BIRD RACING.
♦-_ _ The Petone Homing ' Pigeon Club held its first young-bird race from Palmerston North on Saturday, and the results were as follows:—First race, 70 miles: J. Pollock's eh. cock, 1318 yds pei minute, 1; H. Halls Blue eh hen, 1313 yds per minute, 2; F. Barnard's blue hon. 1308 yds per minute, 3 ;J. Bolton's blue hen, 1300 yds per minute, 4. Second Race (from Hunterville, on 12th February, 93 miles).—F. Barnard's blue eh. cock, 958 yds per minute, 1; H. Hill's blue eh. cock, 935 yds per minute, 2; W. Smith's blue eh. hen, 934 yds per minute, 3; J. Pollock's blue cock, 932 yds per minute, 4. • ' Third Race (from Taihape, on 19th February, 118 miles).—M. Marshall's red eh. cock, 1157 yds per minute, 1; P. Mexted's blue eh. cock, 1154 yds per minute, 2; J. Pollock's red eh. cock, 1154 yds per minute, 3; H. Hall's blue eh. cock, 1153 yds per minute; 4. / Fourth Race (from vVaiouru, on 20th February, 128 miles).—J. Pollock's black hen, 1142 yds per minute, 1; W. Smith's black cock, 1139 yds per minute, 2; W. Ashlet's blue eh. hen, 1070 yds per minute,
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 64, 17 March 1927, Page 5
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