DUNEDIN HOMING PIGEON CLUB.
The Dvinoilm Hcmiug Pi«eon Club flew off a race Inst Saturday from Gere, sin iiirlinc distance o[ 77 miles. Mrs A. C. Pigeon kindly liberated the birds at intervals of five minute?. A strong north-east wind was blowing, which accounts for the low velocity. The nico resulted as follows:— T. A'eitch's Gold Lace (time, 2hr .TO'.min; velocity, 813y(T3 Ift Jin) 1 1!. Umbers's Motor (time, 2hr JTiniii] velocity, Saiyds 0!t 7in) 2 W. Tatterslield's Honieo (time, 2hrJ9Jmin; velocity, S'%ib 21t Jin) 3 P. Clnrk's Lady Mabel (time, 2hr 53min; velocity. TSjyils) J 11, Wilson's Progress (time, 2hr 59min; velocity, 7doyds 2ft Sin) 5 Fourteen lofts were represented. Next Saturday two races will be downone ironi Gore and one from Napier,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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124DUNEDIN HOMING PIGEON CLUB. Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 7
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