PIGEON FLYING.
The Canterbury Pieeon Flying Club off t'scir lait youn? bird xaco ct the season from Culverden. The vdnuer "vras \V. CumBlack Xorthenv-which fie-w the diatanco of 56 miles 1203 yards air-lino in 1 hour 13 minutes 11 seconds. The following is the result :--W. Cummings's Black Northern. l.iO'iyds ptr minute; i'_ Kingsford'a Xo. WJ). lH'Jyds per minute;'G. Robertson's JTo. 1141 yds per minute; L.Walton's Hopeful. 1140 yds per minute; R. Chambers's Kb. 518, 1139 yds per minute; D. "Dora's Fiery Cross, 1128 yds per minute; E. Fuch's 2so. 555. 1123 yds per minute; H. Duffield's JCo. 150, 1106 yds per minute; F. "Wilson's 2v"o. 342, 1016 yds per minute; G. BiltcliS'3 I\o. 42, 912 yds per minute; E. Orbell's Xo. 701, 823 yds per minute. V. Cumming3 hleo ww Mr \V. - Terry's special . prizo for boet average in Uj® ,'biec Culverden raooa.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16849, 1 June 1920, Page 4
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