PIGEON FLYING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21328, 22 November 1934, Page 14

PIGEON FLYING

CANTERBURY CLUB The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club recently flew a race from Seacliff, when SI birds, divided amongst 17 owners, competed. The birds were' liberated by the stationmaster at 10.30 a.m. in tine weather. h-.\l put up only a fair velocity.. The winner was \V. JJrury's bird, which flew the distance of 179 miles 220 yards in shrs 12mm aVsec. The following is tin- velocity recorded by each owner's bird: W. Prury's unrung •• -• !I '-'" G. Anderson's Ko. 717 .. 919 T. V. Cooke's No. 813 .. 9Hi K. Ki-ench'e No. 2403 .. 013 J. Luke's No. 14S0 .. - - 91._> W. Unwin's No. 763 .. .. '•'l3 J. Baxter's No. 338 . . . . 914 V. Crookc's No. 11GO .. .. 913 A. Jeffrey's No. 1432 .. •• '■"'-; }■'.. llcrmon's unrung . . • • ■■"*'' ■l. J'oulson's No. 316 •• >*-2 A. (' -MeKillop's No. 573 .. **l McNeish Bros. No. 943 ■• *^' (I. \V. Robertson's No. 1403 .. -<i" .1. J'orf tor's No. 1712 . . . • >65 P. Frv's No. 768 . . • . '■•■' l K. Hartland's No. 1464 .-22 _ ,1. Baxter's bird, No. 338, won the nominated bird prize. Race from Clinton The club also flew another race "rem Clinton, when 73 birds were divided anions?'. 17 owners. The birds were liberated by the stationmaster at 8.56 a.m. in calm and dul! weather. The winner was K. Hartland's bird, No. 1462, which flew the distance o{ 245 miles 435 yards in 7hrs 20miu Usee. The following is the result: Yards a rain. K. Hartland's No. 1462 .. 9*o J. Baxter's No. 84?, .. .. 979.5 .1. Toulson's No. 511 .. .- 079.4 J. i-'orster's No. 1712 .. .. 9 7:; \V Unwin's No. 737 . . .. 969 <"i. Anderson's No. sns .. u<\:\ T. V. Cooke's No. 914 .. '-'til .1. Luke's No. 14S0 .. .. 960 AV. Prury's No. 2029 .. .. 96" <L Robertson's No. 123 .. 959 }'. Orooke's No. 1160 .. .. 95.' A. Jeffrey's No. 1610 .. ~ 957 McNeish Bros.' No. 94S .. 956 A. C. MeKillop's No. 525 .. 955 T-: Hermen's No. 1129 .. 953 K. French's No. 554 . . . ■ 949 J. Baxter won the nominated bird pm'. Race from Invcrcargill The. club also flew off a race from Jhtptcargill. when 73 birds were inir.j:!! 17 lofts. The birds were liberated by Mr P. Strang- in good weather and a westerly wind, which enabled them to put up co'M times. The winner was K. Hartland's b:r•!. No. 1462, which flew the distance of 290 ruiles 435 yards in 7hrs 9min 17sec. Tht following is the result: — Yards K. Hartland's No. 1462 „ I ''9 A. Jeffrey's No. 961 . . . . II 5 .* .1. Bnulson's No. 51G .. 11*6 J. Baxter's unrung .. .. .11*2 'l'. V. Cooke's No. 914 .. 11*1 <J. Robertson's No. 1366 .. 1177 A. C. MeKillop's No. 2S* .. 1171 K. Hermen's No. 157 .. 1171 (•'. Anderson's No. 717 .. 1169 1\ Vrv's No. S'JO ..1167 McNeish Bros.' So- 395 .. this V. Crooko's No. -158 .. .. 1159 W. Prury's No. 2029 .. 1139 J. Korster's unrung .. .. 1"99 C. L. Cross's unrung .. 1"7 l J. Luke's No. 14SO .. .. 1070 E. l'Vench's No. 2403 . . i"18 A. C. MeKillop's bird, No. 2?*. wop. tht nominated bird prize.