HOMING PIGEON LONG RACE
EVENT FROM- CHRISTCHURCH. - . .'.MJL A. RABY’S 'FOURTH WIN.-. ' The annual homing pigeon race-from-Christchurch to New Plymouth was flown’ by the Egm out Homing' Club' on Saturday, November 22. Mr. A. Raby won the event ■ for the fourth time in succession. - •• ’ ’. . ’ •;, Six members forwarded 40 birds for liberation. The birds were-liberated byMr. Sharpe, chief officer of thte s.s. Wahine, At 8 aim? He’ wired that the weather was clear- with.-a'; sbu’-wcstqrlj-wind. At the home end (he - weather was -very unfavourable. The winner homed at Ghrs. 55min. 59sec. p.m., winning a very close race by 11 sec. ■ Six birds homed on the day of: liberation. Tlie- places were' filled' as follow:—: ’ A. Raby’s No. 504,' Siaosi; time, 10 hrs. osmin. 59sec. 1 J. James, No. 111, Kaka, 1-Ohrs.' 56 min. lOsec 2 Jr Bellringer’s No. '557, lOhis. 57mih.' 6sec. ■ 3 B. Sole’s No. 1665, lOhrs'L JOrnin. 30sec. ’.■-. 4 J. Alldridge s No,- 1626, 16hrs. llmin. 5.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1930, Page 14
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