PIGEON FLYING.
NORTHERN CLUB. The Northern Racing Pigeon Club flew its first race of the young bird season from Otorohanga, an airline distance of 97 miles. Results :— CITY SECTION. Mr. N. Waddell's b c p c Carolina, 524 yards per minute 1 Mr. K. Davis' b c h Blue Princess, 523 yds 2 Messrs. Sisson and Harby's r'p c Peter Bingen, 521 yds 3 Mr. Swain's blk c My Ideal, 520 yds .. 4 Messrs. Trembath and Alexander's b c p h Miss Sadie, 518 yds 5 WESTERN SECTION. Mr. W. Kirby's b c n Bullett, 521 yds .. 1 Mr. R. Davis' b c h Miss Derby 11., 517 yds 2 Mr. McHugh's b c St. Margaret Chenault, 515 yds 8 Mr. Hamilton's re h Delne, 513 yds ... 4
EASTERN SECTION. Mr. W. Sargent's b c h Rose Queen, 514 yds 1 Mr. VV. Shields' r c h Loganess, 404 yds 2 WAIHI CLUB. The Waihi Racing Pigeon Club's first race for j'oung birds from Te Awamutu, an airline of 51 miles, resulted :— Mr. A. Moffatt's Silver Streak, 12.17 yards per minute 1 Mr. C. Thorpe's Cranford, 12.12 yds .. 2 Mr. G. Moffatt'E Rio, 12.08 yds 3
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1934, Page 14
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