GISBORNE RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1446, 3 January 1918, Page 23

GISBORNE RACING CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING. The summer racing carnival in the Poverty Bay district will be opened on Thursday, February 7, when the Gisborne Racing Club will hold their meeting at the Te Hapara course. An excellent programme has been arranged, which should, apart from the local patronage that is ensured, be the means of attracting a strong contingent of visiting horses to the fixture. The Gisborne Cup Handicap, of 400 sovs (one mile and a-quarter), is a much-coveted event, and the prospects of a good entry for the race in question are decidedly bright. Gisborne is every year becoming more widely famed as one of the most progressive racing centres in the Dominion, and the wisdom of starting their horses at fixtures held there appeals strongly to owners and trainers in various parts of the North Island. The Flying Handicap, of 175sovs (six furlongs), will meet with a deserving response from the sprinting brigade, and with hack, welter and hurdle events to also engage the attention of those wishing to give their horses a chance to earn distinction early in the new year a record entry should be received on Friday evening, January 18, by 9 p.m.