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PIGEON RACING

(USBORXE rLYING CLUE The Gisborne Flying Club held the first race- of the second series of . its young bird season last Friday evening. The. race was from .Motnhora, 38 miles airline. The birds were liberated at 4.4 p.m. and undoubtedly unfavorable flying conditions must have been encountered by the homing birds, ns only three enisles were clocked in that evening. Very slow velocities were registered, the first birds taking nearly three hours to home to their lofts. » The results were: F. Green’s r.e.li. Belgium Lady, 405.8yds per min., 1: F. Green’s h.e.e. Blue Ghanee, 389.2yds per min., 2: J. Dearness’ r.c.c. Silver Coin. 331.4yds per min., 3.

POVERTY BAY SOCIETY The Poverty Bay Homing Pigeon Society’s young bird race from Napier, nil airline'distance of 84 miles, resulted as follows: L. .Jackson’s Black Crow, velocity 890.7yds per mill., time 2hr. 42min. 2-sec., 1 ; K. Stephenson’s Hot Dog, 2hr. 45min.v ssec., 2; K. Hall’s Silver Wings, 21ir. 45min. 18sec., 3; W. .Marshall’s Magpie, 2hr. 45inin. 28scc., 4.

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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18633, 18 February 1935, Page 2

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PIGEON RACING Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18633, 18 February 1935, Page 2

PIGEON RACING Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18633, 18 February 1935, Page 2

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