PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 16

PIGEON FLYING.

AVALON CLUB

Tiif Avalon Club opened its 192S young bird season on Saturday by lidding ;i race from Huntly, an airline distance of ."it; miles. The weather was line but owing to the smoke of the bushfires, the- velocities were not high. Results :— Scott Bros.' b c c King Cole. 7Sovds per minute "... i Mr. 11. Clay's bee Claymore, 734vds 2 Mr. R. Hewlett's r c c Star'Lighr, 732 yds Mr. A. Moore's re li Raider, r,4.lyds: Mr. L. Mat-Lean's bl e Don Juan, 553 yds. Next week the club fly from To Awaniutu. CORNWALL CLUB. The Cornwall Club flew the opening raee of their young bird season series >>.i Saturday. A hard raee resulting in Mr. Fullerton's be Buff winning by a comfortable margin. Results are as follow: — Mr. R. Fullerton's b c Ruff. (i.sOvds ... i Mr. B. Rothery's r c c, Cornwall Star, 660 yds ;; Mr. J. Foss' b p h Paganelli. 050 yds . . Mr. L. Bedford's b c p h entry. i;o2\.ls: Mr. Wat tarn's b c h entry tilsvds: Mr. McEvoy's r c e entry, <«30yds.

PONSONBY CLUB. The Ponsonhy Flying Club decided lis second race of the 192S young bird sra.-un from Te Awamntu, an airline distance of 86 miles. Owing to the numerous Itusli fires and low visibility prevailing, the race proved hard, and after being on the wing for 2h 48m, the pride of place was tilled by l*r. M. Keane's b c li Ascot Queen, wiili a velocity of 912 yds per minute. Following are the velocities of the first six : - Mr. M. Keane's b c li Ascot Queen, 912 yds per minute 1. Mr. S. Billings' m h Dixie Flyer, S'.lSyds U Mr. J. Davies" b c c Mustard, iSK'jyds Messrs. Turner and Walker's p h Tui. 877 yds : Mr. A. Ware's b <• c Smoke Cloud. 839 yds; Mr. L. Hunter's r c p c Vassooii, 830 yds.