HOMING NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14379, 24 November 1908, Page 3

HOMING NOTES.

. The Dmicdin Kouiing! Pigeon Club flew ; ott a race from Gore last S«tarday, an' air- . line distance 'of 77 miles. Mr AY. O. M'Dowell, who kindly atteuded \a and liberated the pigeons, wired as follows:—"Liberated at 12.30; stormy south-west wind.' 1 Very fast times were recorded /: Eighty-two pigoons competed, representing'2o/lofts. The . race resulted as under: — H. G. Baker's Lady May (time, lhr train; 2102j'd3"0it. Gin) 1 Reg. Umbeia's Starlight (time, lhr »imin; , velocity, 2101 yds 2ft 3in) 2 'W. Mac (time, lhr Sinin; velocity, 2093 yds 2ft Oin) 3 J. Knowles's Old Stanewall (time, lhr sJinin; yelocity, 2006 yds' 2ft 3in*) .... 4 W. Taylor's Rupee -II (time, lhr 6min; velocity, 2092 yds 2ft 7in) 5 The following also competed:—Messrs Hunt, Hiitchens, Voiloh, Gore, Gox, Sewell, Pinn«gan, Tattersfield, Esquilant, Stone, Eecvcs, Alwmithy, Gibson, Fleming,, and Henderson.. ■ The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club's Napier race was 'flown, last Saturday, an airlino distance of 556 miles. The winner to receive a silver cup. Fifty-three pigeons were libernted on Saturday morning by Mr D. S. 1/aing, of Napier, who wired as follows:—"Liberated' at 4 this morning; perfect day." |T*he weather *wa.s line and clear right down the coast. The-wind at Wellington w&3 JT.N.E., at Cape Campbell IP 1 !, at Christchurcli X.E., Tiinaru and Oamaru westerly, but at Dunedin: the wind was a, ■ strong south-west. None of the , pigeons reached home on Saturday. The first arrival ; was at 7.35 a.m. on Sunday; when Mr Veitch'3 bird reached his loft. My Stone's bird arrived at 11.47 a-.m., Mr Huiclun's bird at 1.22 p.m., Mr Niven's bird at 122 p.m., Mr Knowles'a bird at 2.56 p.m.. and Mr Hunt's'bird at ' 4.4. None of the other competitors had birds homo on Sunday evening. The fiflytbree pigeons were from the following lofts: •• —Messrs Hilton, 9; Gibson, 9; Hendersoini v 3; Heaves. 2; Esquilant, 3; Knowlcs, 6; Stone, 4; Hutchins, 2; Yeitch, 3; Taylor, 2; •Niven, 6; Goto, 2; Hunt. '2. The. race resulted in Mr 'Veitch's, Game Chick being placed: first, Mr Stone's Bonami I>uohess 2, ■ Mr Hutchin',l;-Knomi, 3, : Mr Niven's Red: . Stait : .'4;* Mr Knowles's Grizzle Jock 5, Mr Hunt's Blue Bonnet G. Mr Finnegan's record fTom Napier, of Mhis 53min—his four pigeons arriving on the same ' day,—remains unbroken. In the Napier race Mr 11. \V. Hilton, of Nnseby, timed in his first bird (Bed Wintie) at ,10.5 on* Sunday morning. His next arrival was at 12.19, and- thre© more arrived during' the day. - • .*,,