The Crossgates Flying Club have taken part in the Grantham OB race, with 218 birds representing 14 members.
In these races, the winning pigeon is determined by the highest velocity, measured in yards per minute, rather than the pigeon that completes the race in the shortest time.
The results revealed K Cochrane pigeon achieved the fastest velocity of 1434 yards per minute and being crowned the winner.
The full race results are as follows:
NAME VELOCITY
K COCHRANE 1434, 1390, 1364
R COOK 1427, 1360, 1352
J MULLEN 1387
J DINSDALE 1383
A McCUDDEN 1360.96, 1360.96
C DINSDALE 1331
W PRATT 1319
W FOREMAN 1310
G BELL NO. 1 1295
A FLEMING 1243
P DRUMMOND 1228
J FARMER 1091
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