PIGEON FLYING
WANGANUI CLUB FLOCK RACE FROM TE KUITI. Last week the Wanganui Pigeon-Fly-ing Club sent 52 birds for a flock race from Te Kuiti (110 miles). The weather was cloudy with a south easterly wind against the birds. N. C. Barstow gained first place, with E. Carveil second and third, he also winning the pool. The following arc the names of starters and the velocity of the respective contestants:— N. C. Barstow 1090.1 yds per min. 1 E. Carvel! 1085.7 2 E. Carvell 1084.2 3 E. Carvell 1084.0 4 T. Liddell 1079.2 > 5 C. Strang 1063.4 6 H. Clark 1040.1 7 P. J. Mailman 1026.2 8 B. Cleland 1025.5 9 B. S. Kench 1023.0 10 J. Dow 1022.3 11 A. Collings 1022.0 12 E. A. Hylton 1010.6 .13 C. Craig 932.1 14 L. Rosemergy 844.4 15 Also started W. Dickey and E. J. Douglas. On Tuesday evening the club will hamper for a race from Ward.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 8
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157PIGEON FLYING Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 8
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