PIGEON-FLYING. RECENT RACES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 147, 18 December 1907, Page 3

PIGEON-FLYING. RECENT RACES.

Tho Wellington Homing- Pig-eon Society is enjoying ii successful s--enson. Within the last month races have been flown under tho auspices of tho society from Waipawn, Napier, Russell, and Gisborno. Follow injj aro tho summarised results: — Wnipawa Raco (20th November) — Mr. A. Clark'* No. 121; velocity, 1073 yds 2ft 9in per minute; actual flyinif time, 3hi's 39tnin 35sec, 1. Mr. (J. ih'iyiu^' No. 203; velocity 1073\<1« 2I'I. 4in ; actual living lime, ihv 37tnin 25w, 2. Mr. E. GrifluhV No. 146; \clorit\, 1072 yds pi;r minute; actual flyintf time, 3hr 4Qiniu 30-.v, ?,. " " Napier Race (30lli November). — Mr. C. Ilaynrs'.'i No. J6; velocity, 922 yds 2ft per minute; actual (lyiiiß time, shr 18min 50soe, 1. Mr. X. 11. Clark's No. 82; U'locity, 922,v<h If) 3in ppr ininuto; :ic.'ual flyinsr timo, bhr 22inin, 2. Air. J. .). Klhott's No. 318.; velocity. 221 yds 2ft "in; nctunl ilyini; tinio, shr 22i«in 18"cc, 3 Ru^oll Uapo (26Hi Noveinboi)--Mr. A. Clnrk's No. 12; tirno of arrnn) on the folluuin;,' dny, shr ?Lnuu ZQ-,cc, 1. Mr. ('. l l.'iyiic j'-s No 2t2; limo of nni\:il. 71)1' Oiniii 40sc:-, 2. Mr. W. 15uyley's No. 9; lime of ivrrivnl, 7br 52min, 3. Gisborne Raco — Air. J. If .Clark's No. 82; velocity, 799 yds per ininuto; actual Hying Kino, 91ir I4inin, 1. Mr. W. Hayley's No. 30; velocity 790 yds; actual flying Hint 1 , 9hr 18min 55.«0c, 2. Mr. C. Iluynos's No. 175; volocity, 739 yds; actunl living limo, Olir 16min*22sr;o, 3. Uirda will leave Wollinglu 1 ! for !\ir.ingurnii3R, licni- tlio North Cape, in order, if po-i»iblp to br> liberated on Frid.iy next for ilio fliijlil home (o Wellington. The competition will count both us n club r.To •ml /or the Wellington Poultry C'lub'c. competition. .