HOMING PIGEONS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 107, 2 November 1926, Page 7

HOMING PIGEONS

Ike Petone Homing Club keld its weekly race from Helensville, an oir-line distance of 320 miles, with 30 birds from seven lofts competing.. The following were the wsuJtjK-rK Whittington's blue cock Blue Blood yetoty .1100 yards per minute, I, J. Boltoiurred chequer cock, Sun Bonnet,; velocity. 10T2 yards per minute, 2; W. Asplet a blue chequer cock, Willie S^S' velo«ty "W7l;B.yard< per minute, 3; P. Mested's red chequer hen, Queenie 1071 yards ■per minute, 4. Next week's race will also be from Helensville Tho Wellington Homing Pigeon Sodoty held i l mZn kly r?. c«last f»turday from Frankton 17 lofts, with 94 birds,' competing Th* weather was favourable for the birds and the ye ocity ffas « 9 0 yards per minute Again this race proved a very close contest, only seconds separating the birds. The results Chr°iTmf r- '• r °'DT' s, blue cb hen' 18w ls™l r ,17J? ln 45soc- 1'• Messrs. A. Prlddle and iZln &* hl n- l? 7wJ m- Mi^y Moon, 6hr I Si «? SeC; n ? e : *?• W- J- F^Wns's blue eh cock. 7low J925, 6hr 18min 27sec, 3; Mr J H. Clark's red eh cock, 185w 1023, 6hr 19mtn lsec, 4. The race next week will be from Thames. This race also Includes the New Zea land Grand Nations,!, and various clubs throughout the Dominion are competing. Each club has to find a race point of 245 miles beldth te hewtaner'' Wlth "" hl *hest "elocity wili