Author's long trip
Mr Roy McKenzie, of ! Wellington, had to beat! (adverse weather conditions! ’to have his book, “The ißoydon Heritage.” on sale at; I Addington Raceway on (Saturday night. Mr McKenzie had to ’travel to Blenheim on ! business early on Saturday I morning and he had arranged to travel on to Christchurch in a light : aircraft. Christchurch Airport was ' I closed to light aircraft by I I the time he was on his way I 'from Blenheim and, after il
difficulty, his pilot was able jto land at Culverden. A taxi from Rangiora was hired to i carry Mr McKenzie and his books to Christchurch, I where he arrived some (hours late, but still in time to see his horse, Roydon Scott, finish second in the Pan Am Mile. “It I hadn’t advertised that the book would be available I wouldn’t have jworried about getting to Christchurch, but would have gone back to Blenheim,’’ said Mr McKenzie.
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