PIGEON FLYING.
ELLERSLIE HOMING CLUB. Thp nbovp club flew its fourthyouns: bird race from Taanianinut. eleven lofts competing, representinu 83 birds. The birds were liberated In rainy weather at 10 o'clock I Thp first bird, Mr. Hujrhs , Younp Radium, won after flying 5h 49m STs. Following is the result:— I Hughs' b b c Young Radium, 703 yds per I minute 1 j Irving and Don's Silver Stream Pride, I RlOyds o ! Porter's Young Bassatt. 607 yds 3 ' Wallace 560 yds. Redman 516 yds. Shiels r/Wyde. Glass 'J>lff-ls. Lsn?t(in 4S7.vrts. I Redford 442 yds, Wilkinson 432vds, Chinjr ! 431 yds.
i NORTH SHORE CLUB. J
j Top North Shorp Homins T'icrpon Club : lipid ita first y-mnjr bird from Jliintly •on Saturday. T!ip hlrrta vrne liberated by » the stationmastor at p.m., the winner r arriving nt its loft nt 2.0 p.m. Tne follow- , ins are tho results :— r" I Mr. Ray Dobbs' gay piod c Victorious, M2yds por mimit" 1 Mr. H. Crowhurst's boh Nipper. ;' SOOyds 2 ' Mr. W. Ollvors b b h Whiskers. 078 yds 3 ' Mr. E. Andrew's m p o Royal Gold. 3 j 797.yds " 4 3 1 The club will fly from Ti? Awamutn nest 1: week.
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Auckland Star, Issue LVII, 1 March 1926, Page 11
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