The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-06 00:00:00

COI:ONATION DAY FETE.

Tide loyal !midsummer holiday wee well obierved in !
Pottland on Monday lest. 'Flee Fleet in our Roads,
consisting of the iron clads Mieetanr, Hereu:e• and
Bellerophon, the training ship Bownwen, nod tl e
were dressed with fl ws from stem to stern, and the
other Tinsel* displayed • variety of bunting. At noon
• royal salute was tired from the fleet. The weather.
which was rather tlarcatenieg in the mornieg. became
beautifully fine, and in spite of the deportation of Iscor
nunibers of plessure•seekers to Melnury. Dorchester,
TUPluar, Lulworth. Swanage, and Bournemouth.
the Weymouth and Portland steamers carriol very nine
perties to the idland. A gentle Inver. fanned the bay,
lUat •nough to lift the smoke from the ste•mer's funnel,
but not sufficient to clear away the fumes of the
beloved weed dal it seems " the thing' to consume Cu
these occasion'. After all that has been said and the
many rivals thig it hes, Weymouth Ilay allowed fresh
charms as we rounded the Nothe, and the pretty
scenery frotu S athdown ti St. Alban's Head was cast
into Relate and shadow by the afternoon sun, while the
nearer cliff, from the Nothe to Flinch:ayes awl so on to
the Ferry bridge with wooled Wyk., behind beekoned
to eha.ty retirement for those desiring a change from
the off-continued walk up and down the Fl-planaele.
As we neared the " island" of Portland. the •teaotee wr•s
taken very close to the Ilercules and Bellerophon, and
we bad an opportunity of inspecting these massive ship.,
and returning • cheer to the trim summer-coated sailors
that looked as neat as yachtsmen on the stern ,all ry,
or were pulling along by the side of their vessel in b.MIGI
spick-and-span clean gig. At Portland every one
seemed bending towards the Naval iiileate' Ground, and
here booth,, and flags, and hurdles, and mark-posts,
promised a f&c. All up the slopes that overlook the
ground, picturesque groups were resembled, and right
away down to Chesil the assemblage extended in
skirmishing order, while away on the Chesil Beach, were
the outpoets. perched In knot, upon the ridge of the
beach, admiring the stillness and grandeur of the West
Flay, while merry children seaaapered down th aides,
sanding before them the pebbles in rattling streams.
Gay uniform* of the soldiers in garrison, mingled with
the blue frocks of the Jack Tars, and sided tho brilliant
hues of the ladies' eostumes in giving variety to the scree.
The velocipede race for • silver tankard was the brat
event, and this was run on the road parallel with the
railway station, as the Cadets' Groom', being on • *lupe,
was not fitted for working the machine. There were
three entries all by gentlemen with bicycles Mr.
Zillwood Milledge, of Messrs. Flint's bank. Mr. FN.
White, of Weymouth, anal Mr. Willmot, 11.11. n.
Minotaur. The start was not a very good one, Mr.
Milled/e lacing considerably beoind. However, ho put
"at the steam gallmltly, and soon sueoreded in dis-
tancing the others. The course was aboet three-
quarters of a mile on the road to Weymouth, and
all seemed well at home on their bicyeles, until the
turn, when all the competitors got c.f. and re•
mounted. The winner was mmornpenied ell the way
back by an enterprising and swift footed soldier. who
every now and tern encouraged ham oy shouts of Fifty I
yenta a head, Sir," and at the close autinisted that he
Ca,, '' very dry," a state not to be wondered at, since
the mile and had was run in • little under 10 minutes
by the winner, who put on a tremendous spurt at ill.
close, and cone in about '.lllO yards in advance. No. 3
gave it up before he hail completed the race. Alter,
chic there was a general move to the Cadet.' Ground.
Dere • gay scene wee presented, several hundreds of
people being *mumbled to wanes, the meets, and idle at
their ewe on the greensward. The hand of the 51st,
tinter shade of • marquee providel the principal treat
by playing • full and yet choice mice. ion of umeie, to
which connoisseurs listened with delight. 0. poll-ui
were mostly attracted by the raves. First came a hurdle
race et about • quarter of • mile, for Portlandere.
Chase went ahead in the lint spin, awl T. Saceian and
W. Steven ran a dead heat. In the second time
round Ssnsoin wee find, Steven second, and
Claw third. Won by lOU 'amis. Steven than gee.,
up, and Saloom nod Clams, divided the £l, and
for the second. The gallamt 4th Dorset Artillery then
had is net race, first prise 11, second 10a. Six started,
Kat it was wen by A. Stone anal It. Stevens. Dietenoe '
about half.ll•Mik; time. .21111 U. 474.2 CM. The slst K.. ..L. I.
entered a number of their men for a half-e-wile hurdle
race, over six flights. First prise 11, mewed 7a. all.
This was • capital race, the first three were Ingle:en,
Ff 1100.., &WI MC I,•11. The programa.) 111 as then
extended by the introduction of some pretty stretch
ewes for prises under • pound, anal this tended to
leiagalien the pr....ding* (sr into tho eveuiu.. That •
dro.'sine leeiths by thie time had Imen liberall
Nal tsed, ailli large numbers of the prudent 6-44 U tot
h..kvo the Wood. iho o'clock train was CSOW4h,4II, coilci .
well as all the °there, was d06)(4 much be onal•its
thee by Cie inerewool number ad The 11104 pitesenz,ets. • MB
delicious, and Portland scarcely ever
looked better, as the repack( old Sol whom, across tit West Ilasy gilded its frowning heiglita, and lightedp u the Cheml, onth hipping, and the lloade. The sounds-
of revelry were still heard from the neighloourh 1 of
the and doubtlets an the shades of eveiting fell thete
were many who thought it only Put ti tttt • liar tlw fun to
ihnlalL A strong body of the Dorset County Coe.
stabulary were satttoma in various directions, hut order
was Peoserved at least during the early part of the
eetall.s and tnow olo• t new when to leave all nun.
u14"1 %."t had await a emutal holiday.

PuttnAtit,
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Betwiso eight end due o'clock on Monday eight
eerious fire occurred at the post.oflloe, Forte.,, Well.
A pone. passing the shop of Mr. Harvey, chemist, who
Is also peitllllll4llf, saw smoke lawn; from the letter.
Mr. harvey load. up nod d.
tb:wi.dbiergrec.b.yab.,:ltftrkehles:h,l:7lltiteibru,to.
natohed his wail. Ile Ir.s quielry re•called from the
bu,.l into II iii.. lr. Hsryoy made
b.c. his 0y in arid save the post_
...yege Ground, and on h tier OW, lb. fire
t tacit tim. broten hick b 1 the
finruna and mucks. At lust, he wrapped hie fsm and
head in a e oth drench d with water, iniutfully struggl.tl
rn. and reaeued the whole of the hooka. le the mese-
• time the alarm had spread to the Verse. Lad • large
FartY th. 51st, bawled by Mer gallant etnimmider,
Colonel Age, came down with the engine belonging to the barracks. The engine as pr.mptly got iato
work, and tons of water were yummy:to the tap Noe,
thereby sawing it, the house, and pro bly that row ct
bourse, from utterdertraction, for tie,. fire had nbtained
the ...ter, in the Atop below, and though • Lola n..
not in the ceiling to let the want- do•tt from those,
nothing could be unveil. tine mat, it breaktug the
nod tot tee,roll
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of t 5 l.sg, has
furniture, which w,
into the atreet, and broken, an furniture genet.d,
when it gets into the hands of people excite-Oar the
tsar of ere. Is the shop the woodwork was rolaro4
to eh usual, and every particle of veldt wee.
Fortunately UlO fire did not tr Cod to tie Yank,.
below, or the cnisiquences must love lant
for hero were some quantities of paraffin and other eo..
ballades. The fire was got under about tee
when damage had been done to the amount
00(1. Mr. Harvey is insured, but eipena
about 1:150. It was. however, a previdentml
that there was
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