Pigeon Flying Club
The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club flew a flock and pairs race from Palmerston North last Saturday with 130 birds from 22 lofts competing. The pigeons were liberated at 730 p.m. and the strong nor'we»t wind accounted for slow times. Results were:— Flock —R. Maver. 8:42.29. 1: M and L. Smith. 8;43. 2; B. Gates. 9:25.5. 3: A. Anderson. 9:29.33. 4: A. Duffield. 9:5543. 5: W Muschamp. 10:2.7. 6: H. Clemens. 10:4.3. 7; F. Brownie. 10:5.8. 8; D Terry. 10:13.42. 9: H. Munro. 10:13.34. 10; C. Hoogervorst, 10 56 10. 11: R. Brown. 10:57 55. 12: I. Griffiths, 11:23.20, 13: A. Parker. 11;25A9, 14: E. Milne. 11 T 738 15; C. Williams. 11:3138. 16 Pairs.—A. Anderson. 9:51.44. 1; H. Clemens. 10:103. 2; B. Gates, 10:38.12. 3: A. Parker. 11:44.0, 4: M. and L. Smith. 12:54.58. 8; H. Munro. 14:8.30. 8; I. Griffiths. 15:14 42. 7.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29674, 18 November 1961, Page 5
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147Pigeon Flying Club Press, Volume C, Issue 29674, 18 November 1961, Page 5
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