The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-23 00:00:00

THE POOLE BOWING CLUB AT BOUENE-

MOUTH REGATTA.
This regatta took place on Thursday, under the
raaa•gement of the committee of the Rournem oath
Rowing Club. The weather ov.rhead was delightful,
but there being • stiff breeze and • somewhat lumpy
sea, it was far from suitable for galley racing, &c.
There was an enormous attendance of sighteoers. The
m wit interesting event of the day was
A GALLIT RACS roe SENIOR FOURS, WITH COI-
/MAI/la.—The prizes being lit, Els; 2nd, ; 3r.1,
£3; and it WM thought it would have attracted more
entries. The course was from the ansmittee boat (off
the bead of the pier) round marks to the east and west
twke round, finiahing at the committe boat—about 3i
miles. Five boat/ entered and started in the race—
Viz. :

Mistletoe—J. Charlton, F. Charlton. J. Mout, C. New-
lin/ (Woke). H. Keene (cos.); Poole Amateur Rowing
Club. _ _

-Avenger—F. Parsons, J. (huld, C. Johnsdn„ J. Silsbnry
(stroke), F. Prouton (cox ) ; Shanklin Rowing Club, Isle ol
Wight
Ezlipes—J. Horlodk, J. Murphy, W. Skates, J. Kennard
(stroke). C. Eldridge (cox ) ; St. Bootlace Rowing Club,
Ventnor.
Oriole—W. Gratian,__E. Chivertoo, C. Bsreetman. C.
Chiverton (stroke), 8. Woods (car..); R)de Rowing Clubs
Isle of Wight
Empress—J. Turner, IL Harvey, J. Hayter, IL G. New
(stroke). C. Kayla (cox), Bournemouth Amateur Rowing
Club.

The start could not be considered a good one as seen
from the pier, the gun iron the committee boat being
fired before the crews were in readiness, with the
exception of, we ehould say, the Empress, which started
before either of the other boats, and consequently took
the lead, till on reaching the marks to the east, when
the order was altered, the Oriole leading, closely
followed by Avenger, Eclipse, and Empress, the
Mistletoe, evidently from the bad start, being in the
rear. On passing the pier the Mistletoe, however,
had overhauled the Eclipse, and was trying hard for
third position. Soon after this Eclipse gave up
After rounding the westward marks and on paring
the pier the Oriole was leading by • considerable
distant*. Avenger being second, some three or four
lengths in advance of Mistletoe and Empress, who
were rowing • neck and neck race, but on rounding
the eastward marks; for the second time the Mistletoe
was slightly in advance of Empress. On pestling the
pier the Oriole and Avenger had still maintained their
positions, Mistletoe being third, having left the Empress
five or six lengths in the rear, eventually the Oriole
finished first, 15 or 16 lengths ahead of Avenger, who
was some six lengths in advance of the Mistletoe, the
Eu_ipress being "out of the race," and • bad fourth.
The crew of the Oriole seemed quite at home in the
rough sea, as also did that of the Avenger, but the
Mistletoe crew, who are accustomed to smoother water,
seemed labouring hard and unable to get much pace
out of their boat, they having shipped a deal of water,
so much so that at the finish the crew were to be seen
sitting in water.
Much satisfaction was evinced at the Poole crew
beating their opponents, the Bournemouth crew.
Some of our realer, no doubt remember the soccer of
the Poole crew at Mu leford regatta, and the protest
then entered by the Bournemouth, which, by the way,
we hear is not yet settled. We should say that last
Thuredey's event ought to decide this dispute.