PIGEON FLYING CLUB HOLDS ANNUAL RACE.
The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club held their annual produce race from Kaitoke recently. Only birds rung with 1925 metal rings wv-re allowed to compete. Thirty-six birds were nominated, but, through various causes, only nineteen birds belonging to thirteen owners The birds were liberated by weather, with a northerly wind. The rare proved very successful, the whole of the competing members timing in their birds on the .lay of liberation. The winning bird. No. 6, the property of Mr A. J. Higgs, flew the distance of 221 miles BPO yards in 7hrs Smln 13ser. Following are the results:— Ydfc per min. A. J- TUggs's No. 6 91 n P. Chambers's No. 19 902 L. Wilshire's No. 25 593 TV. Puddle's No. 31 s2l G. Green’s No. 14 888 C. Anderson's No. 1 BS2 F. Kingsford's No. 3 864 D. Cunningham's No. 37 .... 862 J. Bel worthy's No. 24 847 E. French's No. 2S SSS G. Robertson's No. 30 820 H. Pearson's No. 36 730 A. Bird’s No. 34 730 A. J. Higgs wins the special nominated bird prize: also the special prize donated by a. fancier.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17996, 5 November 1926, Page 13
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