RACING PIGEONS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1427, 30 April 1912, Page 5

RACING PIGEONS.

The Wellington Homing Pigeon Society have completed their season s projrrttnmia with a scries of young bird races. Hie following are the !f" lts ;r '-~„„..,., v 0 Waitotara (102 milcs).-Mr. Po\u'll s. Ao. "■ll (SOtvds. per mm.), t; Mr. .liie*t*is So. W (795yd5.), 2; Mr. CrcsUery s No. •iw' 7'llvds) 3; Mr.- .1.- H.-Clark's No. M (aOOydsT 4;' Mr:. Miller'<No.?)F3 (053 (103 mil«).-Str. Elliott's No. 41 and Mr. A.'Clark's No. .V(IOS9 1 vds.), equal, li Mr. C. Uayno'.s No. 199 hOfilvds). 3; Mr. Croskory s No. .■»< |in6B2yds), 4; Mr. Ridding No. ISO (1084 3 Ha'wora (Dcrbv)r- (120;-.miles).-Mr.-J. Grei's trophy: Mr.. Neish's .. Castaway • (9SiVd\), i Mr. Bolton's No. 68 (979.2 vd'),2 Mr. Priest's No. 418 (978 2yds., •I- Mr. Croskerr's No.' 321 (977.2yd5.),'4;" ;; Mr. Powell's No. 214 (975yd5.), 5. ( , • - Waipawa (133. miles).-Mr..Llhotts N0,.,...,-, « (103lvds.), 1: Mr. Crockery s No. 328 (1033vds.'), 2; Mr. Boniface's So;; 162 £1033;. yds), 3; Mr. Williams's No. 67 (1031 yds,, 4; Langtlou Bros. 1 * No. 322 (lOlSyds.) S. ■ Taihaoc (Produce).---{124-;miles).-?.lr. -• Townson's No. 92 («90yds.), 1; Mr. Llhotts So. 42 (902vd5.1, 2; Mr. Wiljiams_'s;' ;No> 71 '(S'flvd's.)," 3; Mr. Creskery's No. 247 (■EGSyds!), 4; Mr. Ridding'.? No. ISO (812 " Waiiiawa: St. Legor (183 miles).-Miv ; Hoares tropin-: Mr. J. H. Clark's No. )''o l'lu(i3vds.). 1;' Mr. Croskory s No. ,12S ■• (1062.1vd5.), 2; Mr. A. Clark's No. 88 ' (10.W.2«i15.), ;3; Mr. Townson's No. IS I (1057ytk), .4: Mr. Hilton's No. 87 (IIWI yds.), : s.- " " Consolation Race (100 miles).—l.angdon Bros.'s No. 327 (1155yd5.), 1; Mr. N«lnn'q So. 5U (11-JS-rd's.y. 2; Mr,' Croskerv's N'n. 358 (H24vds),'3: Mr, Boniface's No. HI:! (lltWvd.O", 4; Mr. Priest's No, 119. (1073 yds.)', 5.' ■