Top two spots for Gough and Reed


They recorded a mile-a-minute performance to win Saturday’s Boston and District Flying Club race, also taking second place.
Birds were released from from Whitley Bay, a distance of 155 miles.
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Hide AdD. Brackenbury’s loft recorded third and fourth place finishes with Gough and Reed also recording fith place.
Results: 1 and 2 Gough and Reed 1795 and 1778 yards per minute, 3 and 4 D. Brackenbury 1733 and 1731.886, 5 Gough and Reed 1731.466, 6, 7 and 8 Hardy and Burt 1731.046, 1728 and 1726, 9 D. Brackenbury 1707, 10 Mr and Mrs Garnham 1694, 11 and 12 L.R. Manning 1682 and 1671.
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