The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-22 00:00:00

PROGRAIIMi.

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Bait ...... „. ...." Der Summler" ......... Stone
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P01ka........
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Swedish Dance.

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..." Bonne &niche" .....

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." Dreamland"

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." Fraacoui".

"Lie threnes" Waldtouf et
." Madame Amgot" D'Alherl
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- " Cliquot" ...
God Sate the Queen.

THE WATERLOO CUP.

ANOMER SUCCESS FOR SEIERBORNE
For the second time within three years Mr. Hooper
Miller, of Castle Farm, Sherborne, has been successful
in pulling off the blue ribbon of the course. Two
years ago he won the great prize with his dog Mister-
ton—b-ating Commerce. At a preliminary trial,
which took place at Plimpton meeting, Mieterton
showed out of form, and after another trial at home
his chances of beating were considered to be small so
far Si Oafs year was concerne I. Th. dog has wonder-
ful speed, but is unfortunately afflicted with great
shyness of temper, and is Alf,/ very susceptible to a
fre.h air, which it is believed disposed of his chances
la-t year.
Having at present no dog in his own stu 1 fit to run
Mr. Miller had the right of nomination, and be ac-
cordingly named Mr. Poetle's Princess Darner ; and
it is an instance of the remarkable want of judgment
on the part of sporting men that Mr. Puede himself
considered the dog which he had nominated, viz ,
Pslm Bloom, to be the best of the two. Palm Bloom
w is easily disposed of, being beaten in the first course,
an I Princess Dagmar, notwithstanding that she was
considered to be out of condition, and her chances
entirely tabooed by the sporting fraternity, continued
to win every course up to Thursday night, when she
was left in the last four. Her brilliant action was at
this time thoroughly appreciated, and she now
occupied the poet of favounte in the betting list. Her
price at starting was 50 to 1, whereas Bishop, who ran
off the final course with her, started at the tremendous
.old; of 2,000 to 10. In the dsciding course the
Princess beat Bishop pointless, and won the cup,
which is of the value of ZOO, which of course repre-
sents but a small portion of the winning. more than
three times that amount coming into winnings,
to
various friends of Mr. Miller, whom he had generously
accommodated with long odds for hedging. He him-
self will of course be a considerable winner. The news
reached Sherborne before one o'clock on Friday, and
was hailed with great enthusiasm.
In the last course but one Princess Dagraar had the
luck to be slipped to • very weak hare, said racing
away from the tired Vindictive, She swung well round
with it, and killed a short and easy spin. Amidst an ,
intense hush of suppressed excitement a hare was
driven between the crowd and the slipper for the
deciding course almost exactly at a quarter before
noon, and, as she was fairly going, the competitors
were loosed, Princess Dagmar got best away, and
Puss circling towards her, she had an immense advan-
tage on the inside. More unluckily for Bishop he
bscame unsighted in jumping the drain, and before he
could join in, the Newmarket beauty had turned and
wrenched Puss, and as he vainly endeavoured to
shoulder her out, she made a grand spurt forward,
legged the game, and won most brilliantly the great
Waterloo Cup of 1881. This year will long be remem•
bored as that of great surprises and lucky outeiders.
On the night of the draw Honeywood stood first
favourite, followed at a respectful distance by Debon-
noire, Dalcardo, Plunger, and Free Flag, whilst
Princess Dagmar was quoted at 50. Cui Bono at 66,
Vindictive at 100, and Bishop at 200 to 1. Two of the
five favourites came to grief in the first round, and the
second day's proceedings swept the remaining three
fr /11 the board. The victory of the lucky Mr. Miller,
who in two out of three seasons of a very short
coursing career has carried off "The Ulna ribbon of the
loath," was received with loud cheers. Mr. Paths
was warmly congratulated over the success of the
supposed second string of his kennel, but there must
have lurked • few drops of bitters in his cup of joy to
think he had retained the early-beaten Palm Bloom
for himself whilst lending the lucky victress to his
friend.
Tex WATIRLOO CUP for 64 subscriber, at 25 eon. each.—
Winner. CM; second, £0: two dogs, .f. 50 each ; four
' dogs, ,C3O each; eight dogs, ,C2O each; sixteen dose, 410
1 each. Th. Waterloo Purse and Waterloo Plate, £360.
Total, £1,600.
Finn ROUND.
Bishop heat Cal Bono
Prior. as Daginar beat Vindictive.
_ Damian Coultas.

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E —Mr. 11. (1. Miller tie (Mr. J. S. Podia's) w bd b Princes.
I).uniar—hy Ptartnicuu—Oslient Foe. beet
E—Nlr. T. Brorklehank's Id h Bishao, by Barleycorn—
Daffodil, and won the Cup.

TII E WATERLOO NATI.; of 1:115, taken from the f .13p stakes,
for the 16 dogs beaten In the first ties nf the Cep.
Winner. £75; second. £M; two dogs. £lO each ; four
dogs. „C 5 each.—Total, £1.16.
SWORD ROUND.

Macpherson beat 'Trapper (I) I Dodser heat Promotion
Arquebus best Snuffbox HandicsalamanbeetWater.
fall
THIRD ROUND.
Macpherson beat Arquebus I Dodger best Handicrafts.
I man.