PIGEON FLYING
RAC£' M HASTINGS Pigeons, S x by members of the Fast Clirisfon-ch Racing Pigeon Club, averaged up « ]g!)l 7 yards per minute 1/ race f ftl h Hastings, a distance of miles. M(libers sent 39 birds which ''we liberated);! fine flying weather and y? e winner tod Bhrs 2min 7sec to compete the distafce. Following were the re stilts:—Sulltan’s 1291.7 yds per mm.; it- W. Robertim’s, 1291.3 yds per mm.; and Ball!, 1287vcls per min.; R. M i° h re ’s. IZGlyd per min. v r,le club alsl flew another race from 'vaitoke with i birds divided among 11 owners. 1 1 Jawing wc-i the results:-rA. Wright’s J'.l'ds per mid; W. Walls’, 1206 yds per ? ln 3 F. Kingsflrd’s, 1205,6 yds per min : R.Sullivan’s, 1115.5 yds per min.; G. W. Robertson’s, 12#.4yds per min.; J. H. bale’s, 1203ydsi per min.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23811, 3 December 1942, Page 3
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142PIGEON FLYING Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23811, 3 December 1942, Page 3
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