DEFAULTER BACK AT RICCARTON

Southland Times, Issue 23947, 13 October 1939, Page 11

DEFAULTER BACK AT RICCARTON

LIGAMENT TROUBLE NOT SERIOUS (Special to The Times) CHRISTCHURCH, October 12. Defaulter’s trouble is a strained ligament in his off front leg but it is not considered to be at all serious. The swelling which was in evidence before the colt left Randwick for New Zealand had practically disappeared on his arrival home. Present intentions are to blister the affected part and to keep him pottering about the stable for a while. His trainer, F. Roberts, is convinced he could have the colt right to race in New Zealand in the next few months but as there is nothing for him he will probably not race again until he returns to Randwick for the autumn meetings. Roberts stated today that Defaulter was in his best form on the trip and would have had won all the weight-for-age races while his prospects in the Melbourne Cup, in which he would not have met a very strong field, looked very bright. Mungatoon, who was taken to Sydney as a travelling companion for Defaulter, but was not able to race because of an injury was left at Randwick in charge of M. Polson. Roberts brought back with him a four-year-old gelding Ripley, by Bonnemont or Rivoli from Lero, by Cyklon from Lesbos, by The Welkin. Ripley figured as a winner on two occasions last season and was once second and once third in nine starts. His first success was in a division of a maiden event at Warwick Farm in January last and at Randwick later in that month he won a novice handicap, both races being run over a mile. Ripley was secured on lease by Roberts and will race in his colours.

PROMISING APPRENTICE A promising apprentice, S. Green, accompanied Roberts back and will be attached to his stable. He weighs about five stone and has served six months’ apprenticeship in Sydney. He rode work today and created a good impression by the handling of his mounts.

TENNIS

TEAMS FOR TOMORROW Tennis teams for tomorrow are: MAKAREWA B grade at Makarewa: J. E. McClean. J. M. Dickson,' A. A. McClean, D. F. Leckie, Misses V. Mortimer, H. McDougall, M. Soper, K. McClean. C grade at Otatara: D. M. Leckie, D. McDougall, W. Wright, K. Fallow, Misses D. Hutton. B. McCall. R. Horman. H. Fallow; emergencies, N. G. Leckie and Miss M. Weavers. WAIHOPAI A grade: Clarkson. Lumsden. Mullen. Ware, Miss M. Farmer, Mrs Clarkson, Mrs Clements, Miss J. Farmer. B grade: No. I.—Dillon, Mitchell. Peters, Thompson, Misses Moir, Ferguson, Stott Hemmings. B grade: No. 2.—E. Mullen, Cowie, Buchanan, Wilson, Misses Crawford, Mowatt, Stewart, Mabson. C grade: Fougere, Barnett, Harris, Gordon, Misses Patterson. Baty, De la Mare, Maclean. 'SOUTHEND A grade v. Waihopal at Waihopai: Misses J. Kelly, L. Mehaffey, M. Gerken, A. Macdonald, Messrs J. Henry, A. Fortune, J. Buchan. A. Breen. B grade v. Georgetown at Georgetown: Misses G. Tansley, K. Hassett, Mrs Duncan, Miss Chiaroni, Messrs A. Alsweiler, A. J. Henry. T. McChesney, C. Henry. C grade v. St. Mary's at Southend: Misses P. Ball, G. Maley D. Tozer, Smith. Messrs P. Tansley, C. Strathearn, V. Grenfell, M. Tansley. INVERCARGILL A grade: Deaker. Larcombe, Miller, Rout, Misses Cutt, Barrett, Shand, Mrs Larcombe. B grade: McGorllck, Cowie, Scholfield, Millar. Misses Basstian, Pollock, Rankin, Mrs Truscott. C grade: Upjohn. Truscott, Marshall, Williams, Misses Marshall, Boyce. Hlnchey, Anderson. WAIKIWI B grade to play Kennington at Kennington: Mrs O'Kane, Miss Barry, Miss Hartly. Mrs Pankhurst, J. O’Kane, F. Woodfield, E. Pankhurst. J. Boys. C grade to play Tisbury at Waikiwi: Misses Smith, Broad, Roderick, Mrs Bell, Harper, Stevens, Buckingham, Brumby. COLLEGIATE No. 1: T. Insall, L. Beal, R. McArthur. W. Weeds, Misses Kennedy, B. Clarkson, Thom-

son, Mrs Stoneman. No. 2: N. Baird, I. Walker, E. Witting, L. Winsloe, Misses O. Wallace, M. James. A. Cameron. Barlow. ST. MARY’S A grade: D. Perrin, J. Marriott, F. Walker, N. Ward, Misses M. Mahoney. R. Shepherd, Mrs Prendergast. Mrs M. Fitzgerald. B grade: J. Webb, G. Cameron, L. Bentley, E. Coupe, Misses L. Hallamore, E. Lynch, M. Cavanagh, K. Gibson. C grade: T. Kelly, W. Cameron, R. Stone, J. Marchant, Misses E. Lyons, M. Donaldson, J. Lynch. W. Streatfield. MOANA No. 1: Mrs McAlister. Mrs Fraser, Miss Southern, Mrs Barron, H. Dunne, S. Hunt, R. Gosden, A. D. Campbell. No. 2: Misses Dempster, Campbell, Chapman, Matheson, A. Savage, R. Fraser, L. Smith, J. Price. RUGBY park A grade: Miss R. Henry, Mrs A. Harvey, Miss I. Morton Miss G. Haydon, J. Hughes, J. Coward, R. Sleeman, G. Herbison. B grade: Mrs J. Hughes. Miss I. Barrett, Miss A. Galt, Mrs A. Booth, A. Booth, D. Checketts, A. Maxwell, R. Zwimpfer. C grade: Mrs D. Nisbet. Miss K. Graham, Mrs K. Markham. Miss F. Orr, F. Maxted, . A. Harvey, A. Low, W. McGrouther.