The sun., 1891-07-12
PIGEONS STRONG OF WING
A Record OF Flying That Has No Parable
In America.

| A Record OF Flying That Has No Parallel
| In America.
Last Sunday and Monday will be long re.
| membered BY pigeon flyers. and yet tho area
| OF favorable atmospheric condition was SO lin
tied that birds either side o. each course COW
cred were not liberated. On Sunday morning
| birds were waiting at High Point N. G.; at
Montreal. Va. 1875 miles further north; Bar
louisville. Va. so miles beyond: Philadelphia.
800 miles further on. and at Lyons. N. Y. about
800 miles to the north. For Lyons the course
| was to the south Of east. for all others to the
northeast. At Barboursville the Q eht birds Of
H. ]. Williams Of Providence had tho dir clear
and wind from tho west They were started
at @ O'Clock. Seven OF the eight were found in
the homo loft at 3:45 P. NJ. The time OF ar.
rival was unknown. The 447 miles was COW
cred in over 1.345 yards per minute. The
eighth bird returned later. This is record
that is without parallel In American flying.
The same morning at o'clock. seven BIRDS
also owned In Providence. were liberated in
Philadelphia at o'clock. Two birds were
home at 1870 2. NJ. aud the others entered
their lofts within few minutes. The distance.
about 236 miles. was covered in the average
accorded to American BIRDS. - eeN'' '-'
az f. pG1a s yss s
N It Tss 70 dhe ne birds
ssorm and the srSsses assa1cs
covered was only 400 miles. there were no
ass YETI ssu9y n; E2as: 6 saa Ss
weather for their start. but, more than this. 1t
s "A P ssyss ESnT
together % upon their home me lott in New Bediord.
One hen. Sleepy. passing the, wires at ~ +.
air line distance covered was 3l6s miles. the
average speed l.691 yards per minute the mile
Twas argued thar with $50 miles in OK
hours and o Wi,h hon1s orid good yina time re-
or even at SIS miles TO the southwest The birds
" There has been but one journey from the
was ali that 1.-The tho bird % could acsompiish, som @ The the
start being early, and the arrival as late as
sho Sao Soss U 1asai
be repeated peat q from IN The; ths Southwest; Some con.
stock others M agrH that It is lpSk sn while
@ a 50 Re ot 'hs homs sbSs at SI is VIII" the
Foundation Of good pigeon flying stock 10 urge
ths Drd Az 70 return 1t is the weather thar deter
The disaster to the lofts Of the CITY Fedora:
th' ouEhont Belgium, The lofts Is a rule had
se sent ta1
Tho Oonntry Is In Tears. The lofts arc vacant.
The entrance money or races 10 come Is pntd.
but the birds wherewth to win the prize
tho depths of iesolation and despair" The flrst
prize Of honor Face OF the City Federation Of
Antwerp, Gown on June 7, had an entry OF l.544
birds A. noon next day over l.2OO were still
out. The start was In favorable weather. and
a. /. Was IN ws
race. I The start to be from w % Aisen on 345 miles,
June 81. was GOO birds. owned Ly nineteen
clubs. The start WAS at $3.50 A. NJ. with f!rst
return at $685. r. n. The wind was north /:
sIyty-four blIds were home at evening Ip The
about 800 miles, the entry by tho nineteen
clubs OF the City Federation was only 5S2 birds.
1t is neither stock nor handling; therefore. |
Mp0n which results depend, and In Belgium as
low in the train OF bad weather
In n BELGIAN race that would compare In dis |
tance and direction with the journey juno "a.
OF the Thurston birds to Fall River from Wash. |
with similar atmospheric eondltions AZ start
The start was from Trichsrle at 4;45 A: n.
1he first return was at $40 +. NJ The best
average speed was 50i yards per minute. AT |
7:Ql N; sIxty.si1 birds , wore at home ga villa.
corr spending In distance and objection with |
the Journey from Barboursville. En.. to Provl.
tencn. makes a. poor showing beside the lily OF
the Williams birds last Sunday. or even with
those that three weeks ago covered the same
same station mt o o'clock and were home next
start was at 40 A. NJ. June 90. and the fret
return was seen to enter the loft At A. NJ. next
hnr Ian vUrlFx