SPORTING.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12424, 14 December 1908, Page 4

SPORTING.

CHRISTCHURCH RACES, r United Pkess Association.] Cliristchurch, Dec. 12 The Christchurch Racing Club's summer meeting opened to-day in dull weather. The results nere:— Handicap, of 80 soys: Boutard l v Caspian 2, Margaret 3. Also started— Tarpon, "and Lipsy. Won by a, length. - ; ' Hornby Hack Welter, . of 70 soys • Miss Mischief, I, Balaclava 2,^ Musterer 3. Also started— -Kilts, • Serenade. Kelp, Love Wisely, Lerusse, and Lupeerlse. Won by two lengths. Maiden Plate, of 60 soys: Santita 1, Montreal 2, -Bountiful 3. Also stai-ted— Rochester, Kingsway, and Eaglestone. Won by threequarters of a length. . ... ; . Dominion Handicap,* of 200 boys ; Tikitere 1 , Nobel 2, Prim 3. Also started— Grand Slam, Heorthen, Harvest, aiid Outlander. Won by a nock. ; . . ' ;> ; ' V Springstqn Welter. Handicap, of 70 soys: Lady Disdain 1, "Passion: 2, Hilarity 3. Also started—Stronghold, Field Gun, Golden Cairn Zetland, Monkey Puzzle, and Tsitsihar. Won by a length and a half. - Flying Handicap, of 100 soys: All Guns 1, Dabchick- 2, Contender 3. Also started— Count Witte, Petrovin, and Volodia. Won by four lengths. Middleton Hack Handicap, of 70 soys: Sant Rosaleer 1. Orsino 2, Giovanni 3. Also "started— Snip, Helianfchiis, Cavaiina and Musketroon. Won by three lonjrfchi-f. Avon Handicap, of 60 soys: Vladinar 1. De Witte 2, Tremulous 3. 4llso started— The Libyan, Mythical, md Tessera. Won by' a neck.

" In confinement, serpents have been known, to refuse all food for a period of, 21 months. There are 30,000 foreigners owning British patents, the Board of Trade States. A Laplander named Johan Peter Johansori Naugo, -with Jiis wife and two children arrived in Hull lately. iThe .Newfoundlanders,. „ having im- • j>orted- .large of : reindeer from ''Norway "arid Greenland, require herdsmen; familiar with these animals and jvitlf the aid of the Mission to iPeeps Sea : Fishermen : are importing such. ,.., In the present case the engagement; is.: for .year at £100 per annum, an .addition to -the family being .-.housed, ..fed; : and clothed,' and their pasagespaid both ways. At the Hull, branch, of the Fishermen's Mission this picturesque Laps attracted itfiibh' atteiition:' - Tjie father is only five/feGfehigh, ; and' the mother four iee,t five, inches, ..and all were clad "in .the native' -dress with " fur. linings, moca'sins, "'■ and skin} leggings. They :understopd ;: ;n6: English, but derived great pleasure from listening to a •ph6 > nograph', : at;whioh.' ; :r they, clapped .hands,', and' shrieked with excitement.. One ofjthe songs rendered was-i f My;\Little Eskimo," and when an interpreter appeared, they overwhelmed:: him with questions as to what '.the pretty/song meant. The children carried lafpee ; knives, with whJolj -tlifey .ctiiup ilioJr bread. -