HUMING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 221, 23 October 1909, Page 6

HUMING.

ULXIUeU LllCll v-.w. ~ t , ton on Saturday i,s fc u..un iwiullliUed one oim, iuui. Lupsea ueltt'l-un tuul uuti-aul* xnc uuj v.as nne, v,in ui.e sky i.lu ... ...uou .wrus keen on i„ i,.,... --•pecllVC JUIIS LO iiiUiie a luoi pass.igc. i-iiu winner eoveixa n.o ui -»• iuiies in isnrs. oiiuiu., ,i hikiuj in r i« yams per minute, m; iuhuh.i.j; «.n the us rei.uii.i.u: -1.51. *.. n. unguis "dupuer,' jiho. onion.; iiiu, H. u. Jioveney s " urimwo, »ms. u vl mm.; iiru, 11. .UeUaiiuy s ' tvumor, n iirs. oivimiu. On Wednesday last, uiwcr ihc auspices of Ule aoOVC UUu, U lace hm novvn ii'om Mercer, on uic uoiui ruim, u. distance ot 154 miles, oevou uiehiucr.. sent thirty-eight bnus io tuii.i«ie m tne event. A nortli-casi oreczu i.ivoicu tne birds, ana all uoiucu m goou i.im-, with tne following result:—lsi, A. Im\~ grove's "Good Buck, bins. 2uiiu. awn., slid, W'. H. iioultou s " .uiue oiuue, 3n.. 4miu. 50sec; 3rd, U. J. Jtovericv s "Sweet Rose," iJhrs. oiuin.; 4di, v. iv Wright's "No. 7Uo,' 3hrs. omm. The club has decided to carry out a second hamper programme lu enable several new members to acquire interest in the events. Fur this purpose a hamper containing lilty-eiglit buds was despatched by train yesterday.

PIGEONS JX WAR. ' TOSS OF 2UOU BIIRDS. . 'Hie Siclc.ri.iii Homing Association is taking a keen interest in the breeding ui pigeons and tneir use in war tune, reports the Melbourne Argus. The nisi loss ior the Commonwealth miliia.v p.,i.e. vviii lake place ai'Wagga, -New south Wales, to-itay. The toss is Known as Hie inland toss, the idea being tint ail v.ele;,iaph wiles have been clll or de oiniyed between Melbourne and Sydney. An urgeni military message is U> be car lied to the central administration »1 defence from the military authorities in Seduce, and the homing"p'rC-ons in .\'cv\ South Wales have tanen the message a-, far as W'aggu, vvliere.it is picked up aii.i sent, on by the Victorian homing pigeons. Ten "chilis are taking part in ilie toss, namely, \ ietoria, Kiclimous til-eat Northern, i'rahran, Essondou dis tiiet, Carlton, Brunswick, Williamstovni and Hawthorn; and it is expected that ncarlv 2,000 birds will compete. Ihc Victoria Club alone has entered 281) birds. An air line of 22U miles or over will be the distance llovvn, and if the weather be favorable, with a tail win 1, the race will start at 11 o'clock. If a head wind be blowing and the weatner is squally the race will start at 10 o'clock, "in the former event it is expected that the velocity will exceed one mile, per minute, and in the latter eve it the velocity would average 1,200 yards per minute. A busy scene was presented at the different clubrounis on Thursday night, when birds were being numbered, registered, and placed in special baskets for transit liv rail to Wagga by first tram on I'ridav morning, the railway department providing special trucks tor the storage of the baskets. In all 1«2 clocks' were set by Hie committee in connection with the event, ami these ■will be returned to the associations .club-rooms in liourke-sticet upon the doming of the birds at some time between a and 5 o'clock this afternoon. At the invitation of the Victorian lloni-\-r\« Association, through its honorary secrelarv, Air. V. S. Clarev. and one of the council. Mr. 11. •>• Meadows. Major C. A. Mitchell, of <he Australian Intcllincnee Corps, was present t" watch the ipVoccedings.