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Pigeons officially spread their wings
On Friday, June 6, the Benoni Homing Society (BHS) basketed their pigeons for the first official race of the season -- from Winburg, 290km away, with an east-north-east (ENE) wind.
The young birds were liberated at 9.30am and the old birds at 10.15am.
John Field convincingly won the young bird race, with a margin of two minutes and 31 second, and a velocity of 1,271.867mpm.
Jaco Faul dominated the old bird race, taking three of the top five positions and winning with a velocity of 1,290.040mpm.
If you would like to learn more about pigeon racing, check out the Facebook page (Benoni Homing Society) or contact BHS at info@tntlofts.co.za.
The top five results from the Winburg race are:
- Young bird results: 1 John Field 1,271.867mpm, 2 Andries Small 1,257.672mpm, 3 Andries Small 1,257.672mpm, 4 RA Gullett 1,256.608mpm, 5 TNT Lofts 1,246.846mpm.
- Old bird results: 1 Jaco Faul 1,249.040mpm, 2 John Field 1,247.005mpm, 3 Out Of Africa 1,245.722mpm, 4 Jaco Faul 1,245.713mpm, 5 Jaco Faul 1,240.623mpm.
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