The Benoni Homing Society (BHS) basketed their birds on Thursday, July 31, for what proved to be the toughest race of the season.
The race took place on Saturday, August 2, from Aliwal North, about 520km away. The young birds were liberated at 7.15am and the old birds at 8.00am.
Pigeons had to put up with a strong north east wind the whole way.
The first young bird arrived home at 2.35:05pm, at a velocity of 1 175.190mpm, for Ronnie Gullet T2.
The first old bird arrived at 3.28pm, at a velocity of 1 179.920mpm, for VD Merwe”s Lofts.
Last week’s results:
The BHS basketed their birds for the first middle distance race on Thursday, July 24.
The race took place from Springfontein, about 525km away.
The young birds were liberated at 7.30am and the old birds at 8.15am.
Noel Quantrill clocked the first young bird home at 12.38;20pm, at a velocity of 1 677.355mpm.
Jaco Faul clocked the first old bird at 1.18;18pm, at a velocity of 1 691.906mpm.
This marked Faul’s fourth season win.
The results from the Springfontein race are:
- Young birds: 1 Noel’s Lofts 1 677.355mpm, 2 Jaco Faul 1 677.161mpm, 3 Frik and Colyn Nel 1 675.975mpm, 4 John Field 1 672.780mpm, 5 John Field 1 669.084mpm.
- Old birds: 1 Jaco Faul 1 691.906mpm, 2 Jaco Faul 1 684.409mpm, 3 Andries Smal 1 681.448mpm, 4 Jaco Faul 1 681.007mpm, 5 Andries Smal 1 680.542mpm.
