troop, with a score of Is.
The permanent itenfeants' prise WWI won by lisgi•
mental 4ergeant•Major Hancock with a store of 20
points.
TWI 11001,311,1' PALL
The tsootwirt? b.O took place at AO Rurdnn Hotel
on Wednesday evening, and wae a greet
about 900 invitationa being irroponded to. 'Thu large
room Was decorated with flag.., sad mune was
disoottroed by the band .4 the regiment. The coni•
pony
.present included Colonel and Mrs. Hambro,
Captains Brymer, tit Gourd,
Digliy. Portman, elpiiad, Major and lelrs. Hough,
Major tlotdden and Mr. Okedon. The programnie
contained niasieen dances, viz isdka,
lenders, valve, Polka, tjuadrille, velar, polka, valor,
14,3Ccre, valet', Ulm:, laucetit, Gibe, polka, lancers,
v ith4:t I. Of the geperail notvi y.-
rrmantersiVittais, fitmtt, T. Watts, and lingUkt.h;
r&crtea.nut- Sergi:rare tilsyrurci
English 7t.arrier A. liyall tA. 'Corporal!'Hodder,s,Jeaty,
E. Clenc_Shepard., Smith, Loader, lhannuan, Corry,
81.c..y g. 1/ewrlney, Miller, Hill, K Jackntan,
and Warn, ; Troikas, Bennett', T. Gale, E. Cox,
Garland, Stewart,., Roberts, later, N. G. Cox, T.
Perham, Raker, Ridout: JcstyltAtamon, T.
Sheeler, Cook, J. Nem, Brain, Ward, ee, Slow,
.1. Fowler, D. Teniplencan, !darn., Ve, T. ,
Oliver, Elliott, Ilugheo, and Burden I rivates
11. Harding, .1. 14:idder, T. Lear, T. 1,,„6,1
F. Hunt, T. Itawe, Brain, Ilanneni, H. .1-Iner, Walton,
W. Whit. a W,ssiforde, R. Davis, G. (lenge Met.
tvro, (fortis. J. Fifett T. Worker. T. Ayles,
Corbin, Ifiticock, If. Deer, Hutchings, Davi*, Ed-
wards, G. J. Hunt, Atiorinto, 4. Hams, King, F.
Perry, J. Weslforde, Ranson ,Gatehouse,
, atehouse, b. Bchja
field, T. B g
Burch, 11. ingrativielliet' Muncktoli,ll.
Rabbit", Pile, C. Moore, W. ittleilLyall, N. Binh:,
V, Scanlan:l, W. Curtis, R. Je ry, IS, C. Hist, W.
Andrew., W. Mace, E. Gibbs; Messrs. O. llox,, W
Roger., Pople, Roberta„ W. Ross, Bartlett, Turner,
Alfords, Rower, Miller Coates, W. Alford, Senior,
Woodhouse, I 'Felt, !Signal, Gifford ;
Rig, 11, Hodder, J. Hiaceck, Con, H. Baker, Roger'.,
Rirtf, Orr, T. Tett,. Humphries, Roe., (I.
tsiA. mit, FL HAM', tfuland, Co, Hammitt,
lenter, .14glish, Harrm, filobet, Miller, Eliot;
11 Uwe. 'Andrews, liignaL Ciallimore, Pool, Italley,
Hodder, Eminiatit, Ifemagton, V. Cower, Watts,
U. Ayloi, N. ling*, grrrulge, 8011, Watts, Corry,
Hunt, Hiociock, Itleadway, o,dultsit, Kendall, Adams,
Nfeadway, E. Brain, Curtis, Itiorlei, bonding,
Datil, Hunt, Churchill, Brunodon, Jollies, C. Harrbi,
F. Ciimbon, Horsey, Payne, Hunter, Aldridge,
Ayleo, A. Ilaff, H. L Saunders, Jody,
A. Hounfiell, Roger'..

THVRoI,AT

In the morning there wax drill at Isslmoor, and the
competition in sword exercise. l'r,siper Costes, of
Illandford, obtained the lost prize, and Corporal
Hodder, I)ot:cheater, the second. Trooper Kent, of the
Melbury troop, secured the recruit's prize.
In the afternoon the sisirts provided by the town
took place on the sands, in the presence of a consider-
able number of spectators. As the events were opened
to ail cotbtit, additional importance was attached to
the gathering. The officials were:—Mr. E. Dunn,
judge
; Mr. Drum, .tarter; r. .1. Reunion, enneetary.
In addition to the local " bookmakers " there were
several cockney profertionals. Pmgramme :
Tte Posy STALL, of Sit Guineas -for 'ionic* not ex-
ceeding 13.2 hands. Heat. about one mile, on the
Hat ;catch wvightei ro.. for the firstpooy, El Is. for
the second.