WILL DURFEE DEAD
GREAT U.S. SPORTSMAN
SENT LOGAN POINTER TO N.Z. After a two-months’ illness, the famous American light-harness sportsman, Mr. Will Durfee, died at his home at Portland on July 19. The late Mr. Durfee was among the most highlyregarded members of the American turf and occupied a prominent place as a citizen of California. During his association with trotting he won the Panama Exposition event with White Sox. He was a close friend of Mr. F. Holmes, of Upper Riccarton, and of Mr. Robert A. Smith, of Los Angeles. It was through the advice of the late Mr. Durfee that Mr. Holmes purchased Logan Pointer for stud duty in New Zealand. Rey de Oro was a pupil of the late sportsman’s stable, when that pacer broke down. Mr. Durfee’s death will leave a big gap in the ranks of trotting enthusiasts in the United States.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 136, 30 August 1927, Page 11
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