HOMING PIGEON SOCIETY
Following are tho results of races recently arranged by the (Wellington Homing Pigeon Society: — Taumarunui to Wellington, one-bird flock; 170 miles.—J. Perrett, 4h 31min 55sec 1; J. Lo Grys, 4h 31mtn 58sec, 2 ; H. H. Lippitt, 4h 32min 34sec, 3; J. Bolton, 4h 32min 50sec, 4; W. G. Geary, 4h 32miu 33sec, 5; J. H. Clark, 4h 33min 55sec, 6. Auckland Championship, one-bird interval ; 306 milea.—G. Wilson, 8h smin. 55scc, 1; J. Bolton, 8h llinin, 2; J. H. Clark, 8h 21min 45sec, 3; C, Ridding, 8h 27min 29sec, 4; J. Perrett, 8h 39nun 31sec, 5; H. H. Lippitt, 9h 6min 14scc, 6. Russell Flock, ,420 miles.—J. Perrett,llh 55min 4sec, I; J. Bolton, llh 55min 19sec, 2; C. Ridding, lih 55min 38sec, 3; J. H. ClaTk, 12U 24min 12seo, 4; W. G. Geary, 12h 24min 50eec, S. Russell to Wellington, one-bird flock; 420 miles.—J. H. Clark, 12h 9min £Bscc, 1; J. Perrett, 12h lOniin 20sec, ,2; W. G. Geary, 12h lOmin 21sec, 3; J. Bolton, 12h lOniin 41scc, 4; R. Hastie, 13h 35min 39sec, 5. Dunedin to Wellington, 377 miles.—J. H. Clark, homos 7.38 a.m. second day; W. G. Geary, homed 5.25 p.m. second day. This race was flown under veryihard conditions, and the above wore the.inly-bitda home, in toco time.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 152, 24 December 1918, Page 8
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213HOMING PIGEON SOCIETY Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 152, 24 December 1918, Page 8
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