PIGEON-FLYING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14168, 17 September 1906, Page 2

PIGEON-FLYING.

The Canterbury Flying Club opening- race of the season on Saturaay from Hinds, an air line of sixty-one miles. Seventeen. members sent sixty-seven birds, which, were liberated by the stationmaster at 12.58 p.m. The wind' was south-wert and 1 the weather fine. The following- was the result:— Mr H. Browning’s Matakana, 1451yds per minute; Mr It. Lindsay’s Sloth, 1444yds; Me L. Muschamp’s Evensides, JlSSyds; Mr G. t\ r . Drayton’s Pegasus,, 1435yds; Mr ■£". D. Wilson’s 68, 1433yds; Mr P. Ball’s 351, 1419yds; Mr J. Richard’s Bex, 1401yds; Mr B. G. Bend-all’s 322, 1337yd®; Mr T. Htewton’s Sweep, 1372yds; Mr H. Wilkin’s 531, 1372yd'»; Mr A. Munt’s 220, 1367yds; Mr P. J. Scrivener’s Snowdrop, 1861yds; Mr A. Buckley’s Challenge. 1347yds; Mr H. Ayers’ 441, 1338yds; Mr J. M’Lean’s Bob Boy, 1322yds ; Mr E. 'Smith’s Pegey. 1293yds; -Mr J. Brunt’s Bad Luck, 1203yds.' The club desires to thank the stationmaster for his care and! liberation of the birds. The Christchurch Homing Pigeon Society flew off its first old' bird: race from Hinds on Saturday. Seventy-nine birds were sent, representing nineteen owners. The bird's were liberated at 12.58 p.m. in fine weather. The winner was Mr W. Dixon’s Quicksilver, which covered; the distance of sixty-two miles 157 yards, air line, in Ihr 14min 56sec, Tha Society desires to thank the station-master' for kindly 'liberating tbe birds. The following was the result;—W. Dixon’s Quicksilver, 14'5Syds per minute-; L. Bossiter’s Starlight,, 1448yds; J. Pratt’s Little Silver, 1427yds; T, ■Smith’s Silver Gift, 1524yds; B. Light’s . Hapai, 1425yds; P. Phillipp’s Little Joe 1409 yds; A. Hunt’s Ju Jit, 1408yds; P. Dobley’s Joker, 1395yds; J. Seales’ Hi a Ora, 1332yds; L. Gregory’s Eichmond, 1309yds; M. Seales’ Mascot, 13SSyds; J. Porter’s Big Ben, 1383 yds; E. Fuchs’s Lenora, -1358yds; T. Lewis’s Miss Pateena, 1350yds; W. Turnbull's Boyaltv, 1345yds; B. Pegley’s Huxley. 1340 yds;, P. Kingsford’s St Andrews, 1337yds; J. M’Gorman’s Teporang-a, 1230yds; A. Farreil’i Selwyn, 1276yds.