PIGEON FLYING.
The Christchurch Premier Pigeon Club conducted a race from Seacliff during the week-end. The birds were liberated in overcast weather, but, favoured with a strong south-west wind, registered fast times. The winning bird, owned by Mr L. Wrenn, flying in the north section, flew the 180 miles 637yds air line in 3hr smin 34sec. The winner of the south section, owned by Mr A. Fransden, flew the 177 miles 926yds in 3hr 4min 6sec. North Section.
Yds per min. L.. Wrenn's First Flight .... 1710 P. Crooke’s Star Turn 1701 W. Henry’s Trumpeter .... 1686 O. Anderson's On Top If,73 F. Iggo’s Ealdy 1672 A. Green’s Home Again .... 1657 A. Cotton’s Chissen 1651 A. O’Brien’s Tinopai 1527 South Section. A. Fransden’s Attaboy 1697 A. Pegley’s Monanui 1675 S. Mallard's Porotiti 1672 V. O’Grady’s Snowy 1669 W. Gray’s Hawthorn 1667 B. Pegley’s Not Out 1665 H. Wood’s Pursuer ........ 1665 L. Gay’s Jiffy 1661 E. Newell’s Crash 163S K. White’s Noreen 1638 W. Drury’s Bob Out 1615 A. W. Jones’s Royal Potoa .. 1609 V. Smith’s Blue Bird 1562 A. Goslin’s Bon Homme .... 511 F. Iggo won the nominated bird prize.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 638, 16 December 1932, Page 11
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