PIGEON FLYING
CHRISTCHURCH PREMIER CLUB Th a Oliristi'liurch rremier Pigeon Club held .1 flock raco from Oamaru on Saturdny. Good weather conditio!'.* enabled tlie birds to record fair times. The winning bird, owned by Mr W. Newell, flew the 135 miles 1257 yards in 4hr 17min uTscr. The Blue ttibbon I>erbv race was flown in conjunction with the race. The winner of this race, owned by N. Dove, flew the 1.'1.T miles 490 yards in 4hr 14min 51sec. The results wf're: —■ FLOCK RACK Yards a minute. AV. Newell's Dull Weather . . 9*27 A. Frandsen's Capital .. 924 N r . Dove's Home Coming . . 9'JO W. Pegley's ldamere .. 917 A. Duns's Sure .. 917 T!. Goslin's Gothic .. 914 O. Hanson's Parody . . 879 D. Broad'.; Cranford .. 775 A. Cotton's Lone Pine .. 77:) W. Gray's Lament . . 709 A. O'Brien's Battery . . 595 DERBY RACK Yards a minute X". Dove's Home Cominir .. 920 A. Frandsen's Little Mary .. 920 A. Duns's Sure .. 917 \V. Grav'.« Mnreelle . . 901 AV. Pegley's Monarch .. 777 A. Cotton's Lone Pine . . 77:! W. Novell's Flame Girl . . 766 D. Broad's Betty . . 701 K. Goslin's Rosendale .. fils A. O'Brien's Cameo .. 317 EAST CHRISTCHURCH CLUB The East Christchurch Flying Pigeon Club flew a race from Kaikoura recently. The birds were liberated in fine weather, and with good conditions during the race favourable times were recorded. The winner, owned by Mr G. MacDougall, flew the 100 miles 140 L' yards in 2hr 50miu 47sec. The results were: Yards a minnte. G. MacDougall's De?ntr> .. 303S A. Dunn's Tot 1034 A. Green's Tunney .. 1031 li. F. RoKon's ♦Statement .. 3030 R. Campbell's Night March .. 3026 T. Nicholson's Red Bullet .. 1021 L. \V. Brown's Rob Roy .. 3013 R. Moore's Red Diamond .. PO."S ■F. IT. Beale's Thorpe Violet . . 900 W. Henry's Hickcv .. 877
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21420, 12 March 1935, Page 6
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