The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-01 00:00:00

BLACKIWOR YALE BTEEPLECHABE.

A bitter east wind and a laWng temperature
formed a setroff against the neeroess of the
coarse to Shoehorns, it having been laid out la
compliment to the retiring ma.ter of the S.V.H.,
so that the finish would be aloes to Lewiston House.
Consequent on this proximity the attendance from
Shoehorns was very large, and th-re was a very fair
attendee°e of carriage c mspany, but the forbidding
together brought the ordinary number down. The
oonnis aft Tad all a capital view. The fields were
about the average &I to numbers, the red 0.14 rad
having twelve entries sod the farmers' 9. There was
no hot favourite for either dab., and the raises were
wassidered very open. Mx. Grove, who hoe Wee
thetas snoomelni at tel. m.stinsf, has loot hie " Hat-
boro," awl did not mood, but h relative, Lieutenant
Grove, RM., rode Lady of Limerick, Lord Ilobester
mu carded to ride his horse Rob R.b, and Sit George
Bagiumoat, Shamrock. The hon. roc. of the meeting
wag Major McAdens ,• the referee. Sir R. Glye,
General %Nudism, Mr. Kaatehbull, and Captain Tile,
who aim started with Mt. Spicer. Mx. T. U.
lostos bsies Jed's.

The spores was about four male In extent, and may
be desorib-.1 as a hog horse shoe in the Vale from
near Llano/ton Churob t Totnel Corner aocl back to
Lswestou.

For the first race the following started, there being
0121, 0116 absentee :—Earl of I.cheeter's Rh KY;
Captain Manal-Plerali's Gil. ping Jack, Mr. Ben-
nett... grey gel ilog, Su Georre Boaninont's Shamrock,
IMa or Wallace'. 11.0.. t .wn, Mr. J. D. the: stor;'• Star,
M. or it. H. Green's Sir George. Colon.l Hall'eChsnos,
Ma ;r Fi. a Ito,'. Charlie, Mr. Gordorfs Child. Harold,
Lautenant Or ore e, 14.:Y.. Lady of Limerick, Mr.
Elliott Les'. Druid, Mr. Coichiptse's miii.
Mr. Chichester wait off with a lead, which be kept
to the distant taint whica marked the turn of the race,
claely attnuded on by Captain Pleydell and MI.
Gordon, the pace beisig in sp wirer parishes "a
cracker." The same relative p anions in lb. ram nem
apparently held up to within four field. from home,
when Major Wallace and Lord Ilcheetur drew no to
the loaders, and a closely cmtleted finish reeulted in
placing Mr. G rrdoc, 1; Lord Ilcheeter, 2; Major
Wallace, 3; C.ptaiii Pleydell, 4; Mr. Chichester, 5.
The first eve horses came in almost together, olneely
followed by the remaining coompetatora.
The second contest Yr.' • private rm., entry 51.
each, 15 ave. added for the winner, and 5 goys, for the
aeoohd horse, boas Mc the property of, ant ridden by
farmer:s;a their sou* farming land within the Black-
man Vale Hunt, and members of the Yeomanry reeid-
Lig within the same limits. Thiss attracted the follow-
insiAoompetitorst :
r. Adam: o;chatra, Mr. Simile Clarke's Con-
ductor, Mr. A. Bishop's Musician, slr, Welchmank
Polly, Mr. C. 8r0w.,. Wild Irishman, Mr. C away'.
The Cuionel, Mr. T. Miller'. B.z.ine, Mr. Emma'
Athlone, Mr. Bums' Pretender.

Tale raoe brought all the nine entries to the poet.
Mr. Clement Brown on Wild Irishman showed the
way ; but a few fields from home, Mr. Conway was
si.en to have • goad lead, Mr. Brown following. In
the last held but one, Wild Itishinan gradually gained
on the leader, and looked v•ty like pawing, when, at
the last ditch, he justified hte name by making • bolt
of It. 31r. Conway name sailing in with everything
flytng ; but Mr. Bishop, who bad men his advantage,
broualit up hie bores, and won the five sovereigns
with • good second, Mr. Brown being 3rd, and Mr.
JAH.I C rd. (Mr. Balms' Pretender) Mo.
The capital outiteets gess the greatest satialacition,
and were set down new. cos, se the beat racing mentor
• long time.