HOMING PIGEONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 174, 17 April 1919, Page 11

HOMING PIGEONS

The following youiiß bird races luncheon flown under the anspiers of tho Hntt Vnlloj- Hn-ning 'Pigeon Rlui):— Piilmerston North (72 mil.es).—W. and li. Booth's Try. volopitv fißl yards per minute, 1; AV. .T. Smith's Chntterliox. (150 yards pev minute, 2; Q. Whitehead's Synnsis, G-J-7 ynnls per mimilo, 3; E. M'Mahon's Bee Bee, 638 yards tier minute, i. ' Unntervilfr (93 miles).—W. .T. Smith's Hurricane, 857 ynvil? ner minure. 1; W. and L. Booth's Blishty. &W ynnlß lior minjite, 2; G. "Whitehead's Sniff Up, 7Si yards per minute.'3. Tnilmpo (118 milcs).-G. AVhitehcnd's Sniff Un. 1217 yards per minirfo, 1; W. and L. Booth's Gloaming, 1215 yards dpi , minute, 2; W. ,T. Smith's Esperanto, 1192 yards per minute, 8; E. IFJfahon's, No. '.)2C>. !)2C yards per ininule, L Wnioiifu (12S miles)-W'. and Ti.'Ponlli's .Tack. S3B yards ner minute, 1; G. Whit"l>"nil J s Alirltret, "iHS yards per lninute. 2-i \V. .T. Smith's Hurricane.'G2B ya«ls per minute. 3. FA-etnliunn (6S mile.').—G. Whitehead's B-trker, .Tii'iior, IH3S yards npr min"te, 1: W. ,T. Smith's Brownie. US." yards nor minute, 2; 13. Jf'Mahnn's : uff. HR7 vnrds ner minute, 3: W. and 1... Booth's G'winiiiiß. 11S1 yar< ! R per niinnt". ■(. T)a"iinvirl;« (98 niil"s).-i\. 'jnrnlion'si My-sliro. HfJfl yard? per minute, i; W. .T. Smith's Mis; Omiimi. 117" ynrds per in in iili-, 2; V 7. nml ,L. B'ijiitr. 1171 ynrdli per minnto. 3: G. Whilplipad's ?.TiK=! Loi'iia, llfi'i vards ner mi'mte. 4.

Waiinit.-in-j.il (12? 'milf.0.—K M'SMion's Vestas, 1005.9 yards nor minute. 1! fi. WMte'iPiul's Bnrkor. Wfc.i ynvrtu dpi , minute, 2; W. ami L. llooth's I>ml. 1003 yards per minute, It: W. .T. Smith's LiHle Piod, 99f vards nov minute, 4.

T)io average velwitv for (ho peasmi tt.is ns follows:—G. WhiH"wl'? b-Vrlc. Sin yards per minute, 1; W. ,T. FnijfVs. SflO ynrds per minute. 2; W. i>''d T,. 7Rn yards per niinnto, ;t; B. M'Mahon's, 526 yards per minute. 4.