HOMING PIGEONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1938, Page 4

HOMING PIGEONS

■.»••■ -v--. •••■•rs: ■>■' ■ ■ ■■' ■■ ■ •■" ■■ -■ ■•■ ■'■■; ■'.'-. \% The Wellington Homing Pigeon" Society held two races on Saturday.. In . each case the pigeons were liberated by the stationmaster in.: fine weather and very close results were recorded. | Results were as follows:— h ! From Waiouru, 134 miles airline (195 pigeons, representing 22 members, competed).—West Section: J.." Boch's W.P.C. 153-1937, 1243.4 yds per minute, 1; J. Baxter and Son's 8.8.C. 549-37, '1240.2 yds per minute, 2; Dr^.A. Gillies'a B.C.H. 69-33, 1240.1 yds per minute, 3. East section: J. Mitchell's W.F.P.C. 24-37, 1238.1 yds per minute^ U-J+l&t monger and Son's ~B.C:C: "249^«, 1235.3 yds per minute, 2; E. O'Dea's B.C.H._ 466-37, 1235.2 yds per minute, 3. Cup Points.—Jt Boch 7, Baxter aftdi Son 6, Dr. Gillies 5, A..Reader 4,^ ( . Mitchell 3. C. Webster and■ SpW'jt''/-' ? From Waipara (South Jsland). y88; pigeons, representing 13 members, com-^ peted. Conditions .were:, much ~hard?is for the pigeons and resulted, in «M*w;; velocities. ' South. Island rape*' are. flown as open races, there-being .•-HOij sections. Results:^-C«. Webster an* Son's B.C.C. 198-36, 846.8 yd- per » ute, 1; F. Flipp and Son's B.C.H. 727-36, 844.5 yds per minute, 2;-Heyward and, Hoare's B.H. 494-35. 843.7 yds per minr ; ute 3; Dr, Gillies's M.C. 467-35, 841.6yd5; per minute, 4; A. Wilton's R.C.C. 33-37» 831.1 yds per minute, 5; F. Blair's B.C.C* 682-37, 790.3 yds per minute, 6. -.■ Cup Points.; —C. Webster and Son 7; F. Flipp and Son 6, Heyward and Hoare 5, Dr. Gillie 4, A. Wilton 3» F. Blair 2. •