The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-01 00:00:00

Pain List

100 yards' Hat race (for boys under 16j-Ist, E,
Dunkley ; 2nd, 2.., J. Rocket :3rd, Is., H. Crompton.
100 yards' fiat race (opeol—lst, 7d. fkL, Private Hen.
dcnion, R.S.F. 2nd, fn., l'rivate %V. H. Lewis,
K.S.F. ; 3rd, 26. lid., Private E. Jones, ILS F. WO
yards' Hat race (open)-Ist, 10.., Private Henderson,
R.S.F. ; 2nd, 6.., Bombardier Alsop, R.A. ; 3rd, 3*.,
Sergeant. Major Davidson, jou yards' gat
ram (openl-114, 7s. 6c1., Bombardier Alsop, H A. ;
2nd, fis., Private Junes, 11.5 F. Quarter.mile tlat.
race (open)-I.t, rm., Bombardier Alsop, R. A ; 2nd,
10s.. Private lienderwm, 11.5 F. 350 yank' Hat race
for warrant officers, petty officers, and non.u.m.
nil...lotted officers) —lot, El, Sergeant Major I)avidson,
R.H.L.I. Bucket of water ram-Ist, 7s. 6.1., John
Turtser, H.M S. Hercules ; 2nd, %V Stone H. SI S.
Hercules ; 3rd, 25., P. Svrgeant, IL 0.5. Hercules.
%1 owned com bat —lst, ,Corporal atthew., 11.5. F.
2nd, 2.., Corporal Ilacag_ 11.5 F. 100 yards' mck race
iopenl—l.t, is. lid., F. Tubb, 11 51.5. Hercule,: 2nd,
J. Newton, H. NI.S. Hercule.; 3rd, 2s. lid., T.
Stone. Gymnastic,, and fencing —o.inpetitor. from
R.S.F., no prima were given. Egg and spoon race
lot, is. 6d., J. Turner, H.ILS. Hercules ; 2nd,
F. Tubb, Hercule. 3rd, 24. 6.1., Private E.
Junes, R.S.F. 300 yard. gat rape (open)—lst, 155.,
Private 11.5.1. : 2nd, 10.., Sergeant.
Major Davidson, 1t.51.L.1. 3rd, AL, Private E.
June., 11.5.1". Bayonet v. Bayonet —Two competi•
tor. of Its.F., no prise given. Single stick—Two
competitor..ll.s.l'., no prise given. Boxing —Tw.•
isimpetiters .4 H.S.F., no prim, given. quarter staff
—Two competitor.. of H.S.F., no prim given. Tug-
of.war between ..dicer, of army and navy—Prim,
honour and glory. Tlig.of.war. --Winners, 30.. ;
losers, 15. The mnipetitiug team', were :—Ten inert
of Ist U.V.A. v, ten men .4 R. M.A. from H.ll S.
Hercules; ten num .1 K.A. v. ten men .4 It.S.F.
ten men (4 Ist 11. V. A. v. ten men of KM..'.. from
H.M.S. Hercule. ; ton men of H. A. v. Lyn Hien
Irmit 11.11.5. Hercules. C.onsolati.in race,
100 yards—lst,7s. lid., Mr. Read, tat D.R. V. ; 2nd,
N. H. Juslyu, Herclur. ;3rd, 25.,.1. Thought,
Al the conclusion .4 the %ports the prim* were
distributed by Mrs. and Major Bridge, Dr. McLean,
and Mr. Barnes, thy secretary. About 1215 was
taken at the entrance, and nearly £l7 had been con.
tributed toward* the prim fund by the leen! gentry.
In the evening a meeting in the Gyninasium was
numerously attended, about 1,200 persons being
prooent. 1)r. McLean, who took the chair, was cup.
ported by Mrs. Everett, Sties Churchill, Mrs. Moor.
head, Mr.. I)..l.liinft.ei, Mrs. and the Slime.
Cari..ndale, the Mimeo Stephenson, Rev. H l'elhain
Stokes, Mr. Dyer, H.N., Colonel Itainbridge, Captain
Neale, Mr. W. Si. Thimelten, Rev. J. Sleigh, Mr.
Sowden Payne. Mr. Brunner, ttc. The following
programme was well sustained :—Sergeant Slavet
owl Mr. Dunkley, duet, "The Soldier and the
Sailor "; Sirs. Bridge, "The Midshipenite,"
Mum Delphine Carpendale "The Donkey Cart,"
Mrs. Stedman "Carrier John," and Miss E. Stew
homion " Toitpuranoe Tutu."

i Subsequently Mrs. I.:velure sister to the late
General Sir Herbert Stewart, gave • temperance
addrees. In the *mew of her remarks she made •
special appeal 1.. the soldiers and sailors present to
sign the pledge saying how glad she would. be to are
a regiment ,i(tote,l abetainers. Their influence would
permeate throughout the length and breadth If the
land. (Applause.) They must remember the drink
is not necessary, it is simply a luxury ; statistics
prove this. The 39,000 convicts in England improved
in health whilst in prison, beCIIIIAM they were kept
trout the drink. If she had had time she could have
proved drink warn not only a luxury, but • deadly and
clangorous luxury that slays 60,000 annually. She
I Isq.el many would ah.tain from drink from that
Might --abstain not fora week or two, but give it up
entiroly, and use their influence with others to get
them to do the saute. Let them remember .f.din
.ayuard, he was steadfast to the end ; h« clung
1., the helm through every danger, and no doubt
when he peastel away at the pet of duty he heard
I from the Master " Well done good and faithful
• ...mum, enter thou into the joy of thy Levi.
-
If tlo• ladies of Portland knew the wretchedness and
111111,n1. this drink brought into the hmnes of all classes
they svould not be so uplifferent, but would come for.
ward and join tile ranks of the tetupenmce party. Let
parent. take the straight path, remetnbering that their
children are following after; let them take the Lord
Jesus Christ for their example. He satisfied the desire
of the soul. She had hungered and thirsted for twenty
years after something more enduring than the pleas.
urea of the world, but when she found the Lord itlillUl
“he was happy, and shi' could testify there WIWI no real
happiness without Ilim. Oh ! that many would come
that night. Ile would in no wise cast them out. He
was • friend to poor sinners. Ile was the only safe.
guard la all fem_Plalion• of the world, and if they would
only come to Him asking for Hie help they would
never regret it—never, never, never. (Loud applause.)
The Rev. H. PIILHAIII ttromas, of Wareham, also
delivered an earnest gospel temperance addmas He
hoped his hearers would in future avoid drink, and
not merely become abstainers for a month or two, but
:iltogether. Let thew 1,, true to their pledge —the
highest life they could I.MI warn a life of solltrenial
let them remember the brave General Gordon (Loud
aPPiaftre.) Hi. wan a wonderful life self-sacrifice ;
he was always ready for duty, always ready to die.
This was what they wanted—more reality ie religion
Oh! that thoisepresent would ge down more frequently
on their knees in prayer—in the barracks, on beard
ship, in their homes, wherever they might be, ever
remembering there was no We like a liii of sell.
learifice.