PIGEON FLYING

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 25 November 1930, Page 16

PIGEON FLYING

♦ THREE KACES HELD. The Christchurch Racing Pigeou Society held three races during the past week. The first was from the Bluff. Owing to very bad weather, no birds returned home on the day of liberation. The winning bird, Early Morn, the property of Dr. A. C. MeKillop, flew the distance of 305 miles airline in 12hrs 56min. The second race was from Poriruc,. The winning bird, Black Watch, the property of Cannell and Stobart, flew the distance of 205 miles airline in shrs. Dr. Marshall liberated 320 birds in a wind which helped them to register fairly fast_ times. The third race was also from Porirua. Dr. Marshall liberated 97 birds for this event. The winning bird, Torchlight, the property of L. M. Gregory, flew the dis tance of 205 miles air-line, in 6hrs smin. The following are the results: BLUFF RACE. : Yds. I per pi*. A. (J. McKillop's Karly Morn . . GBl A. C. McKillop's Buckleys . . 670 .A. Willoughby's Something .. .. 602 A. Willoughby's Dark Night .. 048 J. Hitching's Mis 3 Wiff .. '* (;4« J. Ilitohing's Tiny .. *' 642 W. Hepburn's Tiny Russ .. 036 Cannell and Stobnrt's Waratah 035 L. Jr. Gregory's Bing Boy .. *. * 626 If. J. Wood's Wild Briar . . . . g(jo Cannell and Stobnrt's Mercator . . 59f> Dr. M. Brown's Wanganui . . . . 592 R. Lewis's Last Shot .. . * 543 L. J. Hewland's Sapper .. .. 541 A. Willoughby von all nominated bird , Dr / A * C ' MeKillop wins the South Old Birds Aggregate Cup, and Mr G. Humphreys' trophy. FIRST PORIRUA RACE. Yds. per Cannell and Stobart's Black Watch . . 1206 L. J. Hewland's Linnet .. 1202 H. J. Wood's Shot Silk .. T^oo J. Smith's Trump .. .. *] 1198 A. Willoughby's Zane Grey .. ..1197 it High Speed .. .. 3195 11. A. Pearson's Envoy .. „ . 1192 w tt' 9" McKillop's Low Gear .. 1189 \N. Hepburn's Rouge .. .. 1178 Dr M. Brown's Gartloch .. .. 3 17G R. Lewis's Romeo . . .. 1169 It. Bradley's The Hermit . . . . 1160 t "xr* l,' 0 *I'"'* 1 '"'* Chum .. ..1133 ■U M. Gregory's King Flier . . 1100 SECOND PORIRUA RACE. Yds. per V" Cr ? KOr r' s Torchlight .. 1004 \V „ l "°ughby's Snowdrop . . . . 1002 r' Mountain Daisy .. 997 t-annell and Stobart's Lorraine . . 990 1* * ?■.' McKillop's Juliet . . . . 983 II T * T PearßOn ' s Futurist .. .. 977 Ji. J. Wood's Maxey .. .. 970 R- Lewis's Romeo .. .. 971 TT^ r ?y n s Gartloch . . . . 970 •i- Hitching's Reliance . . . . 919 K A. Goslin's Chum . . . . 877 Yoeman .. .. 872 , . ,* A* C. McKillop won all nominated bird prizes. r,i h . T TTE JUNIOR CLUB. P " ° J l ) n ior section of tho Christchurch facing Pigeon Society conducted a race from iimdiu. Hi© stationmaster liberated 00 ?■ i L M H , north-west wind. The winning ?s « if OD JI ,herll Cross, the property of A. Dumeld, flow the distance of 100 miles airline in -hrs 37min. The following are the results: — to Yds. per A. Duflield's Southern Cro*=s .. 1059 A. llobson s Southern King . 1032 T. Darling's Full Feather . . . ! 1031 I». Murray's Quest . # 996 D. Fisher's Pirate Gold . ! 979 C. Smith's Beau Cavalier 052

L. Hartland's Last Lap . . .. 949 J. Hartland's Surprise .. . . 942 N. Haig'.s True Blue . . . . 935 L. Mountford's Cappy . . .. 915 F. Piatt's Little Wonder . . . . 804 J. Tomkinson's Glide Away 754 R. Berry's Dodger \ . . . f;SO •T. Costello's Snipy . . 048 Ward and Carpenter's Juried 640 CANTERBURY C LIB. The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club flew off its annual produce race from Porirua lust Saturday. Only birds wearing 1929 metal rings were eligible to compete, and each owner had to be the breeder of his own bird. Forty-six birds wore nominated, but only 25 started, divided amongst 10 owners. The birds were liberated by I>r. Marshall at 9..40 a.m. in dull weather and a southwest wind, whirh changed to north-east as the birds neared home. The winner turned out to be F. \V. Robertson's bird, which traversed the distance of 213 miles 1203 yards air-line in Glirs somin 9sec. Results : Yds. ft. in. F. W. Robertson's No. 423 . . 904 1 11 W. Unwin's No. 839 . . 904 »1 2 Margatts and Son's N T o. 202 . . 903 0 0 P. Chambers' No. 301 .. 903 0 0 A. C. McKillop's No. 188 . . .903 0 0 H. Browning's No. 36 . . 902 0 O O. Robertson's No. 07 .. 890 0 0 F. Kingsford's No. 1 . . 870 0 0 E. French's No. 383 . . 099 0 0 F. W. Robertson won the special nominated bird prize.