THE PIGEON'S FLIGHT.
(To the Ktfitor v ir,—lliiviiij; seen in your columns a few day* afro where a pigeon tlciw 1782 yards per minute, which claims to be a « grid's record. 1 thinic that i.s an error. If the nvords of the- North Otago Pigeon l-"i,vinjr Club are looked u.p you will find I '-.id n pigeon that flew from Ethelton f>nmerit, an air line distance of 205 1. , -*, in :lh 171 m (velocity 1527 yards minute). If the figures you quote ■ ■ meet (1782) I therefore claim to I tho world's record. — I am. etc.. C. E. EOCLES.
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 212, 6 September 1921, Page 8
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98THE PIGEON'S FLIGHT. Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 212, 6 September 1921, Page 8
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