PIGEON RACING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20100, 2 December 1930, Page 4

PIGEON RACING.

j CHRJSTCHI'RCH SOCIETY. j The C .irit>tciu:rch Racing Socioiy ? conducted a raca from Woodville on Saturday. The etatiomnaster liberated 71 birda in a eouth-vrcst breeze. The winner, Homo, the property of W. Hepburn, flew (ho distance of 260 miles r-ir-lino in 7hr3 21raiu. Results:— Vd3 per rein. V,'. Hepburn's Boi:.-' . . 1127 , J. Smith's Porccn , . 1121 i W. J. Woods's Cactus Utd .. 1115 Cannel! and Stobart's Oscar .. 3115 l">r. M. Brown's Thesod . . 1115 A. "Willoughby'B Lightning . 1113 J. Hitching'® Carbine 1110 TI. A. Pearson's Bouquet . . 1031 Pr. A. C. McKiilop's Tardy . . 10S5 <T. L. Hewland's Captain B'acl: 1067 L. M. Gregory's Memory Lost . . 1001 Cannell and Stobart l won the A nominated bird prize, J. Smith tho B, and W. Hepburn the C. Tha Junior Section. The junior action of the tociely conducted a race from Oamaru on Saturday. Tho stationmaster liberated 50 birds, representing eighteen owners, in a north-easfc wind, which prevented fast times. Th© winner, Supreme, the property of T. Darling, flow the distance of 140 miles air-lin« ic shr 3min. Yards per min. Darling's Supreme ... ... 926 ij Hobaon's Black Satin . w 925 3 Mount-ford's Alpha .. 900 Smith's Sarony .. 895 | Fisher's Silver Bullet , . 891 j Dufileld'ti Fleetv.-ins . . . 890 ! Hartland's Prince Impev;a* . . 88$ '■ Piatt's Blue Birch . . . . SSI ! ' Kirk'e Old Timer - . SSI } Berry's Mutineer . . 877 ) McSish's Young Chaser . . 874 j Harland's Last Lap . . .. 874 | Kais's I'll Be Back . . .. 573 * Tompkinpon's Glideav.ay „ , 870 I Ward's Smithy . . 838 | Carpenter's All In . . 830 j Oosiello'a Mussolini . , . . 825 i =====