PIGEON FLYING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19888, 6 March 1928, Page 7

PIGEON FLYING.

THE ONEHUNGA CLUB. ' The Onehunga Pigeon Flying Club held its second race of the second series from National Park, an airline distance of 15G miles. Mr. A. Langton again supplied the winner, this being his third successive win. Results:—Mr. A. Langton's b. c h,.B63yds, 1; Mr. W. Sargent's b hj, 862 yds, 2; Mr. Hanson's r c hj, 860 yds, 3; Mr. W. Leng's m hj, 858 yds. 4. The following birds also flew:— F. Wilson and Son's, 853 yds: Langton Bros.', 844 yds; Mr. Hadwin'a, 789 yds; Mr, J. Wallace's. 789.2yd5; Mr. C. Garden's, 786 yds,

HAMILTON CLUB'S RACES. [BX TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Monday. The Hamilton Pigeon Club conducted a race from Hunterville to Hamilton. on .Saturday. Fair weather prevailed. The results were as follows:—T. Gillard'a Transformer, lllSyda per minute, 1; Ashton' Bros.' Miss Kent, 1112 yds, 2; ,E. Baxter's Skyque3t, 1110 yds, 3; A. Sharpe's Ironsides, 1107 yds, i; Mayes and McCulliim's "260," llOSyds, 5; Manktelow and Davis' Sir Arthur 1105 yds, 6; C. Glover'a Silver Spray, 1100 yds, 7, H. Jury, E. Hopkinson and Bamford and Son exhibits were not clocked in. A junior race waa also conducted by the club from Taumarunui to Hamilton. Master J. Reid clocked the winner half an hour before the next arrival. The results were as follows:—Master J. Raid's Aeroplane, 1; Master M. Taylor's Salty, 2; Green Bros.' Prince Glory, 3; Master R. Jones' Waratah, 4; Collier Bios.' Meteor, 5.