"PIGEON DERBY" WINNER.
AERIAL RACE AT THREE-QUARTERS OX l ' A MILE A MINUTE. ; . The result of tho "pigeon Derby" from Nantes (France) to Lancashire —approximately 450 miles —in wjiich over 7000 birds participated, was officially . announced on July 11. . Tiio first three winners are: — 1. Mr. T. Dobson (Milnthorpe), 1440 yards per minute. 2., Mr. Hutchinson (North-West Lancashire Federation), 1437 yards por minute. - 3. Mr. J. R. Lord (Bacup), 1423 yards per minute. This is not tho first time that Mr. Dobson has gained distinction in pigeon flying. In 1904, with his ' champion blue chequer pigeon Briton, ho was the winner _of tho first Lancashire-Nantes race, in which 4108 birds competed. The name of'the winning pigeon, a red j cock, is Gallant.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 289, 31 August 1908, Page 5
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