PIGEON FLYING.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15460, 13 December 1915, Page 5

PIGEON FLYING.

The Christchttrch Homing Pi won Socit'7 flew ofT 0 rac-3 from X«*Mor on Saturday, November CTth; forty-eieh;. birds were rent representing owncre competing. The bird; wcr« liberated ?.t .i a.m. in line weather with a slight head wind, which chancy] to ii ftroni? nor'-west wind. The winner cf first p.nd special pr're was Mr A. Finlayson's 1 Pathfinder, which flow the dietance of 3GI "j miles 1/tf G v;ird- airline in nhrs S2min u4soc. Th~ following i.i tho vcl-vmlv reforde-1 by ! each owner''; hirti: —A. F. ; niuyson\s Path- ' finder pri Tn'nute, F. Smith'* Tar- j t-in 11. lO'Oyd* 2ft. lin. J. Barter's Sunrr ' B->v K:7oyd« l't 61". T? Ponn Fiord's Sir ! Kinslike lOCDyds. F. Kinrs.'ord's Sar.tei I»W>7d3, -T. Inkw-n'« JIM ICSTvds, E. Mile.?'., Prince Victor lOC.ivt'p,. E. TJoVe's Wiv>atsto"* lf&lvds. T. Newton's Linwond KJOvd*. W. 80-kbrtv's Wre.nler STSvds, E. Fur.hs's Cow! Hope ?:'svd«. A. FnrreliV Old J udco ."f-'vde. A. Hancock's Royal Bine ! The society also f.e-.r o £f a race from 1 Xapier on Saturday. December 4th. Thirtv. five bird? wcr" ser.t, divi.Vd amen? thirteen owners. The birds were liberated nt 5 a.m. in £no weather and -no wind, but later ori a° strong nor'-wost wind up, wlr'th made it_£ry hard for the' birds to cross tho bt,ra:t. iho rirct two fcet a lead of twenty-four minutes on th« noizi owner. The winner of first and r.pecial ririi'o wa-a .>lt R. Pounsford's Bob Mn'tock wHc'i Cew the distance of 3GI miiea rTTO varda 'iirhno in 10nr< Ciniin l--.ee. The'following ar« the buds ve!oeitk«-.-R. Pounsford's . ,V-° C ,' C R. Draner'a A_be! 1001 yds, E. Kuths' s Jack of Clulv? OTJyds. A. Finlayson's Staulancer 973vds F Kmpsfora a Re a Hal! OGr.yd*. E. RoW's an w n3 2yd3 '. F " Rita ' &.3.,d? W. Doc< ?rty , Darwin 560vda, A. . Fiirellg Oid Judge 503 yds. I