PIGEON FLYING.
ONEHUNGA CLUB. The Onehunga Pigeon Club flew their first young bird race ironj Te Awamutu, an-air-line distance of- 82"'miles.- Mr. Wallace's Bonny Spec won- tho rac&iln the .good time: of 2h 26m. beating the second bird by two seconds. Results:-^-' V"" Mr. J. Wallace's r c.;llv Bonny Spec, 912.9 yds per minute -« 1 Mr. D. B. -Smith's -b b' p h. First Flighty ' 912.Syds ..vi-.. .v 2 Mr. T. Collins' blk - c 1l All Logan, ..■ 900 yds ....... 3 Also flew: Mr. W. Sargent's blk n Zulu Queen, 874 yds; Meaajs. Langton Bros.' bird, SC4yds; Mr. W. Hadwin's bird, 787 yds; Mr. N. Paddy's bjrd, 777 yds; Mr. F. K. Glass' bird. 773yd5...
■ Sixty birds competed in the race, comprising eight lofts. Next Saturday the club will fly a race from Poro-o-tarao <117 miles).
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 28, 3 February 1930, Page 12
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