New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
FLYING OVER A NILE A MINUTE.
TRAINING AND USE OF HoMlNG PIGEONS.

now NOAH TESTED THE RAVEN AND THE DOVE
LoYG-DIsTANcE RECORDS ALL BROKEN.
The recent performances Of homing pigeons
bred by American faDciers in breaking all previous
records for distance naturally revives The interest Of
those who are not fancers In this sport Although the
system development OF the birds has only been at
tempted the last scyentyy years. their use extends
back for score OF centuries. Noah tho first 10
pertinent this direction He sent out tho raven and
the dove bring him OF the worlds condition after
the food and while the few idiocuy TO and fro,
the dove bucked down TO work and brought back the
olive branch. That before the day OF ingenious in
ventors and there patont trap to enguf the bird
when 1t ahted register the exact second OF time. and
ring a bell to attract the patrarchs attention. In
moro primitive way he put forth his hand aud took her.
and pulled her In nnto him into the ark" and perhaps
made mental note OF the fact that II was nigh unto the
going down OF the THIS settled the claims Of the
raven messenger for man. 1t ever had any, and
left the dove in possession Next is related that the
vlctors Olympic games used to inform their
ious relatives Of their success by means OF homng
pigeons Pllny says that VIII Decimus Junus 3rutas
was besegcd In Modens, b. q. -, by Mark Antony,
the beleagucred garrison communicated with their
friends by means OF carrier pigeons. MUIR -deon
Mahmoud a Mahomstan ruler OF Syria. established
regular pigeon. postal service, which was kept IN good
A. D. When Louis TX. invaded Egypt In l240 his
rival at Dametta made known 70 the Sultan at Cairo
SssiSsed n 1873 William Of Orange sent out homns
pigeon which unfortunately captured by the
Epaniards who thereafter tried TO kill every bird that
came within gunshot OF their camp. Pigeons
much used In the French In the carly part OF this
century, and bankers used the birds 10 convey
another pointers the stats OF the markets. On
the Egyptian temple OF Meinet Haboo are sciip;ured
the In honor OF the coronation OF that father
OF people, Rameses Ill., aud among the other figures
tvse OF priests berating carrier pigeons which shall
speed the 10 nil parts OF the earth In 1Si0 Reuter-
used those birds to bridge tho gaps IN his telegraph
lines Before the siege OF Paris N the Franco Prussan
strenuous efforts made by pigeon fanciers TO
get tho French Government Tn allow numbers OF
outside birds to DC brought into the city and city birds
TO be taken ont into the country that continuous
,nuneaion might 10 kept NJ In the city block
AIDED But the Government feared treachery and actu-
ally made the bird contraba:d OF Consequently,
when the Prussian lines drawn about the cit; the
only way carry the birds out into tho country in
balloons In this way 1903 taken out. and fifty OF
them returned safely bearing photognphically retc
copies OF letters and no sspapcs In the slang Of the
day. however the russians caught on 10 this little
scheme and organized eors OF trained hawks which
killed OIL tile pigeon scouts. Tho flying OF pigeons ss
nov become the Matt NAL sport Of Belgium, aud has
spread all over Europe and England:
How Tar back docs the sport date In mtricaf asked
TRIBUNE reporter recently OF Mrs. H. \. stsrr. the
Editor OF The Honsing Tigeoa.
- To 1875 the answer. "Sevcfal blrts were
liberated at C0umbus Ohio. In that year TO ny to New
York bat heard OF aitel ward. TIE ne, I
yeas ak started two of whic, through.
There n nifty clubs aud q federation OF tho
hoinng pigeon societies Of the United ntatss. Thea