The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-16 00:00:00

AQUATIC SPORTS.

Som. aluvrc sp.rte were held on Wednewley in
connection with the Weymouth Rowing Club, and
attract I • large autah-r of epectat,ra to the pier.
The /layer *awl u preei beat, ah 4 the arratrumenta
were ouried out by Mr. J. A. Liwmaa, oaptala of
Lb. club.

--thir-ii;st contort was • four-o•re i galley race for the
champion fltg.—Tbe crews were—Donning. Perry,
.Ifelfery, and (Maddock (atrokii) • Wells, Hearten,
Ode, and Rolls (stroke); R halls'', Mace. and
Wahl. (str dhe); Piggott, Lee, Filcher and Talbot
(invoke). When the orews had proceeded about a
quarter ..1 • mile °haddock went to the front, and
primed the flag first, follows I by WILMA, Rolls, sod
Talbot. Tole position wail maintained to the end,
(Maddock gradually increasing his lead, and winning
by 'bone fire length.. A similar distant), separate I
tho other boats.

The Juice nos, which was a pair-oared race, to be
rowed by coxswains, was • ctpital °outset, and
result-41 as ("flows :—Ellis eel Pinner in ; Hobert.
and Watkins 2nd ; It dls an 1 IC.riLlue 3rd; Acourt
aol 1n..., 4.h.
This wits followed by • swinunin4 rat:, Um boy.
under 16, open to all cumers, tbs illesso, Acing 100
peril.. It ended at follows :-55., All ad , 2.. 61.,
Nick.; Is., Lewis,
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A Swimming Race, open t all C Memo distant.
500 yards, then toek place. The swimming was frowl,
awl the winner led the whole distance. being some-
what ..I sly follows Iby Knight. lb, result we.
Pesry : 5 .. Knight ; 2.. 61.. Palmer.
A Dm* flown •oli,eret, and caused much fun.
°haddock acted a. dudk, and th• ohm.. w •.‘
exoellaot nue and created roars of Isit.Mter. C tot.,
moved himself to be the victoriou. hunter, but all the
competitor. w•re most antsuiug.
Watermen's Race (open t Waterman of the port of
Weymoutlit —First first: The Brothers Brown first,
Wo eleford and Valles,' second. Arnold sod Winter
third, !golden and Bl.v.mfield fourth. In the *scowl
heat Wad.ford stud Valens seems Ito set the best of
the start. hut the Brothers Realm e:o4el to the
front, an 1 oorne iu so is., first. Several length.
divided each hda, The .wder f ti,. winners Wll4 ori in
the firet he it. N..lden ant Itteouti .1 I retirel from the
fIICI fairly ii•sten.. .

Race f i hop ott h horse•.—P 41 first, Palmer
swell& Hanger third.

A tun ra, In which tw., di.gui,
c unpeoc 1. catiii.d much merriment, and an octal.nal
capris, thy. inn and lb* .44111 of 'slighter.
011 maring horn. each ttpue.l hi. .pp •uent out iit his
tub, ant ogratu 1, lb. starting ...int, 'Awls Cl.rito
being awarde.l first place and J. Cl itk ..ec
After a tug .4 w•r the. iir•ictediug. were brought t
a close with a grand naval encounter entitled " T...
Battle of the Median Chiefs " This caus...l he
greatest fan of the day. Eight chiefs in their " war
paint," and acting In an extia .r.linary fivkioa, t ok
part in the combat, their weapon. ululating .1 a
.yringo each. These were need pretty freely, ant from
vicar barge., rockets, kr., were fired. The C .nr-aitte•
boats were illuminate I Ivi.b coloore I fires at the close.
WA the rfllct was v.ry prettr. " .4 Save the
Q teen " was th, cheer. were given, aol the
spectators separated.