PIGEON FLYING.
The Christchurch Pigeon Plying Ciu flew off its twelfth race this season, iron Temuka, on Saturday last. Eighteei birds, divided between eleven lofts, com peted. The starters would have beei larger, but the Club has lost a number 0 birds which were in training for this race and fear that the sportsmen of the plain have been destroying the voyagers Oi their road home. Several races are com in j off next month from Timaru and Oamaru and the Club would feel obliged if any tru sportsmen who see this will kindly let th birds pass. The Club desires to thank th stationmaster for kindly acting as liberator Appended are the velocities of tho place birds-
Owner. Bird. Velocity in yards per mir .T. W. Pi-por Confnsion S9l*l A. Hasell Venus 886-2 F. Unn-iu , M „ NitrbtisK&lo •»« S8l*0 G. Bryenton Scud 878*1
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9089, 28 April 1890, Page 2
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143PIGEON FLYING. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9089, 28 April 1890, Page 2
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