PIGEON FRYING.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19148, 3 November 1927, Page 14

PIGEON FRYING.

' + ♦---;-- : CANTERBURY CLUB. • The Canterbury Pigeon Flying -Club flew its first .old bird race from Kaitoke, a distance of 221 miles air line. One hundred and eighty',; birds were liberated by the stationmaster in fine weather and a • favourable wind.,, which enabled them to establish "fast times, J. Belwqrthy's straight. Eight was. the winner, flying the distance in sbr 28min 27sec. Results:— Yds per min. J.- Belworthy's Straight .Eight ... 1194 . 0. Manson's Ko. 174 .. .. 1194 ,H. Rule's No. 537 .. • .. 1194 D Cunningham's Sublime .. ..• 1194 G Chamber's Noi 160 ..." .. U93 H. A. Pearson's Mark Time ■ .. 1191 J. Key's Winsson .... .;•. 1187 G. Robertson's No. 66 • .. ... 1183 A. Buckley's No. 275 .. ' ".. 117S V. Rolton's No. 108 .. • .. 1156 G. Anderson's No. 17 .. ' ..1153 W; Puddle's Bronzetta ..-' .'.. 1152 L Wilshire's No. 967 .. .'. 1132 P, Do re's unrung .. . .. ;;. 1125 ■A. Higg's No. 423 .. .. 1112 D.-McKillop'3 San Toy ..- ... 1093 A. W. Jones's Crash ;. • ...1053 F. Kingsford>.No. r 47- .. .-.- 1044 R.. Moore's Squib ... ■■ .. 1000 S. Miffin's Unexpected .. .. 992 A. Pegley's No. 713 •'..'• .. -935 Winners of Western Section—J. Belworthy, O. Manson, H. Rule. Winners.of Eastern Section—G. W.'Robertson, A. Buckley, A. Higgs. J. Belworthy .won the nominated bird prize. -..

The club also' flew the produce race for yearlings from Kaitoke. .Eighteen birds ' representing twelve were liberated in ideal conditions for , racing and very fast times were recorded. Results:—: Yds per min.D. Cunningham's ■ Weston Chimes .. 1251 D. Dore's No. 19 .. .. '.. 1250 W. Puddle's Haumii .. .. 1249 R. More's No. 35 1218 G.. Chamber's No. 27 .. .. 124G A. W. Jones's No. .31 .. .. 1241 G. Robertson's No.' 31 ... .. 1228 J,. Wilshire's No. 1 .. .. 1205 h .Keys'a' Wee Jim .. .. 1163., W. Unwin's. Northern.. Star . ... 973 IX Cunningham won the nominated bird prize.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB. iThe Chrislchurch Homing Pigeon Society flew "their second Oamaru race recently. Eighty-two birds, the property of 16 owners, were liberated by the stationmaster at 10 a.m., in a nor'-west wind, which prevented thram from recording fast velocities. The winning bird. H. Allard's No. 14456, flew the distance of 139 miles in 4 hours 11 minutes. The results .arc as follows:

Yds oer min. TT. Allard's No. 1466 .. ...948 H. N. May'o Redwing .. ..946 W.- Grey's No. 65 .. .. 946 S. Strong's No. 573 .. .. 942 H. Brown's Royal Oak .> ■ 353 P. Hendry's No. 266 .. ' .. -937 K. May's No. 232 .. .. 916 A. Duffield's No. 123 .. .. n.l; • li. -Hewland's lolanthe .:• .. 911 A. Ijve's No. 1477 ■ ... .. 907 W. Watt's No. 140$ .. .. 900 - ■J. Baxter's Mo. 1597 .. .. 901 .7. Reidv's No. 1180 899 ' L. Hobden's No. Vfg) .. .. fiß9 Ti. Booth's Silver King .. S?( B. Nixon's No. 1433 .. ...850 11. N. May and E. R. May won the special nominated bird prizes.