PIGEON FLYING.
The Christchurch Homing Pigeon Society fliw off its first young , bird race of the season from Culverden or. Saturday, 13*h March. Forty-four mrds were sent," reprejen'.iug seventeen owners. The birds wera 'ibereted at 12.30 p.m. in fine weather, with a light scuth-west wind for them to face. The winner was Mr R. Haitoun's Princes* {lot, which traversed ;hc oisTance of 54 mile* 093 yards air-line iv 1 hour 45 minutes 49 eeconda. The Society desires to thank the etationmaster for attending to and liberating the birds. The following is the result:—R. Harcourt's Princess Rose. SKHyds per minute-. L. J-andors'e Kolend, ao4j-d«: F. Chambers'* Inchbonnie. DOlyde: L. Walton's Seagull. £37yds: F.Kingsford> Kin? Billy. 836yds-. E. Ttvlor's Block Stone. 836 yds; T. Xereton's Gipsy, 89Syds; E. Fuchs's Warrior. 895 yd«". SI. Scales's Promise. S94yds; J. McGorman'a Parsee, 690 yds. J. Porter's Young Oddsides. BS9vds; J. ?ea!e3's Silvery, SB3vds; E. Roue's Jolly Vac, SSI yds; W. Graham's .Autumn Hoe-' STTyds; A. Fsrrcli's I>ord Wallec». STSyds; W. Johneon's Adventuress. 87£ yds; H. Robinson's Sea Rover, 726 yds.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13379, 22 March 1909, Page 4
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