The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-30 00:00:00

Vampobire.

Ste Romer Harrei.—Tbe Connell of Southampton on Wednesday voted an address to be presented to Sir
R. Napier on bin lariat An invitation was also
telegrspited to Yalta Inviting him to a town banquet.
Tee New Coat Rxmatroa RINGWOOD.—Tbe splendid building erected in Ringwood at the sole
expense of Mr. Jolla If want will be opened for business
purposes on Wednesday next, when an inaugurutiou
banquet will he given to the donor, at winch Chloral
Horan Fmk ma, will wed&

MosQurroe AT Arrnir.—A gentleman who haa visited
Alton within the last few days states that he wee tiker•
attacked by, and captured, severel pashas tiseequitoe.
Fie could not be in,staken as Ra their iikotity, 1,,,,i,,1
lived for some time in the Bondi of honer, where he
bee,ine bet too 'miller with them.

A 11A01117101112 Broitoson was caught in Fedi.-
empton Water on Wednesday. It weighed deist 1 cwt.
It was taken in a net, and was brought dive to • fist.
monger in High-etreet. The 66argeos wm parchesed by
Mr. Alderman Perkins, of Soutilasemen, who sent it
on board the United States fidgets Franklin, It ing cff
the town, as a pretest to Admiral Ferriage'. The
republican admiral accepted the fhb.
AGRICULTURAL RiPORT 101 Hox JentiX -
An over eve 'ego crop of bay from the srsbl. land and
upland pastures hes beep stedni In the bed tensible
isocdition, be lat. r mood* • Lead premises as abendant
crop, with, at present, every proved of a fine ties to
mum it. The corn crops are various, both whom and
lent corn on the hill farms do not premiss Ille wails. at
the time of our last report, but epee shiWn.l laeg
and loam. of the vale farms the Omit never
better, and should the mend spiewall weather tee.
Untie a snort abuodant wheat swop any be expected
and the 11•010 may be said of least emu whire seem earl,y
but late sown mope will suffer no mete from the iirmiki
U upon the bill fume Winter buns sod very mei,
peep are plurally mry well podalld,Aillmal /914401111
of blight are apparent in some cum. it 1, bun,
only slightly affect the yield, bet spring beau sad lel:
sown peas are In • very precarious date. fluse parties
oontemplate cutting peas for bay Maimed of psis, as Skte
green aphis is so numerous upon the haclaltqojjo
Impossible for groin to be pedalled. The smieg beans
are badly affected by the bled sivids, and the woe
inhibits symptoms erbieb mule peat apprehoesion et
to the ultimate ;modem, Is fact It may ne said that I.
has ever been these.. to &greeter or lesseztent in those
Demons favourable to • greet wheal mop The mantel
'fop shows 'amorally • pretty good dui, and continues
to grow vigorously tliewegit the dry weedier. The early
were igeith turnips at. tidy a partial pleat haying
been attacked by the ly, the latter sewn ale onetime ID
very slowly end tuievenly, mud wand sneered well
without • timely rile. Lie premed probing dry
weather is beginning to toll semotoly epos the sheep
food, peruse Liy es the lull farms, and Si the
•b hill IGZ•r• WW •Ify MOOR meet dim of the
' pale as sellers of Sheep Mod at the swain' f • ,
owocaseeleg with litosidelard Overton, the prosped
mad prudes of food for will have its usul in.
dunes upon prisms We wish, however, to call 'Motion
to Ms "Oa of sheep Meek se "old at the grass &ON
oiore y those (*arks, Milford, Wilton sad
wey at each of which prises are offered for the beet
le
, aue Down stook ewes, and it is obviously the
i intention of the different ocounitteee coeneeted with
[ them exhibition', tbat these aainsale should be shown
. in store condition only, via ,It for prodneing latrine the
• seceseding year. Having been a close observer however
• of these medics for many years past, I beg to say
, that the ewes, to which the prises are usually awarded,
i if not setirely enfit are greatly deteriorated for breed-
' hag prp.ç owing to the state of fattier% in which they
I are offered, heirl in feet butchers' stook, and as such
• fetching from 10e to 2. per bed LOOM than th.y
, would if In • fair breeding condition. From these cr-
-1 0•MAILD001, without referees* to value, a very hug.
I number of the primed ewes are every year loot to thr
. breeders who attend these fairs to purchase stock ewes.
I The breeders, it may be said, desire to show the pull c
. the weight, size, and quality, to which their mod will
, attain ; bat It most be remembered that this ohject
, may be secured by the exhibition of their sheep at the
; different local cattle shown, as also at The mietiegs of
• the Bath sod West of England and Royal Agnculteral
, Society. Again every breeder of Meek is of course at
, liberty. if be pleases to fatten them, but that is mie.
. apart from the fad of prises being awarded to fat stmo
at the fain, when it is intended to encourage eta
reward the greatest merit in store sheep only. it
, would probably be difficult to drew the line of die.
iiDC•iOl2 between fat and store stock, except that it may
be left to tbe judges, or better still, as we behave it may
be made • condition of the competiticri, that the ewes
shall have received only bay, roots, gram, and other
green food, sines the lot November previous. If tie
reward given to fat stock St fairs were discontiesed ii
would no doubt tend to increase the competition at thn
different cattle shows, more earth:steely if second tta
third prises in sheep stock were discontinued and first
prime only from drafts of Books varying in numbers
were offered instead, and partionlarly in the ewe Lamb
Maud if the numbers shown was not lees than ten
wimalt, representing the larger liocits, and decreasim to
' ex and four animals es representing the lesser flocks.
I And this seems more especially necessery when vs
; often notice that ono exhibitor take first, mooed, and
third pros also for dock of the same look. This rint
has often been commented upon within our heating,
and designated as this monopoly of members, and with.
out doubt It does prevent end deter many from ent.ring
the competition when, although their average stock i.
equally good, they know that the numbers must pre...l
, when the largest flocks are represented by 'emotional
, salmi& only, and that to compete, as at present, dr.ft.
I from the lesser flocks must more nearly represent the
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-Josue Bunsingle, Southampton.
STOCK/RIDGE Rectre-Tbe ettendeue at Stockbridge
on Tuesday was not large. A fashlooable Assemblage,
however, was present, and the weather was beautifully
fine, and the sport of • first-class obareeter. Tiers
were sight events on the cards, for which, generally,
large fields went to the post. The Duke of Newca.tle
was particularly fortunate in marrying off three valuable
stakes-the Bibury the Donningtoe, and the Hamilton,
the letter two being for 1,000 soya each, bell forfeit.
Naivete dietimmisbed hermit by defeating her &id Is a ,
handicap minsispeedu, carrying the top weight The
Bibory Stakes was also won by the top weight, Mune,
although Citron was made • rather better favourite.
There was nothing of particular importance In the other
events, except that the Dionsedis filly showed of whet
• superior elms she Is by defeating Plower GirL
Handicap El weepetakes -Haire* 1 • Idetor, 2' Ventecte.
3. Six nut. Bibury Stakes-Sili;ons, 1; Citron, 2;
Arran. 3. Ten ran. Scurry Welter Handicap-..
Gladiator, 1 • Oddfellow, 2; Neighs. 3. Four ran.
Champagne Eitakes--Newminsibrr, 1 • Flower Girl, 2;
Meteor, 3. Six ran. Plato-Tumbler, I; Cheddingtoo,
2; Out and Outer, 3. Seven me. Dunlap:o Stake,
-Tenedoe beat Wellington. Selling Welter Plate-
Freemason beat Vence:loos and Donrobin. Hamilton
Stakes-Abstinence, 1; Lady Cecil* 3; Omits, 3.
There was • good company on Wedneeday, when the
Stockbridge routing proper commented. The weeder
woe, however, not so fine, • couple of showers falling
jut as the recieg woe commencing, but beyond these the
eftemou was on die more of the weather very 1118• IMP.
The day's card was made up of eight Items, ruing
commencing at half-pert one with the Visitors' Piste,
which produced a dozen rumen, and fell to Dewsbury
by the aid of Cook of the Walk. Dushery we. also
successful in the succeeding event-the Croome Produce
Stakes-which fell to the favourite, Bleder, who had
little diffionlty in disposing of his three opponente.
Charles 11. landed the Wood's's" stable • good stake
In the Andover Plate alter • slashing nee with
Amounts.. The Ethan Plato was untested by •
brilliant field, the moues including the Duke of
Besmear/a winners of the previous day, Abatises.*
and Tenedas, Lady Cecilia (sister to The Duke), Robe'.
Pere., Omits, and Duke of Beaufort. Lady Coelho,
was made the favourite, and although the diffuses. In
the weights enabled her to beat the Doke of Neweastlie
filly she finished in the rear of Tondo., Robespierre,
and Caritas, mid it is evident that daybed is not her
I game. The duke bitched his pair coupled, and Tendon
' gained • very clever victory, and further added to the
reputation of hie brothers Knight of the Crescent,
Grand Cross, and Moslem, who, no well se Tenedce,
were bred by the late Lord Fader. Knight of the
Garter woo the fiteekiseidp Cup in • cosmos outer,
defeating Mr. Smile's Derby colt B.hyswarth, who was
meeting " the Knight" on some few pounds better than
weight for sge. The remaining events do not call for
comment. Visitors' Plate (4100)-Ood of the Walt,
1 • Choral, 2 • The Parson, 3. Twelve ran. Cruces
P;oduee Stakes-Bineber, 1; Nahum 2; Qum of the
Forest, 3. Pour ran. Andover Iftekie-Cbseles 11. 1;
Armoerwr, 2' Area, 3 Seven *••• lath"' rim"
(000)-Tseedoe, 1; Robespierre, 2; Ceatta. 3. Nl**
ran. Sweepstakes-Freenamos 1, Maria colt, 2: Haw
de Vie, 3. Three ran. Stockbridge Cup (1300) -Knight
of his. Garter, 1; Rhyswortb, 2Aradveseent, 3.
Railway Plats-Cork Jacket, 1; Loud DI, 2; Di Vernon
3. Five ran. Coventry 1 ; Blucher,
2; Duke of Idingburgh„ 4. Six run. The
company la the Donde= y domain on Thursday
was hilly equal to that of Wednesday, and the weather
was spin beautifully ins. Tb• proeseding. eommsemed
with the Mottidont Stakes for 2year.olds. for I'M&
Carit• was slightly • better favourie. than a. Mr.
Merry's soh discos:del both Carita and Binder, beating
the last-named mush further than on the previous day.
The Special out up wretelbedly lath. liesufort Headline,
whisk ents wen by the frormuite, Birdieeker. 'Pb. Troy
Stakes was • moat interesting affair, Belladruse and
Rralbworth fighting their Asset battle, Mr. SaviWs
solt meeting Belladrum at 31b, advanteps, whisk just
enabled him to turn the tables ma the sea of Stockwell'
and Catherine Hayes, the laid being • pus aria
exalting one. MottidontSeakes--Ques, 1 -Blocher, 2;
emits, 3. Ng ran. Troy Stakes. -Rhjeworth , 1 ;
Belladrum, 2; Diomedis filly, 3. Five roe. Beettfort
Handieep-Birdseeker, 1' Angus, 2; Cikoe, 3, BM
ran. Uxbridge Plate-Profemor Andersoc, 1; Tumbler,
2; Pericles, 3. Eleven ran. Ninth Biennial Stakes-.
Idee-Saw, 1 ; Parson, 2; Mortimer, 3. Nill• rigs. Geode
men's Derby-Vise:sant St. Alban's, 1 • Falco, 2'
Sumner-time, 3. Six ran. SweepeteleseLlfeher. I.
Mystery, I.; %sada. 1•, ,• deed hest for mead *ace.
Seven ran. Hastinme Plate-Se• Me_ ,w 1 ; Ninny, 2;
Luoette, 3. Nine ran. Huntbonnie ERNI Cup--Gomers,
1 • Julius, 2; Birshme_ ter
,ker 3. Three ran. The at
dMice on Friday was&elatedly the thinnest of say day
during the week, sad the deader fields neovee that it
was • mistaken policy to extend the me.dng over four
days. There were only half-a-doses races, and in do
first of these, the Westmoreland Plate, Choral unoml •
lot of money for which Charles IL was beeked ; but the
bookmakers did Oct win much as Choral was also
Ir_ y fancied. The Biennial proved the moral it
ktiejoi for Rysworth, on whom odds of 7 to l were laid,
and be had no diffloalty in vanquishing his field. The
Clown was more at home over the New Mile for the
Wallop Plate than he was at the two miles in the
Gentleman's Derby Thursday, and he best Ontend-
Outer very sadly. The seemed* eveet-the Selling
111 go fell to Sir Predict* Johnotone by
the aid of the Maria soil, who wee sold for 300 genius,
so that Mr. Chaplin, who ran emend with Ademanthea,
secured £lOO, • like mm going to the fund. Mr. Saxon
landed • coup with April Morn, in the Dassibuy
Nursery Stakes, and Historian lost so muds ground at
the start for the Jobutoeta Plate that he scield never
make it up, and Betty woe in • seater. Wedmore.
land Plate -Choral. 1 ; Smiley, 2; Charles 11., 3. riv.
ran. Biennial Stakes-RbyewOoth, 1- Basso, 3; Becky
Sharp filly, 3. Six ten. Wallop PIJOI•11. 1;
Outued-Outer, 2; Dunrobin, 3. Four ma. Sweep.
stakes-Maria colt, 1; Adamaothee, 2' Professor
Anderson, 3. Six ran. Nursery Stalms-April More,
1; Actress, 2; Maraethino, 3. Johnstone Stakes-
Ratty, 1- Historian. 2 • Minnie Warren, 3. Five ran.
Sweepstakes -Alderman, w.o. --Bweepetskes-Flowsg
Girl, sr.*.

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