PIGEON FLYING.
* CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. Tho Christehurch Homing Pigeon Society flew a yearling race from Oamaru recently. Forty-five birds, divided among eleven owners, competed. The winning bird, L. Hewland's Fleetfoot, flew the distance of 139 miles in 3hrs 46min. Results:—
Yds per min, L. Hewland's J?lcetfoot .. 1089 J. Baxter's Wanderlust .. 1081 H. Brown's Money Spider .. 1073 V. North's Dodger .. 1070 W. H. May's No. 1505 .. 1063 II. Allard's No. 1466 .. 1063 B. H. Nixon's No. 1936 ■ .. 1060 E. R. May's No. 311 .. 1047 W. Pollard's No. 348 .. 1045 J. Reidy's No. 934 .. 1025 L. Hewland and H. Brown w on the special minated bird prizes.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19217, 25 January 1928, Page 6
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