PIGEON FLYING

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 8

PIGEON FLYING

CIIRISTCHURCH SOCIETY The Christchurch Racing Pigeon Society | flew otf a nii'p from Kaikoura recently, when 1 54 bird;-, representing 33 owners, were lib- I crated by J\lr F. ]T. Flower ut- 8.30 a.m. ! The race was llown in fine weather, and with an easterly wind, which helped the birds to 1 rocord fnst times. The winning bird, Mr A. >Si-oU'h blue rhetiuer hen Bine Stnr, flow the 105 miles 700 yards in 2hrs 23min. The velocities wore as follows: Yards a minute. A. Scuifs Blue Stnr .. -1297 A. Gjlhird'K Make Way .. 3 295 .1, (..folding's Whirlwind .. 3 291 .\. Thompson's Inverse ~ 1280 S. Wright's Stingaree .. 1259 T. Fraser's My Fancy . . 3257 B. Evans's Starlight .. 1256 0. Parker's Pixie Gold ~ 3252 P. Smyth's Unknown .. 1240 Ij. Warren's Blue Sntin .. 1239 L. Jones's Sonoma .. 3 233 O. Twoso's Ambition . . 1232 A. Scott- won the nominated bird prize. CANTERBURY CLUB HOLDS LONG DISTANCE RACES The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club re* cenllv flew off a race from Ilicks Bay, Fifty-five birds were sent, divided amongst 22 lofts. The birds were liberated at 5 a.m. in fine weather, but owing to the wet weather which the birds encountered later on in the journey the times wero slow, and the first arrivals did nol reach home till nooTi the next day. t Til© winner was J. Luke's bird No. 583, which flew the distance of 526 miles 1615 yards in 22hrs 35min 4sec, after deducting the hour* of darkness. Tho following is the result:— Yards a minute. .1. Luke's No. SSI .. ♦. 084 W. Unwin's No. 603 .. .. 6GO A. Stone's No. 344 .. .. 627 .r. Luke's No. 258 . . . . 591 E. French's No. 1632 .♦ 591 R. Bradley's No. 3 703 .. 574 Margetts and Son's No. 202 .. 571 J. Forster's No. 944 . . . . 560 A. Stone's No. 526 . . . . 551 <r. Anderson's No. 216 . . 545 ►T. Luke's No. 598 . . . . 536 McNeish Bros.' No. 369 . . 507 (J. Robertson's No, 144 . , 497 O. Robertson's No. 35 .. 392 IT. Rule's No. 942 .. .. 382 11. Rule's No. 175 .. .. 378 P. Chambers's No. 327- . . 373 J. Poulson's No. 788 . . . . 366 J. Luke will hold for on" y.vtr the Brown Stewart challenge trophy for this race, Mar* getts and Son and F. French won the nominated bird prizes. The club also flew off another race from Henderson (Auckland). Fifty-eight birds were .sent, divided amongst 16 lofts. The birds were liberated by the s'ntionmaster at 3.40 p.m. in fine weather and light southeast wind. Later the weather was not so favourable for the birds to put up good times, and only one bird reached home on • the second dfiy. Tho winner was E. , French's bird No. 902. which flew the distance of 505 miles 3200 yards in 18hrs 6min 26sec, after deducting the hours of dark- > ness. . The following is the result: — minute. . Yards ft [ E. French's No. 902 .. .. 819 i A. Stone's No. 826 ~ .. 529 E. French's No. 1408 . . •• 516 G. Robertson's No. 151 •• 490 A. C. McKillop'a No. 179 .. 489 ' E. French wins outright the club's chal- : lenge trophy and the Canterbury Racing J Pigeon Society's cup for thi* race. He also i wins outright the RoUon Challenge Cup and I Mr P. Crooke'B special prize. G. Robertson t won the nominated bird prize.