Conference Officers
WELLINGTON. Mr R. A. Whyte (Wellington) above, was yesterday re-elected unopposed as president of the New Zealand Racing Conference. Mr H. H. Smith (Hawke’s Bay) was elected unopposed as vice-president. The members of the executive committee, appointed by their respective district committees are:— Messrs N. A. Thomson (Auckland), D. W. J. Gould (Canterbury), R. C. B. Greenslade (Dunedin), E. C. Berry (Greymouth), G. H. Morgan (Hawke’s Bay), W. A. IL Thompson (Southland), C. H. Wynyard (Taranaki), F. C. Johnstone (Waikato), M. A. Conway (Wanganui), L D. Reid (Wellington). The levy on clubs for conference expenses was set at $160,000, with a levy of $56,722 for the training tracks subsidy.
Record Attempt.— A Sydney man will attempt to break the world 24-hour sailing record with a revolutionary hydrofoil catamaran he has designed. R. Miller will sail the 24ft catamaran a distance of 500 miles.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32038, 12 July 1969, Page 6
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