Walters, Bell suspended
i(N.Z. Press Association! AUCKLAND I The rivalry between th< (Matamata jockeys G. A. Walter ;and G. R. Bell wa& continued <■( I Ellerslie yesterday in the Ne ! Year’s liigh-weight and both I were penalised. I Bell was suspended up to and ‘including next Tuesday and ! fined $lOO and Walters wm put (out up to and including January Bell, on Mystic Marc, wa.i : found guilty of causing inter i ference to Jack Johnaon (Walters) 100 m into the home I straight. Walters was then found guilty of causing interference to Bal. l > i mount over the last 250 m. •was also charged with foul rid ■ ing, in that he used his whip i extravagantly across the line of ; Mystic Marc. He was suspended on the first charge. On the foul riding charge, the judicial committer decided that in light of Bell's statement the evidence was not conclusive and the charge was dropped. Bell was then found guilty of giving misleading evidence in relation to the interference suf fered by his mount over the last 250 m and was fined. Walters and Bell were involved in an incident in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup at Ellerslie 18 months ago The case earned a special report tc the New Zealand Racing Confer ence.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34041, 3 January 1976, Page 8
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