PIGEON RACING

Evening Post, Issue 89, 17 April 1933, Page 4

PIGEON RACING

The following are the results cf the last two young bird racea flown under the auspices of the Wellington Homing Pigeon Society:— • ' ' ; . - Teams' Eace, from Wairoa,- 134r miles; airline; two.birds timed in by ,each fancier: and the average velocity taken.—Cannell and Henderson's Cloudy and Doris, 3hr 22min 54sec; B. Clement's birds, 3hr 23min 33.95 ec; F. Couper and Son's Venus and Silver-King, 3br 23min 37sec; Perrett and Lee's Sailor Boy.. and Fairy Queen, 3hr: 23min'43see; C. Webster and'Son'a North Queen,arid Stop Out, 3hr 24mln-41sec; H. Murphy's birds, 3hf 26m in 27seic; Day and Boyd's biTds, 3hr 28min 13sec; J. Mitchell's Bonnie Doon and Air Laddie, 3kr 41min 23sec '■ ' ■ • i , ! Poiootoroa Race,' 199 miles aivlihe4?— H. Murphy's Wallace, 4hr 54min 26see; F. Couper and Son's Golden Wings, 4hr .54 mm 38sec; C. Webster . and Son's ; Blue | Lad, 41ir S4min 48sec; B. Clement's:* Real, Boy, 4hr 55min 53eec; Day and Boyd's Miramar Star, 4hr 59min 34sec; Croskery and Son's Lyall Hero. shr 3min 53sec; Perrett and Lee's Jolly Boy, sTjr iSmin 36sec; W. Barnett's Just In, shr 31min 42sec. i _ '■■'. The winners of the ; varioug trophifis are as follows:—Newman Gup. niost ■points up to 315 miles O.B.: O. Webster and Son. 66 points..l; Day andßoyd, 63 points. 2: H. Murphy. 52 points, 3. North Shield, most points in all old birds' north races: Perrett and Lee, 00 points,: I; Day and Boyd. 85 points, 2: H., Murphy, .3; O'Keefe Challenge Cup; most, points No. 2 old birds < except intervals^: Perrett and Loe, fi6 points. 1; Day and Boyd, fiO points. 2; H. MnrDh'y;'s2 poirits, 3. Smith Cup, most pbinta all south races: Perrett and Lee, 91 'points. 1; H. Murphy, 68 noints. 2; J. Mitchell. 54 points, 3. Weatherburn ChnlleuKe Cup, most points No. 2 V.8.: P. Couper and Son, 31 points; B. Clements. 27 points; Perrett and Lee. 26 points. Young Bird Cup, most points in all Y.B. racps. F. Couper and Son. 63 points, 1: H. Murphy, 53 points. 2; B. Clements, 42 points, 3. Specials: No. 1 0.8.. "Webster find" Son; No. 2 0.8.. Day ami Boyd; No. 1 young birrls. P. Pnnnpr anrl Son.

Four doctors are_ cnjraged in medical work by aeroplane in the interior of Australia. Called by telephone or wireless, they fly to homesteads hundreds of miles i'l'om a town.