HOMING PICEONS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 123, 20 November 1935, Page 20

HOMING PICEONS

Recent races Hown by the Wellington Homing Pigeon Society resulted as follows:—

From Henderson, 314 miles airline:— B. Clement's b.c.c. 16, 1932, Bhr 58min 45.55 ec, 1; N. Boyd and Son's, b.c.c. 1017, 1932, 9hr Omin 15.9 sec, 2; A. Clement's b.c.c. 246, 1932, 9hr Omin 30----22 sec, 3; W. Smith's blk. h. 174, 1933, 9hr 3min 7sec, 4; J. Iremonger and Son's blk. c. 110, 1933, 9hr 14min 36.3 sec, 5; C. Egginton's blk. c. 106, 1933, 9hr 15min 11.2 sec, 6; W. Thomas's b.c.h. 294, 1932, 9hr 17min s.ssec, 7; Murphy and Sherwood's b.c.c. 212, 1931, 9hr 24min o.3sec, 8. The winner takes H. Clarke's, Esq., trophy of £1 Is for best nominated bird with b.c.c. 18.32.

For the Frankton Junction yearling interval, seventeen members competed and each bird was liberated at ten minutes' interval by Mr. W. G. Pountney. Results:—R. Heyward's b.b.h. 474, 1934, shr 52min 56.245 ec, 1; A. Croskery and Son's b.c.p.h. 187, 1934, 9hr lOmin 14.22 sec, 2; J. Perrett's r.c.c. 14, 1934, 9hr 13min 9.3 sec, 3; W. Smith's b.c. 171, 1934, 9hr 54min 7sec, 4; A. Clement's b.c.c. 255, 1934, lOhr 23min 6.225 ec, 5; Dickey Bros.'s, second day, 14hr 26min 40.5 sec, 6; B. Clement's, second day, 16hr 17min 19.5 sec, 7; W. Thomas's second day, 22hr 44min 21.5 sec. 8. The winner put up a remarkable performance and had a clear-cut win of over three hours.

In a single bird per member championship flock race from Timaru, 279 miles airline, twelve members of the Wellington Homing Pigeon Society competed. The pigeoDS were certified by the stationmaster to have been liberated ,at 6.30 a.m., and the winner was timed in at 10-25.51 a.m., taking under four hours for the journey. The birds must have had exceptional flying conditions as the time recorded must be a Dominion, if not an Australasian record velocity. Unfortunately several members were not prepared for their birds' return and were not at home to clock their birds in. The winner receives a silver cup kindly donated by Mr. F. Sanders, and holds the club south championship. The first eight places were:—

C. Egginton's r.c.p.c. 59, 1932 (2002 4 yards per minute), 1; Dr. Gillie's rch 329. 1934 (1990), 2; J.Wrett's m.c. 292| 1931 (1968), 3; C. Haines's m.c. 7G, 1933 (1924) 4; F. Ferris's r.p.c. 338, 1934 %£%ih 5; W- Smith's b.c.c. 179, 1930 ,\l?oV.'s'• P ickey Bros, b.c.c. 579, 1934 3561& 3 32 VIS^STf 6^ 3nd S°n' S b' C- h-