PIGEON RACING.
THE NORTHERN CLUB
«i J.'T, Racing Pigron Club held Its sixteenth race of the old-bird series on Saturday. The hirds were liberated at hv'l. >"i ■ }'' hut wer< " slnw Pd down .. "'""'s an d r ain, the leaders taking Vu kl j' OUrS t0 cover the 226 miles to
Result :— ?| r - W'fl'h's be p h Eden Girl. 997vds 1 Mr. N. \\ad.leHs rc e 413. 996.0yd5" . . 2 Messrs. r>:ivies and Dunne's r c c Brlcht Day, 99ti.3yds . 3 Mr. A. Lolie's bc h Jean, 992 yds ... . . 4 ~T h„ e nomination prize was also won by £• ...u , ' whose victory In the ra*e was nis fifth in a year. In the race from Oamaru (640 miles), the continual r.iln and head winds resulted In no birds reaching Auckland within the time iiuiit.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 15
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132PIGEON RACING. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 299, 17 December 1937, Page 15
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