PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 300, 17 December 1923, Page 12

PIGEON FLYING.

— _ WEST AITCKLAHD CLUB. The West Auckland Flying Club flew their old bird championship on Saturday from Wellington. The birds were liberated by Mr. Hoare. the stationmagter, at. 6 a.m.. and after a ten and a-half hours' fly the winner turned up in Mr. E. Mavall's m c Snringbok 111., -with a velocity 0f"853 yards per minute. This good bird also won the ■ Christcliurch race, and has proved a champion for Mr. Mayall this season. Results: E. Mayall's m c Springbok 111., 853.7 yds per minute *. 1 11. Speirs' b p c Domino, Ss3.3yds .... 2 E. Norris' b b c Never Despair, 852yd5... 3 I*. Murphy's be h Nuform, 850 yds . 4 T. Farmer's r c h Christmas Carol, . S4syds 5 The club finished their 1923 old bird season by flying a Consolation Winners and Losers Race, from Taumarunul. For the winners Mr. Rowe -was successful with his bit li Black Arrow, and for the losers Mr. 11. .Speirs wins with his re h Emblem. Results :— Winners. F. Rove's blk li Black Arrow. 1165 yds per minute 1 E. Mayall's re c Red Hope, 1164 yds .. 2 V. Barton's b c h Doby's Lass, 1157 yds 3 A. Mayall's bee Bon Sonty, 1156yd5.. 4 W. Dear's b p c Little Willie, 1111 yds.. S Losers. ill. Speirs' r c h Emblem. 1163 yds 1 | Cole's li c c Arch Abbey, 1156 yds 2 ONEHUNGA CLUB. The Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club held their, old bird championship from Johnsonville (an air-line distance of 300 miles) on Saturday. The birds were liberated at 5.3 a.m., and, the winner homed at 3.20 p.m. The winner -turned up In Mr. H. Burridge's nice black cock Liberty, the bird being bred by himself. Only three birds out of eight homed on the day. Results:— Mr. 11. Rurrldge's blk c Liberty, 857 yds pel' minute 1 Mr. F. Pike's r h Red Queen, 836 yds .. 2 Mr. W. Kemp's b c c Young Radiant, 722 yds 3 ELLERSLIE CLUB. The Ellerslie Club flew two races from Iluntly on Saturday. The prize for the boys"race was presented by the Rev. Tuke. Results of the boys' race :— Ching's mealy c the Sheik (935) 1 Phillips' bb c Message Boy (920) .... 2 Brady's'b c h Last Hope (897) 3 To conclude the season the club flew a young bi rd race. Results: — Shields' mealy c The Streak (945) 1 Chapman Bros.' be c Swift Flight (938) 2 Ching's b b c Better Luck (935) 3 NORTHERN CLUB. The Northern Racing Pigeon Club concluded its 1923 old bird season on Saturday, with a race from Chrlstchurch, a distance of 500 miles. Mr. Nello Porter sent five birds, got them all home ou the day, and won by nearly an hour with his b c c Lord Kenllworth, 1047 yds; blk c Passing Cloud, 1047yd8; and b c Sola Ray, 1037 yds, the lirst, second and third prires, also the silver cup donated by Warwick Savage, Esq.. of England, in memory fo the late Dr. Savage, who was an enthusiastic pigeon racer. The only other arrivals on the day were Messrs. Watson Bros.' famous old champions—still going strong— b c h Progress, !)83yds, and r h New York, 980 yds. The former has flown from Chrlstchurch sit times, and the latter four times. AUCKLAND CLUB. The Auckland Racing Pigeon Club flew a race from Chrlstchurch, this proving to be the hardest race of the season, only one l>ivd homing In race time. The whining iiirrl was the property of Mr. I. Coster. This bird, although only a yearling, has flmvn from Chrlstchurch twice this season. The following is the result: — Mr. I. Coster's r c c King Elgin, 563 yds per minute 1 Til? Auckland Racing Pigeon Club held i yearling race from Palmers! on North today, an airline distance of 246 miles. Mr. tt"addell. sen., presented a gold medal to (lie winner. The birds were liberated by Ibe stationniastcr, and after flying seven iiid a-balf hours, the winner homed to Mr. N. Wnddell, juu.'s loft. Remits as lollows:— K. Waddell's b c b Mils Douglas, OSlyds per minute 1 r. Coster's bee New Port, 979 yds . . 2 i. Ryan's r c c Red Seal, 977 yds 3 J. Slater's b c c Royston Stanmore. | 37j.9rds: W. Guyan's rp c Marko Wonder, , 175.6yd5; Skinner and Cammick's blk c. Black Flight. 9C!)yds. Mr. I. Coster won I '*»' week's rare from Chrlstchurch. getting the only bird home in race time. Next trt-ek the club holds the last race of the season, from .lohnsonvillc. i