PIGEON FLYING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 206, 3 September 1935, Page 3

PIGEON FLYING

WANGANUI CENTRAL CLIB TWO EVENTS DECIDED. INTERVAL AND FLOCK RACES. Over the week-end the above club held a flock race from Paekakariki, and an interval race from ManunuL Conditions wert ideal for the race from Paekakariki, and with a following wind the winning bird, owned by Mr. W. Loveridge, covered the 72 miles in very’ good time, taking Ihr. lamin. 38sec. for the journey, while from Alanunui the birds encountered a very boisterous element with a strong head wind, Mr. McPherson’s bird registering the best time in a slow race with 2hr. J4min. 36sec. The following are the detailed results: —• Paekakariki (Flock Race). (72 miles;. W. Loveridge’s Contact, 1690.37yds per minute 1 A. Watson’s Braddock, 1681.38yds 2 T. Kenny’s Blue Boy, 1680.63yd5. . 3 F. McPherson’s Rover. 1652.07yd5. 4 G. Webby’s World Beater, 1610.09 yds 5 B. Farrell's Hero, 1609.35yds 6 T. Thomson’s entry, 1608.76yd5. .. 7 A. Borich’s Wait and See, 1608.53 yds 8 P. Farrell's Blue streak, 1606.61yds 9 The winner’s time was Ihr. 15min. 38sec., and there were 12 other entries. Manunui (Interval). (7L miles;. F. McPherson’s Hero, 916.04yd5. per minute 1 G. Webby’s Silver Scorn, 816.33yd5. 2 B. Farrell’s Happy, 732.16yd5. .. 3 P. Farrell’s Sea Gull, 662.56yd5. .. 4 \V. Loveridge’s Black Magic, 578.21 yds J T. Kenny's Reliance 6 Tne winner’s time was 2hr. 14min. 36sec. The following are the positions to date for the points shield:—G. Webby, 10 points; W. Loveridge, 9; F. Me Pherson, 9; T. Kenny’s, 8: B. Farrell, 6; A. Watson, 5; T. Thomson, 2; P. Farrell 1. The club will hamper for a flock race from Taumarunui on Thursday night, and members are requested to have their entries in by 7.15 p.m. It is hoped that a good hamper will be forthcoming for this race.