AUTHOR DILLON DEAD
A GREAT RACEHORSE N.Z. CUP WINNER Word has been received from Christchurch that the well-known j sire Author Dillon died suddenly on Thursday. Author Dillon ( Harold Billon—l < Authoress) was one of the greatest i pacers that ever appeared on a New i Zealand trotting track. For three i successive seasons Author Dillon won jc the Free-for-All at Addington, putting ; 1 s on each l 1 occasion. j 1 In 191 S Harold Dillon’s son won j c the New Zealand Cup in 4.2 G 2-5. ( which was the fastest time recorded ! = up to that period. Two years later c he gave followers of the pastime some- | l thing to think over when he ran third to Reta Peter and General Link, winding the watch up to 4.21 4-s—a wonderful achievement. j c Author Dillon was trained and driven during his successful racing , c career by Ben Jarden. —Abaydos. ! r
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 13
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152AUTHOR DILLON DEAD Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 828, 23 November 1929, Page 13
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