PIGEON FLYING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18286, 23 December 1919, Page 10

PIGEON FLYING.

The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Olnb flew a race from Kajtoko on Saturday, November 29.1 Ono hundred raid eleven, birds were sent, divided amongst nineteen owners competing. The birds were liberated bv the stationmaster at: 9.25 a.m., in dull and showery weather, .with a slight sou’-west wind. Owing to the adverse conditions, none of the birds reached home on the day of the toss, hut several loits timed in early next morning. The winner turned out to be D. Dore’s Toihape, which flew the distanco of 223 miles 802 yards air line: in ljbr £9min, after deducting hours of darkness. The following we the results i- Yds per-min. ....L ..3X DoreVTaihapo . . .670 " - -i Barter Bros.’ Viola . . .665 E. Fuchs’s Little Sweep . 491 J. Hislop’s No. 11l f. 1 ■ . .456 Woodhouse Bros. No. 607 . .453 "" F. Smith’s No. 67 . , . . 453 F. Wilsori’a No. 153 . . . 449 H. Pearson's No. 91 . .448 J.-DufScld’s Unrung . . 435 F. Kingsford’s No. 91 . . .423 . G. Bildiff’s No.* 653 ... 426 TV. Hewitt’s No. 349 . 424 , .... ;A 7. Cummings's No. 492 . . 420 Barter Bros, win special prize for beet average in Kaitoko races; F. Smith -wins special prize for best novice in Kaitoke races.