PIGEON FLYING.
CANTERBURY CLUB. The Canterbury. Flying Club flew a raco from Wocdville on December 31, 102 birds,, representing! nineteen owners, oompeting. Tb« race resulted in a very close finish between the first three birds, the winning bird flying the distance of 282 miles 1015yds m Bhi 14min 2sec. The competitors were placed in tha following order: —Mr F. Kingsford’s La Patte, 1007yds velooity per minute; A. Gerard’s No, 159, 1007j’ds; D. Dorie, No. 311, 1006yds; Woodhoruse Bros., 1003yds; ■H. Pearson, 1002yds ;; C. Shaw, 903yds; H. Browning, 992yds; W. Blanchard, 992yds; H. Hiil, 992yds; F. Kibblewhite, 962yds; G. Shipton, 943yds; C. Kirkley, 9a4vds; F. Wilson. 898yds; E. Fuchs, 897yds; W. Terry, 897yds; J. Hislip, 883yds; G. Anderson, 784yds,
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17702, 31 January 1918, Page 6
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118PIGEON FLYING. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17702, 31 January 1918, Page 6
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