Pigeon success
Renus Van Ekeris (Canter- N bury Pigeon Flying Club) F won the second race of the E Canterbury racing pigeon F federation season on Saturday. C The field of 400 pigeons (( raced from Wanganui and (( the winning velocity was (1 1043.048. The distance of the (( race was 880 km and fan- (( ciers from five clubs in (( Christchurch took part. P Those clubs were the (( Canterbury Pigeon Flying (i Club (C.F.C.), Papanui Workingmen's Pigeon Club (P.W.P.C.), Christchurch « South Pigeon Club (C.H.S.), 1!
North Christchurch Pigeon Flying Club (N.C.H.) and the East Christchurch Pigeon Flying Club (E.C.H.). Results: R. Van Ekeris C.F.C.) 1, A. Anderson (C.F.C.) 2, R. Louis and Son (C.F.C.) 3, T. Curry (P.W.P.C.) 4, G. Snippers (C.F.C.) 5, R. Bilcough (C.H.S.) 6, H. Clemens (C.F.C.) 7, M. Moody TW.P.C.) 8, F. Thyne (C.F.C.) 9. D. Anthony (E.C.H) 10. August Lofts P.W.P.C.) 11, R. Williams N.C.H.) 12, B. Hall P.W.P.C) 13. K. Cooper C.F.C.) 14. L. Smith (C.F.C.) 15.
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