AUTHOR DILLON'S TASK. AT TO-DAY'S TROTS.

Grey River Argus, 31 December 1920, Page 3

AUTHOR DILLON'S TASK. AT TO-DAY'S TROTS.

To-day, after tk 0 second race on the ; Park, tlie famous pacer, Author Dillon, will essay the brealting of the one mile record for Australasia. It is held by Our Thorpe, and stands at 2min.,ti 1-5 sees. However,^Author. Dillon has aiready done 2minT;6secs. at a patriotic fund meeting held at Addington three seasons ago by the Owners' and Breeders' Association. The visit of this horse is a boon for the. local club. The 4ior.se is in rare form, and his, track work shows he was never better. Given fme weather and a favourable .^.rnck. his connections, are sanguine tTint he will be successful in his mission. H e has won more money than T^ other pacer or trotter ;■ in New ■Zo.p.iano*. the sxim of £6650 standing to Tii« credit. This trial will give the 'v^nic horc a fthanco to see >utn>>T ■np'^on before nfi.en'ps to W"> stnfl. He —pi l^e nssistpfl V.v f\\o gallopPT SUver WiSrtVl. •><» T>n<TPTn»xVpr. Vn st"TtiTi?r ptiS racing with Author Dillon tnro.ugh.out the mile. The' Greymouth Trotting Club is to bo congratulated on catering for its patrons in such, a liberal manner and giving followers of the liglit harness spoTt on this side of tho ranges such a rare opportunity of seeing the champion pacer in action. Author Dillon is one of the finest paears in the Southern Hemisphere. Ho is J i>~ son of Harold Dillon and Authoress in the front rank of hoppled pacers. Author Dillon has won over all distances, his record to date being sixty starts, nineteen wins, nine seconds, a similar number of thirds, and . favonty-three times unplaced. Author Dillon is rising 8 years and is in the I prime of his life and was never in'betitcT fettle. He has won three free-for-ialls, a New Zealand Trotting Cup and other high-class handicaps too numerous to mention, and his short racing career has. registered the following reTords:— One mile, 2min. 6sec: l£ miles, 14sec. (track) and 2 miles. 4min. ?\ 4-sspc. Gi von fine weather and ■Favourable conditions it is quite on ithn cards that the ChTißtehiiTch-owned rv«"«nr wriU bo ■ snp.p.Pßfifni in hiss nfiort. A..fl, 0r Dillon will "he rlTivPTi |">v "R. ""■"fflpti. who h n s I I 111"" 11 " flpsopintpri •with +'•« r-iiTnninfi in-'nTt T«Jc> rnhop nnd will ""Vo flip nHomnt -.f 11«lpfr. ; ,^ \_^'