The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
FLYING FOR A RECORD.
THREE HOMING PIGEONS TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH I,fSJ MILES.

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Two birds owned In Providence were 'heiy
liberated in Pollard Ala. to make tho tourney
nj l.lij miles AIRLINE to home. mira p'ru'
Iouo star oi Fall River. was sont on Wounes-
day to tho same vicinity ana 10 cover ttiho
greater distance. The question Is. ~hore VIII
these birds 10 heard from NEXT ms VIII
lead to q discussion a. tn their mistaHihg tho
way m getting lost In tho vnlloSs OF mo
mountains which nave their oeRlnh!ns juS.
where those birds Will stiike thom IL 'heS lake
the air line course to home
The llrst Journey 'r I'm extreme uts'hhoew "o
Ielsiln lots, many years aE' anu !" .ht
discussion In whirh II was mh'h'h'ho' 'h"'
lir might return from s'nI' =" ""'io."u
iugs So strange that II would not get ioto
kuown territory Tor soVeiai hours o"' u m"s'
arrive within sight OF known onjects before
tho turn OF tho day or IL wouiu eons'uer IL
self lost anl return 10 the point ot hoefatioh.
That's should mo DIrd continue on. an" ~
night Mud iis"lt in u strange piace' N w3uiu
not resume It's lourneyinG.
Eomn WAS tho station selected ior mo t"st'
md although bnt 'ery lew VI 'hs o'rus son. TO-
turned these we've enough 10 rroVe Ihat tneo'
res were APT 10 w. ~ '"u' "heh "pr''o"
to p!seon Nsin:. "iher 'es's were mado from
the same station anh also lrohi A'soon. anu
oil had returns In n'' these Journeys T" was
w. >",I -, on, Tai miles, and IN tho other
w's ON, 81. ~. L,,, In onch tina ,ount,ins
ao.u' ~, " as' Is s inerating ,.sti,n and home
,,',n.l an ,mpa.s.ble barrier. inasmuch as
o 'ns. ~. ,,,'' IA a., ,.nn.,itntsi that II can.
no, rise TO a h,isA, to get above them. Tho
,,,y ,l,a, returned from, each start must have
taken Tho course around by water. striking
Frame In one case u: its Southwestern eStrem-
uy and nt tho southwestern In tho other
IN. bird, ability to and tn" way and to escape
tho dangers from hawSs nos na .n,,e. ana
eappers .of Amcsieaa lo''s IS no. w.hout IN
tsrest When in 1850 american birds arrived ,.1
nj nome 'lo .p.i amrar. noliorad ,hsn, r. y.
miles distant, their owners oclloVeu them 10 10
fully ra,nbIe Of lualinG Belgiun's best work.
AMI ''o 'Nsles' ion in a', a..n..e,, ~. ia
my matin "'' TIA Quincy in twen,y.ono days tho
a,har Ising on, for nino months. Then TOO
% 0,nss ' trom ST. Louis 10 Cleveland. took tho
, 'u"r. 10 ~ niles from Atlanta to K.y
port and in bette: time.
TWAS he yonr following this that two birds
were sent to make the journey from 1850 miles
returned AID in better condition than whom
sent away shhminG the Journey sn,a n ,h no
nlaSti" nT.ers led to- other Ventures being
male wh.ch shouiu enna inns isC0,u ~ pe',Sr
ms not r1 Ge9h an uis xIsS . ndt ~; ~
BIRDS have credit Tor $50 miles. the journey
from i,oo NILS rSii.ni.s .ne GREATEST olstanoe
somS so y the vsp.ures hive had curious re;
a one birds Owned II new ok ,Rs
A ,pIs S coast with tSe idca tina. the birds
from st,ange ,eFIEr{; VERY s'nsa,aty an Of
noes af tanm niapd and whsn ths irds we're
sLgE IN b Mey .fter ,av .ha. womh ,sHs v,nn
ecne II. nnd SSoTe shs mai
aIo, put lnEnraf piy' thi'tv h,rds hsy. ne
on sI lime or anoiher BEEN b.rasd from Key
Vet lone were oyer ieportsu AZ Monei ah ha
only ono was ever known TO nave i, re ~ the
me e 1hy Rsn 10 o .n mnon
me huIne' GUS ptius VI u,1y w w opon
me ioWeE pa.t y. ne ei ~, u ,ro,, .,.
so mbSr sta and liberated rom New ofieans
anI Siclnty mono oi theso o ae k IN, ,os ne
MIA nat va vas st%rtei from thcre Esys Fiji tSe
proofof its ldentity. not MS stranger would.
out a. one gnns 'GE hir an nssn IN is ne
ye"re M%SS tho brs ss from
New orleans nave oseh c1ugHI s N t S a, a.
festy norm, sa.%nG Inc p''Is 70 n9 ,o
Ts,e lib, atea in ien asola nnd TAMPA. ma
MorG wss sNer cciH.d hG iMo OF hoss ru mo
WIS ~ .;tI :, - - H.. go, ,.u'..
aen ae9,h J.. Mms rss,o,e .o,' - .us,I
am"Tt I'm 'st 10 ,as.i ,, ho % rsret
NM .ne pra'r eho,t no 't'io ,enohs maco ~
fe p"n m iE Was Station ,, om Which ,be Nsw
ihn-iaahd ,IIa low on .ne why were iiPsrn te'
cis WIN ,hs irds Of vanr n n1o en.onn-
y W t Tbs ii .o sys Wben ne bsr.
~, ,S hj 10 ~ ~ my i % iIossI
s.en tns oirdS lev, lie" w ,ery hiHn ana circIea
thar WAY WI h a,.h romr ~ Tnsi sI ,o
eI.n IT,e sns 81 nnri " and war t ", ~
iS IN uhnm, s"st vi Had thr c oMs 0
- Az ',,out . ~ u vt nau suru course
hns tnr XII men ", eeuy ietGrn nisnt ne
MA Ar,mnninn ch,,i, ~ ", ,",o Vn a
tinn IN tha nn,it n, 1ao, 20 rs r. , s!Ssa
ics o." a. Whs,e II ~ is hr.a so"ys OF 'em
northeast rour - ~ tro, 'nttI rnuRSs. IN, ine
snco Noui nar-v ', ,Hn oi'rM or zen,
IN Ne o Wa.,or ,ne Mus directly into
iijls ma i,to ho " ny i sn'' ~ netweeh me
which they c"uid nnt RI, nn NM Apose e
home iast vea.' ,he Two II, q on on Lnelr WSy
OF III" cay tna start fIom No Gn ns SHenlns
;or IN. niuh, nnDunD no "' , ,'; nnu etoppeu
lns. whel given their iiA-r y, they took their
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