PIGEON FLYING
CURISTCHURCH PREMIER CLUB Tlio Christehureh Premier Pigeon Club conducted young bird race? from Waikavi iiud Studholme Junction on Saturday last. Overcast weather and a strong south-east wind prevented fast times, the. journey from Studholme being very diflieult. Several members failed to set birds through on the dav. The winning bird in the Waikari race wa's owned by Mr \V. Gray, and Hew the .]() miles 11)18 yards air-line in Ihr l'Juiiu :;2see. The winning bird in the south race was owned by Air A. Duns, and Hew the 117 miles 38 yards in 4hvs 9init) 5-lsec. Waikari Race Yards a minute. W. tiray's Chi-'f Ruler . . 905 .1. Grenfell's Pied Piper .. 899 L. Gay's Minstrel .. 809 W. Pegley's Glen.-ross . . 893 A. Fraudsen'si Trusty . . 88S 0. Manson'n Rivalry .. 881! \V. Ncwcll'c Ling Po . . 87"> K. Goslin's Grade . . 809 A. Pegley's Rnsign ~- 80 L 11. Broad's Quality .. 555 N. Dove's Auto Mae . . 85:>' B. Pegley's Miss Myr» .. SoTl S. Mallard's Rosewing . . S4'-i A. Cotton's Pirate . . S"7 h. Giles's Glen Wye .. 685 Studholbme Race ' Yards a I minute. A. Duns' Sure . . . . 824 O. Hanson's Moonbeam .. 821 L. Giles's Red Spy . . 795 W. Pegley's Dusky . . 784 A. Frandsen's Mystery .. 771 X. Dove's Coming' . , 019 YV. Gray's 'Comedy . . 495 B. ]*egle.y> Routine ~ 492 A. Pegley's. Silverado .. 491 S. Mallard's Grey Spear ~ 454
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21414, 5 March 1935, Page 5
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