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RACING IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. In the course of a lecture on the Falkland Islands to the members of the Royal Colonial Institute, Major J. Quayle Dickson, D. S. O.. stated that the long summer days are a busy time for the islanders, but whenever possible an hour or two is devoted to sports, such as horse racing, cricket, rifle shooting. Horse racing in the Falklands is the cleanest sport Major Dickson has ever seen and to attend a New Years meeting in Stanley is an experience not to be forgotten. The "helper" is a bom horseman, and his bareback riding requires a lot of beating. All inland traveling has to be done on horseback, there being no roads in the colony beyond the town of Stanley. Whole familes, including men servants and maid servants, may be seen arriving in Stanley on horseback for business purposes or a holiday. Most of the horses are either bred on the islands or imported from South America. The saddles commonly used are of the Mexican style and in Major Dicksons opinion are lunch more suitable for the rough ground than the English saddle. An interesting survival from the days of the Spanish occupation is that Spanish names are still used at all times in speaking of a horse and describing its qualities, color or any gear used in connection with it. Bloodstock Breeders Review.
