THE LATE MR. W. E. WHITE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1241, 29 January 1914, Page 11

THE LATE MR. W. E. WHITE.

Referring to the death of Mr. W. E. White, sportsman and stockbreeder, the Sydney “Referee” says: “Deceased was unmarried and in his 49th year, and was one of six sons of the late Mr. Frank White, of Belltress, and with his brothers, H. E. A. and V. White, was a joint owner of the Belltrees Estate. He was also a nephew of the late Hon. James White, the most populaty of all Australian owners. Practically 'reared amongst them,- Mr. W. E. White had a love

lor tne tnorougnoreu, ana orea and raced his own horses, as well as others, with a fair amount of success. He it was who gave 4500g5. for the Multiform —Aura filly Golden Slipper as a three-year-old, and 1500 gs. for Maltee (Maltster —Last Loch) as a yearling. His most recent Turf representatives were Secret Service, Single, and Zihita. The first-named won the Nursery Handicap at the recent A.J.C. Summer Meeting; whilst the other two found new owners when submitted to auction last week. Grist (Maltster —Egale) was a horse that credited the deceased sportsman with a number of races. Mr. White’s remains were interred in the family vault at Muswellbrook.