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GISEORNE RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. (rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) OISBORNK, January 23. Tlic following acceptances liavo been received : — FIRST HANDICAP HURDLES, of 120 sovs; Oilo nii.'o and a.-ha)f—Kew list Olb, Bravest. HIM. ]olb, Sorch 10=t. 7lh. Hikahakeko 106t till), I'agot lOst, Master Roger I>3l, Spectral Ost. — MAIDEN SCURRY, of JOO fnvs; four furlongs—Gamesome B=t, llexton Bst, Pa-Mo Sst, Con Sst, Colonel Arch fist, Nordica. fist, 'Jauhinu fei., .Sou- Chief Sfit, fist., Npraitu Pat, Pendant fist, Notalito Sst, Sorbin, ftft. Lady fist, Karema fiat, Ilnlberd Sst, liiidy Mull.ilid Rat, Cymer Bst. GISBuRjNE CUP, of 4fiu Bovs; nno mile and a-qiaur'^cr—Pursetillor Ost, Kooya, Bst 10lb, CBslalia. llupu.hu Sst -11 It, AVaiorewa Vst 101 b, Campeador vst 71b, Mistic. 7st 71b, Gaxettp 7st tilb, Tho Summit 7fit jib. TK K A PARA HACK HANDICAP, of 100 covs; seven furlong.-—Toki Sst 131b, Municipal Sst 1 lib, Puciiic Slopo fist lUb, Goldcnlyts tat 51b, Maraetotova. 6st. Admiral Bc&tl.y 7st 111't, Lord Ainelio 7st 10lb, Otara. 7at 9ll>. Brunswick 7nt 711>, LochDhu 7si lib, Surtax 7st 21b, Chief 7st,, Woolahra 7ot, ELYINC HANDICAP, of 170 sots; eix furlonps—Purscfillcr Ost Olb, lliad'B Hero Sst 131b, W'aiorcwa 6et 121b, Kupahu Pet 10lb, 'feus Sst ilb, Rewanga Sat ylb, Asterias "at lllb. Carillon. 7st -lib. Watchful 6st 10lb. KIR ST WELTEIt HANDICAP, of 120 covs; ono mile—Jem lOst 101b, Gazette Ost 121b, Ji'uliikoff Ost Olb. Multicipal Ost 61b, Lord Aiuflio Rnt 71b: Spain Bbf, 71b, Redloh Ust 61b, Ardfert Est 21b, Tiputipa Sst, Smilas Sst, (rex fist. '." " RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of 100 aova; live furlongs—Toki £st 121b, King of Athol ?3t 9lb, Orlysian Sst Gib, Trials 7st lllb, Brunswick 7r.\, 01b, Admiral Jaeatty 7sfc 71b, Carburetter 7st s!b, Auldana. 7st 3lb, Anxious 7et, Lady Multitid 7st, Fagot 7-sl. PARK HANDICAP, of 135 soys; seven furlongs—Pnrectiller Ost 131b, Castalia Ost •3)'j, Jc-m Bst llib, Despatch Carrier Sot lllb, Waiorewa Sst 101b, Mistic fist 21b, Thfe Summit 7s(, 121b, Tavistock 7si 71b; Carillon 7st olb, Redloh 6st 71b, Srailax €et 71b. 1 i\OTES. Luke Wilson will bo present at Ric-caj*t-on for tho C.J.C. Summer Meeting. E. Scoullar has taken up tho disappointing gelding Veritas onco more. Jlf looks m good health, and is carrying any amount of condition. -Nominations for tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's Summer Meeting close on Monday, at 8 p.m. This day has been fixed to suit the convenience of those who have horses competing at Forbury Park to-day, and there should be a good response -from owners. "• The imported marc Ivaiscrin, by Dcutschland—Logare, trained in the Wellington district by A. Shearsby, won her first race at the Wairoa J.C. Meeting this week. This was a .Maiden Hack Scurry, and there were thirteen runners,, including the much-discussed Astrologer and Mocking Bird. Slogan, Uingform, Countess Tolstoi, and the "West Coast horse, Curator, lire all nicely placed in the Hornby Welter at the Canterbury Jockoy Ltub\s_ fixture next Saturday, but in this race others are favourably enough treated to bring together as good a field as in 1910, when Snapdragon won under Ost iiib, with Peg, Ost 131b. second. The samp couple are in this time at 9st 51b and Ost lllb.. The rainfall of the past few days was especially welcomed by trainers at llieearton who have jumpers under their care. Yesterday morning Merry Lass was put over a couple of the pony hurdles with I'. "W-ormald up, and then over two of the larger obstacles. Her effort j over the "ponies" was fair, but she was very slow at the others, though she jumped without accident. iShc. may do better i'l company. Others will be schooled to-day, and they will probably include hurdlers under orders for Dune-

j din next month. I The method used in arriving jat the merits or atherwiso of tho | current season's two-year-olds al- | ways seems a debatable point be- | twecn weight-adjusters and owners | and trainers. the Lyttelton j Plate, tho handicap put on at the t G'.J.C. Sum it: or Meeting for tho youngj sters, wo find Roso Pink and Furling, both winners of races—small raccs certainly, but, nevertheless, they are winners—on the 7st I'lb mark, wjiiic maidens. in Kiikee and Swale, who l ave both been out in public and have been ■unsuccessful, are asked respectively t-o concede them olb and lib. Now, why should the maidens mentioned not be i:ear the minimum with others who have been unsuccessful when produced with the. colours up? The handicaps declared l>y .Mr Henrys yesterday for the Canterbury- Jockey Club's Summer Meeting are apparently based on solid grounds. In one or two instances his adjustments have been criticised, hut _ taken all round they have met with general approval, flee. of course, has well merited her Pst Hlb in the Midsummer Handicap, and although Snub has so far failed in a good handicap, his classic form seems to suggest that the Bst 91b allotted him will he to his advantage, inasmuch as he will have the services of a stronger horseman than in his previous races under handicap conditions. Specialfevm won. the Midsummer Inst season with 9st and is now in with Sst 81b. Her subsequent form, however, quite entitles the BoniforW more to the reduction. Th" sanif cannot be said ot I'nited Service. He has been among the money lately, and was returned - l winner at Wairio onlv_ a " P(? k or so reo. 'and he now gets 101b the better of Speeialform in comparison to his handi- i rapTlast rear when he only went under , by a head. The handicapping of Down

in this raco is difficult to understand. At Wellington in tho big handicap oil the last day, run over a mile, Findhorn —under Mr Covle's handicapping- - gavo Down JOlb, and Findhorn. according to seventy-five per ccnt. of tho.se who saw tho race was third, with .Down a long way back, if not actually lastPerhaps Mr Henrys considers the sou of TXuwnshiro a better stayer than Findhorn. and has expressed his opinion br making him meet Findhorn on 81b worse terms,. Peronilla is nicely handicapped in tho Craven Plate, which should bring together a good held. Itoval's holiday has taken a Few pounds off his back in the raco meutionrd, hut hu would be better after a race or two, and when well his quality will tioon bring him up to his proper plane.