LAND AND WATER.
I It is reported (says the Marlborough Express) that though the season is a close one, the pigeons in the Sounds and adjacent districts are being indiscriminately slaughtered. The pigeons are said to be numerous and to be in excellent condition. The wholesale manner in which the birds are being killed is very reprehensible, and no doubt the illicit conduct i will be severely visited if brought home to i the delinquents. HOMING PIGEON RACE. The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew off the second of its young-bird races on Saturday Irom Gore, an airline distance of 77 miles. The race resulted as follows: Mr J. Clark's Uniform (time, lhr 39Imin: velocity, 1341yds Ift 4in) ... 1 . Mr P. Clark's Lady Toft (time, lhr J 412 min; velocity, 1326yds Oft 2in) ... 2 Mr W. Nivcn's Wilkie (time, lhr 43min; velocity, 1325yds Oft 4in) 3 Mr R. Lmbers's bird (time, lhr 43Jmin; i velocity. 1322yds 2ft 9in) 4 S Mr W. Yates's bird (time, lhr s 44min; velocity, 1315yds Ift 4in) 5 COURSING TIMARTJ. May 2. The South Canterbury Coursing Club yesterday and today rati off a £4O twenty-one
doff stake under good conditions. In the final Smith and Iles's (Christehureh) Wild Knight and Gold Seal divided. In a supplementary stake W. Connolly's (Oamaru) Jeweller beat Smith and Iles's S'tar of Erin.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 58
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222LAND AND WATER. Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 58
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