PIGEON FLYING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13710, 18 April 1910, Page 8

PIGEON FLYING.

The Christchurch Homing flew off a young bird race jrom Saturday, 9th April.' Sixty-five birds >*_JK» sent, representing seventeen lofts; The wraSfeJj were liberated at 1.55 pjn., with *<-*Hf*2s|§l& wind blowing. The winner was Mr _.' "«_SSfe ton's Scout, which flew tho diatsacs of .lKsm miks 807 yards air line in s_nun 7sec. - Taglga, following is the result:—L. Walton's. BanXtUk 1298 yds per minute; nearfisld Bros. -P w< *99s&!! 1236 yds; E. Rowe's Provocation, Mortimer's Red Rover, 1287 yds; A-HjsncMWfMH Favourite, 1287 yd«; J." MeGc-raaa's Te H*«s||i| 1273 yds; W. Johnson's Lincoln,. 127Syds; \$8wm Kingalord's MaxniiUiau, 1372fdt; ffiU.'Biws||s Thea, 1260 yds; A. Wi**ell's Swift, lsWrfjsJES& W. Forgie's Hercules. 1244 yds; F. Sandtafftofe'; Mathtson, 1176 yd«; H. Beck's' Fairy 1167 yds; E. Smith's (SB2), Hl^fii;' roll's Bluey 1052 yds. Tbs Sooety »3ia Jew). off another vourg bird race from l-jlj Saturday. April 16tb. Fifty-nine bir4s"*f*f>?;;:: sent, representing seventeen lofts. Th* were liberated at 12.57 p.m., with a,'iwf wind blowing, which changed to sou r w«*.>-r Tho winner was Mr E. Rowe's W-WtlMefeiffe which flew the distance of 55 miles 868 in lfcr 85min 49sec. - The following is tjto. suit:—E. Rowe's Wheatsheaf, minute; li. Harris's Linwood,. SS2yd«;'':-_!♦':>* Sandford's Matheeoh, 843 yds; W. Sprcydon, SBCyds; Hcnrfield Bros.' &-?syd«; A. Hancock's Prince 833yd5; L. Walton's Korosko. 829 yds; J. ;Ttt( Scott's Rummy. 829 yds; Hill Bros.' 828 yds; H. Beck's Burton, 826 yds; G. mer's Haraian, 821 yds; J. McGorman's's*s*>> Puke, 817 yds; W. Forgie's Bright 730 yds; A. Wigzell's Rcyal Swift, 765yds; rSgfiq Smith's Driftwood. 762 yds; A. Biuey. 599 yds; F. Kingsford's Vice VeiaPrl?521vds. ■ ■-.-.ttp.