WELLINGTON SOCIETY
The Wellington Homing Pigeon'r Society held a flock race for , young birds from Taumarunui, 170.miles air-,, line. Seventy-nine pigeons representr , ing 15 members were liberated by 'the•■'■ stationmaster in good weather but; adverse conditions were met by-. • the birds on the journey and a very hard, j' race was the result. The "following are the first six placings:—T. Baxter and' son's b.ah. 203-38 (6hr llmin 40sec),, 1;> li. Perkins's b.oh. 344-38 (6hrJ 15min 23sec), 2; A. Reader's b.c.p.c.V 367-33 . (6hr 25min - 59sec), 3; C, Webster,, and" Son's b.ch. 247-38 (6hr 27min 6sec), 4; .-!'■ E. O'Dea's blk.c.c. 271-38 (6hr SOmin. '', 24sec), 5; A. Croskery and Son's b.p.h.: 393-38 (7hr lOmih 29sec), 6. ;. ... Section placings for young ;. ; bird -, cups were awarded as follows^—Wesfe ■'*' section: T. Baxter and son's 203-38, 7 points, 1; A. Reader's 367-38> 6 points, ;; 2; C. Websterand Son^s 247-38, 5 points, ;\. 3; C. Haines's* 281-38, 4 'points, 4; -J. " Boch's 34-38, 3 points, 5; Hejrward and < Hoare's 327-38,' 2 points, 6. East*sec-,,----tion: L. Perkins's' 344-38, 7 points, 1; E. O'Dea's 271-38, 6 points, 2; A. Cros-.; kery and Son's! 393-38, 5 points, 3; F. v Flipp arid Son's 424-38, 4 points.; 4; ILTaylor and Son's 75-38, 3 points," 5; McCarrison Bros? 424-38, 2 points, 6:: -,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 17
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208WELLINGTON SOCIETY Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 17
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