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60th Anniversary Kapunda Cup 2007

2,600 metres, Standing Start


"Mythical Beast" takes home the cup


Sponsors Club Presentation to the winning horse "Mythical Beast" Trained by GR Norman , Driven by RW Dunlop, 11th March 2007

 

  Written for the Club’s 60th Anniversary Race Meeting – 2007

In 1945 as the war came to an end and local identities Tom Hansberry and Gerry Schluter were racing horses at Wayville with success and others raced their horses at the local Shows. The KHRC was formed by the following local identities:
T Hansberry, L Burton, J Higgins,
J Brewster, D Davoren, F Donovan, B Modystach, R Hansberry, G Schluter,
M Shakeshaft, A Shannon & E Hambour. The Club was registered with the South Australian Trotting League with Mr Tom Hansberry being elected as delegate.

Mr Eli Hambour (who celebrated is 101tst birthday in January 2007) recalls they faced a massive task to prepare an area of Dutton Park
(a section of the 50 acres bequeathed to the Kapunda Community by the late Sir Sydney Kidman for recreational use).  It was native scrub with a creek running through it adjacent to Hancock Road ..  The group filled in the creek, prepared a track, built horse stalls, erected an elaborate wood panel running rail and other necessary facilities. Eli with many talents was an experienced “powder monkey” and he undertook the job of blowing out the tree butts; he also was experienced as a carpenter and supervised the erection of buildings including the Totalizator building. Money was borrowed to grade and prepare the track for racing in 1947.

All was in readiness in 18 months for the Club’s opening meeting on 11th March 1947. It was a day meeting, 105 horses raced, the majority arriving and departing on the horse train, some from interstate, the city and sidings in between.  Eight races were run with the total stakes of 385 pounds. It was a great success and fitting result for the foresight and hard work of the group of enthusiasts of 1945.

 

 


 

 


 


 


 


 


 

       
 

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