PIGEON FLYING.
The Canterbury Pi goon Firing Club fiew * '•aoe from W.jonru on Saturday. Nov«&IPr Sixty-four birds were sent, divided among; t nineteen owners. The birds were iiborMofl by tho Btatiornnaster o-t 6 a.m.. in :nin weather, with a light southerly wind, to a. light easterly as the birds nenaea home. The race was a very close one on y three minutes diriding tile first (en birds. The wuinef turned out. to be 1. Knigsiord b Blue Dai:, which (low the Oisteuce.of MO miles 1537 yards (air line) m fibr Slxnin Iho following table ?hown the velocity recorded by exoh owner's bird;
Tsrds jJcr F. Kinesford’s Blue Dax . minute. . ina F. AVi Icon's No. ‘X>3 . N- Harveys Sa.ioiu1118 1117 .1117 If. Pearson's No, 4S K. Fucli's Grow Black 1.116 G. Uillrliff'a Unnine mu I). Doro's Bosca .1115 B. Ashworth's No. 17 | UU AVcwlhouso Bros.' No. ]gg 1 11)3 0. Boliortson's No. UO 1110 •I. DuflipW’s Unrung 1105 To AVilshiro’s No. 789 1103 !i. Clinml.ors’s Blue Diamond 1(105 AA . Hewitt's Perfection 1081 .1. IhslopV Kandy lOliO AV. Cuaimincs's No. liDO 1051 Barter Bros.' No.' 154 iok; Tl. Browning’s No, 118 ioio .f. Close's No. -290 M4
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19814, 4 December 1919, Page 2
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