PIGEON RACING
EGMONT HOMING CLUB. The first Picton race was flown by the Egmont (New Plymouth) Homing Club last Saturday. The birds wore liberated by Captain Kane, s.s. Tamahine, at 8 a.m. He reported a nor’-west wind at the point of liberation. The Pellew Shield was competed for in this race. The winner had a comfortable win by nearly seven minutes, and the times, under the weather conditions prevailing, were very good. The places were filled as follows:— N. Kendall’s No. 718 Speedy, 6ht; 22min. 50scc. 1 J. Bellringer’s No. 566 .ll 6hr. 22min. 50sec. 2 A. Raby’s No 611 Vice Admiral 6hr. 23min. 12sec. 3 J. Alldridge’s No. 1626 flhr. 23min. 22sec. 4 M. Andrew’s No. 116 Little Lady B. Sole’s No. 742 Tartar, dead heat flhr. 25min. 44sec. 5
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1929, Page 10
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