PIGEON FLYING
RACE FROM WELLINGTON. The Duncdin Homing Pigeon Club flew a race from Wellington on Saturday—an airline distance of 400 miles," to central lofts. In all 82 birds from 17 lofts were entered for this race and were liberated at C a.m. in dull weather. The winning bird took 12 hours 15 minutes to fly the journey. The first seven placed birds are:— J. Scoullar's Sunee 1 A. Esquilant's Cavalier .. .. 2 C. Ruxton's Hyde Hope .. .. 3 T. Douglas's Airdrift 4 C. Ruxton's Flying Gracie .. 5. R. Fitzgerald's Black Rock ~ 6 J. Still's No. 1030 .. .-. ... 7
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 12
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96PIGEON FLYING Otago Daily Times, Issue 22717, 1 November 1935, Page 12
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