The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-26 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

Forth Awed, Noecedee. —The blackest aloud Is meld
to bare a "'direr lining," and dark indeed would be
the agricultural horizon in this neighbourhood if the
cultivation of the soil depended on corn only to enable
farmers to pay their way. The good prices realised
for our sheep during the past autumn will in some
measure compensate for the cheapness of all areal
produce. The yield also of corn is in many cases
disappointing, and the proportion of seconds or tailing
very large. On the other hand, roots and grams have
been. and are now, abundant. Sheep have done well
and been healthy (with the exception of foot-rot,
which has been very prevalent), and their value has
been well sustained. Wheat mowing haslheen pro-
grereing rapidly and well, the greatest portion of the
hill land and clover leys is finished of, and in • few
cameo the blade is making its appearance. Mengel
pulling and carting is now general. The crop is above
average, and the root. well grown and handsome. Of
laborers we h.ye sufficient. Yearly hirinp and the
n.uch-abtmed (in more senses than one) system of
perquisites prevent the almost chronic agitation and
discontent which appear to prevail in some counties.
We do not with to be undentood as recommending
the plan of giving perquisites instead of money, but
have no hesitation in stating that, when it Li fairly
carried out, it in undoubtedly favourable to the
labourer. The weather during the past October has
been variable, with some very rough dorms of
wind and rain. but. on the whole favourable for tillage
operations Ileinfall, the four weeks ending Novem-
ber 3, 4.07 inches dricttlimral Cheadle

THE ATTENDANCE OF LOCAL M.P.'S.

The Porfiraentary Beff Book for laat SWUM, which
has just been lasued, enable* us to show at a glance
how our local metub.ra of Parliament attended to
their work. The total number of divinions takou
during the Rotation was 278. Right Hon. Lord H. F.
Thyune (South Wilt.), ZI9; Right lion. U. Sclatsr•
'Booth (North Ilanb). 178; Sir L. hi, Lopes, Bart..
(South Devon), 174 ; Sir J. D. 11. Elphinstone. Bart.
(Portsmouth),l4s ; A. R. Naghten, (Winchester). 139;
H. B. Samuelson (From.). 115 ; G. It. Ryder (Salis-
bury). 100; Hon. S. Herb .rt (Wilton), 105: V P. B.
Stanford (Shefteebury), 103: N. G. P. Bousfield (Bath),
94; J. Floyer (I),rset). 24; W. U. Symonds (Win-
chester), SO; A. I). Ilayter (Bath), 86; Hon. E. H.
T. Digby (I lorsei) 82; U. (toldney (Chippesharn), 79;
Hon. T. C. Bruce (Portsmouth), 76; Sir H. D.
Wolff (Christchurch), 73; J. A. Lamb (i_allsbury),
73; Hon. B. Ashley (P,..1e), 72; W. W. Beach
(North Hants). 68: G. B. Sotheron-Secourt (North
Wilts). 64; S. Morley (Bristol), 61 ; air F. Perkins
(Southampton). 61; A. Laverton (Westbury), 48; A.
L. Gsklard (Cticklimbi), 46; Sir T. Batemon, Bart.
(Perircs), 41: E. H. Kennard (Lymington). 40; H.
Edwards (Weymouth and Holcombe Regis), 38; W.
Powell (Malinesbury), 36; Viscount FolksatonsTiouth
Wilt.). 36; H. Wellesley (Archiver) 35 ; Lord E. G.
P. Fitzmaurios (Caine), Si ; Hon. W lf. B. Portman
(I)or.et), 34 • Lord .1. 11. M. D. ricot.t (South Hants),
32; Right lion. W. F. Cowper.Temnle (South Hants),
30; W. E. Brymer (I)orcheater). 27; Sir D. Gooch.
Bsrt.P *ricklwie). 25; Air G. S. Jenkinson, Bart. (North
Wilt»), 24; Sir F. J. W. Johnstone, Bart. (Weymouth
and Melcombe Regis) 9; J. 8. W. 8. E. Dm:
(Wareham). 4.

SOUTH DORSRT COURSING CLUB.
TUBBDAT, Nvc.ra 19re, 1878,
Petrone—Earl ,d Eldon, R. B. Sheridan Ef3o sad
A. 11. Footer, Esq. ,• president —lir. G. W. Homer;
e.awarda —Captain Jarrett, Shaer*. !lay Mutant, G.
W. llomer. and F. Wright ; 6,11 stewarde--Mesera.
T. Caine*. 11. Paul, and J. it. Taylor; flag steward—
Mr. W. Chiok ; Jude—Mr. Seth Seymour ; Slipper—
Mr. C. Parudter ; ion. secretary—Mr. W. Link,
D..rcheeter.
THe W•11.101•11tiialtILS lopood—For ei4ht dog, or bitch
puppios of 147. Intranc... 10(. ; first pries. £1.11;
secs:nd. AT.
First 11..und.
Mr. II Korant's 7,L1.0 ile beat Mr. J. W. Fudge's Fancy
Man.
Captain Jerrett's Sur orb. Nr. J. T.RllllOerE heard.
Mr. (1. W. 11 osier's Herron „ Mr. F. Wrisht's Wide-
awake.
Yr. G. W. Houwes Mr. W. C. kl.),••• Wnkif•
fut. (1)
Bxot4 R Auld.
Ma..;nulis beat Surprise.
1141,•iso, be. !terrors Hansen. drawn.
Magnolia and Ileloiae dividud.
Tug Prasscu KTAILICL—For tiro albagrd greyhounds
Entrance. £3 10. First, Lid; wound, £3 10.
First Round.
Mr. G. W. 11.,iiier'a llclena beat Mr. W. Stron4'if State*
man.
Yr. F. Wright's Wild Norah „ Mr. W. Parkes Hermit
Br. J. Spinney'. Forld ran a bye.
Second Rolled.
lens best Field.
WII,I Ronan ran a by..
Helena and Will Norah divided.
Tits &writ Dour'. Ctun STAICIIL—For six allorged
greyhounds. Entran,e. £22. F.ret, £8: second, Lt.
/MO It ot,ml.

Mr. O.W. Hower'. Ilerereberel beat Kr. J. Furter'. Lufra.
Mr. J. W. Fu‘laie Bleck Dena „ Mr. J. T Ensues
&ppm&
„ Mr. Wahines Gay
LuisP)L

Mr. HODatell li aro

bacond Itrnl.
Black Iloaa beat liarambunel.
MCI ran a by.
Doetding Comma.
Ilaeo boat Black Bawl and won.

Tim ENCOIIII-1 STAILII.—For four Aort or lutelt poppies 01
Lotroaer. £llO.. First, £1.2; second, gs.
First Bound.
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Mr. Honter's Harfanerw iiont Wilil Het&
Csptaut Jarrett's Daley „ Mr. P. still's Hopper (1).
Deciding amnia.
Ifs/lager beat Daisy and won.

--
The meeting on the land of clay and stone came off
on Tuesday on Lord Eldon's estate in capital weather,
for although the breeze was keen, the sun shone out
beautifully. tusking everything buoyant and pleasure.
able up to thc end, when in the very last course a sad
bit of bad lock threw a damper on what would other-
wise have been As very best day the South Done*
has enjoyed since its inauguration.
With • trial ground nearly five-and-twenty miles
away. in • rather unocome-at-able country, and the
resolutionjof the stewarria to begin at 9.30 staring one
In the face, it meant turning out in the middle of the
night to be in time, and when we hadfoovered our mils
or two, and arrived at the station, we found most of
the old habitues already mustered, ready to embark
for the scene rrf operations. Getting on ti Wareham
we found three ',arts of the Warehamites peeping out
of beslrorm windows, n re • very active race on a market
day surely. When wo are in A foreign country we
open our eyes. sr leaving 01.1 J. It. T. and his friend
Chancy t.. c rntemplate suicide in the Fritne, we take
• good stare at the Town Hall and the rery celebreted
cupola.
We could hardly believe that this II the veritable
article that the irrepreatible F. F. went up cap in
hand to the "coining to pay lots new slate or
two to keep out the wet. We think 11.1i.11. would do I
well to send down • new weather vane, to cap it as the
present article that does service that way has as snubby
• nose as the purest Boecorinuou Pat we ever met '
with.
The drive to Kingston was very plesaant, the air
clear and bracing, macle our Little nag put his best leg I
before without much artaistance from the " persuader."
We loon got On to Cone; there stood the Cootie
gaunt awl grim, though uot quite • defiant as in the
Gay. when poor Lady Bank°e held out there so long 1
ainat, those stern old champions for liberty to whom
all claws now owo so much —grand old fellows these,
who broke down the hateful tyranny of the Stewart,
and paved (and very solidly, too,) the toed in England
with everlasting liberty.
There it stands in silent grandeur • specimen of
puritan handiwork in those crushed and fallen towers
and bastions. How quiet are now friend and foe that
fell here I wit, can now distinffuiali them? their
ashes lie mislabel together, and we leave them in
peace.
Getting up into Oorfe—that cheeky place that need
to return two members to ParliamantHwe wonder
much at their impudence for doing it so long). Our
Jarvey wants • wet, and, although he has furtively
indulged in a sly pull or two at a email flaak he boob
he „ado a drop of beer, so we breathe our nag on the
err of the bill, and all out with all the bounce of •
Mayor of Code Castle for some beer. A young and
sleepy looking Bonita°, comes out, vrith one eye
T
pinned open and the other half shut, mug
is toad with *me sting° which be pronounced "home
brewed." As all the real hour brewed we have ever
tared has been manufactured in thatched hours, and
as all the houses in this part seemed to be all thatched
with fist stones, we were slightly diffident about Its
being • compound of pure matt, hops, and
However, on trial, It was apparently pure, very pure,
for the malt therein contained seemed to call out "I'm
wine shillings a bushel so dont expect too much of ma."
Mill it was a pleasing circumstance to owl honest old
John Barleycorn show hie face In ever so modified a
accustomed as we are to the vile black pin of
gbe Wer lady Maw sieriag oat avery el"' of

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beer through ids mask of eugar—Oh, esediarlas estracti
I wish you were five salaam the bushed and malt only
half-frorowfl. what jolly hese we should eee at every
street earner, and what • bad tune it wield be for the
teetotalen. The young Boolfane at aerie would not
then &dine to liquor up at hell-past eight in th°
nitz2as he did on Tuesday, perhaps be feared •
ache; we don't think he need have hared a
heed &ohs.

hilrdown dale on and on. Shall we never get
there ay, we're there at last, for after a very long
pull and a strong pall up a dreadful beilowe-tos
mender, we get to Kingston, where there seems to be
nothing but women and babies. One old-fashioned
small damusd paned window seemed to have • small
face to every pane, sa thick were the youngsters
together as they crowded to see the doge—" wee all
lege as we herds Parbeekite &earths them, but they
are a floe race these quarrymen, and not in any other
pert of Donal, Portland excepted, have we ever seen
inch fine sturdy men. Their ruddy faces and
square backs betokened good living, and we did
not see • shabby man amongst them. Up-hill
I again, and we get away in Mr. Candy's care. We
' come to • halt on the crest of the hill waiting for the
judge. At 10.10 his lordship puts in an appearance,
and the dogs an taken in 6.a Magnolia lilting nos
en, the owner of Fancy Man was entitled tea by. •
but Just at the m meta someone informed the steward)
that Mr. hf orant's bitch was at hand, and she was
seen coming up the hill. The first field wee drawn •
blank; but getting on to a noble down of over 'one
hundred acres Magnolia and Fancy Man were mat on
their errand' but the latter must have been amiss, we
should think, as his form was very indifferent.
Magnolia was very busy at first, and although the red
slog pulled himself together towards the end- of rather
• long course, it was of no use as Mr. Morant's bitch
had too much in hand. From the rather sutra
officiousness of • field steward, we should have done
better towards seeing the courses at this part of the
day if we lied brought a thre•-and•hall inch Newton
Achromatic belonging to • friend of ones. As la was
we could see the dogs and the hare with about the
same di/Unctuous as we eau me the noes and eyes of
the old man in the moon. At the end of the dare
work this officiousness appeared all the mare out of
place as the steward's bone's leg was bound to be in
the way at • gate, and be the cause of poor Black Base
breaking her neck. We were forcibly reminded of
the old drill-sergeant of the Dorset Militia, In the
Portarlington era, with his "Dr.a bock there,
Banger, you great glare.eyed ----•
We were told by the fi that Surprise beat Edward,
and that Barren Hansen beat Wide Awake, and that
Helloes) and Wakeful had an undecided but that Is
all we know, and it finishing the first round of the
Wareham, thesPurbeck dune on for decision and
Helena walked over Statesman, so the flag said. *

We did see the course be;ween Wild Nora and
Hermit, and the latter bad better have stayed at home
In his cave. We can now fully tunierstand Mr.
Wright's bit of damson pie at Puddletown last year,
when his bitch had some very bed luck there, aa in
her course to-day with Hermit she ran a very good
greyhound and won well.

Mr. Spinney, coming in for the clover in the draw,
now ran his bye, and the South Dorset Stakes were
brought on for decision, Mr. Homer's bard-named one
getting the beat of the decision in a course of rather
difficult fudging; still we had pricked our card in
anticipation for Lufra, but Mr. Seymour t/i..thought
otherwise. Perhap. the Evergreen bitch's
her tail and whipping round inside taught the judges
eye.
Black Bees made minus-mist of old Empress, the
sweet little black going in a merry fashion to her game,
with a long lead, and bringing puss round in
beautiful curve down-hill she gave two or three pretty
turns, a Gino( which Empress picked pussy up and
killed.

--Getting on to some stubble, with Gar Lass and
Han° in slips, in rather • small enclosure, puss was
turned up, mi,l took straight for the wall, clearing it
like a steeple-chaser. Haw, first to the wall, pat her
fore-paws on the top and quietly looked after pole;
but Gay Len coming up went resolutely over, when
I Hero, following suit, puss was POCKI beard to call on
her maiden relative As it was • very pour Mist% Mr.
Seymour very properly lifted hie bat.
Harfager showed grand torus in his spin with Wild
Beta, and, although the latter ran very gamely and
smartly, driving puss to gorse, she could not alter the
verdict, and went down. Mr. Homer's kennel seems to
be in about as gio I form as the stable of the late Baron
Rothschild eons. years back, every dog in it being a
winner. It is 13. t often a man is lucky enough to
poesse so many winners in • lifetime; but Mr. Homer
has them altogether of a-heap, quite cleaning out the
' club, and if he dose not throttle the latter institution
by forts of sheer guu.l luck it is • wonder to us.
At one o'clock mine host of the Eldon Arms drew
up hie waggon under the friendly shelter of • high
wall, where the bright sun made it pleasantly warm,
and here, with table pitched and cloth sweet every.
I one helped himself to bread-end-cheese and beer. No
charge was made, but everyone paid according to
I conscience, and we hope the field dial not make him •
loser by his kindness.
Gay Lass had very hard luck in the decider with
Haoo striking at her game and gettiag half • damn
somersaults, curled up head and tail like • eleeping
dormouse (and she is not much bigger), but Rico had
the foot of her opponent, and after • wrench by the
brindle, the red cited up puss and won.
Magnolia and Surprise in running off the first ties
for the Wareham, were slipped in • field fairly alive
with hares ; the tomer led and took first honours, but
letting In Surprise they reed round and round a
couple of ricks in the field, and some pretty eve and
take work resulted with not much to choose between
them. At last, after knocking paws about in the open,
she tried fora hole In the wall—they are rather too few
and far between for puminthis country - and succeeded
In escaping, but before the dogs could be picked ur
they took on to a traveller and pumped themselves out
at their leisure In reeling off the undecided between
Deiey and Hopper, the former was eery clever, but
the black had the pace, they pushed puss all over the
Sold, and although the hare was a small one she led
them a merrydance, and fencing smartly they got into
the neat field, where Daley was very buraiamodd picking
up puse, eon cleverly. Mr. Homer hay two strings
to his bow, drew Herren Hammen, as she had an
awful toweller in the morning with Wide Awake, who,
during lunch time, lay down ea if to sleep for ever,
and Heloise, who wee his sheet-anchor, had to ran •
bye. She ran with "Joe's" Princess and led to her
I game, but the red collar getting in cleaned out Helots*
and won some bets for the sharps. Relates of course
held her position although defeated, and it wee lucky
for her it was a by. and not a trial.
In the ties for the Purbeck Stakes, Helens dispooed
of field very easily, and Wild Nora ran a very
punishing bye; the bye dog beat her in the early part
of the course, but once in possession, she's a bad one
to shift, and holding her own well, ran a tremendous
bat up to • clump of trees on a knoll the black dog,
whose ever it maybe, ran capitally, and ought to pay
his way someday.
Get into another field of turnips with Black
Bess an Heremburel in slips, several harem were
on foot, but none negotiable. At last a fine one
was found 'klieg yin clone, and on her being
turned out Black Bess dashed away with a fine lead,
and turned under the fence striking at and
, slightly tripping her at the edge of the turnips, she
I stumbled slightly ae she struck, but quickly regaining
her feet she rushed past and turned again, when
getting in the thfrill time she picked up her game very
' neatly and won. It wee all over in half • minute, so
smartly and cleverly did she work; poor, poor bitch!
it was her last victory. HMO being the bottom dog
ran a bye with his former antagonist, the Mae brindle
again indulging in some acrobatic work, tumbling over
and over.

In apiece of strong and uneven ground Harfager
led Daisy to the game, and puss, after several narrow
squeaks from Mr. Homers big blue (who Is very
clever). managed to pop through a hole in the wall,
and get into the next field, the dogs following through
had a long spin, but Maderr would not he does and
picked up poor puss, thus putting the Huambo
Stakes to hi. owner's credit.
Alter this there was a small confab between Mr.
Homerand Mr. Wrigb; result—division of Warehun
and Purbeck Stakes,
Black Bees and Haoo popped their noon through
the slips, and Charley took them in hand for the
wind-up of the South Dorset, A small hare was
turned out of • shallow pit, which the little black
immeliately snapped up, running clean into her game.
Mr. Warwick once decided the great Waterloo Cup
in favour of Madder M'Grath from precisely the same
sort of trial, and it would have been well for the poor
little thing if she had had the same measure of kind-
ness meted out to her to-day; but Mr. Seymour
lifted his csp, and they were put in again. Get-
ting into the, field of stubble, near some ricks
and buildbir a stretch was taken down the
field and up again. On coming up the rise young
Mr. Duke espied a hare, and she was put up imme.
diately. Away they went, the black, going • little
stilt out of slim let her opponent first in, but
immediately collaring her rine she raced her about
iuul ran up • score in a twinkling. Puss premed hard,
made for the gate by the road amongst the crowd,
with Black Lira in full career after, but Death, with
his Scythe ou his shoulder stood at the gate I A bores-
man admonishing others stood in the way, and the
poor little bitch, with her eye to her game, iesded not
the obstacle, and ran her head full tilt against the
borse'a leg breaking her neck and dying instantly.
Poor little thing, one moment in the mad career of
the chase, the next she lay still in death, without •
quiver or • sigh.
'Twee • merciful death, initantansom as lightning,
and she died in victory, although victory was denied
her, for Ilse° following up her game Mr. Seymour
rode on, and, judging the course by the points the
latter made after the accident, decided in her favour,
much to the surprise of • sympathising crowd. We
thought at the time the jtulge was right, but on
e home and looking up the rules we find In rule
lrtaLturu which to our mind eettles the question.
The rule is as follows:

17. If • dog refuse to fear* where the other fenteo,
his points to be reckoned only up to that time, though he
may afterwards lola In the enema If k do kis eat
to felted, mid foitod by of iodise in Itte news, ~lA.
/.no. tost.li be ktett to colt ii, elkerelew in Ms
rest of au meow, mod worse to be domed to eed it Met
/ewe. Should the point' be equal between them, to be
undecided but If nue be tlereern out by being • bad
fencer, and yet the points to equal. • good feemor to hate
a outing point over • tad ma'

Now it plaAn appears that if a dog dose his but to
fence aad falls through no fault of his ma the comas
I. to sod.at.the

FloiTili;hare fenced at the gate The bitch was in
full career alter her but • horse being in the way she
killed, and &mid not follow on for the best of all
masons that she was dead. Surely the course ended
there, and, ending them eh* woo—et least, that is
our opinion, and we think it to be • fair oonstroolion
to put on the rule. It was a sad termination to • line
day's sport, and hearty sympathy was expressed on
all Mae on the hard fate of the poor little bitch
The judge went will through the
ida) th
day—the only
exception that we take to his decisions e one
above; and Charley slipped with wonderfully good
judgment.
A word of praise is due to Yr. Coady, who
marshalled his field capitally, and worked his country
with 7:trod Paige:Nut.
The wkiak was • vary lame one, bad • he
day's sport rpm Wit pied idol% Wadi to go IA-

tirely ever in a day one would want to be shod Wl*
Hiawatha, who.— .

'I% his rooctudos of men
leery stride he teak a milt."
And lu conclusion we znay say that very raroly
have we seen a finer day's sport than that of MIDWAY
over the Purbeck downs.