PIGEON FLYING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22399, 21 April 1936, Page 15

PIGEON FLYING

CORNWALL CLUB'S RACE Following is the result of the Cornwall Pigeon Club's sinnle young birds championship rncc, from Palmorston North, on airline distance of 247 miles:—Mr. C. Warner's Lord Barker. 1; Mr P. Whitley s Hangitira, 2; Mr. L. Bedford s No 33. 3: Mr. G. Martin's No. 1. 4. NORTHERN CLUB'S EVENT A combined race for two-year-old pigeons was decided from Levin to Auckland, an airline distance of 205 miles, by the Northern Racing Pigeon Club during the weekend. The birds were liberated at 7 a.m. on Sunday and the winner, owned by Mr. 8. Webb, Mount Eden, reached its loft at 11.31 a.m. yesterday. Following are the plucings:—A. Webb's entry, 490 yds per mm. 1; \V. Swain's entry, 495 yds, 2; D. Follas entry, 494.7yd5. 3; E. Harland's entry. 493.2yd5, 4; W. Donaldson's entry, 489 yds. 5; T. Petrie's entry, 480.5yd5, 6; R. Davis'entry, 486.1vd5, 7; W. Kemp's entry, 485 yds. 8; D. Wallace's entry. 478 yds, 9; J. Spiers' entry, 476 yds, 10. The winner was bred by R. Fullerton, of Mount Eden. PUKEMIRO JUNCTION CLUB Following is the result of the Pukemiro Junction Flying Club's race from Feilding, a distance of 183 miles:—Mr. T. Smiths entry, 903 yds per min., 1: Mr. A. Lawson's entry, 960.5yd5, 2: Mr. E. Hazell's entry. 900.2yd5, 3: Mr. J. Garrick s entry. 900.1 yds, 4. , , The club will hold the last race of the seuson from Wellington on Saturday. PAPATOETOE CLUB'S CONTEST Following is the result of the Papatoetoe Piueon Club's yountr bird race from Y~inganui:—W. G. Lynn's Bugle Call, 654.60 yds per min, 1: W. G. Lynn's Lynnworthy. 054.62vd5. 2: W. G. Lynn's Blue Arrow. 654.63yd5. 3; T- H. Brittain's Trailer, 058.73vd5. 4; McLarnon's King Edward, 01', 0.8-1 vds, 5: Hardley's Native Lad. r,o3.ooyds, 6