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GATE" BOOK IS OUT Special Cablegram. LONDON, England, Feb. 20. Gate Book, the eleven-year-old jumper owned by the Marquis De Sari Miguel, will not start in the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool, next month, and T. Morgan is now without a mount in the race. D. McCann, the young Irish jockey, attached to M. D. Blairs stable, will ride one of the four horses nominated by the American owner-trainer. Gerald Hardy has first choice of mounts. The four entries are Aruntius, Ballyhanwood, Great Span and Prince Cherry. . Great Span,. will not, start, if the going is soft. Trainer .Frank Morgan states that Reirius probably, will run, a Kempton Park the end of this Month: Tony Escott hag the mount on : him in the Grand National . No jockeys have been engaged as yet fori Shauri Goilin or Ottawa
