The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

Sporting.

BIBITRY CLUB MEETING.

The pleasant three or four days' racing on the Hamp-
shire Downs, known to the sporting world as
Stockbridge week," comes with quite a relief of ter the
riot and revelry of the recent metropolitan gatherings.
Special trains ran from Weymouth, Dorchester, &e.
The Bibury Club, formerly a celebrated institution,
when noblemen and gentlemen were more fond of
figuring in the pigskin than they are at present, com-
mences the three days, and there wen the usual influx
of visitors, titled and untitled, to Andover, Stockbridge
Winchester, and Southampton, which latter town has
lately been connected with Stockbridge by a branch of
the South-Western Railway. The following were the
winners :—Handicap Sweepstakea, Mr. Starkey's Jassy,
by Voivode, 1; The Bibury Stakes (handicap), Mr.
Morris's Harcourt, by Stockwell, 1; The Champagne
Stakes, Count Lagrange's Young Idonarque, by
blonarque, 1; a Plate of 50 sows., Mr. B. Ten Broeck's
Menace, by Wild Dayrell, 1; Sweepstakes, Captain
King's Gem of the Sea, by Gemini di Vergy, 1; Mr.
It. Ten Broeck's Dawdle, 2; The First Year of the
Seventh Stockbridge Biennial Stakes, Lord Portsmouth'.
b. e. Robin Hood by Wild Dayrell, 1; Marquis of
Hastings's King Hal, 2. After one failure, the flag was
lowered to an admirable start, in which the favourite,
in company with the Doralice colt, Langham, Valentine,
Chronometer, and Neroli, was the first away, and came
on with the running over the brow of the hill, the ruck,
who lay wide on their right, being headed by Robin
Hood, Arethuss, and Kingsley. who were bronght up
by Stilton and Ulphus. As they descended into the
bottom Robin Hood was seen gradually mending hie
position, and came on in attendanoe upon the leaders to
halfway in the rails, where the Doralice oolt was beaten,
and his place was at once taken by Langhsm, who fol-
lowed the favourite to the centre of the steed, when
Wells brought up Robin Hood, who, in the succeeding
three or four strides, headed the pair, Pnd won ea
excellent race with the greatest ease by three lengths.
Handicap Plate, Mr. Payne's The Beadle, by New-
minster, 1 ; Sweepstakes, Sir F. Johnstone's nas. Roarer,
1; MT. Astley's Cvenrtone, 2.
THOIMAT.—The much-wanted rain rather damped
the first day of Stockbridge races, however beneficial it
was in other respects. A great damp was flung over
the second day's proceedings by the rain, and the racing
seemed to go off flatly—The Andover Stakes running:
Mr. Payne s Beadle, by Newminster, 1; The Stock-
bridge Cup, value 300 soya. Si subs. Mr. G. Angell's
Attaché, by Saunterer, 1; Sweepstakes, Mr. W. Day's
Roarer, by Voltigeur, 1; The Visitors' Plate of 100
soya, Mr. W. Howard's Imogene, by the Cure, ;
Second Year of the Sixth Biennial Stakes, Lord Ports-
mouth's Sydmonton, by Vengeance, 1; The Beaufort
Handicap, Mr. It. Ten Broeck's Scheldt, by New'
infester, l; The Mottisfont Stakes, Mr. W. Day's a. by
St. Alban's—Doralioe, 1; The Railway Plate, Marquis
of Hasting's c. by Prime Minister—Cotytto, 1; Match
for 200 soya Half-a-mile. Lord Westmoreland's The
Begum (Goiter), 1 ; Marquis of Hastings's Mrs. Day
(Fordhsm), 2. Betting—Even on Mn. Day. Won
cleverly by two lengths.
FRlDAT.—hiatch. —lOO soya, h. ft. New Mile,
Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, by Student, 1; Mr.
Coventry's Warwick, 2; The Stewards' I'late, Mr.
Henry's Blackdown, by Rattle, I; Match, 50 soya
Bush in. Marquis of Hastings' Biragne, 1, Sir F.
Johnstone's Loaf Seger, 2; The Troy Stakes.—A dead
heat, Lord Portsmouth's b. c. Robin Hood, and Mr.
Merry's Student. Lord Portsmouth and Mr. Marry
subeeq,iently agreed to divide the stake, and Robin
Hood walked over. The Hastings Plate, Sir F.
Johnston,', Historian, 1; The Danebury Nursery
Stakea, Sir F. Johnstone's o. by Newminster—Miss
Lavinia, 1; Sweepstakes, Mr. R. Ten Broeck's
Menu*, by Dsyrell, 1; The Portsmouth Plate,
Marquis of Hastings's Sweet Anne, by Knight of Kars,
walked over; The Uxbridge Plate, Mr. G. Angell's
Attaché, 1; The Weetmoreland Plate, Captain Gray's
The Swift, by Gemma di Verity, L

IT is announced thet,adeording to present arrangment,
the French and English fleets will meet off Plymouth on
the 17th of July. After a stay of a week or ten days
the French vessels will visit several of our principal
ports, and the British squadron will proceed to tbe
French ports.
Ma OLADSTONII.S CEORCHMANBHIP.—Some of Mr.
*Gladstone's friends are endeavouring to induce good
Churchmen and tried Conservatives to support him,
inot on political grounds, but on account of what they
term his Churchmanship. We trust that some of the
'clergy will fall into the snare. The value of Mr.
!Gladstone's Churchmanship may be easily ascertained.
Irt August, 1861, • seat for South Lancashire was
.warmly contested by Mr. Charles Turner, • Liberal
Conservative, whose political opinions were moderate
though be was a good Churchman, and Mr. Cheatham,
a Radical dissenter. Mr. Gladstone took the trouble to
go and record his vote for the Radioil dissenter. Ho
did not allow any respect for Church principles to
, influence him on that occasion, but preferred the
' Radical dissenter to the member of the Church of
England. The clergy can hardly, therefore, support a
candidate who has set them such an example. If
choice lies between a dissenter and a member of the
Church of England we know on which aide Mr.
Gladstone will be found. His condeet in the South
Lancashire election of 1861 shows that he has not much
respect either ler Church principles or Church candi-
dates, and that he prefers • Radical and a noncon-
formist to • Liberal Conservative and a Churchman.
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