PIGEON FLYING
ONEHUNGA CLUB'S EVENT The Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club held its 12th race of the season on Saturday from Palmerston North to Onehunga, an airline distance of 240 miles. The winning bird flew the distance in six hours 22 minutes, averaging 38 miles an hour. The competitors numbered 63. representing 11 lofts. Results:—J. Wallace's Challenger, moyds per min„ 1; Wallace and Rea s Smooger, 1109 yds, 2; R. Phillips' Redwood Warrior, 130<yds, 3.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23182, 31 October 1938, Page 19
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