The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-27 00:00:00

THE REOATTA.

prellmiaary meetJng was held ea Thursday even
-
his, at the call of the Mayor (R. N. Howard, El.),
for the purpose of making arrangement+ for the oommg
Regatta
Amons those present were :—The Mayor. Captain
Gould, Mr. H. Mingle, Mr. H. T. Georg., hPeent. H.
Reynold, Abbey, Dunn, Lundie, Dans, Wheeler,
Bowen, Graham, Feirey, Donnie, Ellis, Bennett,
&c.

The Mang said they had met again as the year mote
round, to see what they could do to help forward i
Weymouth Regatta, and all knew full well this town
depends epos amusements and visitor., as well as
upon commerce. A peat number of the inhabitants
were dependent upon visitors, and them cannot be
expected unless the town des something tç bring them
here. Hs hoped the public amusements of this year
will be sui good as in years gone by, and that he would
hays the thorough cooperation of evsryon., and the
imbecription lists be somewhat in Last year,
he was sorry to gay, the Regatta Committee had a
deficiently of Di 9., ad., instead of the bdlauce in hand
of £6 which they started with, and which co,cle the
deficiency L'2o really, so it will need the utmost *nerdy
to collect subset iptions for making goof the wl verse
balance. He had heard it said—" We are Afars
giving," and that id true ti a certain extant
we have no largo town, around us ti aid, end
no wealthy aristocracy to help, so this constant asking
for money comes rather herd upon the townspeople;
but It is en absolute necessity, for if these amusementc
are sot kept up, Weymouth will retrograde further and
further. therefore he hoped peo, le will c ens forward
with good eabserlptices this year. He bad beard •
greet deal of remark outdid, on the probability of the
Prince of Wales omning to Waymeth during the
Regatta, and hoped this will be carried out. Ws kali,
H.R.H. is contracted with tks Royal Dorset Yacht
Club, noI he (the Mayor) pledrei -himself to do the
utmost in his power to bring H.R. H. here, as it will
give aa impetus to the pleas. The Prince is corn.
modors of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, Ids of
Wight, and the Themes Sailing Club, and Intends t
give a cup for a yacht ma, when his Worship hoped
arrangements will be made for them to sail round the
Ray, and not round the Shambles, as had been said
He should like to hear any suggestions as to making
Weymouth Regatta • great success. There is an
alteration with regard to one rule. There was • rule
ie some horse races that If a men entered • horse, and
there was but one for the ram, he was entitled to walk
over and win. Tbe principal yacht owners had met
and decided if only .tte yacht started in • ram ohs
was entitled to "walk whr" end thus take the prise,
and, if such a rule was not adopted, they said they
would not race at all. Of curie if the teen kare teo
for a piss people did not like for one yacht to tate
away the money, and one rule of the Weymouth
Rapala aleted three yachts were to enter or there
would be porter.
Mr. NAJOLI rented ;lace the letter had besn
received from the Marquis nf 41105 the Yacht Racing
Association had expunged the rure, loving it only •
recommendation.
The Magog asked the Hon. Secretary than to read
hie report, which Mr. Napoli did as follow.:
Mr. Mayor and Q_mntlemen.-1 beg to report to you on
the affairs of the Town Basalts for the peat year. The
subscriptions by the Borough members and snbecrlbers
rssidiag at a distance amounting 40 P.M la. leaving
ALM 8.. as the collection of the town and leighbourkood, '
and • Wag sallactioo niAm 81. There warn • decree.' 1
the nunx.,_
_hart a mists eatsnid fw the tarp rapm last
gee., bat li toksi 8,1 due to the fact pf several of the ,
armor reahu not being afloat. The total amount of
seinen Prisms p.tot wag if.leg ra II L. aa against 41.5110 x,
paid on • like mcount in the previous year' for
rowing prime and expenses in DVDDSWINDS DDD Baoll
sports le 104., as against DEB& 3d.. Pad. cr_n • Ifte
account in the previous per. ger APTOral "Pla
' (which was supplemented by a gift of by Me
! 'Awards. M.P..) leaving the sum of OM 4 . Ild
! as against AM 14r. (IL in the previous year,
' ess all other expenses in connection with the
lag.:4. This Uttar Meted,' advertising In the
principal a,,,0t..,.ng pipe s, posting Milk at ell the Yacht
tobo, nte.lonr, and plum connected with
yachting thrombosis' Britain and Irdissd,
thus widely advertising 'Me • 01/1 a; • we.* wins
pleae of importitoce. There Is • WWI. day Lit.alie
Treasurer of £4114. 81. I have he thank these Neu
• who assisted in collecting autecriptions in TarlOaa distriOts,
aad also %bees neatteawa who aediald In as Oenualtteo