PIGEON FLYING.
A . The Canterbury Pigeon Club held a ytutig birds' race on Saturday from Waipara, a distance of thirty-three miles. Thirty-eight birrl3 competed. The bird? were liberated by the stationmaster at twelve o'clock in fine weather, wi'h a nor'-cast wind blowing. The winner was Mr F. I). Wi*»on'a bird, whi'-h did the journey in S6.inri Gsec. The fo..ownig are the results, piving yards per minute: — Mr F. I). Wilson* bird, *)H3*-.la •>« minuteMr J. W. Blancbard's bird. »,livds; Mr W H. Ha-Eer'i bird. OMyds; Mrs W. Min.an'f bird, TOTyrfs; Mr H. Browning's, bird, 7f.6vtis.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14325, 10 April 1912, Page 4
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