PIGEON FLYING.
The Christchurch Homing Tigaon Society flaw off a federation race from Seachff. oa Saturday in conjunction .with the Canterbury Flying’ Club, 113 birds being sept, representing thirty-five owners. The birds were liberated at 9.3 Q a.ra., in fine weather, with an easterly wind. The- winner, 'Mr Jit. Seales’ Maxim, flew the distance of 183 miles ait-Him in Shr Imin 43sec. The following is the result : —IL Seales’ (Christchurch) Maxim. 1067 yds per minute; J. Porter’s (Christchurch) Lass o’ Cowrie, 1067yds; W. Turnbull’s (Christchurch) Altaic, 1063yds; J. Seales’ (Christchurch) Imperial, 1060yds; J. Pegley’* (Canterbury) Energy, 1054yds; L, Browning’s (Canterbury) Sawdmrt, 1052yds-; 'G. Brunt’s (Canterbury) Bad Luck, 1046yds; A. Buck-, ley’s (Canterbury) Challenge, 1046yds; A. Gerard’s (Christchurch) Lady Osman H.» 1011yds; P’. Chambers’s (Christchurch) Sfiverine, 1003yds; J. O. W. iTOorman’s (Christchurch) Wanderer, 1003yds; O. Farrell’S (Christchurch) Harman.. 1000yds; W. Pegleyfil (Canterbury) Oxo. 995yds; W. Dixon’s (Christchurch) Quicksilver, 992yds; A. , Hunt’s (Christchurch) Ju Jit, 935yds; It. Rossitter’* (Christchurch) Silver Star, BS3yds; F, Dobley’s (Christchurch) Barbour,’' 983yds; T. Smith’s : (Christchurch) Snowdrop, 976yds; H‘. Munt’a (Canterbury) 665, 968yds; E. Smith,’* (Canterbury) Bed River, 966yds; P. ford’s (Christchurch) Stanhope, 962yds;' Xb Muschamp’s (Canterbury) Even side. 9S3yd«f A. Ayer’s (Canterbury) Joksr, 953yd5.; T, New* ton’s (Canterbury) Bed Indian; 949yds; It, Light’s (Christchurch) Wainoni. , . 931ydsj L. Gregory's Richmond, 924yds; tfi Richards’s (Canterbury) Primrose, 923yds/ W. B. Pratt’s (Christchurch) Carbine, 900yds( Mr M. Beales won the club’s own nice alsft
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14191, 13 October 1906, Page 10
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233PIGEON FLYING. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14191, 13 October 1906, Page 10
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