PIGEON FLYING
The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flow a race from Aniborloy last Saturday, an iiir-lmo distance of 220 miles, in >ood weather. All tho birds put up a great performance, the first nine birds bsatW all previous records in the club. Thev are also believed to have broken the New Zealand record. Results: C. Conley'B Blue Diamond, 3h 444min, vel, 1,715 yds 2ft 3in per min „. . 1 Stevenson, PhiHps's San Toy, 3b. 48imin, vel 1 708 yd* Oft, Sin per man 2 Hutcbansons Lady Black, 3h HSXmin, vel I,7ooyds 2ft per min ... Z ' x i BS la^ fc ' s Jr ™ h *. & 55imin, Vel. 1,569yd S 2ft lOin per min „. ..'. & 1 A«?S S Sl? r ,. Dirk ' 3n sl iniin, vej; ' 1,668 yds 2ft 3in per min 5 A. Botting's Graham, 3h 55min ..'. "" 6 Birds entered bv Messrs A. Goodman, a^Tr'm * Maclean, Smith and M Doug-all, J. Goodman, and Jorfes Jr*? 6 *; JP** 8 wer ° " bW * « all. Mx the pigcoS ' 6tation mMter ' Kb6rat€d
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Evening Star, Issue 16549, 8 October 1917, Page 4
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162PIGEON FLYING Evening Star, Issue 16549, 8 October 1917, Page 4
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