THE TURF.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2112, 11 February 1908, Page 3

THE TURF.

POVERTY BAY .MEETING

Tho arrangements for the coming race meeting on Thursday and Friday arc well forward. The -acceptances for the first- day are very good and large fields-and good -racing should be the result. The bookmakers will, of course be present n-nd it is intended to close the totalisa.tor three minutes before each race starts. The usual bell indications will be used m connection with the machine. Among the m-inv improvements effected lately by the Club lias been the -installation of the water supply on the grounds. A caretaker’s -residence lias- also been erected since the last -meeting. The course is very cool, no matter what the weather may be -as there are s-pleiKkil trees at the back of the lawn, and theso wh. p-ro-v-ido ample shade -and _ form ideal places for luncheon par-ties, et-c. _ The train arrangements will nil m nieelv The first tra-in leaves at 1— noon', and will arrive in timo for tho first- race and tho second leaves at 1 p.m. and this will bo in tiuno for the second race. Only good weather is needed to make the meeting a success m every The services of the Vita fit-ring Band have been secured to play on the lawn.

DUNEDIN WEIGHTS

Press Association. DUNEDIN, Feb. 9

The following Dunedin Jockey Club handicaps luave been declared by Mr. Ilenrys: ' lluidles.—Southern Cross 11. 0, Hrole 10.13, Royal Shell 10.9, South iStar, Grandstand 9.13, Storm J-J, Stormont 9.4, Pacific 9.3, Leonard, Toney 9.0’. ' . Gladbrook Harndioap.—Red Rain 9.8, Uarita 8.5, Tremulous 8.4, The Libyan 7.13. Octave 7.12, Cuirosset; tin, Flavor, Rifle Range 7.9, Ouwoi 7 6 He-lianthus 7.5. Ronald, Stray, Beck-well, Pretty Nel b 7.3, English Rose, Salaam 7.2, Nancy, Stan, Grosvenor, Farley Grove 7.0. Dunedin C-up.—Stratagem 9.0, Paragon 8.13, Laiplaml 8.12, Fire Iron, Cla neb aft an 8.9, Astrakan 8.0, Orloff 8.4, Jack A shove 8.2, Armaments 7.11, Freelaaid, V-.irdo, Notus, Alorcv 7.10, Speculate / .9, Golden Way 7.8, Red and Black 7.5, Hilarity 7.4, Luresome, Rose-bloom • 7.2, Santaquin, Rosaleer 0.7. Stewards’ Welite-r. —Lady Landon, fvanoff, Medal-list 9.5, Huascar 9.4, Tho Seer 9.0, A-rinamento 8.12, Grand si l and 8.11, Office' Girl 8.10, Speculate, Blvthcmiaid' 8.9. Bed and Black 8.8, Sam Weller 8.7, Riia-pe-hu, Tlmndorer, Rosobloom. Casque 8.5, Luresome. Southern Cross 8.4, Mary of Argvle, Sir Pereira], Highland' Heel 822, Postcard, Bom bastes, Salaam. Oa-vcolt, Sonia, S-tep-link 8.0. Berwick H'uck.—Persuader 9.9, Curiosetti 9.0, Silt-tee 8.13, Spinning Flight 8.11, Pretty Face, Abies G«r 810 Cerise and Blue 8.9, Rona-hl-sliav 8.8, Gvpsohe.l, English , Rose 8.7.' Mvst-ical 8.6. Nancy Stair 8.0, Lneev, Laclv I)e Vere 8.3. Lone Star 8 2, Kaimoko. Krskine, Oliver, Miss Casket ' Porttoid. Chameleon, Zion--08 5“ Lady Orizion, Demur. British Peer. Pronoun, The Brat 8.0. Publicans’ H-Indlca.ll —l etrovna 911 Buccleuch 9.3, De Witte 8.12, Apoilodoris 8.3, Lady Landon - ; U The Seer 7.12, All Guns i.H. rat-. Denis 1 0, vanofi I.naginnrv 7.9, Rose Noble <.B, (nldcu Wav Sea King 7.7, Hilarity -.6, Zetland 7.4, Hell-in thus. Ambrnsc--6 10. Prc-btv Nell, Gapoti, Lone ..t.n K 7. ‘