PIGEON FLYING.
NORTH SHORE CLUB. The North Shore Pigeon Club held a lace from Te Kuiti on Saturday, an airline distance of 106 miles. Results:—Mr E Andrews' b c c Silent Cruiser, 1008 yards per minute, 1; Mr. H. B Crowhurst's b pd c Boy Blue. 1000 yards, 2; Mr. J Rawlings" r p c Silver Cloud, 900 yards, 3. Next week the club will hold a race from Taumarunui. AVALON CLUB. Th© Avalon Flying Club continued its old bird season on Saturday, with a race from Te Awamutu, an airline distance o f 81 miles. Six birds competed. Results:— Mr. A. Davies' blk c c Lobo, 1146 yards per minute, 1; Mr. J. Wilson's c c Woolarac. 1123 yards. 2; Mr. M. Hughes* b c c High Pitch, 1100 yards, 3. COLLING WOOD CLUB. The Collingwood Flying Club held its third race of the old bird season on Saturday from Te Kuiti, an air-line distance of 106 miles. ' Six birds competed. Resultsivir G. Cant's r c c Royal Saxon, velocity 868 vards per minute, 1; Mr. H. Page's b c c Shooting Star, BS4 yards». 2; Mr E. Davies' r c Red Comet, and Mr. R Connolly's blk c Black Duke, 880 yards, dead heat. 3. Next week the club will flv a race from Taumarunui.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19721, 22 August 1927, Page 14
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