PIGEON FLYING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19137, 5 October 1936, Page 3

PIGEON FLYING

GISBORNE CLUB RACE FROM WHANG AKEI A further race of the Gisborne Flying Club's old bird season was held on Saturday from Whangarei, an airline distance of 238 miles, Fine weather prevailed, and, .aided by a following wind, the birds registered fast times. The birds were liberated at 7 a.m. c\iv\ shortly afler 12.40 p.m. the first bird wns timed in, the winning entry covering the distance in 61ir. 42-min. 7sec. at a record velocity of 1480yds per miu. This velocity is slightly over 50 miles an hour. The previous record from Whangarei, held by A. Round's Black -Adder, was 1364yds per miu.

Details of the first eight placing* were as. follow : F. Green's Pal, 1480yds per min., 1; J. Barbour'a Plying Glance, 1479yds per miu.. 2: F. Wildish's Lavina, 1478yds per min., 3: It. Somervell's More Mysterv, 1476.6vds per min., 4; A. O'Neufs Red Ace. 1476.1yds per min.. 5; F. Wildish's .Mickey'Mouse, 1459.1yds per mini, 6; A. O'Neill's Coon Luck-. 1452.7yds per min., 7; A. Bound's Black Adder, 1443.2yds per min., 8.

POVERTY BAY SOCIETY

RACE FROM NAPIER

The Poverty Bay Homing Pigeon Society held ii race from Napier on Saturday, an airline distance of 83 miles. Ninety-two birds were entered, representing 17 lofts. The first bird timed in was P.. Hall's 'Desert Prince, which covered the distance in 2hr. Imin. 9sec, at a velocity of 1205.8yd5. per min. Detailed results are its follow.—R. Hrill4 Desert Prince, 1205.8yd5. per min., 1: l". 'Green's Prince Valiant and Prince Valour, equal, 1195.8yd5. per min.. 2; 11. Hall's Desert Steed, 1180.9yds.'per min.. 4: F. Dunstan's pigeoti. 1179.6yd5. per min.. 5; W. Marshall's Pronto". 1174.1yd5. per min.. 6: T. Crosby's pigeon, liTO.flyds, per min., 7: C. Corbel l.'s pigeon. 1168.3yd5. per min.. 8.-

A race will be hell from Takapau next. Saturday.