PIGEON RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 270, 12 November 1923, Page 10

PIGEON RACING.

•——__-___ WEST AUCKLAND CIAJB. b " The West Auckland Flying Club flew s n three-bird race from Ohakunc on Saturday •- 'lhe birds were liberated by the station master In a strong head wind, and after i hard fly through a severe storm the wlnne: proved' to be Mr. F. Rowe. with those tw< r- good birds. Black Arrow and Hopeful n Fifteen lofts competed. , r Mr P. Rowe's blk h Black Arrow and Hopeful, fi.l.yds per minute - Mr. E. Mavall's in o Zev and blk p Black '8 and White, iiOSyils •■• a Mr. Spier's he c Masterpiece and bp c .' * Domino, ."ilMyds J'VioV-" ,d Mr. Dear's r c c No. 124 and 11250, 10 r>n_.«yii- •••■

iI'.M.UVIIH Mr. Murphy's Endeavour and Hopeful, ".la-'vrt- 5- Mr. B. Norris - Cleopatra and E„plorer, 500 yds. 0; Mr. E. Norris' Billy and Nicola, 533 yds, 7. AUCKLAND CMTB. In the Auckland Racing Pigeon Club's race from Palmerston North on Saturday only four members clocked In. The birds were liberated by the stationmaster in bad wc-ither, and after flying 248 miles against a head wind the winner proved to be Mr Waddell's blk eh b. Miss Kitzroy Onlj eight birds arrived in race time. Results arc. Mr. N. W-ddell's blk c b, Miss Fltzroy (730 yds per minute) • • • • x Mr. .1. Slater's r c c, Royston Comedy __ Mr ? F y CosteV's b V c,' Home' Port (7_4yds) 3 Mr T. Robinson's b c c, Howlck I_id (TUyds) •• Next week the club will hold a race from Taumarunui, preparatory to flying from l'aekakarikl. NORTHERN CLUB. Tho Northern Racing Tigeon Club held its eleventh 1023 old bird race on Saturday from Ohakunc, a distance of 182 miles. Owing to a late liberation and adverse weather conditions, only three birds were clocked iv within an hour of sunset. These three plucky yearlings, bred and owned by Mr. Nello Porter, won the first, second and third prizes. \lthoui_h too late for race time four more birds, belonging to Messrs.-Watson, Morton and Crowhurst, were found in their lofts late that night.