EX-KARAMU HORSES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 275, 9 August 1918, Page 8

EX-KARAMU HORSES

HOW SOME OF TUB PURCHASES TURNED OUT. Now that the 1917-18 racing Reason liaß closed, .tho following tablo of the stakes won bv horses bought at the Karamu sale in"November last is interesting. Ilymestra, who was tho champion the previous season, and; who brought top prico at the sale, returned his purchase- money, and a bit over, to Mr. AV. It, Kemball, as did his full sister Torfrcda. who was purchased by another Wairarapa sportsman in Mr. A. Jl'DonaW. Centre, who won tho Winter Oats at Trcntham in 1917, only raced onco in his new owner's colours. He broke a leg whilst exercising on tho track at Hastings, and liad to bo destroyed. Hyllus can be said to have been tlio best bargain secured so far as winnings are concerned. Bagdad was also a payable proposition for Mr. H. M. Campbell. Ilymcona, repaid his owner well, ho having sold tho gelding for 1000 guineas. Unfortunately Ilymeon-n- was on tlio AV'immera when she panic o(T tho North Cape, and was lost with the four ot-hcr horses on board. By running first and second at Trcntha.ni Inst month Gladful suuarcd bis account. Bclair only succeeded in winning two races, tho value of which was only equal to about a halt licr purchase price. Mandrake only started once, that being at Trcntham, and finished out or a place. Jlylans. who showed promise as a hurdler the season before, and who was 1 secured at the sale of Mr. O. Fulton, tho

owner of Art, was a costly failure, ho only running a, second in liin new owner's colours. Still, there is plenty of tlmo for the gelding to repay his uwncr, ho only being a six-year-old Ihiß season. Tho fol. lowing table (fives tho purchase price and the stake money won by eighteen of tho horses purchased at tho sale:— Price Stakes paid. won. gns. £ JTymcstra (Hymettus-Straga) ... 2050 2625 Torfreda, (Uymcttus-Stnign,) 800 900 JSplair (HvDiettus-Enyo) 520 240 Gladful (iiirkenhcad-Gladisla)... 510 M 5 Bagdad (Hymcttiis-Asintio) 420 .740 Hynieonn, (Hvmettns—Eona) M 400 JTvtlus (Hymeltus-Ennaj 3W 25 TlvlaiK (llvmcttus-Temerity) ... 300 22 Piano (llvmetlus-Paeanj 210 160 Centre (liyracttus-Target) ......... 2UO - Wnodlark (IlymettUß-Woodhey)... 200 EO Tlyginaß (Ilymcttuß-I'aean) 150 475 Marouelcur (King Mark-By By) 150 140 Mandrake (Ilymettus-lfandola) ICO - Vaßcular (Vasco-Pelliculc) 70 70 Chantry (King Mark-Chant) ... 6a 120 Hydras OTymettus-Bnlama) EO 175 Hyllus (Hymettus-Marty) 40 385