PIGEON FLYING
CKRISTCHURCH PREMIER CLUB
Tho Ghristchurcli Premier Pigeon Club conducted a race from Feild'mg on Saturday. The stationmastcr liberated 123 birds, representing 27 owners, and with favourable conditions prevailing fast times wore recorded. The winning bird, owned by Mr G. .Anderson, flew the 272 miles 709 yards airline in 6hr lCniin 30sec. Followins were tho results; —- Yds. a min. G. Anderson .. .. 1272 W. Nov.-ell's SunfiasU .. 1200 1). Pegley's Sunokt .. 1208 -V. Pegley's Gay Kivcr. .. 1267 W. Drury's Free Air .. 1201 P. C'rooko'e Bright Eye;; .. 1202 \V. Gray's Doubtful .. 1200 A. Green's Majestic .. 1245 K. White's Tuhoe ~ 12-15 A. O'Brien's Range." ... 1241 O. Hanson's West Tor .. 12-12 It "Woods's Conseur .. 1233 \V. Clark's Billy C. . . 1231 1/. Wrenn's Lucky Chance 3223 >:. JlcNeish'B The Battler .. 1221 A. Cotton's Jasper .. 1218 A. Smith's Blue Peter .. 3211 E. Goslin's Larry .. 120S A. W. Jones's Free for AH 120S J. S'parkes's Jack Ashore .. 1201 L. Gay's Jiffy ~ uoo F. Iggo's l?ed Shadow .. 1154 S. Mallard's Platter .. luo .K. Dove's Homeward- .. 1143 V. O'Grady's Rambler ~ 1122 B. Frandsen's Ragtime .. ins G. Anderson won tho . nominated bird prize. G: Anderson, P. Crooke, and A. Green y.ere the winners ot tho north section.
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20989, 18 October 1933, Page 12
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