TROTTING SENSATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 201, 15 July 1936, Page 6

TROTTING SENSATION.

BELGIUM BETTY CASE. Sensation upon sensation lias followed the now notorious Belgium Betty, case m Perth, until it has developed into the greatest trotting disqualification in the history of M'estern Australian trotting. Some finality was reached at a special meeting of the M’estern Australian Trotting Association cn June 18. The case grew from the disqualification of six months on reinsman F. Kearsley, junr., and Belgium Betty for allegedly not doing Ins best on that mare in the Munjimup Handicap at Gloucester Park on May 9, until it embraced two bookmakers, a go-between, and the owner, J. Butler. As the matter now rest, the mare, Belgium Betty and her owner, J. Butler, are under sentu ice ot two years' disqualification, while the betlicense of the bookmaker, R. H. Hig'"•ins, has been cancelled indefinitely*. ° Belgium Betty opened a hot favourite for the race, but eased, ind was beaten out of a place. An examination of betlin.r sheets was made by the stewards. The appeals of the above-mentioned individuals have already been dealt ' and settled, but the stewards have still to deal with another individual, < (directly concerned, for allegedly having given a false statement. Since the end of May the stewards have suspended the license of G. Simmons for his 'tdlmg °‘ Pordesleys at Fremantle on May -° as well as the license of L. J. Ecys, for similar offence on Arthur Royal at Gloucester Park on June 13.