PIGEON FLYING.
WAIHI CLUB,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
WAIHI, Monday,
Under favourable weather conditions the Waihi Pigeon Flying Club opened the season with a. iy.ee from To Kuiti on Saturday, the air-line distance being 75 miles. The birds were liberated at Te Kuiti at 3 p.m., and the winner, Mr. R. Farrant's bec Master Dakon. arrived at its loft in Waihi at 2.20 p.m., its average speed having been 3 040 yards a minute. Mr. C. Hewson's r p c Just Nothing and Mr. R. Turner's boh Sally tied for second place.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 237, 7 October 1930, Page 15
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92PIGEON FLYING. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 237, 7 October 1930, Page 15
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