DECLINE IN NUMBERS'

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 129, 2 June 1937, Page 13

DECLINE IN NUMBERS'

DOMINION ENTRANTS

AUSTRALIAN SPRING LISTS

■ (By "Rangatira.") The smallest entries during the last decade have been taken at the Wellington Racing Club's office for the big spring handicaps and other events in Australia. In all events there is a considerable dropping on last year's numbers, and for the Warwick Farm, ! Campbelltown, and Spring Handicaps there is not even so much as a single entrant this year, whereas these races drew five and ten nominations respectively last year. It is fairly clear from the lists;'that there is not going to be any heavy Australian campaigning .by Dominion horses in the coming spring. The only stables, likely to send teams across are those of F. W. Davis, J. Fryer,- and ■O. Cox; and possibly two or three horses owned by Mr. J. S. McLeod 1 (president of the Racing Conference) and others will also go. ' The following nominati. were ' made up till closing time yesterday:— !./ ■. ■ " A.J.C. - . 1 Epsom Handicap, £2600; 1 mile (to i be run on October 2).—Essex, Courti craft, Francis Drake, Haut Monde, : Whirling, Friesland, Shu, Willie Win, ■ Wagner. ; Metropolitan Handicap, £5000; 1 [ mile and 5 furlongs (to be run on Oc--1 tober 4) .—Essex, Mandamus,' Haut • Monde, Shu, Light Comedy, Willie ■ Win, Flood Tide. ■ . ' V.A.T.C. ; Toorak Handicap, £1000; 1 mile (to ' be run on October 9).—Haut Monde, Friesland, Namakia. I Caulfield Cup, £6500; 1J miles (to [be run on October 16).—Cdurtcraft, Francis Drake, Haut Monde, Wotan, International, Black Friar. i MOONEE VALLEY R.C. : Mponee Valley Gold Cup, £3000; 1 1 mile andrs furlongs (to be run on Oc--1 tober 23).—Wotan, International, Black ' Friar. , V.E.C. Cantala Stakes, £2500; 1 mile (to be run on October 30).—Essex, Courtcraft, Francis Drake, Haut ,Monde, Namakia, Friesland. Melbourne Cup, £10,200; 2 miles (to be run on November 2).—Essex, Courtcraft, Francis Drake, Haut Monde, Wotan, International, Black Friar, Gabriel. .',■., WILLIAMSTOWN R.C. Williamstown Cup, £2500; 1£ miles (to be run on November 13).—Wotan, International, Black Friar. The figures for the principal events, with last year's numbers in parentheses, are as follows:—Epsom, 9 (14) Metropolitan, 7 (17); Caulfield Cup, 6 (17); Mbonee Valley Cup, 3 (14); Cantala, 6 (8); Melbourne Cup, 8 (16); Williamstown Cup, 3 (12). Rising two-year-olds entered for the spring meetings in Australia include:^ — Mrs. M. S. Curie's China Clipper (br f by Philamor—Sea Scout), R. B. Greenslade's eh c by Iliad—Black Cat, G. F. Moore's Lord Cavendish (br c by Beau Pere—Lady Cavendish), J. S. McLeod's, Yours Truly (b c by Siegfried— My Own), A. E. Cooper and J. S. McLeod's Godetia (b £by Siegfried-rGay Virginia),, C. L. McDonald's blk c by Gainscourt—Beth. ['■,'.■