Uncle Remus still an attraction
I Fans of Uncle Remus | I made it clear they had not! 'forgotten their favourite! when he galloped between! J races at Pukekohe on Satur- ■ day. The champion of last sea-j Ison was immediately the! centre of attention when he! I came into the birdcage andl hundreds flocked to get aj Jcioser look after he came] back from his gallop with; Dark Expanse. ■| Uncle Remus gave the! -iother horse a fair start from: I the 1000 m and drew clear; ; toward the finish in Imin, 4s, the last 600 in 39.75. ■ A fair way above himself ( i vet Uncle Remus “blew up” | ,|considerably afterwards. He; Lwas ridden as usual by i(Bobby Vance, Dark Expanse l Lby another of Colin Jillings’s; j I employees, the apprentice , W. J. Hokai.
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Press, 7 August 1978, Page 21
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