New Britain herald., 1925-08-08
MARKS 0F RAGING
 PIGEONS COMPILED
Hardware City Club Gives Fig
 lITeS For Races

The Hardware City Racing Pigeon club of this city has completed its race report for average special old bird races from "a miles up to and including the 1000 mile race from the station in Tallahassee, Fla, Races from the lowest distance up 10 the 500 mile station at Chatham, Va. were held in competition with six clubs and New Britain also held special competitions with Hartford and Manchester,
 The figures for each bird Compet- ing from New Britain, Hartford and Manchester are not available, but the secretary of the local club has compiled the records of the birds racing over the n mile route to the and the races held between T5 miles and the l000 mile course from Tal- lahasse, Fla. The figures include the concourse races showing the results of competition between the local birds and those of Hartford and Manchester. The records, are as follows
 T5 Mile Club Race
 The 75 mile club race from Stam- ford, Conn. to home lofts had full competition of 9l birds representing six lofts. The records made in this event showing the speed of the birds per minute. are as follows: Wisk, flying time, 1:5@:45, speed ao4S6S yards per minute; De Cont, flying time 1:5$:45, speed 903,9O5; Shaw, flying time 1:5o:45. speed aN1.SG6; Keller, flying time @:0T:43, speed S04.72G; Smith, flying time. 212:49. speed 772,o5o Heath, flying time 2:1O:2G. speed 70G.G24. 100 Mile Race A total of o3 birds ropresentins six lofts were entered in the 100 Imile race with New York as the starting point, The marks made in this event were as follows: Shaw flying time l:46:@4, speed l439,776; Keller. flying time I:5o:g9, speed 1SS6.24l; Wisk, flying time 1;o4:2o, speed 1&57314; DiConti, flying time I2;S5:SS.g:S5:SS. speed 100@,1S2: Heath, flying time c;%@;99 speed I9SG.163.
 t5O Mile Race
 The 15O mile race with Trenton. IN. j., as starting point. had 66 birds entered. The records were as fol- lows: Shaw, &:2S:3S. speed 1l99,94l; Smith S;40;l0, speed 1l49.914; Wisk 3:39:07, speed 1151.12G; Keller, IS:4o:44. speed 1146.044; peConti' 4:21:44. speed 933.GSl.
 i 200 Mile Race
 The starting point in the 200 mile race was Wilmington, Del, and Sl birds were entered in this event Their marks were as follows; Sha" 3.3n;Sn, speed l643.447; smith iS:S4:1O. speed 1635.944; Keller %.45;O6, speed 154S.010; Wisk S:52I1. speed 497.623; peConti i4:25:5i, speed 131o.441.
 300 Mile Race The 800 mile race was held rom Washington. D. C., to the home lofts with 8 birds competing. The marks made in this event were DeContl 7:2S:32, speed 117%.S3o; Shaw 7;29:- 30, speed 1153.0S4: Wisk, 9:l5;2S' speed 935.9O0; Keller lS:@6:57 speed 47O,o9.
 i 400 Mile Race.
 The 400 mile race was held from Charlottesville, Va, and 61 birds competed. The marks made were as follows: s:-Shaw, 10:$4:Oo, specc y1OSS.355; Wisk, 1o:5414, speed 1071,671; DeConti. 1o:55:35, speed 1o55.91o; Smith, 1o;5G;13, speed
 500 Mile Race.
 The 500 mile event started al Chatham, Va, and a total of 6S birds were entered. The marks fol this event wcre:-DeConti, 15:1S:23 speed 939.o52; Shaw, 15;57;4G, spcec S93.071; Wisk, 1S:35:5S, speed 771,.
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