PIGEON FLYING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2142, 27 December 1920, Page 8

PIGEON FLYING.

The Canterbury Pigeon Flying Club recently flew off a race from Kaitokl, 103 birds, divided nmougst 17 lofts, competing. The birds were liberated by the stationmaster at 9.33 a.m., In dull weather, with a north-east wind at the home end, The birds put up fairly fast tlmes,very little dividing the first eight lofts. The winner was P. Klngsford's Prodax, which traversed the distunce of 222 .miles 1597 yards airline in Chr aomln. The following is tho veloolty recorded by each owner's birds — F. Kingsford's Prodax, 1032 yds Ift 2lu per minute; H. Duffleld's No. 158, 1032 yds Oft 21n; \V. Cummings's Speedax, 1030 yds; J. O'Connell's Wonder Why, 1027 yds; Q. Robertson's No. 134, 1027 yds; Woodnouse Bros.' No. 258. 1026 yds jE. Orbell's No. 701, 1021 yds; H. Pcarce's Roble, 1018 yds: A. Buckley's Calm, 1017 yds; G. Henderson's No. 231, 1016 yds: W. Terry's No, 172, 962 yds) F. Wilson's No. 64, 962 yds; E. Fuchs's No. 45, 962 yds; G. Billcllff's No. 403, 875 yds; 3. Hislop's No. 7096, 848 yds; D, Dore's Missing Link, 828 yds; Sandford and Rhodes's Mortimer, 624 yds.