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DIMINISHED ENGLISH NOMINATIONS. Looking ahead, the entries for the Two and One Thousand Guineas of 1017 must be admitted somewhat lisapixiiutiiig. eighty-one for the tirst-na inil showing an appreciable decrease as compari-d with one hundred mid forty-three this year, and one hundred and fourteen next, and this reduction may to some extent Ite accounted for by the fact thai many yearlings have been castrated, for small breeders especially are hard bil by tin- curtailment ol" racing, which provides their onlv legitimate market, and in this respect Irish breeders find themselves Utile better oil, for their buyers come chietlv from England. The One- Thousand Guineas has for once in a way done better than the Two. eighty-seven nominations falling bnt eight short of next years contingent, though thirty five fewer than this, which, if I mistake not. was quite an exceptional year in both instatiees. for it must Bftl be forgot 1 1 n" that the ••Thousands" are self-supporting races, the conditions of entry being KM sovereigns each, hall forfeit, with nothing added from the fliml. and the wonder is that these stakes ill such circumstances do so well year after year. Poin-nierns Two Thousand Guiueas was worth 1915.sh5,500. considerably more than the Epsom Derbv or St. Leger. Needless to say. that the nominators for the •Thousands" i.r W17 .in. |lnl i,-d bv his miijestv and include all the liest patrons of the turf, but it is noteworthv that French and American patronage has been reduced practically to nil in both ev. nts and this g.ies far to account for the shrinkage. -1 •Vigilant." in London Sportsman.
