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The plethora of “coppers” on Saturday in connection with the hospital collection in Dunedin led to the perpetration of a joke on the part of a-stolid policeman. The “Otago Daily Times states that “Just a penny please! ■became a sort of battle-cry of the collector during the day. and, finding men so susceptible, one bold lady decided 'to try it on a policeman. us a copper,” she begged,_ and held tho box out in a line with his third tunic ■button. The big guardian of the peace eyed the box and the beggar. Gladly,” ho said; “gladly. But tell me, 'how am I going to get into that little box?”-

G l>«c ISBORNE TRACING (TILUB. R AC,NG C THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, February 3rd and 4tli, 1910. SUMMER MEETING To be held the Club’s Course, Te Hapara. President: The Hon. James Carroll. Vice-President: D. Hepburn, Esq. Hon. Treasurer, C. J. Bennett. Stewards: Messrs C. J. Bennett, J. Sisterson, C. J. Parker, F. J. Lysnar, T. McConnell, J. H. Martin, D. J. Barry, G. It. Wyllio. Judge r Hon. Capt. Tucker. Starter:. A. Wood. 1 Handicapper:J. Chadwick. Totali- ' sator Steward’: W. O. Skeet. Clerk of Scales: Jv E. Whitby. Clerk of Course: A- Pritchard. Secretary, H. E. Dodd. \ FIRST DAY. Thursday } /3rd February, 1910. (To s/art at 12.45 p.m.) j. first Handicap hurdles, of A . ,•/ ,1 +A mnnitr/i 111