The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-26 00:00:00

FRUIT P ROSPICCTS.

(From The .G;rds—e—e;sl—CirOrieds. )
lifiimitary.-11se bloom was abundant, but the cold
spring prevented it *Min* The trees, genendl , look
well, except open-wall peaches, which are much blioterwi
Apples and pears, so far, me not large. Altogether it is a
disastrous sewn, and we greatly need sunaMne to mature
the wood for next year. The colour of fruit is, however,
good, as happeno under a prevalence of white clouda
C. linfiesit, Richmmd House.
Jerver—Tee bloom on the fruit treas. =rally. this
Wring Promised fine crape The fruit had
where protection was afforded, of having set wtrigirrehis;
continuous rain all through the months of May and Jane
caused it to drop off the trees The crop will be small,
especially of stone fruits, apples and peer., ec. Small
fruits are below the average, and strawberries have not
ripened well —C B. Saunders. Si. 5111,401121.

SONELSIM
The fruit In this district is more than an average crop,
but much later than usual. Small fruit very plentiful,
but strawberries have been deficient In flavours.rio
as much rain. Gooseberries inset abundant, ci
very destructive; many market tudaners have cleared
their trees in consequence, and now not a leaf is to be seen
on hundreds of trees in the neighbourhood- At one time
there was quite a glut in the market, which made them
very cheap. Ripe gooseberries will be searce.—N.
Old Sneyd Park, Bristol.
Fruit crops In this district are with a few exception,
under the average. Apricots and plums are a psrtAl crop,
but promise to be line and clean Cherries a very light
crop indeed. Apples and pearl are also partiai ;of the
former such kin& as Hawthornden, Lord Suffield, Ceiiinf,
Irish Peach, Keswick, Codlin, and a few other sorts are
good, but choice dessert kinds are almost a failure. Of
peers there is is fair sprinkling of all kinds. All bush
fruit. are plentiful, and tolerably clean. Strawberries
were abundt, the quality of the early kinds
.poor and
half spoilt wit, the continued heavy rain& Nuts. are
very late Indeed. and will ',cabalbly be eery small, and
poor in quality. I attribute the failures in the fruit crop
to the hearbLoaßtd unmoediwted ratn/all, as we had a
splendid and earaped the epetog frosts—F,
Auden, Ashton Court Gardens, Bristol.

FRANCE

STAZIt OF THE Cams xr.mt Curanouno.—Since the
mouth of September brat we had, with the exception of
the first few days of *arch, dull and gloomy weather and
frequent rain, while the temperature hes heen
proportionately low, and it is only during the last
fortnight that the sun has shone and that the heat haa
been felt. Consequently the vegetation is retarded and
impoverished, and the greatest fears are entertained aa to
' the result of the harvest in these parts, especially that of
the wheat. However, the evil is less than was expected
and the harvest, although late, will be fairly goof'
' provided the weather romans the same for • few more
weak. In spite of the rain the potatoes have yielded
...ay well_ All garden produce is remarkably late,
ths, itniwberries, for example, are as abundant now as in
Jolly, which does not happen in most yesn. The garden,
have suffered from • prodigious quantity of slugs and
gaga', which increase an unheardof proportion,, and
devour all plants all fait ea they can. vrinter was
comparatively severe at Cherbonri, for the snow ,
remained on the ground for several consecutive days, and
the cold continuing, slthougi lee, intense; the absence
of sun sad the damp have d.steoyed a large number of
=it which usually live in the open air. It well
that the climate of our shores is the same as that
of Guernsey end Jersey. Le "tic President ef as
Sandal riall Seisms' Nsteretiee, Cheeetnev. us Qlrdewv
Caroni*.

Royal Dorset yacht Club
.Regatta.

The race for the 175 eon. offered by this club took
place on ananeday leak. The weather in the early
part of th. day, and, in fact, ten o'clock--the time
fixed for the start—was eo unfavourable that it was
deemed advisable to postpone the race. The COM
mittee, however, decided to wait till eleven o'clock in
order to toe what an hour might bring forth, and
luckily before that time the wind freshened and the
fog lifted somewhat, and there was now a prospect of
a good raoe, althortette weather was not so favour.
able as oould be
The race was open to all yacht* of not leas than 30
tons, first prize, 2100, eecond, f. 50. The course wee
from an imajnerj line from the committee boat
(revenue cutter " Chancel to the flagstaff en the club
house, to the mark boat No. 1 off Radcliffe llead,
thence round No. 2 off White Nothe„ thence round
No. 3 (the Shambles iliihtallip) returning outside the
Breakwater by No. 4 mark boat moored in Portland
Roads to the committee boat. Twice round the course
—distance about 50 miles.
The yachte entered were the Latona (yawl), 100
tons, A. 11. Rowley, Req. • Hypatia (yawl), 45 tons,
W. Gordon, Req.; Arrow (cutter), 113 tons, Tan.
kerville Chamberlyne, Req. • Bloodhound (cotter),
I 38 tons, iderquie of Alba • and the Britannia (cutter),
38 tone, W. C. Quitter, int. According to the time
' allowance the Litton& gave the Hypatia 31 minutes 31
seconds, and the Arrow gave the Bloodhound and the
Britannia 27 minutes 1 second each.
The start was a dying one and the Britannia was the
first to get away, the Bloo,lhound being in close &Mend-
once, and the Latona taking up • good third position.
Briatia and Arrow were somewhat behind. The
Bloodhound and the Britannia both made the bast of their
start, and reached the first mark boat off Rodcliff Point
with a good lead. By this tune the Arrow sad Knoell&
had changed places The Lames and the Arrow now
overhauled the bloodhound and the Britannia, sad in
going agroes the hay to the Shambles they increased their
lead considembly, and on rounding the committee boat
(or the first time left the other two some miles behind.
The H rest/a after some about twelve miles had given up.
The race between the Latona was exceedingly good,
there being not many lengths between the two. The two
cutter. were also on very even terms, the Bleedlionitd,
however, taking the Bret place after about twelve miles.
In the sealed round there warn no materiel change in the
positions, and the following vs. the result :
ROUND.

?ILI'

1,. tom. S.C.
I 48 17
Arrow
101711 D.

imam

b. in. mac.
Mutual* . . . . 4 38 39
The totals takes the .ClOO, and the Bloodhound ths
LA beating the Arrow according to the Ume allowance.
by 6 min. 4.5 we.