WELLINGTON HOMING PIGEON SOCIETY
, The following young bird races, flown from Waipawa, a • distance of 133 miles ■ air-line, concluded the. season for 1916- ---• 17 (with the exception of the Consola- • tion Eace). The winners were as fol- , low : —.
■ March 31.—Flock Race—Mr. J. Brace's . b c c No,.- 212, velocity 1070 yds per ' rainnte, l;; Mr. A. Clark's re c No. 25, velocity 1069 yds per minute, 2;' Mr. Chas. Ridding's b c c No. 185, velocity 1067 yds per minute, 3; Mr. J. Perrett's . blue h No. 159, velocity 1065 yds. per minute, 4.
April 7.—Flock Race—Mr. J. Per-: rett's r c c No. 100, velocity 1063 yds per minute, 1; Mr. A. Clark's" b c c No. 40, 1058 yds per minute, 2; Mr. J. H. Clark's b c h No. 228, velocity 1049 yds per minute, 3 ; Mr.' Wilkinson's b c" c No. 123, velocity 1030 yds per minute, 4; Mr. Chas. Ridding's. blue c Kb. 180, velocity 1027 yds per minute, 5. April 21.—Interval Race—Mr. G. Wilson's b c h No. 164, 3hrs 30 mm, 1; •Mr. Chas. Ridding's b c c No. 185, 3hrs 45min, 2; Mr, J. Brace's red c No. 26, 3hrs 49min, 3 ; Mr. J. Perrett's be ii No. 94, 3hrs 48min, 4; Mr. A. Clark's b c c No. 13, 3hrs 47min, 5.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 99, 26 April 1917, Page 8
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221WELLINGTON HOMING PIGEON SOCIETY Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 99, 26 April 1917, Page 8
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