Pigeon races from Marble Hall and Kimberley
The Marble Hall pigeons were released at 07:30 and the Kimberley pigeons at 07:45
Last Saturday (July 29), the open pigeons raced from Marble Hall (396km) and Kimberley (488km).
The Marble Hall pigeons were released at 07:30 and the first pigeon was clocked by Emmanuel Maharaj at 11:28, minutes ahead of the next pigeon.
Due to a strong tail-wind, the winning pigeon flew an average speed of 109km/h.
The Kimberley pigeons were released at 07:45 and the first three pigeons were clocked by Lewis Hay at 14:05. The winning pigeon flew an average speed of 77km/h.
The full results are as follows:
Marble Hall Open (22 pigeons):
Emmanuel Maharaj (Weenen): 1,3,6,9,11,12.
Mark Maharaj (Weenen): 2,10.
Lewis Hay: 4,5,7,8,13.
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Kimberley Open (108 pigeons):
Lewis Hay: 1,2,3,6,7,11,15,18,22,23,24,25,26,29.
Jimmy Hanlon: 4,13,16.
Eric Holder Jnr (Bergville): 5,9,20,30.
Rob Irons (Winterton): 8,10,14,21,27.
Emmanuel Maharaj (Weenen): 12,17,19,28.
This weekend, the yearling races are from Bethal (215km) and Brandfort (325km).
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