PIGEON FLYING
Napier Homing Club Races On Saturday last the Napier Homing Pigeon Club held a flock race from Shannon, 107 miles airline. The birds ^ were liberated in fine weaeher but they ; must have struck bad weather aa very | L'ew arrived on the day of liberation. g E. Trubshoe was an easy winner timing ) in nearly 3 hrs. ahead of the other . members. Besults: — j. E. Trubshoe 's "Jimmy M," 4hrs a 40min lOsee 1 t W. S. Strothers' "Ngata," 7 20 0 2 l H. B. Trubshoe 's "Minora," 7 23 0 3 The previous week a flock race from Woodville, 80 miles airline, resulted in t a win for H. B. Trubshoe 's bird. Besults: — EL B. Trubshoe 's "Velvet," vel. 1277.19 y.p.m 1 E. Trubshoe 's 1 1 Pandora, ' ' vel. 12.38.28 y.p.m 2 Ivearns Bros.' "White Hope," vel. 1235.09 y.p.m 3 W. S. Strothers' ."Ngata," vel. 1223.80 y.p.m 4 During the week-end a single-up race from .Petone, 161 miles airline, resulted as follows: — H. B. Trubshoe 's "Bed Act," 4hrs 53min 9sec 1 W. S. Strothers ' ' ' Spotlight, ' ' 5hrs 9min 32sec «• fe *♦* • f 2 J
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 13
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