The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-10-10

The Evening World" Then came the
q; achtins diys. with their great inter
st for tn. lovers OF navigatory skill
and their inspiration to patriotic enthusi-
asm. for were not the crack yachts OF
two ma ions TO meet In contest for a cup
the Americas Cup. which England has
been trying vainly for years to wrest
from the yaChtsme OF this country.
Even this did not awnk IN the drowsy
tars. nesting along the lee taffrails OF
the other craft, and permitting THE
Evening World" 10 glide away from
them as II they had forgotten all about
the great annual newspaper contest on
the journalistic sea. In the trial races
in which Vigilant Colonia. Pilgrim
and Jubilee met only month ago. to
determine which should be selected for
the honor OF defending the Americas
Cup. and in which Vigilant carried
off that honor. 1.-THE Evening Worlds"
contemporaries were mystifed by the
swiftness. accuracy and completeness
OF the news that 1t printed concerning
the events. They learned the secret
from THE Evening World" itself. when
1t explained how II sent a score or
more OF carrier pigeons aboard THE
"oTid Jug WINCH uCCpIlpdilieu thc
yachts. AMI how these birds carried mes
sages containing news OF the race to
their lofts. whence the news was tele-
grnphcd to 1.-The Evening World edi-
torial rooms. The carrier pigeons were
sed again successfully in the first two
ruces between VigilaEt and Nalkyrie.
The most notable achievement OF re-
cent journalism is connected with the
reporting of the Nigilant- Naikyrie yacht
races, II means great deal more than
will appear to the reader who gives It
but casual attention. The carrier pig
cons employed by THE Evening World"
were not only successful In these and the
trial races In carrying news OF the
events. but on Saturday when Vtgt-
liant won the FIRST heat of the great race
one of the birds carried a pen-and-ink
sketch OF the start, which was made at
ll25 a. Nj, to its cote in Tompkinsville.
whence II was sent by messenger 20 that
it reached THE Evening World" office
about i. NJ. The delay was not due to
tho bird, but to q mlsunders landing
about the messenger. Yesterday the starr
WAS made At ll.2b and 4 pen-and-ink
sketch OF 1t arrived in THE Evening
World" office ready 10 be photo-engrared
at 2lO l.. VI. An Evening WORLD artist
aboard THE World" tug received from
special photographer who accompa-
MED him a photograph of the scene
made with a specially devised camera,
This photograph the artist mixed: then
the paper was carefully rolled upon one
of the birds tail feathers and securely
fastened with tiny wire. In this man
ner the bird carried the picture
TO Tompkinsvills. In ''fhe Even
ing WORLDS art department 1t was
made into a cut and appeared in The
Evening Worlds" O'Clock Extra which
wen; to press at $40 p. 81. Inc success
full accomplishment Of this feat will no
doubt pave the way for future use OF
carrier pigeons when pictures from dis
,ant and inaccessible FONTS are wanted.
II was novel idea. and Its complete
realization has made II one OF the mar
wells OF modern Journalistic methods.
They are illustrative OF the resource
fulness OF The Evening World" in OBJ
tanning news, when news IL at all 10 be
had, Ingenuity is forever at work In
the inter 81 of Its large reading constitu-
ency, and no expense is spared to out
strip competition. and set time and space
al naught,
But. hi there, my heart!es! You iubbers
on those lead-keel scows! What do YOU