HOMING.
EAST END CLUB. The New Plymouth East Flying Club held a race from Frankton Junction, <0 | the north route, a distance of 113 miles, yesterday. The bivds met with a quick despatch* leaving the breakwater by the Rarawa on Monday night, and arriving at their destination at 5.1,1 oil the morning of liberation. The day was* fine but a strong westerly wind prevented the birds putting up a good velocity. The placed birds homed very closely, on 1 )" seconds separating tliem. The times recorded were as follow: —A. Lovegrove's "Good Buck." Stir 32min 30sce., 1; 11. J. Moverley's "Bruce," 31ir 32min 42sec, ; W. H. Boulton's "Ringer," 3hr 32min 54 see., 3; H. McGallcy's "Airship," 3hr 33 min oflsec., 4,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 213, 14 October 1909, Page 3
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120HOMING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 213, 14 October 1909, Page 3
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