HOMING PIGEON RACES.
v! •. »— '■Last week the '..Wellington. Homing'Pigooi • Society held their Produce Raco from • llawera. Twelve lofts' were each represented 'by one " ■ bird, tho birds being liberated.at ten Ir.iuites intervals by Mr. 1). .Burrell. The winning:bird'; took Slir. smin. to fly the: 122; miles. .Tho-raco, resulted as follows:—R; M'lntyre's N0',.36, velo- , . city 1155 yds. per minute, 1 j E.Griffith's-.No. 53,' velocity 1082 yds. per ntinnte, 1 2; W>; .Thorn. '. hillV No. 31, velqoity'flSflyds.'per mil uto, 'l> t ' A. Clark's No. 42,'vclocitv iSOyils. 'por fiiijittio; ■ ■ . ;■ 4; J. H. Clark's No. 38, velocity 4STytls. per " minute, 5. ' • ~ ; .. ■• -. , On Saturday a (lock raco was also flown • from. Hawera,.3G birds, roprcselitihg'l2' lofts,. . being .dispatched.■ A. very fast, raco. resultedj- . tho winning bird, taking 2nr. 21ii|in; Tile leading birds were:—R GnlhthV No. 185, velocity. 1515jdsl per minute, 1.; F. \\ tlliains's No. .SSB, - velocity 1509 yds. per' minute, 2; AW Bailey's . ; ■ No. 4Y9, '.velocitylso3vds. per minute, 3rJ; ' ' E. Clark's'NoV2s7i''v'ol(icitv lWCvds. pif mini ' : 3 ute, 4i W.-Tlton'ihill's velocity I4!HV(Ia.' > \ r por ininute,' 5) >R.' M*Jntyte's No. 1452;' velocity'"*. ■'I'l4B7yds. per minute, 0. ' f >
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 487, 21 April 1909, Page 2
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177HOMING PIGEON RACES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 487, 21 April 1909, Page 2
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