PIGEON FLYING.
The Sydenham Junior Flying Clnb flow • race from Seacliff last Saturday. The buds were liberated by the atationmaster in fiao weather with a sou'-weet wind. The winner was W. Unwin's Bluo RibboD, which flew tho distance of 18} miles airline in 4 hours 25 minutes SO seconds. The velocities ate as follows: yds per min. W. Unwin's Blue Ribbon .. 3307 O. Manson's Warman .. ». 1184 F. Britt's True Blue .. .. 1181 G. Brown's Passing Bira' ». 1160 Williamson Bros/ All Black •• 3175 K. AtkioWn's Unrong .. »• 31'° "W. Brown's 602 .. m IWB
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18263, 23 December 1924, Page 7
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