DUNEDIN HOMING PIGEON CLUB
The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew their longest and final race of the 1941 old bird season from Hicks Bay last week-end, when 33 birds representing 12 lofts were 'liberated in fair weather,.- Drizzling rain in the Canterbury district slowed them up and the winning bird, a blue pied cock (No. 37-1113), made a good flight, covering the 710 miles in 23 hours 23 minutes, at a velocity of 889 yards per minute. The following are the results for the nine places allotted;— C. .Watson’s. Yours Sincerely 1, A. Goodman’s Wageful 2, A. Stone’s Southern Storm 3, C. Watson’s Calton Min 4, M. Anderson's Lone Star 5, L. Tonk’s Premier 6, J. Ramsay’s Wild Queen 7, H. Millard’s Red Note 8. W. Hargreave’s Cerak 9.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24790, 15 December 1941, Page 8
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