The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-09-08 00:00:00

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Amateurs 52
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Mc. .1. Lowe's cby Lord Lyon,out of &lithe_ 1
Sir F. Johnstone s ch. f. by temr out of
Dulcimer
Mr. M. Fryer's Tolu
... 3
Mr. Brayley's Pommelo
.l• 0
M. John CATO's Carpet Slipper
Mr. G. Clement's b. c. bLadyhks y Speculum, out of
Edith* colt had all his own way • d Wee easily by •
Imrth, the Dulcimer filly was a lenitlin and a half before
Betting:t Even on the winner, 3 to 1 against Dulcimer
1 against the others.
THE DOES/TIMES STAKES of 50 soy., added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, 31 t to the fun/. One
mHe and a half.
Mr. T. Cannon's Saccharine 1
Mr. Brayley's C. by Atherstonea 'Rose ...
Wu G. Chetwynds b.f. Alexandra ... 3
Alexandra took the lead, followed by U.Rosie, and as
lbw passed the half-mile, Saccharine fell a long way to
!SW rear, but pulled up at the turn, And coming into the
straight, there was a very smart race home between the
i Rom and Mr. Cannon • hone, Saccharine winning by
three-ouarters of a length, Alexandra a bad third.
Betting; Even on Alexandra ; 6to 4 against La Rom, 9
to 4 against Saccharine.
The MAIDEN TWO YEAES OLD PLATE of 50 SOTE Half-a-
mile straight.
Mr. limier's f. btyAdventurer—Thrift_ ... 1
Mr. W. Cave's I. Trumpeter—lndustry ... 2
Dlr. W. G. Stevens' Product 3
Sir G. Chetwynd's endee ...
0
Mr. W. H. Harvey's f. by Orest—Petra... ._ 0
Mr. J. Powney'sf. by Camerino—Lady
Thrift made all the running with Petra filly in attend-
ance, but the Industry filly and Product came out, and
beat the Petra filly. Thrift won by • length, and Industry
filly beat Product by a head.
Ring: 2 to 1 against Petra, 4 to 1 against Industry and
Product
Hie MAJESTY' PLATS of 100 guineas. Two miles.
R. Mr. R. Christopher's nwood 1
Mr. Renfrew ro. c. B 1 wood ... 2
Sir G. Chetwynd's Sum Cane _ ... 3
Mr. E. Brayley's C. b Mariner, out of Codicil... 0
Yr. H. floater Boatman _ ' _ 0
This was thought a certain thing for Sugar Cane: but
the expectations of the betting men were disappointed.
There was a very good start, and Blytheswood first took
up the running, followed by Boatman, Queenwood wait-
ing on the homes. At the half-mile Boatman led, fol-
lowed by Blytheswood and Sugar Cane, and in this order
they came along till the next half-a-mile ; Queenwood
now began to put on speed, and after Use turn ran
through the horses; Boatman fell back, and Queenwood
then came on and raced Blytheawood rmartly in, winning
by half a length. The favourite vras a bad third.
Betting • 6 to 1 on Sugar Cane; 5 to 1 against Blythe'.
wood and •Queenwood.
The Scurry handicap did not fill.

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Randall, of RidgcontY,
hie dug a bushel of potatoes, some weighed 21b. goz., and
some lib lot. The one our reporter saw was weighed by
him, and it turned the scale at illb. &oz. Randall says he
found from five to seven, each weighing over 211)., under a
stalk. Ile calls this potato the "Flog-all.'

ANNIVERSARY AND HARVEST THANKS-
GIVING
. _ . . . . .

The little IndayendenTa;;;l which is situated in a
pretty part of this very pretty village, was on Wednesday
evening the rendezvous for its supporters awl friends
from other towns on the occasion of an anniversary and
harvest thanksgiving. The chapel was beautifully
decorated with festoons of roses, laurel, and ivy leaves,
and a very large apple hung temptingly in the middle of
each festoon. Over the pulpit were three pine.
&Pities, arranged in a device. and the pulpit latuP
standards were entwined with spiral wreaths. The
decorations had occupied the ladies the whole of
the previous day; among the workers were Mrs. Price,
Mrs. Hamden, Miss Gibbs, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. New,
Miss flowditch, and others. About TO Nat down to tea,
which was nicely arranged on the tops of the pews, with
tables near the pulpit The provisions were capital, awl
the friends attentively waited on their guests. After tea
there was a public meeting, opened with singing, and
prayer by the pastor, Mr. Price. The principal 'Abject
was the proposed enlargement of the chapel. This was
built in 180 k. At the end of July land, it was proposed
that the chapel should he restored, repewel, and repaired
at an expense of £153, and since then no less than
£l2 lase been promised towards the cost. The end
wall of the chapel is to be taken out, awl the chapel
lengthened ten feet, while the galleries. which now make the
chapel look and feel rather chPIC, will ho or •el.—The
Rev. E. Bolton exhorted the people to hold well together,
a thing doubly important in a small country place. In
small churches, it was something as Mr. Spurgeon said,
like a man paddling a canoe, lett lean the least to one
side or the other and over it went; but large churches
were like steamers, where the moving about of a few people
does not make any sensible di tferen ce. —Many of the friends
left to reach Weymouth by the eight o'clock train; which,
by the way, was 50 minutes late; but the meeting watt
afterwards addressed hy the Ilev 1. Bailey, awl others,
and an agreeable and profitable evening was spent.