The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

Somersetzhirt.

COTRFLSTONE (OPEN) COURSING MEETING.

The first dav of this great (open) °cursing meeting
took place on Thursday over the groonds of the esteemed
Squire of Cothelstone, near Taunton, E J. Bads'le,
Req. The weather was not favourable, but notwith-
standing there was • numetons att-ndanoe. The
coursing, on the whole, was first-rate, and afforded con-
siderable pleasure to sportsmen.
Field steward, E. J. Esdaile, Req.; stewards, J. S.
Bowles, Esq., and J. Hole, Esq. ; judge. F. S. Long,
Ess. ; hon. see., Mr. J. Inman ; slipper, Mr. C. Presdee.
Tu COTHIMSTONE Cm% for 16 all-aged greyhounds,
at £3 106. each, the winner to receive • silver cup
(value £2O), with £2O in oioney ; the second dog
£10; third and fourth dogs £6 each.

Majorltesant's Bessy Lee beat Mr. Wentworth's Whisky
Mr. E,daile's Sunbeam beat Mr. Shepherd's Miechief
Mr. Esdaile's Such•an.One beat Captain Wyndham's
Whirlpool
Mr. Bole's You Know (a bye) beat Mr. Jenner's nom.
absent
Mr. Crang's Chance beat Mr. Prettyjohn's Prince
Mr. Toddy's Fly beat Mr. Thompson', Talisman
Mr. Morant's Mummer beat Mr. Prettyjohn'sPrineees
2.
Sunbeam beat Betsy Lee Spagnoletti beat King
You Know beat Such-an- David
One Windfall beat Mainmast
Fly beat Chance Clout Shaver beat Brave
hfutumer (a bye) Buck
Windfall was withdrawn.

Spagnoletti beat Close Shaver, and won.
TRI WEST SOMERSET STAKES, for 16 puppies, at
£3 10s. each, the winner to receive £25; the second dog
£10; third and fourth dogs £6 each.

Major Besant's Brave Buck beat Dr. Cordwent's Tele-
graph
Mr. Teddy's Shakapeare beat Capt. Thresher's Radius
Mr. Esdaile's Silvenddes beat Capt. Wyndham's Why
Not
Mr. Poole's Close Shaver beat Mr. Crang'a Champagne
Mr. Vica,y'sSpagnoletti (a bye) beat Mr. Jenner's nom.
absent
Mr. Wentworth's Ring David beat Mr Bole's Scipio
Mr. Wentworth's Windfall beat Mr. Role's Vortex
Mr. Morant's Mainmast be.t Mr. Esdaile's Major Domo
2.
Brave Buck beat Shakspeare f You Know beat Sunbeam
Close Shaver beat Silvenidei Mummer beat Fly
Mummer and You Know divided.
TRIO AT.
THE BISHOP'S LTDICARD STAKES.

Capt. Wyndham's Why Not beat Mr. Shepherd's
Mischief
Mr, Teddy's Hamlet beat Capt. Thresher's Radius
2.
Hamlet beat Why Not, and won
THE GROVI STAKES.

Mr. Teddy's Rattler beat Mr. Ostolmbe's Haan&
Major Brunt'. Behalf beat Mr. Hole's Quiver

Rattler best Behalf, and ;;on.
Tas PARK STAKES.

Mr. Crang's Champagne best Mr. Bryant' Hector
Mr. Vicary's Spectroscope beat Mr. Evans'. Hebe
Mr. Prettyjohn's Nimble beat Mr. Stone's Countess
Major Besant's Bessy Lee best Mr. Broom's Nell
2.

Mr. Vicary's Spectroacope .I.;:e,t Mr. Crang's Champagne
Mr. Prettyjohn'a Nimble beat Major Besant's Bessy Lee
The final heat for this stake was not run.

SHIPHAM. WALKING EXTRAORDINARY.
There is at present a hearty old dame, who has
witnessed the sunshine of eighty summers, staying
at Nailsm, but who is a native of this place
(Shipham, near Axbridge), who recently undertook
(voluntarily) the following lengthy rambles, for the
purpose of holding family interviews with her
relatives i—Leaving her home on a fine morning,
after breakfast, she proceeded from Shipham to
Langford, four miles, and returned the same evening,
making eight miles. Next day she went from
Shipham to Wrington, over five miles, and returned
the same evening; and on the following day she
walked from Shipham to Cheddar and back, being
eight miles. Feeling now fully confident in her
pedestrian amomplisliments, the venerable old dame
has, within the past week, undertaken and accom-
plished the walk from Shipham to Back well, a dis-
tance of thirteen miles, which she actually performed
in three hours and a half, leaving Shipham at 9.30
a.m. and arriving at Iltackwell at 1 p.m.
a.m.,
PoLics.—Before the Mayor,
J. Garrod and A. Andrews, Esqrs.—John White-
head was brought up in the custody of P.C. Kelly
on a charge of stealing a bit of hay, of the value of
2d. The hay was taken from the wagon of a man
named Wool, who lives at Martock, on the 31st ult.
The prolocutor evidently did not wish to press
the charge, as the value of the hay was very trivial,
and he did not think the prisoner meant to steal it.
Dismissed--John Small, apprehended by P.C.
Stride, was committed to take his trial for stealing a
pair of boots from the Red Lion, the property of
George Parker.
COUNTY Puny Sicestotr, Monday.—Before J. C.
Somerville and J. Giles, Eeqra—J. Weeks, jun., of
Priddy, farmer, was summoned by P.C. Sweettnan
for leaving his cart in the public highway, on the
17th ult. Fined 2s. 6d. and costa 5..--Alonzo
White was summoned by Charles Davis, of AGM:ea,
for refuting to pay him his wages, £2 14s. 9d.
Dismissed.— James Bishop was fined £5 and costs
for selling cider without a license. An officer proved
his being convicted of the offence under a police
information.
The fair on Wednesday was largely attended by
sellers arid buyers, and a great quantity of stock was
brought forward, the larger numbers of the horned
cattle being barreuere. Ewes and lambs were also
numerous, and a readier sale than common took
place.
LICTORZ Jr BLIND BURRITT.—A lecture by
Elihn Burritt, under the presidency of the mayor,and
in mune:ion with the Wells Mutual Improvement
Society, was given at the council chamber on Monday
evening, the 2nd inst., but owing to the very
adverse state of the weather there was but a limited
audience.