PIGEON'S FAST FLIGHT.
RECORD VELOCITY CLAIMED. [Br TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] "WHANGAREI, Thursday. What is claimed to be a world's record and admitted to be, the fastest time ever made in New Zealand wa.s accomplished by a hen pigeon in a recent race from Helensville to Hikurangi, when the bird established a velocity of 2105 yards a minute over the air distance of 77.2 miles. The owner of the bird. Mr. E. Gilby, of Hikurangi, lias forwarded details to the Pigeon Society, London.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 10
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81PIGEON'S FAST FLIGHT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 10
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