PIGEON FLYING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20088, 7 November 1939, Page 9

PIGEON FLYING

CENTRAL SOCIETY

GOOD PERFORMANCES

The Poverty Bay Central Homing Pigeon Society has been fortunate this season with the weather, for favourable conditions have existed for nearly all the events to date. As a result the birds have made some good velocities and the most recent events included a further series of good performances. A race was conducted from Woodville on Saturday over an airline distance of 166 miles. The birds were liberated at noon, and, assisted by a south-easterly wind, the winner. M. Royde's Aussie, was timed in at 3.36 p.m.. recording a velocity of 1347.4yds per min. The results in detail were: M. Royde’s Aussie, 1347.4yds per min., 1: T. Crosby's Johnny. 1345.3yd5. 2: D. Somei'vill’s bird, 1342.7yd5, 3; J. McLean’s bird, 1341.3yd5, 4; R. Hall’s Desert Eagle, 1340.8yd5. 5; A. O’Neill’s bird, 1338.6yd5. 6; C. W-aldock’s bird, 1336.1yd5, 7; A. McLauchlan’s bird. 1333.4yd5, 8. In the junior single-up race from Napier the pigeons were liberated at intervals of five minutes. C. Waldock's Red Wings was first, with a velocity of 1464.6yds per min. The other placed birds were: C. Waldock's Swifty, 1324.8yds per min.. 2: M. Quinn’s Dusty. 1324.6yd5, 3; D. McLean’s Little Wonder. 1250.8yd5, 4. -Next week the old bird championship will be flown from Wellington, an airline distance of 250 miles.