PIGEON FLYING.
CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. The Chrislchurch Homing Pigeon Society flow an old-bird race from Invorcargill. The stationraaster liberated 47 birds at 8 a.m. iiuder favourable weather conditions. The winning bird, H. Allard's Rapier, flew the distance of 290 miles in 7hrs 53min. Results:— Yds. per mm. 11. Allard's Rapier .. •• 1083 S. Strong's No. 902 .. 1079 A. Duffield's Royal Star .. 1079 L. Howland's Damos •• 1078 H. N. May's Just in Time .. 1077 J. Baxter's Black Admiral .. 1050 h. Hobden's Falcon Knight .. 1047 A. Lye's Scotch Lassio ... 1040 H. Brown's Trisoon .. 1044 h. Booth's Sudden Storm .. 996 J. Reidy's Silent Flyer ... 984 E. May's Snapit .. •■ 9" B. Nixon's Airking ■ • . M 4» H. Allard won tho A, B, and C nominated bird prizes. .
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 14
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