Rob Nelson and the McPhee Family both achieved a win at the weekend and both have now had multiple wins for the 2020 season.
While not scoring a victory, Bruce Rentsch’s pigeons took a second and a third to enable him to be the most consistent member at the weekend.
The winners averaged 70 and 67 kilometres an hour respectively for the 316km flight. Leading pigeons performed well, averaging these speeds into a mild southwesterly breeze.
Results –
Young Bird Championship: Rob Nelson at 1133.95 metres a minute was first, 15 seconds ahead of Bruce Rentsch at 1132.91, with Brian Watts, 27 seconds later at 1131.15.
Open: The McPhee Family, in 4 hours 29 mins and 42 seconds and averaging 1174.36 was first from Bruce Rentsch, 43 seconds later at 1171.24, and John Aisbett, 1166.32, 1 minute, nine seconds secs later.
Club racing this weekend will also be from Katamatite.
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The entire September 30, 2020 edition of AgLife is available online. READ IT HERE!