  Magnetic, thermal, magnetocaloric and transport properties of polycrystalline
HoRuSi have been studied. It was found that the compound shows magnetic
transitions at T1=18 K and T2=8 K. Magnetization data reveal that the
ferromagnetic ordering is dominant in this compound. Magnetocaloric effect has
been estimated from M-H-T data and the -{\Delta}SM has been found to be 12.8
J/kg K for field of 50 kOe, which is comparable to some potential refrigerant
materials in same temperature regime.
