PIGEON FLYING.
VICTORIA CLUB. The Victoria Racing Pigeon Club held a race from Johnsonville, a distance of 300 miles airline, in good weather. Results': — Sir. C. Ityan's 111 c h Mae West, 1093.3 yds 1 Mr. T. Tucker's bl p b Gay Blonde, 080.1 yds 2 Mr. A. Brett's b b b Happy Wisb, 9Ss.2yds 3 Mr. P. Tucker's, sen. b c c O Boy, 936 yds 4 CORNWALL CLUB. The Cornwall Racing Pigeon Club flew a novelty race on Saturday from Te Kuiti, a three-clock-two event. Result: — Mr. T. l'ctny's 1362 yds 1 Mr. C. Robinson's, 1301 yds 2 Mr. G. Martin's, 1348 yds 3 Mr. Carrol's, 1347 yds 4 ONEHUNGA CLUB. The Onehunga Racing Pigeon Club flew a sprint from Poro-o-tarao (117 miles). Itcsult: — Mr. Wheeler's White Ensign, 1392 yds .. 1 Inkerman Loft's Laddie, 1378 yds 2 Prentice and Sons' Wind Song, 1373 yds 3 Collins Bros.' Star Artist, 1371 yds .... 4 No birds homed in race.time from Wellington the previous, week. NORTH SHORE CLUB. The North Shore Pigeon Club contested a race on Saturday from Te Kuiti, an airline of 100 miles. Result:— Mr. Barnl] ill's r c c Major, 1332.7 yds .. 1 Mr. Pennell's b c c Grand Parade, 1330.1 yds 2 Mr. Hemingway's g p h Rnngitira, 1300 yds 3 Mr. Follas' mealy li Silver Way, 1327.7 yds 4 CENTRAL CLUB. The Central Homing Society contested a race from Poro-o-tarao, when 57 birds, representing ten lofts were liberated. Result:— Messrs. W. Donaldson and Son's blk c h Dawson's Triumph, 1378 yds , 1 Mr. .T. Swain's bee Jolly Beggar, 1372 yds 2 Mr. N. Waddel's r c h No. 24, 1365 yds 3 Mr. F. Rowe's be h Aerial Girl, 1337.7 yds 4 Next week the club will race from Raurimn. NORTHERN CLUB. .T. Siiiels won the. Hunterville race with his good red chequer cock Red Logan 11. Results :— Mr. .T. Shieis' Red Logan 11., 1401.42 yards per minute 1 Messrs. Alexander and Trcnbath's Rosebud, 1401.38 yds 2 Mr. L. Porter, 1399 yds 3 Mr. R. Dnvies' Reject, 1397 yds: Mr. T. Osborne's Winsome, 1387 yds: Sir. R. Davis, 1374 yds: Air. N. Wnddell. 1309 yds; Hula I,oft. 1345.1yd5: Brighton Loft, 1345.3yd5; W. Sargent, 1340 yds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 243, 14 October 1935, Page 13
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