The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-25 00:00:00

Nis ROWING ifAtrial! AND AQOArle

Wei&

The rowing matches and aquatic opine in amnia.
thin with the regatta took plat, on Friday afternoon
in the bay near the pier, in the presence of a v•ly
large number of teureills lord it was aai.l tiiii
public saiiimiblied in greater numbers than on any
',wilier occasion. Mr. T. 11. Droves acted as Judge
Mr. A. Clarke acted as starter and timekeeper ;
Mr. W, Morris as clerk of the course{ and Mr. F.
Crabb as secretary, Mr. Brown rendered great
service In getting the boats ready for the various
competitions. The °Metals may be congratulated
upon being punctual In ainneceion with the, eventa,
for although there wail an extra race all were brought
to a e,moluoion within 12 minutes of the time specified.
.tnother year they will wafer a favour mum the
general public if they make arrangement+ for having
the nesulte of each mon hoisted. Thu regulations
were decidedly imperfect in this respect this year
inasmuch ea many perionne who did not premise gum'
eye.eight or a powerful glass, had to remain in gnu/.
ince as to the winners of many of the principal
contests. The Regatta Committee allowed £45 for
the, shore *port prima, thus leaving nearly C2l to be -used
by additional ordinations. The total In the Ant place
was £lllO, but altogether Clall has to be obtainisl from
the WWII. The programme contained about 12 events,
each of which wee watched with murk interest, and
the proceedings "spry, ?sit over iintil nearly seven p.m.
Music was discoursed by the I iriginal Ilninswick
Band, which was located at the end of the pier, whilst
the committee and other officials assembled on a barge
anclioresl near tho aide of the pier. The rowing
matched I,"k place first. The race between the cuast•
guards Anil the artillery warn won by the former by a
considerable distance. The next event was a fisher-
men'. race for lemde manned by fishermen of the
neighbourhood. Th. lerrets competing were the
William Dyer, the Hobert, and Nlayoffer. A.
they were about to start it woo joxxxsely retuarked by
porn, of the spectators that their crews wen. "crews"
in more than one *Mae of the word, and that there
was probably a foregone understanding amongst them
as to which was going to win. Ite that ila It may,
Roberts gained the find prize ef Li ; 2nrl, William
Dyer, El : 3rd, Fern, 10s. The cutters' race was to
here talon place between the Bluejackets and
Marines belonging to H.M.S. Hercule... Led Boscawen,
but a. the Bluejacket+ would not row against the
%Inrintli, there had hi be a race for each twice "yet the
course, in all about three mile.. The course extended
from the Pier to No. 1, Brunswick-terrace, being a
mile and a half there and lack Tim Illuejackete
were the first to compete. They started in capital
spirits, and towards the aloft their boats appeared to
In- abreast. They warn loudly cheered upon returning
to the goal. The contest with the Marino. warn not
so close. The competition with four-oared galleys warn
regarded M. being OAP of the principal events,
especially ae_prixes of the value of £2lO had to be com-
peted for. The competiton. had 0, go twice over the
course. Weymouth made a good start, and for • time
kept ahead of the other two, which were some yards
in the par. At the conclusion of the first half, Wey•
mouth and Itournemouth passed the flags simultan•
eougly. Subsequently, however, Bournemouth gained
the lead, and came an first by 20 yard., Weymouth
second, and P,N.I.- nowhere. The first hall of the
course wasaccomplished inrimin. 30sec., and theanoond
in Grnin. llreecs. The race in cutters, belonging to and
manned by boys of H.M.S. Boscawen, was watched
with much interest. The competitormseemod t.• enter
Into the sport thoroughly. The Ses.flower, although
going out of its course by some yards, matta to
come in first, and gained a prize of £210.. ; the Water
Lily the second, El ; and the Creeper third, 10s.
Time, 7min. 450301. In the competition with four-
oared galleys for junior crews, with coxswains (twice
round the course) the three taking part kept near each
other for • time, but P.s,le got ahead after the accom-
plishment of half the distance, and ultimately came
in grin by 30 ~r yard., although the Weymouth
crew were very energetic. Time, first half, amin.
00mecs. ; AoConii, 7min. 18. secs. The swimming races
commenced with a 150 yards competition for bey. of
H.M.S. Boscawtm. Seven contested. .1. Elliot
gained the first prize of 15ei. ; Ray. 2nd, 10.. ;
%unit, 3r.1, rm. As to the 100 yards swimming race
.1. Slater cane. in first by quite 10 yards, but the
distance between the 2nd and 3rd was very small.
The skill displayed by the competitors in the diving
match was unonnmonly good. S.. many took part
that the niateh had 0. be divided int.. beet,. The
steeplechae.. and the duck hlllll CAIIIIO,I immere,e fun.
We append the pr.gramme of the various events