PIGEON FLYING
RACE FROM ASHBURTON. The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew the first Ashburton Race of the young bird series on Saturday. The stationmaster at Ashburton liberated 103 birds from 20 lofts at 10.30 a.m. in fine weather, and the birds .put up a fast fly. The winner timed in at 1.4.1, t}ius completing the distance of 153 miles in 3hr 11mm. Result (in yards per minute): D. Cunningham’s Sunbeam, 1421.5 .. 1 J. Lynn’s Erak. 1417.7 . '• “ J. Scoullar’s Nan, 1416.3 .. .. • • 3 C. Ruxton’s Flying Nin, 1413.3 .. .. \ C. Conley’s Eileen, 1413.2 o Other velocities were: T. Douglas 1412.5, G. Yardley 1410.9 M- Anderson 1397 3. A. Lucas 1396.3 i J. Still 13/0.5, H. Millard 1368.4, G. Coutts 1366,3, A. Fraser 1365.2. R. Fitzgerald 1362,3, A. Goodman 1358.4, C. Bowers 1356.4, W. Hargreaves 1341.7, T. Lovett 1332.5, W. Harris 1329.3, P. Fraser 132/.6. The club will fly the second Oamaru Race (59 miles) next Saturday.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22197, 26 February 1934, Page 7
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153PIGEON FLYING Otago Daily Times, Issue 22197, 26 February 1934, Page 7
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