RACEHORSE CAUSES TROUBLE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1654, 22 January 1913, Page 6

RACEHORSE CAUSES TROUBLE.

DECLINES TO LEAVE NEW ZEALAND. (Br Tele(rraph.-Speoial OorrceponaonO Auckland, January 21. Some trouble was experienced in at/ tempting to ship tho well-known racehorso Kakama to Sydney by tho Win* uicra last evening. Tho liorse, in company with several others, was brought to tho ship's side, and as it was anticipated that Kakamn would cause'a littlo trouble, the others were shipped first.. All attempts to induce the horso to enter tho Ins to bo hoislcd on board proved futile, and nearly an hour was spent in the endeavour to coax or push; tho animal into tho animal into tho box.' At.one time it appeared that tho efforts of the Men would bo rewarded, but just as Kakama placed ono of her fore feet on the floor of tho,box sho suddenly reared, and fell backwards on the wharl. Tho horso was not: injured, as a bundle of straw had been previously spread on tho wharf, and she scrambled to her feet, lashing out in great fury. : An unusually,' largo crowd had gathered to watc Mho proceedings, and the excited aniinnl raced about Ilia wharf, the crowd scattering in, all directions. Ono individual,, in his haste to get out of the way of the animal's flying feet, tripped, and fell over, the- edge of tho wharf.; ■ Luckily, in - his fall,, ho clutched ono- of tho steel hawsers, and remained suspended between tho ship and the wharf: for 6omo minutes.' Ho'was ovontually helped ashore': by willing hands. All attempts to ship tho,horse were. shortly afterwards abandoned, and tho maro was taken back to her quarters. ...