PIGEON FLYING.
CORNWALL CLUB. i The Cornwall Club coni-esteil a race , from Te Awamutu on Saturday under good 1 flying conditions, Mr. C. Young's b c h Flying Arrow scoring a popular victory. j Results: — Mr. C. Young's b c h Flying Arrow, 1438 yds per minute .* ... 1 Mr. J. Wilson's b c Fairy King, 12!)7yds 2 Mr. L. Bedford's b c c, 1295 yds 3 Also flew: Mr. B. Clark's entry, 1289yd 1 ?; ' Mr. R. Wat tarn's entry, 1278 yds; Mr. R. i Fullerton's entry, 1264 yds; Messrs. Otto ' Bros.' entry, 1179 yds; Mr. A. Trembath's entry, 1136 yds. j The following are the results of the ' Palmerston North race :— t Mr. J. Wilson's r c c Western Star, t 1217 yds per minute 1 Mr. R. Wattam's b c c Star of the East, 3 1246 yds 2 ; Mr. B. Rothery's r c Dummy, 1243 yds 3 5 Also flew: Mr. A. Trembath's entry, ', 1191 yds; Mr. R. Fullerton's entry, J HS3yds; Messrs. Young Bros.' entry, . 1182 yds. 1 Last week's race from Blenheim proved ; a hard race. Mr. J. Wilson's b c c Great > Wonder was the only bird clocked on Sati urday, a sterling performance. Results: — Mr. J. Wilson's b c c Great Wonder, 993 yds per minute 1 Mr. R. Fullerton's b c Zampa, 549.6 yds 2 Mr. R. Wattam's r h Red Ribbon, 549.1 yds 3 s Mr. A. Trembath's b c h Lady Winde--1 mere, 510 yds 4
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 261, 4 November 1929, Page 17
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