PIGEON FLYING.
J NORTHERN CLUB. The second Hunterville race was held on Saturday, southerly winds prevailing, the * birds having a severe toeslng. The first I arrival, S. A. Alexander's b h Good Friday, timed in at 12.13 p.m., doing the -217 miles in 6h 13m. registering a velocity of 1033 yds ' per minute. Results:- — ! S. A. JLlPsa.nder's li ir Good Friday ° (1033 yds) l V.\ Sargent r> tiri Collins' n p c Rlue ; Pled mttOyds) 2 I S. A. Alexander's b c h Miss Winsome [ (1027 yd» 8 On Saturday week the Paekakariki race ' of 286 miles will be flown, this event deciding the young bird championship.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 80, 6 April 1926, Page 11
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