TROTTING CONFERENCE OFFICIALS SEE ROYAL MILE AGAIN BREAK RECORD.— Photographs taken at the Addington racecourse yesterday when Royal Mile broke his own mile record for a two-year-old trotter (2min 16 35sec) by 25sec. TOP: Members of the executive of the New Zealand Trotting Conference take time off from their annual meeting to watch Royal Mile. From left are Messrs R. J. Rolfe (Thames), A. Anderson (Wellington), A. L. Matson (president of the conference), O. Hutchinson (treasurer), A Ferguson (Dunedin), J. E. Farrell (Oamaru), W. H. Roche (Westport), G. C. Cruickshank (Invercargill), W. E. Desmond (Christchurch), and L. G. Reiger (Palmerston North). BOTTOM: Royal Mile (J. D. Litten) setting his new record. On the inside is the pacemaker, Lindy Lou, driven by V. Alborn.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27396, 8 July 1954, Page 7
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123TROTTING CONFERENCE OFFICIALS SEE ROYAL MILE AGAIN BREAK RECORD.—Photographs taken at the Addington racecourse yesterday when Royal Mile broke his own mile record for a two-year-old trotter (2min 16 35sec) by 25sec. TOP: Members of the executive of the New Zealand Trotting Conference take time off from their annual meeting to watch Royal Mile. From left are Messrs R. J. Rolfe (Thames), A. Anderson (Wellington), A. L. Matson (president of the conference), O. Hutchinson (treasurer), A Ferguson (Dunedin), J. E. Farrell (Oamaru), W. H. Roche (Westport), G. C. Cruickshank (Invercargill), W. E. Desmond (Christchurch), and L. G. Reiger (Palmerston North). BOTTOM: Royal Mile (J. D. Litten) setting his new record. On the inside is the pacemaker, Lindy Lou, driven by V. Alborn. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27396, 8 July 1954, Page 7
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