PIGEON FLYING.
The Christchurch Premier Club. The Christchurch Premier Pigeon Club conducted a race from Waiouru on Saturday. The birds were liberated at 7 a.m., but adverse weather conditions throughout the race made the flight a hard one. Several owners failed to get their birds through on the day. The winning bird, owned by Mr W. Newell, flew the 323 miles 3 89yds airline in 9hr 15min 51 sec. Results: — yds. ft. in. W. Newell's Sunflash 1023 A. Frandsen's Stipulation . 1022 1 10 N. Dove’s Rady Vamp .... 1022 1 7 V. O’Grady's Imp 1020 1 2 B. Pegjey’s Robin Hood . . 1020 0 8 A. Pegley's Curly 1020 0 3 S. Mallard’s Red Braid 1017 H. Wood’s Bob In 1009 A. O’Brien’s Little Stranger 989 O. Manson's Hi Speed .... 969 A. W. Jones’ Peter Pan . . 556 R. Gay’s Climax 528 E. White’s Torpedo 514 W. Gray’s Sunny Morn 492 A. Cotton’s Blue Star . ... 401 E. Goslin’s Single Star . . 473 P. Iggo’s Pegaway 382
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20455, 7 November 1934, Page 6
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162PIGEON FLYING. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20455, 7 November 1934, Page 6
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