The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-19 00:00:00

Tag SPORTS

Were then started ai:oorliOi-t; the program.; but
they very coon diverged front that order, and there was
• sti mul at' ng uncertaatv al to .• bat we should rat n. it.
200 YDS. FLAT Racz.-10, Woodman; tad, J. Brooks;
3td. J. Kitson. Won by about two yards.
THROWING THlSacrT.—lit.flmith, 2911.9 in.; god,Walton.
29,,. MIL

Two Vou.rn AT A QUART= MILL—In tills the mations
had to advanro • quart.r-of •si-rolde mad (Ire taloa Bectiom
A. secompli.hod this In lmin. 33 sea. and two-Mai; B , In
Imin. end four-tithe; 0., Imin. 33iec. two-fifth.;
D., bin. 35arc. thret-11,tba; E n. 43em. ono-dith ; F.
and G., were diaenalifie 1; U. ect on did It in lmin.
Itaerc., and the detachment *retina in Ituin. flier. C.
section was declared first, and A. eccond.

—i2Cl YAIDn RACE POl 2nd, Hawkini ;
3rd, Haniay. Wonby strut d.

-1;ono Juiip —Walk:4Z 47n. ; Ju?,rn, 2nd, 16!t,
41n. ; &en. 3rd, 1.511.
argarto CRASS. HaLF-11fiLit—Ss0e0 ttarted, and this
was • prima feature of the dey, thee harms to go tufo°
round the course, including two water-jumps. They went
off at a gond pees. and on the first r. .unit, Ole lead-r took
the bank and water .xceedingly well, but oth r. cot more
or id!., of a souse. On the second round, Lyons, a vety
active and rather shahi runner, came out from the reel,
and took the lead for • time; but when ulnae home wee
heeded by Haney; the leader, took the jumb well : but
the third had a t,entendout dousing, and came up looking
half-drowoed. Haney. Ist ; Lyons, 2nd; Shepherd; 3rd.
Clown Newberry escope4 the jump ; but he struck on the
top of the bank amidst roars of laughter.
OrigraCta Sr:Ca.—This wee • great ern:tattoo, ant
though so many came to the start that they had to be
div.ded and run in heats, they were widely aep voted
before the claw. They had, besides • long run, to go over
the actff,tld of beams, climbing up by the hanging ropm,
than screen a noose of iron bora fastened in diamond
fashion, and terribly suggestive of a trio-up and a smash,
next up • stockade of baulks, about 10(t, high, with no
help but Belching their angers and toes between the
baulk,. The next was • row of tailway wheels and axles,
under which they bad to creep, and thou appeared •
berr:cadi of stone trucks or lorries, and last but one a
noushsr of flour b wrote had to te. era •e I t .rntlgh. Th:i
exciting race finished up with tit g•eat bent.. .1. t y
jump. fit attractive an. this th t ee t': pof u -
coated fellows from town fel ha I chime..: t the tam of the
emanates, and, grit tp d ,ut Vie c bone went look. ng
on now. The Il•af hosts came off thus:—E.
Sergeant Fenn, and C -moral Poster; Una., lmio. 47ase.
Gregory, W. itbf, suit While; mm. 43see. Mal heat:
Gregory. 14 : 8 rge.n Peon, Sod.
Quagralb Mita Rica-Eight darted. Eason, lat
Chadwick, 2nd; Below), 3rd. Won by about • yard and
a half : very good third.
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OP6/1 QUARTELKILZ RACg —Seven started. Walton
made the vanillas; but wee overhauled by Lyoss and
Brooks, who came ia first and second. Time about a
minute. . -

73.r.Vcine' Rats (MOotrnin).—Perhspo of all the races
for which Bustler C/Bneu sounded the advance, none was
"advanced" to to more funny and irregular order than
this, for the officers were mounted on donkeys, who
couldn't seem to undor.tand the queer dresses of their
Mere A lancer of th, B .ogal waa drat no, then
mane ifulligatavnty, on which seemed to be • doctor of the
old school. • British sailor wore ayellow waterproof snit,
the black footman left sliming *•Corne under my 'am.
berella," and advanced donkerphoreed. R-ker• le Diable,
bore a queerlooking make-up, while Asian Parnell
appeared to carry • southern itentleasan, wit,, we were
told, was an "I
-(with • great big I)-talisn," • mivrom
gatherum sort of Ragliek gentleman followed, and amid
itymm sot ../rospois " the eta., and stripes pirouetted
into view. The "r.cs" we mom ludicrous, a,dun,
atm •ta ( laurht-r, as the " mutes" had to be stimulated,
and then occaOrinally took wild flights. Iroquois was so
di.rusted that he peewit his tims in pies round and
r nod wit .00t &drawing, hut the others did the course.
Captein Ito hedge wee first. on Anna Parnell, Lieut.
n eeeottd, Lleiit Schuyler third, and LIOUt. Fry
f meth, lb. real draggled in amid wax
The followine I. the CIT. rt card of this extra, r 'inure
race:—C.ptain Rattledge (14 dies) on Anna ;
Lieut. 84monson (near, footman) on B.njo, 2; Lieut
F', (old gentleman) Flying Childers. 3 ;
we.," (E; 'war) on Wind of the rt, Le t.
filmyler ixtrum toeetherum) on 11,te re the 1/ -ril, 5;
Li .eit. Walker (comic old man) on M.alligatawniey, 6;
Lout. L wry ( 113 man of thu seal on !dinned the Sa.lor, 0;
Li.at. C x (sar. end str ore) on froquo,s, 0.
MILK Race inar).—Right .t.rted, and they tan well
togivh-r or the 6.4 three lan., wren Lyous ram. ont.
run away from the rest, and won easily, followed by
Gli•aham,_Csnnie. Nairn..
SACK SACS. 200 Yaitos.—A large number unfired; but
an antis. sa 1.1 e "the red-haired boy." moved
big feet so ea,ily io tse Corner, of the each that he same In
. Inc way eh,&i In 24 .ecs. Foyle. Juts n, and Corporal
Walsh were the first kee.

—TrOioviiWsl.--Ttle of coarse treated lenmann
sod lite men hid themselves well Intl the rope, aaci
sought to bold the ground with desperate heels and tome.
Man,u'er.seas,, end ailment:llc II those who sot the
first herd pull exhausted them:imbrue by it, and found
theasselem marina ammo th mark in spite of drapers,.
&forte. The re tilt, were thos:—F pulled ever U, & but
1), "Detachment' brat F, F beat k. and B boat "Detach-
ment.:

-41C-QUARTZII-11ILN CA:INSOLATION RACE for 11011.1 WINS
winos!' sqoandsd the &port., We digging of • shelter pit
bovni wijogro—l.
CONSOLATION ILAClL—Beeney. let; Brooke, led ; K•Ily,
3rd.

The wood dare sports rams off with equally good
weather, in feet rather more favourable, se the ion. beat
WI. tem ',vied w.tb soft clouds, end. light trees, cooled
the air. The muster of the sentry was not qu.te so laree
at the beginning of the snort., which commenced et two
oVock. and resulted as follow_t—
THROWING THZ CRICKET BALL—Private R. Welton,
ger ds The winner afterwards had another throw, and
threw Perak

Bt
SMILTEII Prv.—Private Crampton of A Company.
Hop, STSP, •ND JUMP.—Walton, 36ft. Sin.
FLA. Kama—First heat : Colour.S.ret. 11.teo0. 11 MC
8...-ond heat: Private Woodman. II mew and two firth&
HIGH JUMP, wrrn aux.—Walton. tft. 9n. ; NUS.
Bto.

aka'. 1110ydu, 10 hurdlee—So tunny entered
that they bed to go in two haste In spite of their
impitience, the flag fell to a splendid start for the lint
lot, and ther ckared the hurdles with only a couple
knocked down. lit heat Lynne, Walton, and Jame ;
Woodman, Newly, and Shufliebottom were the winners
In the 2nd beak—Final bait, Woodman, iniultoo. and
Lyons.
Kinn AND Dioneons' ROA, 1111da., eight hurdle.,—
Brooks, 1; Johnitoo,.2; & was by
_yard mid a.
half first, two yards between escand sad afrd. The tem
Ant hurdles were knocked down; but tilt_ .Inta rose well
to tke other hurdle*, width woe maw* NOM&

Smote-Prim—ln this Lbw combatants displayed °m-
ei lerable scien,r, and some of them a Utak warmth ; cite
In particular was very disappointed that the easiest' were
wit d c (led as be wished—Sant. Cooper. lit; Private
Prsec itt, Ind
°encase Race, over the water Jump and two tlighta of
hurdle*, then up over the eoaffold used for the 06teclei
race, the understanding Ming that no oontpetitor should
touch the honk ; be eta, to client with • dying bop. Five
entered—Cent Croebte, Heighem, Liao,. Salmon-
son, Lieut. Mactdams. and Lieut. Try. Mr. Salmonsoo
l•ri ell the say, mad got drat up to the to of the scaffold :
but he was disqualided for bevies toot hod the bank In
his leap, and the honours were awarded to Kr. liar-Adams
Isr, Kr. Fry led.
100 YARDS' FLAT.-B•TEsent Bettisoo Ist Brooks sod,
Woodman 3rd. Won by about a yard-and-bid', helf••-yard
' bet ee-n wooed sod third. Time, 10 *woods two-lithe.
FLAT /LACE, for non-oomeniseiooed Alan, 110Urds.—Tbe
mos in lois was remarkably gaol, end though Sergeant
B Wane was the favourite. he reely Just msekced to come
In second. Private Zilieon let, Sergeant Bettieon 2nd.
Won by about man yard, second and third very close. Time.
22 s winds one.fifth.
VETERANS. RACE, 150,d&, Over 16 years' service --Several
ran, and the wispier mine well to the trust, three others
In • group Mikhail. Dorsey let, Juterin lad, Horne 3rd.
M•e.rthr, 4th. Time, 17 seconds three-fifths.
Tuo or WAIL—MOWS F. Sergeants. light • side. Tbe
Olken were tint over.
rowerds the evening the weigher become brighter Hasa
ever, and all agreed that of the military morns ever seen
at the Verne, those of the West Yorkshire Regiment bad
hese the brat.
Tuage-Lzooen Rare Qv THREE HUTU —lTt heal—
T bin and Dora° Brooks and Walsh, Wright and
Matta ~ire lad Ikeat—Johnwin and Jokiest:tn.., Metcalf
and Wo Garret and Horses ; 3rd and Fined bad
—l4, Tobin and Doren, frul, Job. son and lobster" 3rd.
Carrot and Horne.
160 YARDS, BUCKET OF WATER IN BAND ; Two PRIZES
G,itham ; 2od, h-ge. Vory lamming.
Tuo OF WAIL —"Me mar Battery Artillery, Weymouth.
won by lot and Ilod heat, against the 11.11 Batt...lion of
the 14th R•giatent. Ralf Battery trtillary, Portland, woo
the 14 and lad heats, against the lath Regiment, half
beitelion.
ARTILLERY HALF BATTERIES PULLIN° FOR FIRST
PRIZE —Won by loam Iron Weymouth.
Au. Comma' Ham, IDLE Nina entries, ran well, Lyons
comic in eith a good 'para.-Ist, Lyons ; led. °Wu= ;
3rd. MeMortort.
C neourion Ram Querter-l-a-Mile, over Two Flight.
or Hurdles awl Wet. r Jima. Bashi at trted.—lat, Brown;
2nd, •horalhottdm :3rd, Brett.
At Ilia the press sere distributed on the ground
by Yr. 8 ,un Jots.