PIGEON FLYING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 4

PIGEON FLYING

• DUNEDIN BIRDS’ JPINE ' : C \ PERFORMANCE ; " The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club flew two rac6s last Saturday** The long dia* tance race was flown from Gisborne, an airline distance of miles. Mr i roster liberated 15 birds from seven lofts at ,5 a.m. in calm weather. which held all the way down, and the birds Appreciated it by'putting up the finest performance in "pigeon flying ever done , Zealand, and also one that would take some beating from any part of the world, iue winning birds timed in at 7.3 p.m v completink the distance in, 14 hours 3 minuted, a further .proof of the quality and the stamina of Dunedih-bred pigeons, jlne second race was a two-bird, race uom Ashburton, an airline distance of la2 miles. Thirteen, lofts compel wLand the winner’s average - time was 3 hours 19 minutes. Results in yards per ' Gisborne. Race.—C. Ruxton’a Myrtle H.. 1327.06, 1; J. Scoullar’s Sunkist, 1327.01, 2; R. Blue - Spec, 1324.6, 3; C. Ruxton’s. Flying Mist, 1018.6. 4; H. Millard’s Hopalongi 1016.6, 5; D. Gunningham’s' Calril, 793.6, 6. ■ Ashburton Race—C. Ruxtbn’s Hardy 3 Hope andv Hyde Lad, 1348.2, I; R. Fitzgerald’s .'Forward and Red Start, 1348.1, 2 ; C.. Conley’s-Leith ,Boy and Leith Girl, 1340.0, 3; D. Cunningham’s) Chum and Phar Lap, 1326.1, 4; J. Sconllar’a bun Gem and Spark, 1325.2, 5. "■ ■ " The:.club will fly Auckland (700 miles) and Ashburton next Saturday. v •