PIGEON FLYING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 48, 26 February 1935, Page 12

PIGEON FLYING.

CORNWALL CLUB. The Cornwall Racing Pigeon Club held a race from Taumarunui. Result:—Mr. L. Bedford's Biplane, 1367 yds .. 1 Mr. 11. Parvin's Nero, 1355 yds 2 Mr. A. Robinson's No. 545. 1349 yds . 3 Mr. Martin's Scotty, 1346 yds 4 AVONDALE CLUB. The Avondale Pigeon Flying Club flew a race from Te Kuitl on Saturday, a distance of 10G miles. Results:— Mr. B. Norris' wg c Avon Spot, 1247 yds 1 Mr. E. Haslam's yea Rare Comet, 1141.8 yds 2 Mr. F. Lupton's b c c Royal Star, 1141.7 yds 3 I I NORTH SHORE CLUB. | The North Shore Pigeon Club flew the! third race of its young bird series from Taumarunui, an airline of 144 miles. Result:— Mr. G. Pennell's b c h Flash Light, 1626 yds *. ■. \ Mr. R. Taster's p c Tokomaru, 1591 yds 2 Mr. E. Andrews' r c c Golden Knight, 1564 yds 3 Mr. K. Coutts' p h Altban, 1549 yds . . 4 HAMILTON CLUB. The Hamilton Homing Pigoon Club held races on Saturday from Foilding and Hunterville. The race from Feilding was a young bird Derby, which resulted: — Mr. C. Crabb's entry, 1122.7 yds 1 Messrs. Bushel and Ashton's entry, 1122.5 yds 2 Mr. W. G. Pountney's entry, 1120 yds . . ;; Thirteen lofts competed in the single bird event from Huntorville. the result beinir :— Messrs. Thomas and Son's entry, 10S3yds 1 Mr. H. Brown's entry, lOSlyds 2 *Alr. J. Tozer's entry, 1066 yds .....*«... 3