PIGEON FLYING.
NORTH SHORE CLUB. Tlie North Shore Pigeon Club held two races on Saturday in very boisterous weather, the Oaks from Tauraarunul, a distance of 144 miles, and the yearling championship from Palmerston North, a distance of 245 miles. Results :— THE OAKS. Mr. Barnhill's p h Napier, 538.8 yds .. 1 Mr. Hemingway's p h Lady Duncan; 520.7 yds 2 These were the only members to clock in in race time. YEARLING CHAMPIONSHIP. Mr. Hemingway's r c c Red Seeton, 664.6 yds 1 Mr. Follas' b c c Homeward. 572 yds .. 2 Mr. Barnhill's b c c Ping Pong, 457.8 yds 3 CENTRAL SOCIETY. The Central Pigeon Society flew a race from Huntervillc, an airline distance of 214 miles, in bad weather, only two members clocking in in race time. Results : — Mr. \V. Donaldson's Lady Gwen and Red King I 1 Mr. C. Rvan's He'll Do 2
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 31 August 1936, Page 13
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