The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-07-08 00:00:00

BLANDIOILD WOOL FAIR.

This annual mart for tin sale of • great portion of the
wools rand on the down. of Dorset attracted a large
number of sellers and burns into the town on Saturday
lan. The Ordinary at the Orown (sue of friend lyres'
best), was attohded by over 100, %Monet the addi-
tional attraatiam of Yr. H. rookie sale and lotting had
been withdrawn until next nos*, when • menial fair
is to be bold." Thor* were wool baron from York-
shire, Devooahire, Sonoran oad differeat parte of
Dorset, and it was rentaing to as. buyers and anion
watching sash other like oats and min, the bUrit
manning to buy at a ball-penny more thou he offend,
and the seller dionanding ono peony, ill tb• whin
resolving to nil at ths erns half-peony. Of coons
the buyer, had telegraphs to toll then the market up
along was Bat, and this again tended to drive off Wa-
nes. et that when the tine eine for the departure of
the int train, seersely • teanseetke had takoo plus.
In ordinary sown then would have 4ss an sad of
The buyers would hen goat off I. Bradford. Roehdale,
Axminster, Shah tribury. Yeovil and Chard, sad their
adieu would have run thus, "If year want ne to bey
you man nod." But mare of the buyers moved
whether Ifr. Byre's bead, 'dila guyed to the garden
opposite woe an attreedoo, or the ordain, of the
Crown, or the pronnet al • quiet cigar morn the
lowers we cannot sty, bet " W. don't go home to
night" was tin general my. So business began jest
after sunset, and there was many • hard struggle over
the odd half-penny, Wynn wanting it at Is. 60., and
sellers !Handing out for la. 74., tin pries at widish
a lot of horn antler wool was sold Out Infers the fair
I b. 1.4.

BLANDPORD ANNUAL SPORT&
A swift el sports took plat:eon Thursday in a portion
of Bryanstfte Park (kindly granted by lft. I. Look.
the tenant), bounediately fronting B 110611111.
The grouad was well adapted foe the purpose, the
arrangements =Palest, nadir Lft general sepsrin-
tenders, of Mr. H. Maedford, the seereterl. sad Kr.
H. .1. Itlokraft, the treasurer. A grand stead, gaily
ornamented with dogs, was erected. Here than a
thousand tiekoto wore sold the preview) sftalng. The
jades of the hunting oorapetition woes Kr. J. 1111.1141.
Kr. R. Mat, Mr. R. Godwin ; and et Lb* resift Mr.
0. Plower. 16. Berpitt. of the Railway Hotel, providel.
In addition ft other refrosheieate, • dieser for the
oornhoittft sod their hien& at ate o'oloek. sad We for
Oh. Willem is the aftrraoft ; arid Mr. Dewey, et as
Talbot Ina, Isere, Itiaster, ales provided rehreliftents,
and forted Trask's (Sherberes) het- orator appointee
prove very useful Nags by Mr. livers' band 'dried
4.Ut• enjoyment of the visitors. The sports oosanteneft
at half-post .110 o'olook.
ILLI•1111.• Poor RAM For awateu re only. • elm cop,
vino. muss
Kr. Run, Wein .
Tie..: 1 min. 42 sec, Right coMpetitof• ; • eiplt•l Mat.
Owe Yonne* oournment VOL El meas. To tarry 11 atone,
and 'imp three or wore tan tisanes Meow three new.
Fret prize, 10 fUlalollo ; wood, five guineas ; third two
guineas.
11r. Rm.?. Brave Buck .. ,„ 1
Kr. Ilorringtoo's Lord Lyon .. g
SO colopeeltoes.
BwrigoiD Tuve PLars, valued 10 &My. House other
than thorough bred, carrying 11 atone, over Oirbt nights ft
burritos