PIGEON RACING
Our Own Correspondent.
New Record for Waipukurau Club
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WAIPUKURAU, Last Night, Forty-two pigeons, owned by six members of the Waipukurau jioining Pigeon Club, competed xu a race from Culverden (South island) to Waipukurau, an airline distance of 263 nxiles. The birds were liberated ky the stationmaster, Mr J. A. Thompson, at 8.55 a.m. There was no wind and the weather was fair, but conditions wero not of the best throughout. However, the birds put up a wonderful perlormance and the winner's time, 7hrs. 42mins. beat the club's previous best time over the distance by 22 minutes. The placed birds were close together, only 49 seconds separating the first three. Results were: — 31r T. Spencer's B.O.C. VYPK 270, "Captain," 1002 y.p.m., 7hrs. 42 nxin. £6secs. ... I Mr F. J. Fraser's B.C.C. WPK 127, "Wise Boy," 1C01.9 y-P-xu., 7hrs. 42min. 7seos ... 2 31essrs Denne and Son's R.C.C. WPK 356, "Red Sails," 1001.8 y.p.ui, 7hrs. 42uuu. 26sce 3 Mr 11. U. Shaud's B.U.H. NA 132, 7hrs. 40min. lOsecs ... 4 3ir F. 1« Lucas's B.O.C. HHC 224, 7hrs. 45min 5 Mr B. jSfcrxis's B.C.C. 56 8hrs. ... 6
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 29, 28 October 1937, Page 12
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186PIGEON RACING Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 29, 28 October 1937, Page 12
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