KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS LP
10-Q, 1997-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   Form 10-Q



             /X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                 For the Quarterly Period Ended: March 31, 1997

                        Commission File Number: 0-23950


                        Kenmar Performance Partners L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




                    NEW YORK                          11-2751509
            (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)        Identification No.)


      Two American Lane, P.O. Box 5150, Greenwich, Connecticut 06831-8150
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 861-1000


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No 
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                       KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                          QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1997
                                     INDEX


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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<S>                                                                                       <C>
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Item 1. Financial Statements

            Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 1997 (unaudited)
            and December 31, 1996 (audited)............................................... 3



            Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997
            and 1996 (unaudited).......................................................... 4



            Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital (Net Asset
            Value) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
            (unaudited).................................................................... 5



            Notes to Financial Statements.................................................. 6



   Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
           and Results of Operations....................................................... 11


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

   Item 2. Changes in Securities........................................................... 14

   Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................ 14

SIGNATURES................................................................................. 15

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                       STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
           March 31, 1997 (unaudited) and December 31, 1996 (audited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           March 31,  December 31,
                                                             1997         1996
                                                             ----         ----
<S>                                                      <C>           <C>
ASSETS
  Equity in broker trading accounts
    Cash                                                  $28,199,103   $33,605,676
    Net option premiums (received)                           (279,357)     (444,673)
    Unrealized gain on open contracts                       8,922,727     2,685,134
                                                         ------------  ------------

         Deposits with brokers                             36,842,473    35,846,137

  Cash and cash equivalents                                18,008,080     9,047,700
  Fixed income securities (cost of $55,871,143 and
    $73,923,849, including accrued interest)               55,467,333    73,903,987
  Subscriptions receivable                                     19,487       500,000
                                                         ------------  ------------

         Total assets                                    $110,337,373  $119,297,824
                                                         ============  ============

LIABILITIES
  Accounts payable                                            $82,250      $146,270
  Commissions and other trading fees
    on open contracts                                         805,003       563,004
  Management fees                                             311,475       286,256
  Incentive fees                                            1,090,946     3,383,341
  Redemptions payable                                       2,445,184     3,888,678
                                                         ------------  ------------

         Total liabilities                                  4,734,858     8,267,549
                                                         ------------  ------------

PARTNERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
  General Partner - 53.5807 units outstanding at
    March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996                      787,050       785,756
  Limited Partners - 7,135.6168 and 7,517.5721 units
    outstanding at March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996   104,815,465   110,244,519
                                                         ------------  ------------

         Total partners' capital
           (Net Asset Value)                              105,602,515   111,030,275
                                                         ------------  ------------

                                                         $110,337,373  $119,297,824
                                                         ============  ============
</TABLE>


                            See accompanying notes.


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
                                  (Unaudited)

                                   --------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                           March 31,
                                                     1997          1996
                                                     ----          ----
     <S>                                          <C>         <C>
     INCOME
       Commodity trading gains (losses)
         Realized                                 $ (301,920)  $ (9,911,865)
         Change in unrealized                      6,237,593    (13,131,988)
                                                  ----------  -------------

              Gain (loss) from commodity trading   5,935,673    (23,043,853)
                                                  ----------  -------------

       Other trading gains (losses)
         Realized                                   (110,437)       254,140
         Change in unrealized                       (383,948)      (594,319)
                                                  ----------  -------------

              (Loss) from other trading             (494,385)      (340,179)
                                                  ----------  -------------

       Interest income                             1,441,573      1,636,515
                                                  ----------  -------------

              Total income (loss)                  6,882,861    (21,747,517)
                                                  ----------  -------------

     EXPENSES
       Brokerage commissions                       4,538,871      4,953,105
       Management fees                               753,757        946,501
       Incentive fees                              1,090,946        102,478
       General Partner administrative fee for
         operating expenses                          283,026        370,043
       Cash management service charge                  8,026         36,893
       Legal expense                                       0            400
                                                  ----------  -------------

              Total expenses                       6,674,626      6,409,420
                                                  ----------  -------------

              NET INCOME (LOSS)                   $  208,235  $ (28,156,937)
                                                  ==========  =============

     NET INCOME (LOSS) PER UNIT
       (based on weighted average number of
       units outstanding during the period)       $    27.88  $   (2,588.71)
                                                  ==========  =============

     INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSET
       VALUE PER UNIT                             $    24.14  $   (2,575.81)
                                                  ==========  =============
</TABLE>



                            See accompanying notes.

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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
          STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (NET ASSET VALUE)
               For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
                                  (Unaudited)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Partners' Capital
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        General                  Limited                    Total
                                    ----------------     -----------------------   ------------------------
                                    Units     Amount      Units         Amount        Units       Amount
                                    -----     ------      -----         ------        -----       ------ 
<S>                                <C>      <C>        <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>

Three Months Ended March 31, 1997

Balances at December 31, 1996      53.5807   $785,756   7,517.5721  $110,244,519   7,571.1528  $111,030,275
Net income for the three months
  ended March 31, 1997                          1,294                    206,941                    208,235
Additions                           0.0000          0      79.0558     1,161,570      79.0558     1,161,570
Redemptions                         0.0000          0    (461.0111)   (6,797,565)   (461.0111)   (6,797,565)
                                   -------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------

Balances at March 31, 1997         53.5807   $787,050   7,135.6168  $104,815,465   7,189.1975  $105,602,515
                                   =======  =========  ===========  ============  ===========  ============

Three Months Ended March 31, 1996

Balances at December 31, 1995      53.5807   $762,603  10,750.9076  $153,015,482  10,804.4883  $153,778,085
Net (loss) for the three months
  ended March 31, 1996                       (138,013)               (28,018,924)               (28,156,937)
Additions                           0.0000          0     522.7897     6,931,971     522.7897     6,931,971
Redemptions                         0.0000          0    (462.4664)   (5,902,074)   (462.4664)   (5,902,074)
                                   -------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------

Balances at March 31, 1996         53.5807   $624,590  10,811.2309  $126,026,455  10,864.8116  $126,651,045
                                   =======  =========  ===========  ============  ===========  ============

<CAPTION>
                                              Net Asset Value Per Unit
                                -------------------------------------------------
                                 March 31,  December 31,  March 31,  December 31,
                                   1997        1996         1996         1995
                                   ----        ----         ----         ----
                                <S>         <C>          <C>         <C>

                                $14,689.05  $14,664.91   $11,656.99  $14,232.80
                                ==========  ==========   ==========  ==========

</TABLE>

                           See accompanying notes.

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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)




Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        A. General Description of the Partnership

           Kenmar Performance Partners L.P. (the Partnership) is a New York
           limited partnership which operates as a commodity pool.  It is
           subject to the regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading
           Commission, an agency of the United States (U.S.) government which
           regulates most aspects of the commodity futures industry, rules of
           the National Futures Association, an industry self-regulatory
           organization, and the requirements of commodity exchanges where the
           Partnership executes transactions.  Additionally, the Partnership is
           subject to the requirements of Futures Commission Merchants and
           interbank market makers (brokers) through which the Partnership
           trades.

           The Partnership is a registrant with the Securities and Exchange
           Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  As a
           registrant, the Partnership is subject to the regulation of the
           Securities and Exchange Commission.

        B. Method of Reporting
  
           The Partnership's financial statements are presented in accordance
           with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the use
           of certain estimates made by the Partnership's management.

        C. Commodities

           Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated.
           Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts (the difference between
           contract purchase price and market price) at the date of the
           statement of financial condition are included in equity in broker
           trading accounts.  Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from
           the preceding period is reported in the statement of operations.
           Brokerage commissions include other trading fees and are charged to
           expense when contracts are opened.

        D. Cash and Cash Equivalents

           Cash and cash equivalents includes short-term time deposits and cash
           on deposit at financial institutions.






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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (Unaudited)



Note 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
        (CONTINUED)


        E. Fixed Income Securities

           Fixed income securities are reported at market value plus accrued
           interest.  Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade
           date.
 
        F. Income Taxes

           The Partnership prepares calendar year U.S. and state information
           tax returns and reports to the partners their allocable shares of
           the Partnership's income, expenses and trading gains or losses.

        G. Foreign Currency Transactions

           The Partnership's functional currency is the U.S. dollar; however,
           it transacts business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
           Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
           dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect at
           the date of the statement of financial condition.  Income and
           expense items denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar
           are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect during the
           period.  Gains and losses resulting from the translation to U.S.
           dollars are reported in income currently.

        H. Reclassification

           Certain amounts in the statement of operations for the three months
           ended March 31, 1996 were reclassified to conform with the 
           presentation for the three months ended March 31, 1997.

Note 2.  GENERAL PARTNER

         The General Partner of the Partnership is Kenmar Advisory Corp., which
         conducts and manages the business of the Partnership.  The General
         Partner is required by the Limited Partnership Agreement to maintain
         an investment in the Partnership of 1% of the Net Asset Value, up to a
         total of $500,000.

         A portion of the brokerage commissions paid by the Partnership to
         certain brokers is, in turn, paid by the brokers to the General
         Partner.





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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (Unaudited)



Note 3.  COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS

         The Partnership has advisory agreements with various commodity trading
         advisors, pursuant to which the Partnership pays monthly management
         fees of .25% annually to 4% annually of the net asset value under
         management (as defined in the advisory agreements) and quarterly
         incentive fees of 15% to 25% of the profit subject to incentive fee
         (as defined in the advisory agreements).

Note 4.  DEPOSITS WITH BROKERS

         The Partnership deposits funds with brokers subject to Commodity
         Futures Trading Commission regulations and various exchange and broker
         requirements.  Margin requirements are satisfied by the deposit of
         cash with such brokers.  The Partnership earns interest income on its
         assets deposited with the brokers.

Note 5.  OTHER EXPENSES

         The General Partner pays all ordinary operating and administrative
         expenses incurred by the Partnership.  The Partnership pays the
         General Partner a monthly administrative fee equal to 1/12 of 1% of
         the prior month's beginning Net Asset Value of the Partnership.  The
         Partnership also pays actual amounts incurred in connection with
         services performed by independent legal counsel.

Note 6.  SUBSCRIPTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS

         Investments in the Partnership are made by subscription agreement,
         subject to acceptance by the General Partner.  The subscription price
         is equal to the Net Asset Value of the units purchased, plus a 5%
         selling commission, unless wholly or partly waived by the General
         Partner.  Additions to partners' capital are shown net of such
         charges, which amounted to $3,912 and $6,677 for the three months
         ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

         The Partnership is not required to distribute profits, but may do so
         at the sole discretion of the General Partner.  A Limited Partner may
         request and receive redemption of units owned, subject to restrictions
         in the Limited Partnership Agreement.

Note 7.  TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS

         The Partnership engages in the speculative trading of U.S. and foreign
         futures contracts, options on U.S. and foreign futures contracts and
         forward contracts (collectively, "derivatives").  These derivatives
         include both financial and non-financial contracts held as part of a
         diversified trading program.  The Partnership is exposed to both
         market risk, the risk arising from changes in the market value of the
         contracts, and credit risk, the risk of failure by another party to
         perform according to the terms of a contract.


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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (Unaudited)



Note 7.  TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

         Purchase and sale of futures and options on futures contracts requires
         margin deposits with the brokers.  Additional deposits may be
         necessary for any loss on contract value.  The Commodity Exchange Act
         requires a broker to segregate all customer transactions and assets
         from such broker's proprietary activities.  A customer's cash and
         other property (for example, U.S. Treasury bills) deposited with a
         broker are considered commingled with all other customer funds subject
         to the broker's segregation requirements.  In the event of a broker's
         insolvency, recovery may be limited to a pro rata share of segregated
         funds available.  It is possible that the recovered amount could be
         less than total cash and other property deposited.

         The Partnership has a substantial portion of its assets on deposit
         with brokers and dealers in securities and other financial
         institutions in connection with its trading of forward contracts and
         its cash management activities.  In the event of a financial
         institution's insolvency, recovery of Partnership assets on deposit
         may be limited to account insurance or other protection afforded such
         deposits.  In the normal course of business, the Partnership requires
         collateral for repurchase agreements in excess of the face value of
         such agreements.  Since forward contracts are traded in unregulated
         markets between principals, the Partnership also assumes the risk of
         loss from counterparty nonperformance.

         For derivatives, risks arise from changes in the market value of the
         contracts.  Theoretically, the Partnership is exposed to a market risk
         equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and
         unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.  As both a buyer and
         seller of options, the Partnership pays or receives a premium at the
         outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of
         the contract underlying the option.  Written options expose the
         Partnership to potentially unlimited liability, and purchased options
         expose the Partnership to a risk of loss limited to the premiums paid.

         The fair value of derivatives represents unrealized gains and losses
         on open futures and forward contracts and long and short options at
         market value.  The average fair values of derivatives during the three
         months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 were approximately $5,260,000 and
         $8,590,000, respectively, and the related fair values as of March 31,
         1997 and December 31, 1996 were approximately $8,643,000 and
         $2,240,000, respectively.

         Net trading results from derivatives for the three months ended March
         31, 1997 and 1996 are reflected in the statement of operations and
         equal gain (loss) from commodity trading less brokerage commissions.
         Such trading results reflect the net gain (loss) arising from the
         Partnership's speculative trading of futures contracts, options on
         futures contracts and forward contracts.




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                        KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (Unaudited)



Note 7.  TRADING ACTIVITIES AND RELATED RISKS (CONTINUED)

         At March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, the notional amounts of open 
         contracts were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   March 31,                    December 31,
                                     1997                          1996
                                     ----                          ----
                         Contracts to   Contracts to   Contracts to   Contracts to
                           Purchase        Sell          Purchase         Sell
                           --------        ----          --------         ----
<S>                     <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>
Derivatives (excluding
  purchased options)    $418,800,000  $3,523,800,000  $1,805,000,000  $671,800,000
Purchased options         20,100,000       9,700,000      41,600,000     5,800,000
</TABLE>

      The above amounts do not represent the Partnership's risk of loss due to
      market and credit risk, but rather represent the Partnership's extent of
      involvement in derivatives at the date of the statement of financial
      condition.

      The General Partner has established procedures to actively monitor and
      minimize market and credit risk.  The Limited Partners bear the risk of
      loss only to the extent of the market value of their respective
      investments and, in certain specific circumstances, distributions and
      redemptions received.


Note 8.  INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         The statement of financial condition as of March 31, 1997 and the
         statements of operations and changes in partners' capital (net asset
         value) for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are
         unaudited.  In the opinion of management, such financial statements
         reflect all adjustments, which were of a normal and recurring nature,
         necessary for a fair presentation of financial position as of March
         31, 1997 and the results of operations for the three months ended
         March 31, 1997 and 1996.




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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.


The assets of the Partnership are used for trading, buying, selling, spreading,
swapping or otherwise acquiring, holding or disposing of commodities, futures
contracts, forward contracts, foreign exchange commitments, swap contracts,
exchange-for-physicals, spot (cash) commodities and other items, options on the
foregoing, and any rights pertaining to the foregoing contracts, instruments or
investments throughout the world ("Commodities"), through the direct and
indirect retention of professional commodity trading advisors (the "Advisors").

The assets of the Partnership are deposited with commodity brokers and
interbank dealers (collectively, the "Commodity Brokers") in trading accounts
established by the Partnership for the Advisors and are used by the Partnership
as margin to engage in trading.  Such assets are held in either a non-interest
bearing bank account or in securities approved by the CFTC for investment of
customer funds.  In addition, certain of the Partnership's assets may be placed
in a custodian account with a cash manager to maximize the interest earned on
assets not committed as margin.

CAPITAL RESOURCES.  The Partnership does not have, nor does it expect to have,
any capital assets.  Redemptions and sales of the units of limited partnership
interests (the "Units") in the future will affect the amount of funds available
for trading Commodities in subsequent periods.

There are three primary factors that affect the Partnership's capital
resources: (i) the trading profit or loss generated by the Advisors (including
interest income); (ii) the capital invested or redeemed by the limited partners
of the Partnership (the "Limited Partners"); and (iii) the capital invested or
redeemed by the Partnership's general partner, Kenmar Advisory Corp. (the
"General Partner").  The General Partner has maintained, and has agreed to
maintain, at all times a capital account in such amount, up to a total of
$500,000, as is necessary for the General Partner to maintain a one percent
(1%) interest in the capital, income and losses of the Partnership.  All
capital contributions by the General Partner necessary to maintain such capital
account balance are evidenced by units of general partnership interests, each
of which has an initial value equal to the Net Asset Value per Unit (as defined
below) at the time of such contribution.  The General Partner, in its sole
discretion, may withdraw any excess above its required capital contribution
without notice to the Limited Partners.  The General Partner, in its sole
discretion, may also contribute any greater amount to the Partnership, for
which it shall receive, at its option, additional units of general partnership
interests or Units at their then-current Net Asset Value (as defined below).

"Net Asset Value" is defined as total assets of the Partnership less total
liabilities as determined in accordance with the principles set forth in the
Second Restatement of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership,
dated September 1, 1993, as amended December 1, 1995 (the "Partnership
Agreement"), or where no such principles are specified therein, in accordance
with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis.  The term "Net Asset Value per Unit" is defined in the
Partnership Agreement to mean the Net Asset Value of the Partnership divided by
the number of Units issued and outstanding as of the date of computation.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The Partnership incurs substantial charges from the
payment of management and/or incentive fees to the Advisors and administrative
fees to the General Partner which are payable based upon the Net Asset Value of
the Partnership and are payable without regard to the profitability of the      
Partnership.  The brokerage commissions to the Commodity Brokers are also
payable without regard to the profitability of the Partnership, although under
certain circumstances such commissions have been, and may continue to be,
higher when Advisors experience profits and as a result increase their trading
activity.  As a result, in certain years the Partnership may have incurred a
net loss when trading profits were not substantial enough to avoid depletion of
the Partnership's assets from such fees and expenses.  Thus, due to the nature
of the Partnership's business, the success of the Partnership is dependent 
upon the ability of the Advisors to generate trading profits through the 
speculative trading of Commodities sufficient to produce capital appreciation 
after payment of all fees and expenses.


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It is important to note, however, that (i) the Advisors trade in various
markets at different times and that prior activity in a particular market does
not mean that such markets will be actively traded by an Advisor or will be
profitable in the future and (ii) the Advisors trade independently of each
other using different trading systems and may trade different markets with
various concentrations at various times.  Consequently, the results of
operations of the Partnership can only be discussed in the context of the
overall trading activities of the Partnership, the Advisors' trading activities
on behalf of the Partnership as a whole and how the Partnership has performed
in the past.

Set forth below is a comparison of the results of operations of the Partnership
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1997 and 1996. 

As of March 31, 1997, the Net Asset Value of the Partnership was $105,602,515,
a decrease of approximately 4.89% from its Net Asset Value of $111,030,275 at
December 31, 1996.  The Partnership's subscriptions and redemptions for the
quarter ended March 31, 1997 totaled $1,161,570 and $6,797,565, respectively.
For the quarter ended March 31, 1997, the Partnership had income comprised of
$5,853,645 in change in unrealized trading gains, ($412,357) in realized
trading losses and $1,441,573 in interest income, compared to losses comprised
of ($13,726,307) in change in unrealized trading losses, ($9,657,725) in
realized trading losses, and $1,636,515 in interest income for the same period
in 1996.  Total income for the first quarter of 1997 increased by $28,630,378
from the same period in 1996, while total expenses increased by $265,206
between these periods.  The Net Asset Value per unit at March 31, 1997
increased 0.16% from $14,664.91 at December 31, 1996 to $14,689.05 at March 31,
1997.  The Partnership's positive performance for the quarter ended March 31,
1997 resulted primarily from gains in metals, petroleums and grains.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.  As a result, any recent
increases in realized or unrealized trading gains may have no bearing on any
results that may be obtained in the future.


LIQUIDITY.  Although there is no public market for the Units, a Limited Partner
may redeem its Units in the Partnership as of any month-end occurring six
months or more after such investment was made.

With respect to the Partnership's trading, in general, the Partnership's
trading advisors will endeavor to trade only Commodities that have sufficient
liquidity to enable them to enter and close out positions without causing major
price movements.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, most United States commodity
exchanges limit the amount by which certain commodities may move during a
single day by regulations referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or
"daily limits".  Pursuant to such regulations, no trades may be executed on any
given day at prices beyond the daily limits.  The price of a futures contract
has occasionally moved the daily limit for several consecutive days, with
little or no trading, thereby effectively preventing a party from liquidating
its position.  While the occurrence of such an event may reduce or effectively
eliminate the liquidity of a particular market, it will not limit ultimate
losses and may in fact substantially increase losses because of this inability  
to liquidate unfavorable positions.  In addition, if there is little or no
trading in a particular futures or forward contract that the Partnership is
trading, whether such illiquidity is caused by any of the above reasons or
otherwise, the Partnership may be unable to execute trades at favorable prices
and/or may be unable or unwilling to liquidate its position prior to its
expiration date, thereby requiring the Partnership to make or take delivery of
the underlying interest of the Commodity.

In addition, certain Advisors trade on futures markets outside the United
States on behalf of the Partnership.  Certain foreign exchanges may be
substantially more prone to periods of illiquidity than United States
exchanges.  Further, certain Advisors trade forward contracts which are not
traded on exchanges; rather banks and dealers act as principals in these 


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markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not regulate
trading on non-U.S. futures markets or in forward contracts.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT.  The discussion above contains certain forward-looking
statements (as such term is defined in the rules promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that are based on the beliefs of the
Partnership, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently
available to, the Partnership..  A number of important factors should cause the
Partnership's actual results, performance or achievements for 1997 and beyond
to differ materially from the results, performance or achievements expressed
in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements.  These factors include,
without limitation, the factors described above.



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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION



   ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES.

In September 1985, the Partnership commenced a private placement of Units in
reliance on the exemptions afforded by, among others, Sections 4 (2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") and Rule 506 of Regulation
D promulgated thereunder.  Similar reliance has been placed on available
exemptions from securities qualification requirements under applicable state
securities laws.  Units are offered monthly at a price per Unit equal to the
then current Net Asset Value per Unit, with a required minimum subscription of
$26,250 for new investors other than individual retirement accounts ("IRAs")
and qualified retirement plans and Keogh Plans ("Plans") and $10,500 for IRAs,
Plans and existing Limited Partners, which amounts include selling commissions
of $1,250 and $500, respectively.  A subscriber may subscribe for Units in
excess of the foregoing minimum amount in increments of $1,000.  As of the date
hereof, Units are continuing to be offered and there is no maximum number of
Units that may be purchased or sold.

During the first quarter of 1997, 79.0557775 Units were sold for a total of
$1,161,569.70.

   ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

           A. EXHIBITS.
              27 Financial Data Schedule.


           B. REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
              None.


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                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                           KENMAR PERFORMANCE PARTNERS L.P.


                           By:  Kenmar Advisory Corp., general partner


Dated:  May 13, 1997       By:  /s/ Robert L. Cruikshank
                                ------------------------------------------
                                       Robert L. Cruikshank
                                       Executive Vice President
                                       (Duly Authorized Officer
                                       of the General Partner)




Dated:  May 13, 1997       By:  /s/ Thomas J. DiVuolo
                                ------------------------------------------
                                       Thomas J. DiVuolo
                                       Senior Vice President
                                       (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                       Officer of the Registrant)













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