SATURDAY’S PIGEON FLYING RESULTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 141, 5 September 1927, Page 13

SATURDAY’S PIGEON FLYING RESULTS

GOOD WEATHERFAST TRAVELLING The Avalon Pigeon Club’s old-bird race from Ohakune, air-line 186 miles, was won, appropriately enough, by Mr. A. Davies’ blk c e Cyclone, with a velocity of I,lslyds per minute; Mr. J. Wilson’s blk c c Woolarac, I,l4oyds. second; and Messrs. Hay Bros.’ c p c | Dynamite 1,139yd5, third. The Ellerslie Pigeon Club’s third j old-bird race from Huntly was won by I Mr. D. Adkin’s bl c Master Tactful, I.l9lyds per minute; D. Wallace’s Handsome Jack, 1,188.4yd5, second; J. ! Wilson’s Flying Star, 1,188.07yd5, third. The Ponsonby Pigeon Club’s race > from Taumarunui, air-line 144 miles, j was won by Mr. A. Robertson’s r c c | Maori Warrior, 1,134yds per minute; | Mr. M. Keane’s b c o National Pride, I 1,133.9yd5, second: Mr. C. Keane’s r c c Lockwood Gem, 1,133.1yd5, third. | The Collingwood ‘ 'iub’s race from I Ohakunne, *ir-line 186 miles, was won j by Air. R. Coulson’s b c c Eclipse and Mr. M. Conway’s b c c Welcome Lad, j 1,210.5yds per minute (dead-heat); | Mr. E. Davies’ r c c lied Comet. ! I,lßoyds, third. ONEHUNGA CLUB ' The Onehunga Pigeon Club flew its I first race of the old bird season from | Poro-o-tarao. (airline distance 115 miles). The results were: Messrs. Wilson j and Son’s r c c Sheldon Friend. 1,118 yards per minute, 1; Mr. H. Davis’s b |c c Fond Memory, 1,115 yards, 2; Messrs. Prentice and Son’s Aerial I Rampion, 1.103 yards, 3.