HOMING PIGEON RACE.
The Wellington Homing Pigeon Society flew a race from l'arenza to Wellington (480 mild) on Friday last. l ? orty-fivo birds, were hborated at 5 α-ai., and by 6 p.m. nearly the whole of them had homed. The first bird arrived at three minutes past four o clock, eleven hours three minutes after liberation The following were the iesultes-Mr. L Clark's b. c. coct "Stronghold" (velocity 1207 yards per minute), 1; Mr. C. Haynee b.c. cock No. 61 (12M yards), 2; Mr. J. H. Clark's blue hen "Veronlque ,, (1217 yards), 3; Mr. W. Bailey* b.c. cock No. 479 (1240 yards), 4; Mr. X. 3. Uliott's b.c.cock N0.12S (1215 yards), 5; Mr. E. Powell's b. c. hen No. SO (1211 yards), 6. A raco from Ohalmno (137 miles) was flown on Saturday with the following result:-Mr. J. H. Clark's No. 445 (1072 yards), 1; Mr. E. M'lntjre's No. 187 (1071 yards), 2; Mr. C. Bidding's No. 420 (106S yards), 3; Mr. F. Wi 1amS'TNo. 241 (lOlld yatds) 4; Mr. B. M* No. 131 (1057 yards), 5j Mr. J. Boltone No. 9W MOM vitds) C. A tie having reGulted bofwecn Jtesrs A. and J. H. CUA for one of tho club's points prizes, it has been decided to fly an interval race from InvermimU cm Friday next. This.will complete the old bird |
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 11
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222HOMING PIGEON RACE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 11
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