The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-29 00:00:00

WORD. LANCE.

Very interesting was this contest, as showing bow men
armed with different weapons can defend themselves and
assault their 00111 Mitt The lance-thrust of course is
terrible, but the sword can easily be whirled round, and
may beat um, the lases-point, and perhaps the beau
seirrer racy get within the spearman's guard and cat him
down. In one cutest the swordsman got • thrust, but
repaid it with a foarfu Indy stub, and an Insurance agent
world not hove liked to offer much for either life had the
combat been real. Once the spesrman succeeded in
giving the swordsman such a thrust in the bead as must
have disposed ci! him, and the horse mimed to be of the
same opinion, for it galloped off as if with a dead body,
and the spearman following gave another full thrust. Al ter
this the swordsman • horse caused much laughter by his
constant practice of what the Russians call " strategic
movements to the rear," and his rider received a thrust
which would bays gone "into his liver." Being • mock
combat it we. great fon to see a horse rush madly about
the groon.l, and afterwards gallop wildly illet the
ropes, to get outside the enclosure out of the fl
The competitors were Sergeant Kerry tr. Bombardier
Dobson, Bombardier Reads e. Gunner Reynolds, Bomb.
Heald e. Csrporal Grant, and the result, were
Serga Kerry (lance) beet Dobson (sword)
Reynolds (lance) „ Read' (sword).
Heald (sword) CorpL Grant (lance).
Reynolds Heald.
Sergeant Kerry 14 Reynolds bad.
LLMON CUTTING.
•

Olirrer swordsmen engaged in this, the first "lemon"
being suspended with a wire, and two others impaled on
sticks; they were of that swt called in Frenoh powume de
tern in the and practice were painted green to resemble
thelndian lime; but that being tee like the grasa, yellow
was the chasm hue. Like the other competitions depend.
ing on aim, the cutting wad done while the rider was at
full gallop, ant we confess even the most unskilful went
quite near eunuch to damage sn enemy's bead. Some very
neatly cut the hanging " murphy" in two, others only
succeeding in knecking it to the ground. Here competed :
Swgeants Kerry and Shane. Sergeant-litajor Kelly, B)mb.
Heald, Lieutenant Price, &inners DAion, Ready, and A.
Whyte, and Lieutenant Rochfort. The fallowing were
the best :
Vent. Price... 1 2 9 1 12 Points.
Gunner D ibson 2 1 1 12
Bombardier Read 1 2 1 1 10
Sergeant Shane ... 1 1 2 1 10 „

D Aeon was first, and there was a tie for second, and
Read and Shane on running off the tie performed thus:—
Read ... ... 2 2 0 2 12 Points.
Shane... 1 0 0 1 4
D 'lean first, Read second.
BWORD-FIONT on FOOT.
About this titan Lb., spirit of contest moved a learned
magiatrats and an • (liner of yeotniihrY to have • brosi
sword contest W. don't venture to describe the feats
performed: but so much interest was excited. the ladies
mlseciallr crowding to we. that we cannot doubt if those
gentlemen would have an assault of arms for the benefft
of the County llmpital, • few such gallant pairs could not
let! to bring in som..Clo notes for that useful institution.
But we pass on to the

TILTING FOR Dll.lllllll ORLY.
Driver Ralph was remarkably good, and no other drives
could ride against him._

Four gallops.
Dries( Ralph _ . • • 0 0 1
The rest got no points.

11 Point&

_
Some sword and lance competitions for winners and
seconds a/ the 3rd and 4% competitions were thus
dee dad :

LANCE V. MOW.
Bombardier Rvyoulds beat Gunner Dobson
Sergeant Kerr, Gunner Basket
In the final affray K rry beat 12”nolda, leaving Kerry
first and Reynolds second.

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