The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-04-05 00:00:00

WEST SOMERSET STEEPLE CHASES.

These steeple chases came off on Thursday, OM
Lb. Haselbury Vale Course. The distance was three
miles, with 32 leaps. There was an immense own,
course of spectators; not leis, perhaps, than 13,000.
The stewards were :—Lord Poltimors, G. D. W.
Dishy, Eq., Cactain Messiteg, C. Hsint.ro, FAR,
Samuel Pitman, E 4, H. C. Henley, Esq., thiptsne
Poulett. Judge: r. L Rooks. Oak of the
ales: Captain Thresher. Starter: Mr. D.
Elem.

THI CSIWIEUIIIII RUMS' of £lO. for hunters sot sue
reeding 6 yrs. old, which have Dever been mitered Is,
any &wide Chase, and oboes *inters reside to
Somerset, Dorset, or Devon. isitrasee ES eesh—le
go to the funds. Eight entries.
Mr. G. Games li. h. MaAw Joe, 4 yrs. 11st. 71k.
and 71b. extra • - - • •0. Berrowsi 1
Mr. C. lisnibro's a h. Tatum, 6 yrs., u.s. 71b.
Yr. B. Parsons's hr. b. Rheumatism, 6 yrs.,
hit. 101 b. • - - • - (o.. Der g
Mx. Andrews's bib. h. Testator, 6 yrs., list. . 101 b.
Mr. O'Kelly's hr. b. Gamecock, 6 yrs., lid. 1611).
. . . • (owner) 0
Mr. Champensy's hr. h. Knave of Trumps, 6 yr..,
10m. 111 b., • • - • (KG. Homey) 0
Knave of Tramps at first took the lend, but
Emu gave way to "Muter Joe," which won airily
by two lengths. Time 9 minutes. Four of the
horses fell and threw their ride'''.

Tex Wiwi Swims? OPEN STEEPLE Como (Rasa-
cap), of 10 Dom cosh, with £lOO added. Willson at
a race alter Marob 6th to carry Me intro ; of two or
soon rows, 12Th.. intro.
Yr. Noppot's by. li. Sir Bobby, aged, Lt. 41b: .

Mr. Fear's b. h. Magenta, aged, list. 41b. (.11=1
Ur. Richards's Cyclone, aged, 11111. 41b. (Staple 3
Mr. Raigood's c. h. Rattlesnake, 6 yrs. 12st. 51b.
Mr. Hambre's b. li. Charlie, aged, 12,1 k 111 b.
• • . . . (07LeUy) 0
Yr. Casson's br. m. Manilas, 6 yr.., liii. 13th.
Sir Bobby took up the running from the Qom-
mencement, and kept his position till the does si
the nos, winning in • walk. Tbe whole oi lb.
others, however' were well up. Charley ha at the
rails, and threw his rider, rolling over him twice,
sad greatly injuring him. Mantises threw her
rider into a river, and Rattlesoake also threw his
rider at the last hese but one, leaving him behind
and awning in almost neck and neck with the
winner. It was • most exciting Tics. Time 13i
minutes.

TAB Burma' Brains of f:IS. with CM adds& To
carry 12 stone. The winner of every previous rese to
carry 7Th.. extra, of two or more ream, 121 be. extra.
__The seeood born to save his stekea .

' 6. Gaii7WZOT..7*-60-1-tueldoe,"—o-ied • (Berry} 1
ri r. H. Itiehards's " Ireew," Taw stirs (Staples 2
Mr. Ife.ar's W. " Mademia," Bibs. extra • (Jarvis 3
Ite. °noes b, .. "Maid of lbo, kill," ribs. ettra
. . . . .; . . • (A. Crate 0
1
Mr. Araistrewg's e. b. "Palff, .. • (Taws 0
If,. WaTher's b. h. " Lottery," • (W• Ham" 7 o
Hr. Hambre's b. h. ** The 91a,.,° . (OWL Saw 0
Irene took ntnuining for a stmehlerabli, di!'
tame, but subsequently pve way to
which, although Magenta and Irene mewed iier 8.6
threw her rider, wan by a length, and 214.1"
was an equal distance behind Irene on pan* lb.
waning chair. Time 9 minutes. A capital ram
Tim Swage Braise, of £3 each, with £4O adds&
Certain alloweacee. The winner to be offered by'
auction at the dor of the ram, sad the surplask.iff
say, toga to the feeds.
Mr. C Hembree " The Weed," (1:30) Wept. Ball f
Mr. Rith.de. g., 11. " Hark& nr." (ID00) m:* 2.
Mr. glees hh. ' Meade," Dou) -
.:._ (W. Hole 3
Mr. Soper's bus. "FlrhigDnichassn." (.7....r..
Mr. Notlteh. b. "Weasel," (110) - - Homey 0'
Mr. Ollel .Is m. "Tallow OW" (r2O) ( 'Whim 0
Flying Whom' shied at the first ditch, and was
no more seen in the raos. Harkaway had all the
ranting, and was at least 200 yards ahead mi °outing
to the stile, which it rehmed to take, what The
Weed took his place, sad woo by two length'.
Harksway coming in mossid. The whiner vat
subsequently sold by Mr. Coraelins, by auction, for
47 guineas, Harkeway was aleo °Seed for sale, but
was bought in by the ow*, for 59 guineas.
Tn. COMIOLATION SWAMI for beaten home. &trines
150?. each, with £2O added.
Mr. Richardes g.. m. Irene, Ilst 41b., (T. blimble) 1.
Mr. Champeoey s to. h. Knave of
lOst 10lb.1 • - . • • (THrui 2
Mr. Hambro s b. h. Charlie, llet nb., (Barry) 0
Mr. 9oper's b. in. Flying Dutchman, 10st. 7n>
• • - - - - • • (•.. xsnil •
Flyhig Dutchman after runt 13 shoat haft the
distance refused to take a team Charlie hook the
lead till coming to the brook, when the home an&
rider both fell. Iwerne then made the running, aad
came in in a canter, Rowe of Trumps wskhig a
bad nomad.

Ti C011713:1111UTI CaPT/AL.—ltioshesaa4 tba 0..-
federate eepitel, bad • population af 36,000, ewe Hag
to the last census. The cail mowas lionduee
celebrated statue of Wsshi.gbon. Jefferson Davies
residenes is a private 10=430. The city km 6 Issals,
13 newipaperi, and 23 chanties. Mr. Davis worships
at • Pre.byt.rlan church. Richmond has 4 coital amt
50 tobacco factories, floor and rolling mills, foems,
I imbale, machine shops, and the latter Imre been of
immense service to the rebellith in %ruing out ordnsaes
and other war material. Before the rebellion the ex-
ports of Fl Almond reached 7,000,100 Ads. anuselly,
sad its imports 750,000 dole. Richmond was fouried
to 1742, sad made the capitol of Pugh& in 1779. It
is the centre of lye great railroad menumanicatiome—
via , to Fredericktherg, York River, Norfolk, Den-
ville, Ye., and Jackson's River.
A will ease of Nome interest was tried it the Sewer
Sessions. at Kingeton, on Paturday. A gsatllsemr.
named Bicknell had • daughter married to a _
named Egsa. By his will he made ample peowttiou for
the merried pair, but it appeared that in his lifetime
Mran bad received from his father-in-law the sem
of and the question was whether that sum wee
in as a gift or a loan. It had been asked,. a
tom, but Mr. Egan understood that bis father-in .law
handed it to him se • gift. As them was no &armee-
tery evidence to show this, the Jury !mad that the
money was intended as a loan, sad returned their
verdict airoordinogy.
Analyst OS GaiIIIALDI II BllaLagD.—Clarlbslill,
with his two sons, arrived on Beaday shersoosi at
Southern pica by the Ripon, alter • iodises. W:
&or rate in the latter part, smooth perms.
ship was telegraphed u is the &WA at ball-pest
twelve, but it wee alter throe before the yaml was
welcomed by his Southampton admirers and the
numerous visitors who had gathered themselves te de
honour to the hero. He 11•4•1110 for the night the
gaga 011 k. mayor of the borough. About six or mem
thousands pomona withered the debarkation.
Pima eiyiiur or Colonist. AND rowan WOOL.
—Messrs. Bradbury and Cook. wocakokenh of
hall-etreet, Leaden. and likehernetnet, Li
In • secular dated the 23rd Earth, Mate : 72;47",
series of sales of colooiel wool of the premat
year comineneed on the 3rd lush; the ma-
tinuance of a large and staidly ineeredng oonsarp-
don of Australian and Othe wools had left very
bare stocks at the commencement of 1W the grit
seriee of sales of the new clip. There Um b••••
throughout, • very numerous attandotes of home
buyer.; and though only • limited neeriter from the
continent, there was • very brisk and well ondeised
competton for all deeeripdans, at a slight
advance on the steerage pries of the mange
series—Par wool from Theorise. . them
was • very active demand; but only • coopers
lively small quantity arrived in time to be offered in
these sales. On this description we may quote am
average advance of fully ld per lb.,—the coarse sad
half-bred Socks being moot eagerly competed for, ma
realiang prices nearly equal to the liner qualities.
The unusual scarcity of English wool. and the 61"
Unordinary high prima now ruling, are attributable 5.
the increased consumption rather than to any &an-
ton in the supply—the year's produotios hem* bees
above an avenge. There is. thereto" • verl
inquiry all long wool as • enholitube for
which socountir the dieproportinst• PA"'
for the mercer qualities of Australian wed
as compared with the IWO' llsoks.—At the low wed
sales 4166 bales were eared. Tbe vef7
large attendance of buyers, sad the
competition for every lot oared, osedirmedel%
oplaloss which, during the last ferftight, have bola
freely exported, via ,—that die Aoki se Nisi India
and every desaiption of low foreign wool in the
heads of staplers and reenufseturers is unpresedes-
tedly serall, and quite insuffuort to ametithuauiria•
ts min of the present ccoonmption for the and
blanket tradoa It was not, therefore, be
Sod that Docaskoi. which has of late been robber
neglected, is now found to be the eiteepeut wool In the
mark* and as gush has sold with greet apirit at ear
quota tiona —The mall quantity of lest India wool taa
the water which eea arrive in thee for the mat
Liverpool isles has, doubtless, inisencol the Inds in
sails, an I.d._toAd.ostritylb. ea e=
market, aothwithern7i:i7bassierkaawathiffil them
the
Ana isms of the existing cm am :mardlaud,
is • strong indication el the heathy and flourishing
sandblast of the beds.

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