The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-04 00:00:00

AQUATIC /SPORTS.

At three ec'ock a series of apt tic sporse, consisting
for the chief part of 'swimming competition. took place
off the Pier. As on the previous after..oon, a large
number of people gathered on the Pier to witness the
sports, which were on the whole very go al. The only
thing t be complained of was the unpunctuality with
which the 'ports were commenced, and the unneces-
sary delay between each event.
Paddle Canoe Steeplechase, over en bore, carrying
the Canoe; round the turning post 100yds. on the shore,
let prize, El ; 2nd, 10s. Five came-. started, but only
three managed to clear the first bar, the remaining
two beleg turned out, to the creat &ulnae:mot of the
spectat ire. A inn named Vallenc, le I all the way
down the course and back until be got to the last bee,
the eff trig of the two unfortunates t get over
sucoeselnily had OCCasiOnt d one end of the pole to slip.
Valence got over all right, but the end of hie csnoe
caught in the fallen end of the pole, and in his eff ,rts
to extricate his craft he was turned out, and was
unable to get in again. Meanwhile one of the other
competitors—a man named Slade—came up, got over
the pole, and reached the barge first. The eammittee
very properly awarded the first prize to Vallence and
second to .lade. A man named o,lliver was third.
Swimming Race, open to all coniers.-400yds. lit
prise, El 10..; 2nd, El. Five started. E. Perry was
by far the best swimmer. He let from the start. and
won smelly. R. Simmons was second, and Tizard
third.
Pair-oared Race between ooxswains of the Way.
month Rowing Clab.—Thrse started: Shamrock, B.
Rolle and J. Rolls; Rose, B. Kerridge and J. Sty;
Thistle, Perry and Ellis. B. Rollo and J. Rolls won
both heats easily, the other boats going out of their
Course.
Swimming Steeplechase.--3007d5., over four bare
and under two boats. let prise, 15..; 2nd, 10. ; 3rd,
ss. Four started. J. Resent tok the lead, and won
a good race by • few yards. O. Welton second, Court
• bad third.
Swimming Race ter boys under 16 of the town and
neighbourlsood.-100yde. 14 prizs, 15e ; 2ul, 10s. ;
3rd, 7s. 61. ; 4th, ss. Twelve started. C.rr there led
until within a few yards of the finish, when D. Perry
put on • spurt and ust managed to come in first.
Mace third.
Diving Mach.—The longest distance under water.
—lst prise, 10 ,'2nd, 7s. 61.; 3rd, 2s. 61. Tbe cam.
editors were J. Basset, 0. Welton, Tennant, and
2eoker. After the fint dive the canmittee were
unable to decide who was b st. The second time
Tucker made • splendid dive and won easily, Besant
second, Tennant third.
An exhibiti-n of saving life from drowning caused
mach ainusemeet. Two [nee, one dressed in female
attire were °epee tri from a bolt some distance from
the shore, whilet the c mpetit had to swim out with
life booys and rescue them. The SilliCl of the capsized
ones were ludicrous in the extreme.
This terminated the sports,. Daring th, af tern ,on
the Bruns wick Rand, conduct: dby hem D iciomberer,
played on the Pd,r.
In the evening a processi ,n of bic,cliste and
tricyclists was an attr.tc Ave eight, and tloe Reg itta of
1883 was wound up by a display of fie•works on the
Sands. The set pieces, whit% included a yacht in
fail sail, were very good.

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Tea...... ......... ....... ..... ......... 11 34 59
MAY •.
. „ . 11 37 40
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"awns. ..... .. 11 41 6
isi-d not ....................... awe the
start, the yacht. being only • little wider apart.
Sem,d round: -
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B...lQU:rued ...... . ...... . ..... • 1 25 7
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May l2OB
Anaemia ........... . .
In this round dleuthouod had merhanled May, and
left her about the same distance behind as she was
from the Tara. Final
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Tara (winner)' ... . . .... - ..... ......... 3 13 V
May wee a bad third. Anemone gave out about
half-way round the worm.
Second Raoe.-10.0n. for yachts not exceeding 30
tons.-Ist prize, £l5 ; 2nd, £5
Amethea (cotter), 20 tons, O. NI. Oause, Esq.;
Freda (cutter) 20 tons, It. 15.1 way,
The start was at 10.30, and both yachts got away
I en pretty eves terms, but before getting over the fint
round the Assethea had the misfortune to carry away
I her bowsprit, and was thus obliged t • give out. The
time of the other vessels was as follows :-First round,
Freda, 121 e. 30mite.. 2secs ; the sec old round she
passed the oonim.ttee boat at Bosios. 49mcs., past 2.
Third Race -13ron. for cutters ni ten toes and
under-lit prize, 210; 2nd, £2. The start was at
U LIR. The Buttercup (cattier), 10 tons, B. Hewitt.
Req., and the lenegamet (antler), 10 tons, J. Thomp-
son, Reg. raced, mi. reas wee similar to the last one,
this Ireal;gmenet carrying away bee bowsprit In the
first round, sod being obliged to give up. The
Buttercup walked over two rounds, and thus obtained
the prize. She pained the committee boat after the
first rouad at 12 aa. Weans. 29sect., and after the
Baal at 2bre.
This concluded the yacht racing for this day.
ROWING MATCHER.
In the afternoon • variety of rowing matches were
molested off the Pier, upon which were a great many
people, whilst the beautiful bay was studded with
boats of all descriptions. A barge, used as a nom.
mitts. beet, had been moored a ,rt dietanoe from
the shore, upon which were Mr. Howard Bower, the
hon. sec., and others. The competitions were as
follows :---
Five sovereigns for boats balonering to IL If. Coast-
guard Stations.-Fint or se, Li his. ; 2nd, El 10s. ;
3rd, El. Only two baste entered, one manned by the
Weymouth 0 *Meuse& and one by the Wyke •
guards. This was a well contested race, but the Wyk'
reee got the h.et of it, and won by a length. In the
SOCOD I heat the Weymouth boat took a slight lead
from the commencement, and eventually won by a
Ueda over a length. They did not row • final beat, Dear Sir,-Now an effort is being made to establish
but divided the prise. "a mutual society" for the encouragement of the
Five sonenigns for cutter. belonging to and manned arts and sciences. and also to have in clew the
by bort nt H.M.S. Bowmen -First prize, £2 101. ; possibility of forming • field club (geologic.' and
2nd. El 10s. • 3rd, El •' 4th, 10s. Rowed le heats. arolicsological), a few words with refereneo to that
Six boats rated, comprising two teleroareel and four interesting portion of our coast adjoining the Small.
twelve-oared berate, the two ten.oared boats bang mouth Feuds, and of objects which have been, and have
allowe I about :so was start. The was a very one- only recently been, met within the different dePeebe
sided race. No. 3 boat come in first by about two Of , there, may, I hope, not be considered out of place,
three hundred yards • No. 5 wa• second • No. 4 third ; as they would be especially interesting to member. In
No. 2 fourth; .1, 5, and 6 last-'Second heat ; the event of a field club being formed. I will briefly
No. 3 again won easily ;No 5 was again second ; N., mention that these marvellous resu citations of
6, third ; and No. 2, fourth. vestiges of long goce-by ages are due principally to the
Cutters' Race-Prise 12. Between Bluejackets of action and force of the waves, undermining and defend-
11.1LS. Hercules and Brecawen. The Boscawen craw in: the cliff so gradually as to expo*, these remainr,
led all the way down the course, until near the first which I would speak of, from time to time,
fine, when they were pasted by the Hercule; crew, which, without such an auxiliary as the aa, would
who eventually won by about half•a-length after a inevitably have been buried in the dark night of
gallant struggle. remote Mee,
Five s ,vereigns for four-oared Galleys, maimed by Many important disoovericeof (mails have been made
members of the Weymouth Rowing Club.- Vint lathe substratum of the Monne idea clay, and many
prize. £2 10..: 2 tri, El 10t. ; third, El. The crews anti/factory remits have been made known, the to ,st
were-Dark Blue : Hurdle (stroke). Filcher, Wallis, important of which is the finding of remarkable pleats,
Gregory. Sly (cox); White: Charidocle (41,1 n. 1.,. which have been pronounced by some of the highest
Carter, Rued, Court, R. ills (cox) ,• Rid: Rolls (stroke), autinwiliee on those subjects to be Equisetaceous,
nooks, Perry, J. Carter. J. Rile (cox); Light Bin.: a-,d to belong to the genus Sekizoneure, and to be a
A. Talbot (stroke), Urn.". H. Talb Bailey, new species. Also, in the same deposit (the calo grit),
Merida. (cox). In the hest heat it. I took the lea, I have found remains of animate, which are of marine
and. although the Dolt Bloc rowel • Plucky race, the origin; for instance, the feathery etar-figh, of which
Red c-ew won. Lisht Bin, Ihinl. White gave out there are some modern living prototypes. Althongh
alter er. log • short distance. In the second heat Red ages and ages must have slammed since these p-trifled
wain took the lead, but Dark Blue hung on to them ophieoomos lived, yet, marvellous silt is, their species
all round the enure*, bat w•r• unable t get the better have not become extinct.
of them Light Bins aI ad third. blot of your readen know from fossils which
Cutters' Rice. --Prize £l. Between Marines of eiaracterised the Rimmeridge 'clay, how strangely
Id. M. 4. Hercules and B VOll,lOO. The Hercules crew tenanted ;this infant world of ours was,-the monstrous
led slightly at first, but were soon overtaken and left Ichthycesturi and other voracious reptiles swarming in
behind by the B mewls men, who won an easy nice the ma, and all preying tipm one another, and other
by about 50 or 60 yard*. crawling creatures on the shore, all of which ultimately
=stair owrdhiich
Three sovereigns for Pair-oared boats manned by died at or near this very spot, leaving us. •I it were
ls
members of the Weymouth Rowing Club.-First a written history of those times, from the more or,
hese, £2 ;2 id. El. Tbs.' cantata.' Rolls and Carter lhesaavepebtfiedemeebedmadinsed of these tthheesis
stillunerent;
in the Shamrock,. °haddock and nooks in the Rose;
and Jeffery and Beale In the Thistle. Although the us evideems of the wonderful beauty of ceration,agof
bet two went c ,nsidersb'y out odtheir course at the the operations which had been going on prior to the
e., they pule lup and W easily. The Rem was date of man's first applarsnoe onis earth. And,
second. In the final the Thistle wss again the wiener, although these
are
although things might have been different had not formerly, yet I sincently liope mono: iw numerous
maystillb found a
Rolls and Career the misfeetame to twice come Into and ap=teed by the haw, wimoilib Antox,„
collision with boats that were NO the worse. keiker

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