PIGEON FLYING.
WEST AUCKLAND CLUB. The West Auckland Club flew their sco ond young bird race from Te Awamutu an air line distance of BT> miles. Id Udp \vp,ther. the winner being W. Watson, with hie b c n Varsity. Results:— Watson's b c h Varsity. 1047 yds .. l Bpeir's re h Kmbleui. lOiiyds •' Xorrls , m c Silver Fox, 1021.9yde...'... •'« Farmer's blk h Kozy, ]01!1.4yds 4 Rowe's b c- p h Flying Arrow, imnvd?; Dear's r c h No. I3!>. ]ni7yd»; Huttann b b h Kiwi, 1010 yds: Unyall. sen.'.-, r p b Powder Puff. KCJyrts: Ma.rall. jnn. .«. r <■ j Humoresque. !ft)6yds: F!ur -lianl's r c <■ Dance, !H).-.V(ie; o"rinim ( >r's r r h r.ady Frill, 994 yd»; Murphy's b f h Kuden-rcur. Wl v.N. The West Auckland Cluh flew it-s third young bird race from Tμ Kuiti. an airline distance of Kβ miles. The birds were lib» rated in a strong northerly gale. Kcsulis: - A. Holdene Whnre-o-te ranjrt. 76Gyds 1 Itowe's Flying Beamy. 732 yds 2 Spelr'B Sliver Wings, 724yils « Farmer's Kent, 707 yds 4 llntton'B Kiwi, 704 yds: Mayall. sen.'i. Sheik, 702.6yd5: Norris' Tricola. 701.1yJs; Marble Crag. 686 yds: "VV. 'Watson's Bon Spec, 670 yds; Mnrphy's Endeavour 67Syda; Grimmere Grand Frill, 630 yds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 26 February 1923, Page 7
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