PIGEON FLYING.
Somerfie’d Club Holds Race. The Scmerfleld Racing Pigeon Club flew a race on Saturday last from Clinton. The birds were liberated by the stationmaster at 8.4 a.m., in fine, calm weather. Conditions were good for flying. although the birds homed to a •tr.-ng north-easter The winner was T. Fraser's Old Boy, who flew the distance of 245 miles 1750yds in 7hr 24min 3sec
and also won the nominated bird prize. Results:— yds per T. Fraser's Old Boy Noel Cumings’s Southern King . 943*01 W. Clark's : 941 9 R. Hales’s Halo .’’ ’' ’ 937 7 F. and S. Harrison’s Road Master 936.2 F. and K. Ockwell's Coast Patrol 933.5 L. Ockwell's Flight 931.8 L. Cooper’s .2 999 5 J. Turner’s Blue Mountain 927 6 R. Hodge’s Blue Admiral 921.8 A. Britten’s Surefoot 91 1 1 D. danvilie’s Madame X 909 T L>. Campbell’s Darky 903.2
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 10
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143PIGEON FLYING. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 10
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