PIGEON FLYING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20990, 29 September 1931, Page 7

PIGEON FLYING.

THE HIKURANGI CLUB. [FRim OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HIKURANGI, Monday. The Hikura:iji Homing Pigeon Club finished its series of races in connection with the yearling average on Saturday. The race was Palmcrston North, but was a. failure. The birds should have been liberated at (i a.m., but did not get to Pnlmerston until 9.30 a.m. They were liberated soon after, but owing to meeting bad'weather they had not timo to reach homo before dark, and not one bird got home the same day._ This concluded the yearling average, which was won by JG. Gilbey. Next Saturday one bird from each loft will ho sent lo Papakurn. to take part in an interval race. The leading results of the yearling average, which is run on tho points system, lire .is follows:—E. Gilbey. '220 points. I; A. Mce. '225, '2: «T. Bauch. 235. 3: L. Davies. •2-ir,4- W. Parsons, 253}: R. Laurie, 255; J. Lawaon, '209; 11. Rieby, 250: J. Rnsttell,' 2PI : IT. New by. £.82!._ E. Gilbev's pigeon, which recently registered a velocity of 2105 yards rer niinulc. is :i. cock bird and' not a hen bird as previously staled. HAMILTON CLUBS RACES. [FROM OCR. OWN CORRESPONDENT,] HAMILTON. Monday. The Hamilton Homing Pigeon Club condueled a race from on Saturday. 40 birds competing. The results were:—Miss E. Hutton's entry, velocity 1041 yds per min., 1: W. G. Pountr.ey's entry, 1040 yds, 2: W. G. Pountney's entry, 1039 yds, 3. Tho following is the result of a race flown from Taumarunui, 72 birds competing:—A. Sharpe's entry, 1369 yds per min., 1 ; Miss Fi. Sutton's entry. 1367 yds, 2; A. Sharpe's entry, 1300 yds, 3.