The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

THE WEYNIOUTII REGATTA.

On Monday last took place one of our truly English
anil peculiarly national (murals. It was our aquatic
Derby nay, and some 7,000 or hetet) persons assem-
bled along the premunade in witness the sport.
From the highest to the ',meat ol the community a
geeenil interest stet • pleased excitement evidently
reigned eimoeniing the issue of these manly and
generous couteste. We dare my that considerable
Letting prevailen in reference ta the event, for, upon
what earthly subject will net Englishmen lay
wagers? We believe that hail Baron Treuck been
an Englielinimi, he wouln hare laid six to four on
the blue bricks exceeding the brown bricks in his
dualism walls ; aud that had L 'tune been a cumber
at Tatiersall'e he would have given moderate odds
as to the exact moment of the euitutinal appearance
of his tame sinner or his pet rat. At any rate
betting on the Weymouth Rosetta will notencourage
apprentices sail sliepreen rob their masters' till,
nor will it tend tr. the advancement of the notable
trade of poisioing racehorme, er eriling jockeys.
Thee: may be differences of opinion cenixrning
the adypeoality or otherwire of many of our tiat.' I
▪ srt4. Fas-hueting may be condeueied by 1M.13111
as
• futile and curies after a nasty verminous
and extolled t.y others as Mei/Ma's hest
ii y, an I the unising•motner of British cavalry. Ti'
soul«, couraiog Igieg WILY appear mete wanton
ci uelti and a batter a wiwardly piece of barbarism.
lacing may tint many ti condemn its
l'ait6erms aimraser tee, and the reek li se es
c.e...tiei of steeple ceasing may provoke more
locica, opponents suiongst the prudent and the
a ;se. ),.ar a brutal contr“versy fiercely raged
leisietai a tew brot-iliaed ruffians, a few utter
a few eilucated, het wrong•headeg
au•
il I err, roe inen-clrver i,iil 'lit Leiongh to know
better -ii tie one hand, and the vast majority of
Lb r civilised c.iniiiiunity ,in the other, respecting the
gacitig exhiletions fer hire awl gain of praise-
• eat int:diets • awl elthongl, ashamed to meet the
light"( Jai , en:l fearing the penal repression of the
Lily., we lielinee there still heifers in salect hang of
ji lie amateurs of tiallinacea, who, despite Dick
Mertin, still put their faith in coek•figliting. The
fist ouction of the sports we have named have their
goon Ann their evil Mike aiel must necessarily re-
main moot paints ; but it is well nigh inipiesible
to aolvance as argument ;inverse to Iriating and boat
racing, unlit*. indeed, it were the plea of the
cackney abe, stades a lover of aquatims pulling in a
wager boat, oli*ted to the dangerous practice of
sitting in "split flute." When we come to con-
sider the matter esriotudy. we rind lunch to commend
and admire in the pursuit it a manly and invigora-
ting exercise. We know that thesancifirre of the
Seine are skilful enough, that the boatmen of the
Rhine cm pilot piles of timber with much dexterity
from the bridge of Kehl to Ituseehlurlf, and that the
ganol.en ot Venice oan dart swiftly and safely
enough in and out of the lagunes, and give the ex•
quiette shrill cry as they turn the corners of the
canals. We ears newt of us seen on foreigu rivers
regattas mid water tournaments, in which the chief
diyerslon of the day was the rowers tumbling into
the water. mei of the night the discharge of fire-
works. We 'sewage theft things dinerently in
Bardeen, and as know that to ns belongs, sea
birthright and an inherit/mos, the dominion of the
watere-heth of the salt and of the sweet; both of
the 40, my wean and the placid river.
We will not insult either the judgment or reek.
leclion of our readers by informing them that on
the Weymouth regatta day the weather was mar-
s elously line -the fact was patent to everybody.
'1 'e agriculturists were busily engaged in gathering
an the 'larvae, lint everylemly else was on the
pv imenade watching the aquatic sports. There was
in good stiff i Walla -jlll4 such a breese 11111 111011141
• ye everything before it Ann raise a sutficient surf
te wet the sailors fai their skin by the spray wash
it 'over tit, decks. Last year, it will be recollected,
t' ire was • larger number of flrat-class yachts than
1:7,i before aeleinlithil here, bet in this respect there
• ' thii year a very considerable falling off; and
I.elan of four ruling matches taking elate, two only
• laity came off. and "Ile of thee was.after a ilemil-
wr nit severe eonteekoomprocnised by the "Atia..
• lier than eater into • fresh contest. Te r only
rice that was ceetpleted was :-
:yr • purse aossistius of 50 sows., (prevented by the
ty aegis members.) for the list prise. WWI • purse of 25
sum. f.w the esevisid, lee rsalita (rola 80 toes dows-
e, eei (iyiel, distance 4 thaw round she marks 1, 2.3,
4, r ten miles, lashing in the whets,* sales.
le.„,rees commenced at 12.5., kers WAN. 100111" . .11