PIGEON-FLYING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17100, 4 March 1919, Page 4

PIGEON-FLYING.

RACE FROM WANGANDI. ';M

The Northern Racing Pigeon Club fW ... its fourth race of the young bird series oB Saturday. • The race was from Wangantfi,.»>, air-line distance of approximately 206 .mites y to the winning member's loft. The birds «» liberated at 9 o'clock by, the ■ stationmasW Wanganui, Mr. Hams, who **««£» "Weather fine, prospects good. Howew :; the race proved a hard one. w. «W ; g? birds arrived homo on the day of liberMMfc The birds evidently got away from Uw M of flight or encountered rough, wffij tho journey. , The wmnin,. bird, WaWS Bros. " Desdemona," armed at its J?" at 4.9 p.m., after flying 7h.Bm mar,Jg age velocity of 856 yds a minute. The.oU« birds arrived shortly afterwards. Mesas. • Watson Bros.' received the special prize/.P*, sented by Mr. A. J. Entrican., ■ifi& The following are the positions WW times made by the birds that arrived home--Messrs. Watson Bros.' blk h Desdemom*, 7h 8m 19s, velocity 856 yds 1: Messrs ™ son Bros.' r c c Wireless, 7h 8m 295. velwW 855 yds, 2; Mr. J. J. Taylor's be c Horn* Again, 7h 7m 22 ? . velocity 853 yds. 3; Mr. J 8 J.' Taylor's blk « All British, TVlOm 17s, velocity 847vds 4; Mr. R. Bub*" b c c Magneto. 7h 18m 395, velocity 830yw.. 5- Mr. B. Hunter's b c c Avalon, 7a •""> 295. velocity 821 yds, 6. , • - Next week.end.the club will fly J race,l m Frankton, f,n air-line distance of 70 <»JJ All birds must be entered by Friday *W»