PIGEON FLYING.
♦ CHRISTCHURCH SOCIETY. The Christchurch Homing. Pigeon Society flew its first race from Balclutha recently.. Sixty-nine birds, divided amongst 17 owoerßt competed. The winner, H, N. May's Dorothy, flew the distance •of 230 miles air-line in 7hrs 17min. Results:—— Yards per min. H. N. May's Dorothy .. .. 924 E. R. May's No. 384 .. 918 L. Booth's No. 161 .. u. 910 B. Nixon's Southern Cross .. 908 Lawrence Bros.' No. 178 . • 908 J. Grenfell.'s No. 40 .. .. 906 A. Stone's No. 0229 .. ~. 903 O. Newman's Navigator .. 900 V. North's No. 393 .i.. 900 H. Allard'B Smithy .. ..900 H. Burrowa's Airman . • .. 891 J, Baxter's No. 243 .■> . * 883 Duffleld's No. 1444 .. i.. 868 J, Reidy's No. 189 .. • • 859 W. Pollard's Imp .. . <• • 846 E. Margett's First Attempt .. 840 L. Booth won the special nominated bird prize.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19463, 9 November 1928, Page 5
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