Silvio’s extensive ongoing series of articles on racing pigeons have been and continue to be published in racing pigeon and fancy pigeon journals in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, China, Taiwan, Mexico, Romania, Hungary and Australia as well as having been published digitally by websites globally. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. Pigeon fliers spend the summer training young birds for a seven-week racing season in the fall. After the winter’s breeding and training season, the spring is spent racing older birds.
ARPF East Section Auckland Young Bird Futurity 2016 (1)
2015 Old Bird Season
2015 Young Bird Season
Federation Futurity from Levin on 25April 2015:
2014 Old Bird Season:
Flock and Yearling Champs from Raumati on 4 October 2014
Flock and Yearling Futurity from Ward on 18 October 2014
Federation Open Invercargill 2nd December 2014:
Old Bird National from Christchurch on 6th December 2014
Federation Open Timaru 6th December 2014:
2014 Young Bird Season
Federation Futurity from Levin on 26 April 2014:
2013 Old Bird Season
Flock and Yearling Champs from Raumati on 6 October 2013
Flock and Yearling Futurity from Ward on 19 October 2013
Open race from Timaru on 23 November 2013
Old Bird National from Christchurch on 1 December 2013
ARPF Open Race from Invercargill on 9 Dec 2013 Lib: 6:10 (Mainly fine Var wind) | ||||||||||||
Race Results – 22 Lofts – 164 Pigeons (Confirmed) | ||||||||||||
Plc | Loft | Club | No | Distance | Day | Clock | Var | Flying | Pigeon | Velocity | Needed | Prize |
1 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 2 | 11:28:54 | -1 | 20:55:53 | MKU-09-0203 BC H | 945.0878 | 0:00:00 | $1,270 |
2 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 2 | 12:48:54 | -1 | 22:15:53 | MKU-11-1215 BBWF H | 888.4908 | 1:20:00 | $910 |
3 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 2 | 14:22:51 | -1 | 23:49:50 | MKU-11-1209 BB H | 830.1107 | 2:53:57 | $650 |
4 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 2 | 15:29:13 | -1 | 24:56:12 | MKU-11-1231 BC H | 793.2897 | 4:00:19 | $460 |
5 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 2 | 15:55:14 | -1 | 25:22:13 | MKU-11-1226 BLK H | 779.7313 | 4:26:20 | $330 |
6 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 3 | 17:19:32 | -1 | 42:23:31 | MKU-11-1236 BC C | 466.6453 | 21:27:38 | $230 |
7 | Mac Armstrong | Nth Harbour | 50 | 1186920.0 | 3 | 17:32:20 | -1 | 42:36:19 | AKO-01-0173 BC H | 464.3087 | 21:40:26 | $170 |
8 | Point View Lofts | Pak/Howick | 11 | 1187110.8 | 4 | 13:24:13 | -1 | 62:28:12 | PHAK-09-3891 BC C | 316.7149 | 41:32:07 | $120 |
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2013 Young Bird Season:
Federation Futurity from Levin on 27 April 2013:
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2012 Old Bird Season:
Federation Open Invercargill 8 December 2012:
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Federation Old Bird National from Christchurch 1 December 2012:
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Federation Open Timaru 24 November 2012:
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Federation Flock and Yearling Futurity from Ward on 20 October 2012:
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Federation Flock and Yearling Champs from Plimmerton on 6 October 2012:
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2012 Young Bird Season:
Young Bird National on 26 May 2012:
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Futurity on 28 April 2012:
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2011 Old Bird Season:
15 October 2011 Raumati: Flock and Yearling Champs – East and West Sections
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29 October 2011 Ward: Flock and Yearling Futurity – East and West Sections
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2/3 December 2011 Timaru: Flock – Open
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10/11 December 2011 Christchurch: Old Bird National – East and West Sections
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19 December 2011 Invercargill: Flock – Open
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Introduction to Racing Pigeons
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Pigeon Racing
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Loft Design
Electronic Clocking Systems
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