DRAMA OF STOLEN HORSE

Otaki Mail, 7 January 1924, Page 4

DRAMA OF STOLEN HORSE

THIEVES WIN A FORTUNE. 1 SYDNEY, December 20Like a icliapter' ffljcwa one of Nat Gould's famous books is the story of how the. Woorak colt, Kel Owi, was stolen from his paddock, and, under a false name, scooped the pool at a country race meeting. • The story comes to light through a decision iby the A.J.C. yesterday that neither" Mr R. NY. Mackinnon, tli* owner of Kel Owi, nor the. horse , are to he penalised .because of this remarkable escapad*. Kel Owi was formerly raced by air Samuel Hordern, a member, of the A.J.C. committee. He purchased him. as a vearUhg for Slugns, but though raced" for ft few years, he proved a ' disappointment. He was very last ! over a short distance, hut eould not 1 quite stay six furlongs. I l A little more than a year ago bir i Samuel Hordern sold him to Mr R. 'W. Mackinnon for 530gns. Mr MacKhmon lioped to have better luck, hut lie found that he had to spell tne horse, and turned him out in a paddock at Adelong, in.the south of the Her© the horse, was [resting in luxury when "the villain" entered. It is rtol hard to imagine MbeQml minds at work resulting in the theft of the • ra Kel 0 Owi was taken away to another ; district arid 'given a few surreptitious Slops. He did not require much to tit him for a country race meeting, and he was entered at a certain town I under another name. I The first event in which he aprace and this lime there was no mistake Rou-h and a- bit heavy as he ! ooked ha ltd all the way and won • rtniUnß up. Ho had -been backed to ;SV'n«. and after too 'om>er ' s&r**"® w if and the J* *£ , h0 ..„„,t was proved to be km uwi. a,'a in clearing him of any blame.