PIGEON FLYING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21280, 6 September 1932, Page 7

PIGEON FLYING

HAMILTON CLUiB'S EVENT The Hamilton Homing Pigeon Club commenced its programme op'Sajurcby, 82 birds competing in-' a race ftrom Jaumaruniu. Following were the results:—-A. Shame s entry, 1640.3 yds per nun .1: Ihoroas .nnd j Son's entry, 1610.2yd5, 2; AV. G. I ountnei entry, 1632 yds, 3. te.aroha club [FUOM. OCFv own correspondent,] TE AROHA, -Monday The Xc : Aroha. Racine' Eisroon Club flew » race from Huiiterrille during the week-end. an airlino distance of 167 pities. Sixty birds competed, making, .the ■event a record 111 numbers for the .clitb. Although the birds ■ were-. liberated . irj the rain they flew the distance .in the. fast time of Slirs Results' wore:—H. Robertsons Electric Storni; . vel. •> 1456 yds. per-minute, 1; J. Ritchie's Pounlney/ 1155yd5.. 2; H. MargiHon'tf Sister Rose, 1460yd53; - fc. Gratton a Goshawk* 1448yd5., 4-.,. n; . . ' CLUBS IN THE NOIITH [from our - OTTN . correseokcest] t W.HAFGAEEI,-Moridacr . The Hikurangi Homirut ;-and Pigeon Club ; held" its third yearling" average race, the birds 'being liberated at Mercer, nil airline ; distance ; of 135 miles: The results. ■■toimz—- ; tlnzelL'.BroglV 'entry, velocity,; 113S.S.Vd$. : > a minute, 1; R.' Dunn's entry, 1136.9yd5. 2: Mcllroy and Neill's ntry 1136.8yd5, E. Gilbey's entry, 1136.1yd5; .J. Russell's entry. 1131.6yd5; R. Longland's entry, 1131.1 yds. The North Auckland Homing Pigeon Club despatched 126 birds to Auckland fcrr the trial racd from there, an airline distance 01 05 inilcs. The'first bird ,to arrive -was owned by L, Walker, having flown the distance in 1 hour 37 minutes. Other owners repre -rated were W. Griffiths. J. A. Pickermsr. R. Elliott and D. Wilsoa.