PIGEON RACING.
NORTHERN CLUB. Thte Northern Racing Pigeon Club held its old bird championship race on Saturday, from Johnsonville, a distance of 305 miles. Despite stormy weather, most of the birds arrived in Auckland practically together, sitter a hard fly of over 10 hours. Mr. Crowhurst, whose favourable position at Stanley Bay, with the strong westerly wind, gave him a decided advantage over the other competitors, was the lucky winner by a small margin, and retains the Western Challenge Cup for another year. l The results are as follow:— Growhurst's pd h La Reine, BGOyds per minute, 1: P. Costar's b c h Passport, 859yd8, 2; N. Porter's b c Lord worth, 858 yds, 3; Watson Bros.' r h Au Revoir, 856 yds, 4; T. Hape's b h Diderns. 852 yds, 5; \V. Noton's r c c Dalton, 848 yds, 6; A. Morton's b c h Blue Ribbon, 844 yds, 7. ONEHUNGA CLUB. The Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club held a race from Ohakune #on Saturday. Th'o birds were liberated in dull weather by the stationmagter at 9.30 a.m., and the winner honied at 1.45 p.m. Thto results are as follow:— Winners' Race.— Kemp's b c c Young Radiant, 1201 yds per minute, 1; J. Lee's r h Gauntlet, 1194.88yd5, 2; W. Sargent's b c h Lady Tailor. 1194.82yd5. 3: J. Roberts' r c c Bonfire, 1191 yds, 4; J. Harland's blk h Black Bteauty, 1189 yds, 5. Consolation Race.W. Kemp's "bo o Young Radiant, 1201 yds, 1; J. Lee's r h Gauntlet, 1194 yds, 2; R. Cunningham's b c c Nightraider, 1186 yds, 3; T. Kemp's blk o o To Papapa, 1178 yds, 4; P. McPike's r oh Red Queen, 1177vds, 5; R. Prentice's b c c Crowhurst, 1176 yds, 6.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18567, 27 November 1923, Page 4
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