HOMING PIGEONS
SERIOUS LOSS IN RACE.
The members of the Lower Hntt Homing Pigeon Club held its weekly race from Frankton Junction to Lower Hutt on Saturday. This race was a serious loss to members, for out of 32 birds sent to Frankton, 17 have not yet reached their lofts, and members have given up hopes of their return. The.birds must have met with very heavy weather. The estimated time the birds should have taken was 5i hours. The birds were liberated at 9 ■ a.m. on the 6th. The first bird homed at 11.25 a.m. on the 7th, and the last bird on the Bth at about 3p m. The birds were much knocked about, and in consequence the club has decided to cancel the race from Auckland on the 13th and hold it on the 20th.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1923, Page 8
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137HOMING PIGEONS Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 89, 12 October 1923, Page 8
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