Pigeon racing
Five Hundred and twenty-five birds started in the Christchurch Racing Pigeon Federation’s race from Palmerston North recently and the first home covered the distance in five hours 10 min. Colin Warren, of the North Christchurch Pigeon Flying Club, timed in the first bird and the East Christchurch club filled the next five positions. Abbreviations used in the following results are: C.F.C. (Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club), C.H.S. (South Christchurch Pigeon Club), E.C.H. (East Christchurch Racing Pigeon Club), N.C.H. (North Christchurch Pigeon Flying Club), P.W.P.C. (Papanui Working Men’s Pigeon Club). C. Warren (N.C.H.), 1306.933, 1;
D. Anthonv (E.C.H.>, 1304.117, 2; L. Hart (E.C.H.), 1303.290, 3; R. Anderson (E.C.H.), 1303.218, 4; K. Cummings (E.C.H.), 1300.117, 5; K. Harrison (C.F.C.). 1297.933. 6; B. and D. Phillips iC.F.C.), 1295.893, 7; B. Hall (P.W.P.C.), 1295.144, 8; K. Cooper (C.F.C.). 1291.040. 9; F. and N. Pugh (C.F.C.), 1290.491, 10; W. Ewart sen. (E.C.H.), 1286.624, 11; S. T. and R. Holland (C.H.S.), 1285.294, 12; Hensley Brothers (N.C.H.), 1283.639, 13: J. and L, Wilson (C.F.C.), 1283.527, 14; N. Boswell (C.F.C.), 1281.791, 15: August Lofts (P.W.P.C.), 1277.206, 16; B. Partridge (E.C.H.), 1273.210, 17; Muschamp and Melany (C.F.C.), 1272.831, 18; W. Le Gros (E.C.H.), 1271.389. 19; R. Louis and Son (C.F.C.), 1270.117, 20.
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Press, 31 October 1979, Page 30
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