Pigeon Racing.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19108, 28 June 1930, Page 8

Pigeon Racing.

To the Editor. Dear Sir, —“West Spreydon” states that birds liberated jji the North Island cross the strait and continue on down the east coast to Christchurch instead of flying in a more easterly direct line to Christchurch. The east coast of the South Island being some distance west of a straight line from, say, Napier to Christchurch, “West Spreydon” has some explanation to make to many members of the C.F.C. for supporting a breaking point some further twenty-five miles west and inland from the east coast, thereby causing an acute angle and adding some one and a half miles to the distances of the eastern lofts. It must be obviou3 to all fair minded sports, whether inexperienced or experienced fanciers, that the present system of measurement is absolutely unfair. I was amused at “West Spreydon’s” gibe as to “Papanui” being inexperienced, because he well knows that “Papanui” has kept and raced homing pigeons for more years than is represented by “West Spreydon’s” age last birthday.—l am, etc., PAPANUI.