PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 289, 7 December 1931, Page 12

PIGEON FLYING.

?JORTH SHORE CLUB. The above clu)» fiow two races, one from .Tohnsonvlllc, a distance of 307 miles, and other from Tauinarunul, distance 144 miles. The winning bird of the -Tohnsonville race proved to be Mr. H. Barnhill's in e Yah Hoo, winning by a margin of six minutes. Results:— Mr. H. Baruhill's m c Yah Hoo. 1208 yds per minute 1 Mr. C. .T. Buchanan's bee Blue Vovager. 1103 yds .- 2 Mr. E. J. Andrew's r c c Amnion Ra, 1192.8 yds 3 Also flew: Mr. J. Hemingway's b c c Lord Star. 1102.7yd5: Mr. X. Geart's blk c Black Diamond, 1100 yds. TAUMARUXUI RESULTS. Messrs. Buchanan Bros." b b hj Gladstone, 1222 yds per minute 1 Mr. H. Barnhill's Red Fed. 1204 yds . . 2 Mr. E. Andrew's b c p hj Brampton, 1201 yds 3 Also fiew: Mr. Hemingway's r p c Windchat, 1200 yds: Mr. N. Veart. non clock. Next week the club fly from Te Awamutu and Christchurch. « CORNWALL CLUB. The Cornwall Club flew a race from Blenheim, an airline distance of 322 miles, for the Bollard Cup. The birds "were liberated at G a.m.. C. Young's Gang Awa' arriving home in 7h 23m. Results : : C. Young's Gang Awa'. 1280 yds 1 A. Crawford's Dynamite, 1278 yds .... 2 R. Wattam's Midnight Sun. 1270 yds . . 3 Also flew: J. Franks 1268 yds. S. Sisson3 1230 yds. Whitley and McVinnie, S. McLean. OTAHUHU CLUB. The Otahuhu Pigeon Racing Club flew a race from Ohakuue, an airline distance of 175 miles. The birds were liberated at 9.30 a.m. and the winning bird arrived home at l.\- P-m. Kesnlts : Mr. X. Hanford's b c c Pegaway, 1350.6 yards per minute 1 Mr. K. Hadfleld's blk c hj Jenny Lee, 1371 yds 2 Mr. R. Fenton's m c Brigadier Bill, 1361.2 yds 3