HOMING PIGEONS
Wellington Society’s Race
The Wellington Homing Pigeon Society recently flew a flock race from Waiouru, 134 miles airline. The pigeons were liberated by the stationmaster in dull weather, and the birds had a hard fight against a heavy southerly wind, a severe trial for young birds. The first six planings were, as follows: — Heyward and Hdare's Big Chief, 886.6
yards per minute 1 B. Clements’s Fairway, 885.7 2 C. Haines's Rose Marie, 852.8 .... 3 F. Flipp and Son’s Blackman, 836.2 4 Perkins and O’Dea’s Gay Sister, 835.6 5 A. Clements’s Sir Alfred, 818.5 .... 6 The following also competed and were timed in: D. McDougall, N. Boyd and Son, A. Reader, Thomas and Bruce, Murphy apt! Sherwood, F. Couper and Son, F. Baineaves, Smith and Bqxall, J. Iremonger and Son, J. Orr, Collins and Day. t Next week's race will be from ’Ohakune.
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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 121, 16 February 1937, Page 3
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144HOMING PIGEONS Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 121, 16 February 1937, Page 3
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