The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-10-04 00:00:00

SAILORS' ATHLETIC SPORTS.

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Offloors and men of the great iron-clad guard ship
united on Thursday in a gthrioas outing on the Naval
Ground. sod a Wee number of the public gathered at the
ropes, making with the red-coats and blue.iackete a lively
picture. The weather being fine, the Woe wee enjoyable;
and the provision of music by the splendid band of the
14th, added greatly to the gener il pleasure, while Clown
Newberry, well known on the Verne, set the racks in •
roar often and often by his drollery, the bluelacketa and
their visitor. entered into the sports as tailors and orlon'
frieads can, there we. no hitch throughout, and at the
dor Mrs. Ilene•ge wife of the captain of the ship, very
kindly distributed 'the prises, and the 'ports were all got
through in Um, for the Weymouth folks to walk out if
they pleard.
The following was the order of the sport :
Flat Rao., 100yda, Al, 10s., and fia—So many uttered
that heats were run. let seas: Kelly, Bradbury. Nees ;
2nd: Warner, Puki neon, Howard ; deciding heat: Coley,
1; Bradbury, 2; Warner, 3rd. Won ia 12wes, by about
three yarda
Flat Rice, Oyds., for Navy Boys, 10a, 5.-10 heat:
J. Buckley, W. Bushel, F. Wright. -Bushel ran first till
nearly in. when Buckley put on a spurt and headed him,
Wright • bad third. 2d hrt: Five started, and G.
Blunt woo, followed by H. °Aden and Lambert. In the
Soil beat G. Blunt beat Buckley by a very good yard. in
9flirt Quarter-Kills Rue, 1.1 10..—Test competitors; but
before the gun fired eight Arced, and °Sather made
the winnings for about three-quarters of the way, when
he was hasten, Kielty being Ist, White, Ind, and Barrett,
3rd. The race wee held to be no good, and was run again
Wu on. when fir ran. Bradbury went off with • lead,
which he increased and won by about twenty yards, in
mm. R. n 12isca,*bit. being woad.
Veterans Flat Race, 150rda for men with over 17 years'
service, £l, Ioa, Is, Six startod.—Private Brook; 14th
Regiment, was first all the way ; but he went guards
this tape, and was disqualified, the prier being adjudged
to :11. s t er - at- kr me Bankhead, 1: Marine Langford, 2;
Ship's Corporal Harris, 0
Half-mile Race, foe soldiers and sailors, Cl 10a, 100, 58.
Six started.—Ooropral Lines, 14th, snail Private Wood-
man, 14th, to-ilc li,st and second places. one of the others
falling, and MuNaughton, LA.. being third; the rest
gar up after the first round, and Corporal Lynn won
easily In 2mb. arcs.
' Among the drollense of Newberry, the soldier clown,
I perhaps the most laughable wee when he was attacked by
the dog who always appears on • course. The animal
had either been set at the clown, or considered him an
intruder, for he rushed open-mouthed at him, Newberry,
however, confronted hint, and the animal was terrified,
the tables were turned, and amidst roars of laughter
Newberry pursued the frightened creature to the borders
of the ground.
The band played charmingly, and their music was much
enjoyed.
.teelberrow Rs!" 150Yda, 15k, 10a, se.—lt we.
Intended to run this blindfolded ; but, in consequence of the
danger, the idea was abandoned. Rich borrow carried •
man, which made it heavy running. Preparatory heats
were ran, and the final was • good race, Parkinson whin.
lug by a couple of yards, Shutt, Ind. About 10 yards
from the tape Nees was overturned; but he picked
himself together and got his
Jockey Race, 100yds., 15a, be., 50.--Six started, some
carrying their jockeys heels uppermost, others in the
regular pick-aback fashion. W. Herbert won by • few
yards, and then tossed his jack tar buskly on the ground.
IL 0. Solaro and Bryant came in second and third, very
dor. . .

Tug-of• War. open to the Army. Navy. and Portland
Cricket Club. It had been intended to make this • square
trthi, with four teams pulling in different d rections : but
I the ground was so unequal that the teams declined the
'complex and unusual =test, and the usuals Adam was
lin carried out. In the t trial the Artillery lod over
the Marines, both ways; second tug—the lon polled
I over the Cricket Club: but in the third tee the Cricket
Club, amidst immense applaun. Pulled over the sailors.
In the third tug the struggle was desperate ; yet, though
the gentlemen laid themselves well into the work, the
blue-jackets won. In the dual struggle the Artillery—a
splendid lot of noes—won easily, pulling the sailors over
without giving them a chance.
Obencle RIIOII. Quartere, 90c 104., ffs. In the
course of their one round the competitors had to get over
two line. of waggons, through casks, some of whioh bad
bars across the month, over • barrier of perpendicular
I casks and hurdler, clear the 'Portland Serpentine." by
war of water-lump. and then get through • fame of poles
and looped twines The leader was • spare and active
youngster who eided through or over, and jumped the
water with great neatness; and the second and third per-
formed well also. But some of the fellows delighted the
crowd by (clog into the water with • souse each, and
coming out bedaubed with mud. It. White won by 60rds.
or more; B. Werner was seoond. SE yards or so before J.
Psalm
Rolling a Cask. HO Ma, les., 511. Senn went, and it
was a good race. Bluett first by • short distanos, R.
Parkinsoo, Sod.
Hurdle Ram 1201da eight flights, open to members of
Portland Cricket Club. Cup value A Ilia., and ss. Fin
started, the me wee • capital one, and the distances
between were short J. Eliot Lk Dr. Atthill Sad, J.
Johnson. 3rd.
Neil and Jockey Rate. Instead of the officers' flat rue,
this match was tot up. Lieut. Brant had to run IffOlds.
against Lieut. Gregory carryiwr Mr. Penicud Slyds. Lieut.
Grecorywea going an well, and likely to win but when
witiiin two yards of the tape he fall, and let in Lieut. Brant,
who won before Lint Gregory could rise.
Sack Rack Mt. About half-a-doses wentond JAMS
Williams won. Crfitilliven being second.
Fire legged ran. 100r45, 10r., Er. In this three men tied
together mild* • towns, and thrse teams competed. W.
Norgan's team wee firth and J. Williams's and.
ocrpal2uarterosile Race for Strangers. &Tea ran, and
Lnes won the cop, value ; Private Woodman
toa, lie.. and Private Ellison. 3rd. 3a
Consolation Race. 42(1pds. Iss. and Bs. Fire ran, and
Colour-Sergeant Rettleon, 10.11, won lb., Private Cronin,
lite, snood.
After this Mrs. )111014/11 wife of UN captain of the
Hercules. kindly distributed the prises.

01181f2 *BIAS.
Tat Harvest Thanksgiving Sandal In behalf of the
Dorset County Hospital was bald on Wedntaday, the
28th. The Rey. H. D. Gundry the seemon,
end the sata ad 01 Os. sd. wee

ON and after Saturday, the Ist day of October, a
day mail will ran between Dorchester and Cerne. It
will leave Cerne at 9.45, and arrive at Dorchester in
time for the mail to London, Bath, Bristol, &c., and
leave Dorchester at 2.30, and arrive at Corns about
4.0. Letters may be had by calling at the office for
them. Thetbanks of the public are due to the post-
masters of Dorchester and COM for this very great
boon.
PerrY Sessioes, Wednesday, the 28th Sept.—
Before Colonel J. A. D gby, Carr Glyn. A. Martin,
T. Canning, and Thomas Belford, &qrs.—The
overseers of the various parishes of the division at-
tended with the lists of persons liable to serve as
jurors for the ensuing year, and the lists were all
confirmed.—John Tames, the well-known horse.
dealer, was charged with having allowed five horses to
stray on the highway at Frome St. Quinton.—P.C.
Waterman proved boding them. —Fined se. and costs
b&—Thomas Ha_ydock, Geoge Matthews, John
Glover, and Tom Wynes, were charged with being on
the premises of one Thomas Fox, of the Elephant and
Camas, on the 14th day of August last, duril; pro-
hibited hours.—Defendants pleaded guilty.—Fined 5..
each and oosta.--Emma Kitchell summoned Rhoda
Jeans for an assault on her son Frederick, aged two
and half years —Defendant was bound over to keep
the pram for lax months.—Costs remitted.—Robert
Parsons, summoned for obstructing the highway
by leer a cart thereon.—Dehodsnt pleaded guilty.
—Fined and costa g,.—Charles Masters sum-
monel George Legg, of Piddietrenthide, for an
aeroult on him on the 11th day of September last.—
Couiplainiint stated that he was walking thmugh the
parish of Piddletrenthide when the def ndant, without
any provocation whatever, struck him rive it six
times—Fined 10s. and costs 75., an i bound over to
keep the peace for six maths, in the sum of Ls.
Cerne Sabo ii Attendance Committee summoned Geer. e
Lanning for non-attendance of his child at school,
—The justice, made an attendance order, and costa
remitted.