PIGEON FLYING.
The Chriptchurch Homing Pigeon Society flew off it? annual "roduce yearling- race from £aiioki on Saturday. In all forty-six biius. representing fifteen lofts, competed. The birds were in charge of the station-jnaet-er, who liberated them in Rood weather. Tb« winner was Mr A. Hancock's Hopeful, whjrh flew the distance of 221 miles 17-i9yde airline in shre 44*nin 53eec. Th« following is the ;«>>ti!4 —A. Hancock's Hopeful, 1132 yds per minute; J. McCorm»n> Lord Sprite, 1124 yds; T Newton'« Rupert, 1118 yds; E. Rowe'e Sentinel. 1112 yds: W. Searle's Red Lisrht. 1106 yds: E. Fnchs's Queen of Hearts, 1106 yds; W. For-rie'* Erratic, 1104 yds; H. Knights Pilot, lOeOvda; F. Express, lOTSyds; A. Farrell'e Pickwick, 1053 yds; L. Walton's Rambler, 1029 yds; A. Gerard's Luitpold, 869yde,
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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14193, 6 November 1911, Page 3
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127PIGEON FLYING. Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14193, 6 November 1911, Page 3
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