HOMING PIGEON RACE.
..I'.-Tjie? Wellington 'Homing Pigeonf 'Society's raoe; from,. Half/. Moon Bay- -(Stewart.lsland), 54) miles,... was •'■flown \ last ■week.--': Seventeen, birds.;were.;lißerated at : 5.15 a.m.-.on Friday, W^wiraing-birds being timed: in on, Saturday, •as;follows:-Mr..;. J..-'H...Clark's blue-chequered at, 1:45 : p.m.), -1; Mr. J: J. Mliotts.;red-eheq Captain Cook at 1.46. ..Bailey's blue-chequered hon, : N0:.41G,/at'l.47 p;m.),.3; Mr. C. 'Hayno's b uc<hequered.,hen,;.No,:.9l ) ;at 3.36 p.m.); i; Mr. ? A; n ClMk ; s Bognery, 5.' A race; from' Gis- . borne,-246 ;in lies, .was flown on Wednesday last,-'tho. wmnmg : bird covering; the distance in ■:, hours. The following. was • the resu C., Bidding's blue-chequered cock Admiral Togo (velocity .105* yards per minute), lh „?-- A ; clar K s red-cheqnered cock; No. 252 ,(1048 yards), :2fMr. W. Bailey's blue-oheqner»d h?n,<;N0..,G4; ; (1047 .yards),^;:Mr. ,W. Thornhws red-chequered:hen, No. 232 (1046 yards) :*•' ;%$?$&& fton Parengaronga will be flown next i ,.\v.eek.V;;...... .-.-,-;..- ...-■.'•,<.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 14
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136HOMING PIGEON RACE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 14
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