Pigeon races from Bandelierskop and Griekwastad
Both races were released at 06:45
Last Saturday (August 26), the open pigeons raced from Bandelierskop (584km) and Griekwastad (638km).
The Bandelierskop pigeons had to battle against a strong head wind, resulting in a very slow race. Unfortunately, the Maharaj brothers from Weenen did not participate due to a death in the family, so Lewis Hay was the only participant, clocking the winning pigeon at 16:30. The winning pigeon flew an average speed of 60km/h. This pigeon achieved a seventh position in KZN.
From Griekwastad, the first two pigeons were clocked at 13:09, followed by the next four pigeons at 13:13, all clocked by Lewis Hay. These six pigeons took seventh to 12th positions in KZN. The winning pigeon flew an average speed of 100km/h.
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The full results are as follows:
Bandelierskop Open (six pigeons):
Lewis Hay: 1,2,3,4.
Griekwastad Open (99 pigeons):
Lewis Hay: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,14,23,25.
Jimmy Hanlon: 7,9,15,16,18,21,26.
William Faurie: 13.
Ron Irons (Winterton): 17,24,27,28,29,30.
Eric Holder Jnr. (Bergville): 19,20,22.
This weekend, the yearling races are from Marble Hall (383km) and Boshoff (443km).
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