PIGEON FLYING
HAMILTON CLUB'S EVENT [from our own correspondent! HAMILTON, Tuesday The Hamilton Homing Pigeon Club opened the old bird season on Saturday with a race flown ;from Ohakune, an airline distance of 112 miles. Tho race resulted as follows: Bushell Brothers' r c, c, 200, 4403 yds a minute, 1; H. Brown's b b c, 05, 1300 yds, 1>; L. Mond's b b c, 40, J3o2,vds, 3; Billington and Son's b c c, 321, 1386 yds, 4.
CORNWALL CLUB'S EVENTS Following were (lie results of events held by the Cornwall Pigeon Racing Club:— From To Awamutu.—Mr. L. Porter's 1) c h 590, 1194 yds, 1; Mr. T. Petr.v's b c h 2SG, 1100 yds, 2; Messrs. Parvin and Sons' b c e 220, 1189.91yd5, 3; Mr. J. Baxter's b c c 47, 1180.0 yds, 4. From Te Kuiti. —Mr. C. "Warner's b c c 20, Lord Barker, 1401 yds, 1; Mr. T. Petry's b c c 231, Merry Boy, 1450 yds, .2; Mr. L. Potter's b c h 400, 1455.7yd5, 3; Messrs. Carroll Brothers' blk c c, 40, Joey, 3455.4yd5, 4.
WHANGAREI HOMING CLUB /BY TEIjEOHAI'H—OWN comespoxdkxt] WHANGAREI, Tuesday The Whangaroi Homing Pigeon Club held a yearling flock race from Huntly, conditions being good and the velocity high. The raca resulted: —E. Gilboy's Handy, 1319.5 yards per minute, 1; A. Balfour's Piitg Pong, 1311.5, 2; W. Griffiths' Marsh Lad, 1309.4, 3.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22822, 1 September 1937, Page 11
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