PIGEON FLYING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18262, 4 December 1933, Page 10

PIGEON FLYING

RACE FROM AUCKLAND The Gisborne Flying Club held a race from Auckland on Saturday, over an airline distance of 220 miles. The weather was most unfavorable for flying, as the birds had to contend against a strong sou tilery wind, with driving rain. The winning bird homed to its loft in Bhr. , m., which was a creditable performance •usidering the weather , conditions. The race resulted in a close finish, tho •rst three birds arriving home as follows A. O’Neill’s r.e.c. Red Ace, ,I.Byds. per min., 1; A. T. Bound's b.li.,'Sheila, 790yds. per min., 2; F. Green’s b.c.c. Reliance, 785yds. per min., 3. Next week the club will hold a race from Helensville, over and airline distance of 250 miles. RACE FROM WOODVILLE The Poverty Bay Homing Pigeon Society’s event on Saturday was a 5-clock-2 race from YVooilville, over an airline distance of 164 miles, and Uie winning birds completed the distance m very creditable tune, in view of the adverse weather conditions. The result was as follows : J. McLean’s Black Mystery and uiglitnmg, 1046yds. per mm., 1; L. Jackson’s Eight Bottle and Black Boy, 1041.6yd5. per mm., 2; E. Stephenson's Red Diamond and Diamond Red, 1023yds. per min., 3; Ei, Jackson's Panther ana Grand Sport, 999.6yd5. per min., 4; M. Sharp’s Eagle and Black Joe, 972yds. per mm., 5. Other competitors were F. Dunstan, W. Dunstan, and G. Cudd. The birds were liberated in fine weather, with a light southerly wind, but arrived home in pouring rain. The race furnished a fine test of the stamina of the birds, and the times recorded by the placed birds were well above expectations, considering the prevailing condi tiens. Twenty-four birds, representing eight, lofts, competed in the race, under the conditions of which each lol’t was required to have two birds home in the lott before the time could be counted. The society’s next race will be from Christchurch, an airline distance of 425 miles from Gisborne, for the society’s old bird championship. Eighteen birds, representing 12 competitors, have been entered for this event.