The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-28 00:00:00

STURMINSTER NEWTON

A SCIIINCE CLAN has been lately estoblithei in this
town, for the benefit of artisans and others, in contuse.
tion with the Science and Art Department, South
Kensington. The class, which is taught by
George, science teacher, prom.•es to be a messes. The
ruminations are to take place in the month of Kay,
and a eomralttee ham been formed to emu thus Mitt
segordiug to the mailbag of tke departatent.

OWEBMOIGNE COURSING CLUB.
Stewards : MeamA. B. Foater, Thompson, H.
Morant, and J. Maker. Field Steward': Messrs.
T. Chapman Saunders, and J. R. Taylor. Flag
Steward: Mr. W. Ohiloott. Judge : Mr. Beth
Seymour. Slipper: J. Porter. Hon. Sea. : Mr. W.
Chick. . . . .

The third annual meeting of this club took place last
Thursday, under the most favourable auspices. Tha
weather though overcast in the morning, became
br4,hter es the day advanced, and a lags field, includ-
ing .tamt a hundred horsemen, mustered at the
tryaling place, Warmwell Cross, at ten o'clock.
Stu tul from the Warmwell Glebe, hares were
plentiful, and the first trials in the Over Melo°
stakea were run through in rapid succession. Passing
into Weteic.nnho Ani Over Sickuc parishes, hares
i•erael, re :awl the few which were started stole
ewe, hefoiC Llitt ,11110.:r Could C0111:11s11 I anything liko a
favourable position.

The principal course in the first stakes was between
Mr. Ream's Mayblo nu and Mr. Hay lforant's Milksop,
in which to the surprise of many Maybloom irompletell
outpaced Milksop and won easily. In the second course
Ms) bloom beat bilij•isty ; but, in the run out, she, being
a swill greyhound. slipped on the (Allow, and was
boater' by Young Blunder: Fur the Warmwell stakes
Mr, Mei-let's Multi, Wag the favourite. The chief
cour.e of the day avu • terrific one between Mr.Spieer's
noosiii.ition—Mri Fudge's Rld Rose and Mr. Donna's
llirkcc. Reel Rose beat, and for the deciding oourse
Mimic was slipmd with Red Rose. The latter lei up
by fir. lengths, and took the first three turns, and
Mimic killed: upaii this the joilge prououneed the
course undecided. The stakes wore then divided.
. .

The day's sport concluded about four o'clock, and
teeny were the thanks expressed towards Cot. Foster,
through whose kiolue. Vie club has in each successive
season been unablul to enjoy sport. The occupiers of
the laid run over, Mr. W. Chick (hon. see. of the olub)
and Mr. T. 11. sanders, of WateroAntie toxin, were
most hospitable to all present, and, at the conclusion
of the sport, entertoined a goodly pirty.
A ciujilc of scut louts occurred during the day.
?deka lies•nt, at c!,I and pvulsr cluret.r, came off •
" reguhr crojider" in a heavy piece of fallow, severely
injuring his head and (too; and the Judge was thrown
by his horse putting • foot in a bolo.
The draw took Flaw at the Antelope hotel on the
previous evening, when • jivid coin any sat down to
• first-class dinner Littler the presidency of Captain
Foster._

The following ere the reeelte of the eottreing :
INK OWSR)1010X11 ATAIIIII

Mr. Ilny MoranCs bk. d. ll(Je,ty bud Mr. Slwy. r. d. Boa
Coon (I)
Mr. J. T. EIISO6I I. b Ms) bloom beat Mr. May Morant's r. d.

tkiew.
Mr. !home.% f. d. Gambler beat Mr. Thresher's bk. w. d.

Tasion,ftr.
lir, J. Itawatm'K r. d. Young Blunder bast Mr. Thocup.on'..
r. d. Franco !Coped.