LAND AND WATER.
* SOTJXLING. IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, Augnrt 22. Ripley defeated M'Devitt for the State Sculling Championship, rowing the full championship oourso in 12 minutes 25 seconds. The winner was in the lead over the whole course, and won wjvh esse. HOMING- PIGEON BACK. The Dune&in Homing Pigeon Olub opened its pld-blrd season on Saturday with' an interval race from Oamaru In fine weather, Mr W. Purvey liberating 20 birds representing 10 lofts. It was o, fast ily, tlie first three birds arriving within quarterioinntes of one another. The following ia the jsesulfc :—Mr !'• Veitoh'a Gay Lad, lhr f-Jmin, 1; Mr J. Goodman's Oanteen, lhr 7Jmin, 2; Mr W. JEargreaves'e Bed Signal, lhr 7£min, 8; Messrs Stevenson and Goodman's Silver Pearl, lhr Bftain, 4; Mr. 0. Biddell's Stanley, lhr H|min, 5. " The ■following members also competed, the name? being given in order—j". Jones, T. Brown, A. "Webb, W. Ssqulbmls, and J. Still.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3467, 24 August 1920, Page 38
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154LAND AND WATER. Otago Witness, Issue 3467, 24 August 1920, Page 38
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