PLANS FOR DEFAULTER

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 134, 9 June 1939, Page 12

PLANS FOR DEFAULTER

SPRING CAMPAIGN.

TO (SO TO SYDNEY.

ENTERED FOR. BIG EVENTS

Nominations ei<»<en this week for all the important sprinj; handica|>H in Australiii. and it is probable that the !it*t will include a number of liorsen from different parts of New Zealand. V. A. Roberts ha* just put Defaulter in the Metropolitan Handicap at Hand wick and the Melbourne Cup. These two will fiittice as handicap engagements, an the weijjht-for-ape events will provide plenty of other opportunities to race him. He looks well a* a result of beinjr exercised reaularly on the roads. F. l>. ./ones, though -till indefinite ato liw -piinjr piano, nominated Roval Chief for the Metropolitan Handicap, in case he deciders on an Australian trip. If he ".oes he will re-strict his vi,-;it to Sydney, returning in time for Trentham late in October. a« a preliminary to the Canterbury .Tockey Club's carnival in November. Provided MoorsotU goew on nil right In his training he may accompany Royal Chief if lie sop* to Svdnev. The colt is en,"B'_'ed ill both the llerbien and as a precaution Jono* has m>llll at A«hluirtott and Oamaru. Royal Chief. Prudent Prince and Moorsotis have l»een broupht in after a ripell. and they are in good health to start on a preparation for spri'ig racing. Rabble was brought home after two races at Winoratui. where he was not prominent. He has had a busy reason and he U to have a re«t. Silver Sight has arrived home from hiri trip to Wanganiii. where he did not jump so fa*t as usual, an the track did not suit him. He U in good health. but may l»e kept now for the (Jrand National meeting. Bonnie Rollox. the other jumper in A. .1. Martin's stable, i training on niiietlv. There is alway* the fear that he will go wrong, but if he remains soun<! he

may have a run in the hurdle race at Aishhiiitdti this month, as a preliminary to Mteeplechaxeri at Trentham.

J'. H. (Jillett did not wait for the final day at Win-ratui, arriving lioinc la~t ni-jht with hk two jumpers. Dividend showed "oiml form to win the OtHjin Hiirdleri on the. first day and may on to »ood Wexford Hridgo had two runs over country, filling second place on each He jiiinpc<l well on the rhvt day. Init appeared- to be stiff on the," second day. He is oiilv a novice, haviii" started in four steeplechases, for three seconds and a third, and he will improve with experience. It i« of interest to note that in each of his four races in the la<*t few weeks the winners have lieen <iol<l Wren or I'andiiie. two Southland horses trained liy -r. Tliinth-to.n for Mr. R. Brown. Mr. W. (i. Kobbs. whose death (iccuneil at Hiccarton. was well known in iaciu_r cirelei» all over the Dominion. His father. Mr. William Holilie. the oldest of four !,rot hers who oh mi' t" \ew /ealiind from many years a-o. Mr. W. C. Hobbs took service a< •i hid «ith two of hi~ uncles, Messrs. Murray and C'aniplii'll Hob)**, when they had a h'r; «tal>le in South ('aliterlmrv. He reniH'iied in their employ for many years. d"nnj« which he nccoinpa iiied them on an exfei'd"d visit to raliii. At H later -t;i-je !••■ worker) for I*. Tilley at Vordell and W. ('. Clarke at Hiecart on. Vearlv twenty years a?o he started truinin" nt TCiecu it on. TTi~ -m M-oIK in. '"led Mr. C. rjouhl. who h.-id Pa'estri|.»i. Win" mid .lerie'io. in train;n:r nt that ne>io<i. ii]<o Me-Kis. F.. S. r.iiltreU mid Thlih lthodes. He dropnod out of tmiiiiii" n fe-v v..;.. rf ;. ■_.... l.iil to, k tPin'"M-,irv i-li!i'"> ..f Mrs. .T.V.ini,.. lx-ll's stalde when \VH'ie Win went fo Mclhoiirne to vane in tl' n etiriim of I!V*7. K\c"nt for that Mr. Hoi, 5,,.., it tinlast few years ( >f his life in retirement. He died peacefully in hi* *!op)).

mited liitn for the Melhoiirnc f'up

.Tunes returned home with Lady T,eijrh. Thn Wrecker mid SetOenionf without wnitin? for the tliinl <]ny'< r;ic-nir «t Wiiiaatni. where liii tosiin did ii"t quite reiili-e expei-tilt ion.j on Siidinlnv nml Monday. Tliey will }.o kept aoing thrniifili the winter ;i nd mnv l>o raced