HOMING PIGEONS
YOUNG BIRD SERIES RACE FROM WOODVILEE A further race in the young bird series conducted by the Poverty Bay Central Homing Pigeon Society was held from Woodville on .Saturday, over an airline distance of 163 miles. The conditions were favourable, and excellent velocities were recorded. The winner, T. Crosby's Lady Pam, was clocked in at 4.20 p.m., with a velocity of 1103.6yd5. per min. Details are as follows: —
Federation Race Two of the members competed in the New Zealand young bird championship race over 120 miles. The Poverty Bay club Hew from Tauranga, but owing to head winds poor velocities were registered. The following are the details: —
Next week the Crosby Cup race will be flown from Auckland, and a flock race from Masterton will be held.
T. Crosby’s Lady yds. per min. Pam 1103.0 1 McLean’s entry 1100.6 2 T. Crosby’s Silver Fox 1098.9 3 C. Waldock's entry 1C93.7 4 J. McLean’s entry 1088.5 5 J. McLean’s entry 1080.8 0 C. Waldock’s entry 1080.1 7 R. Hall’s entry 1080.2 8
yds. per min. A. O'Neill's entry 883.9 1 J. McLean’s entry 883.3 2 A. O’Neill’s entry 839.7 3
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19898, 28 March 1939, Page 10
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191HOMING PIGEONS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19898, 28 March 1939, Page 10
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