PIGEON FLYING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17665, 18 December 1917, Page 7

PIGEON FLYING.

CANTERBURY CLUB. Tho Canterbury Flying Club flew two successful races from Napier and Taihape on Saturday. The heavy northerly wind blowing enabled thoso birds that successfully crossed tho Strait, where, tho weather was dirty, to register very fast times. Tho winning bird in tho Napier race, the properly of P. Kibblowhite, flew tho distance of oG-l miles 1278 yards in 8 hours 33min 30soC8. The, following is the order in which tho competitors wero placed:—F. Kibblewhito's No. 523, 1220yds per minute; F. Kiiigsford's Le Dax, 1120yds; E. Puch's Jack of Spades. 1148yds; Blauchard, 1147yds; Woodhouse Bros., 1017yds; J. Shipton, 911yds; H. Browning, 837yds; £. Kirkby, 896yds; A. Gerard, 846yds; Barter Bros., S42vds; 11. Gates, 828vd«; C. Shaw, 800yds; G. Anderson, 77Gyds; "ft". Terry, 770yds; D. Dore, 037yds; F. Wilson, 473yds. The race from Taihape was also a fast one, sixty birds competing, liberated at 6 a.m. in line wcathor. Tho winning bird, thn propcrtv of D. Bore, flow tho distance of 325 miles 383 yards in, G hours GOmin, a velocity of 1364yds per minute. Tho other competitors were placed in the order named:— E. Pilch's pcndle, 1361yds per minute; W. Tevrv's No. 425. 1301yds per minute; R. Asliworth, 1344yds; F, KibWewhHe, 13'2.)"ds; F. Kinrsfcrd, 3141yds; Woodhouso Bros., 1141yds; Barter Bros., 1061yds; F. Wilson, 995vdsj H. Browning, 035yds; H. Gates, 73Syds.