PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 205, 31 August 1925, Page 9

PIGEON FLYING.

PONSONBY CLUB. The above chib held ns third race of :h» I IStS old bird season from Palmerston North, £ distance of miles to the owner’s loft. The winning bird, the probertv of Mr Sv<i | Webb, covered the distance'in earliest | time, and established a new record .if isjo yards per minute. Mr. Webb was heartily congratulated on his good wLa. >'vilowi ß g are the velocities:— ■lit. Svd. Webb's m c Star Sing. 1440 yds per minute ’ i Mr. H. Cole's r c c Grand Good Sport, 143Syds : Mr. R_ Spiers’ b b c Banuaae | Despair, - j Mr. W. 3iI3iDSTS* b c b J~rr o}« 3IiST. ■ 139£jd5: Mr. C- Lirhfriars-1 s m c ‘Larm.iv. 13&4tgs; Mr. C. i’Liiiiph" r c c C»bjt * 1390yds: Mr. J. Morris’ to c Paradise Si.ver Sing, lilyivds: Mr. W. Wsiier s b a Nationai G:rL AUCKLAND CLUB. ' Tb« s fcov* a race from TaamsnnnL sn airlia* distance of 14-> ml ]*-*. Thf .birds were liberated by the statioamasT-r at 3..5M a.m. and Mr. Watson's b c p c wor •! comfortably. i Following are the firs: sit places •Mr. W. Watson's d c p c-. Logan Chief. J 157 ire. rj= r minute Mr H. b b h. Miss K'wi. !447vds " Mr. K. Ktsiirj b c h. Nobby. !445vds 5 l Mr. X. Wacde.i s r c b. I.jjgias Mod-1 j 1444yds '. s • Mr. H. Comthwaie's V.s c. N'.ggeg Mini strei. IStS&yds: Mr. W. Walker's" b "• e ; Native£l Lai IfThyds. Tie HXerslie Homing Club fiew i-s second old bird —oe from Te Awammu. The wirl ner. Mr. Hughes, received Mr. Taylor's trophy with his r c c Eliersiie Bed, 74.7,1 - yards per mirmte. , Mr. Hughes' r c c Eliersiie Bed. 1453yds i per minute j ; Mr. Beaman's b c c El Carbine, 1454TC* j> ; Mr. Sideis' b c h Black Carnival, llolycs 3 j Messrs Irving and Don. !450vds- Mr ; .Adkins. 144hycs: Mr. Ching 1443vds- MMtmcaster, 1433yds: Mr. Ws'laeo, '-ggCwds; Mr. Brady. 1410yds: Mr. Kent. 140&Vds: 1 Messrs. Chapman Ers_ 1402yds • Sixteen lofts, representing 110 girds, were - engaged. ONEEUNGA CLUB. ' The einb contested rhe third race in the i Old Bird series from Waimarino on Satnr- ; day, nrst honours going to the club's J.. i dent. Mr. J. J. Taylor. Distance 137 miles, i Results : Mr. J. J. Taytor’s b b h Nelson ReQuest, (14SS yards p*er ninntei 1 Messrs. F. WUs>jn and Sons' r e e Sheldon Red (1436 yards per nilnuzt .... 2 Messrs. Prentice and Son's bee Aerial Monarch (14&2 yards per minute . . 3 Mr. H. Deahy. 1431yds: Mr. W. Deng. 14S7yds: Messrs. Lasgton Bros. 1452yds. Twelve lofts competed, entering lor i birds.