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Date Created20th July 2022CommentsKerry Keating
It was a great day out Karen. A family, picnic day. Harder times has forced assistance from commercial interests. In comes the breweries. The area under the grandstand that was a cafe is now a bar. The little part at the Southern end of the grandstand that was used for filling kettles with hot water is now used for jugs of beer. Only a few weeks after Dad died, relations came over from Christchurch to give Mum a day out. When we got there, the first thing we saw was a drunken sod urinating in full view of everyone. The cops took him away after I rubbed his face in it.

Karen Peters
Kerry Keating under the grandstand has always been the bar, for as long as I have known. The tearooms is at the back of grandstand. I remember where the hot water came from. You always will get someone to spoil the show. I have had that experience at Riccarton on cup day

Kerry Keating
Kumara race day is not the only fun day out venue to be ruined by alcohol. New Zealand sports venues are gradually being taken over by brewery giants. A lot of people wrongly believe rugby union is our national sport. If things keep going the way they are, schooner drinking will soon be.

PaulAnthony Teens
Kerry Keating sounds like u joined the AA and don’t like anyone else having a drink!!

Kerry Keating
I don't begrudge anyone having a drink. It's the weak morons who go with the temptation placed in front of them by the brewery's. They drink to excess and ruin the day out for everyone else,,, little children included.

Brian Beban
I worked in the Tote at Kumara for the James Family for a few years in the early 60's. The calculators used were about 4 blokes who calculated the odds as a group around a table based on consensus on a rolling basis. No calculators, only pencils and paper and brains hard at work.

Denise Lois Gordon - Hill
Brian Beban our father worked up and down the coast in the totes for many years

Karen Peters
Brian Beban i also worked in the tote for James family. Kumara was always so busy

Barbara Fitzsimmons
Just look st me .I'm always in the crowd .love the Races

Daphne Mckay
Thank you for sharing!!!

Myra Barry
I used to help in the kitchen so many years ago but what a day that was

Ann Bradley
Always loved the Kumara races. Not such a crowd in the Grandstand or bar these days as many are lured to Corporate and group tents that they don’t leave.

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