HOMING PIGEONS
The Wellington Homing Pigeon Society held its weekly race last .Saturday from Frankton Junction, a distance of’ 169 miles air line. There were 20 lofts, with 153 birds competing- The weather was fine, with a light southerly breeze against the birds. They came in low and at big intervals. Some showed signs that they had been sho.. at. and this probably accounts /or ■*. large number of birds being missing. Homing pigeons are protected, and it is the intention of clubs to prosecute anyone caught destroying them. The results are as follow: Air. H. Alurphy’s black ch. H 741: time, Ihr. 53min. 32sec. t 1J Mr. G. Wilson’s black <’h. C.. 728; time. Ihr. 56min. 30see.. 2: Messrs. A. Croskerv and Son’s 8.C.C.. 835; tune, Ihr, 56piin. 35sec.. 3; Air. C. Phillips 8.C.H., 496: time. Ihr. 56min. 44scc.. 4. Tim race to-morrow will be from Frankton Junction.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 11, 7 October 1927, Page 3
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148HOMING PIGEONS Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 11, 7 October 1927, Page 3
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