The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-09-02

bare, msy
GlnO SINH fledglings, but
years Of study and experimental
ton, crossing Of many strains,
breeding and unterbreeding to
bring forth the bird which COM
bines all the qualities each fan
cier incorporates in his ideal rae
ing pigeon.
The first race 1Oo-mile stint
from Charlottesville, Va, Sche.
duled yesterday, was set back un-
til this am, due to rainy weather.
Next Sundays point Of liberia
ton will be Lynchburg, $50 miles
distant. Other alterations will
take place at Roanoke, Va, GOO
miles, Pulaski, September % (250
miles,, Pulaski again on Septem'
Der %.
That completes the high ave-
rage speed series, but four special
events are carded. On September
%, birds will be tossed" at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, 535 miles south
west of Washington, daring at
tempt for young birds, who sell
dom are tried over a 30O-mlle
flight.
Three Special Races
Three special $50 mile races
will be flown from Pulaski on O.
tober 6, 10 and 20. The first is
the Futurity, the second the
Charles Hoser Trophy race and
the last an open race for all local
fanciers. Each loft will be held
to five birds and the fee is 81 per
bird.
The National Capital Concourse
Association which conducts the
springs old bird events, including
the two high average speed series
and the three races for the clty'S
5OO-mile championship, as well as
the autumn's young bird trials
was organized February 5, 1920
but representatives Of the Wash
ington, Northwest (now D. Co.
Aero and Northeast R Gin g
pigeon clubs.
The West course was selected,
and N. E. and N. w. clubs dropped
out, desiring the South course.
James ]. McAtee was installed
in the presidents chair, B. F.
"Bogie" Miller, vice president, and
the indispensable w. F. Dlsmer'
secretary, w. R. Pennington cap
tured the Old Bird series with a
1919 yards per minute average
speed. The young bird series win
ner is unknown.
The concourse was reorganlzed
in 1924, and series for old and
young birds were held over both
West and South courses. The
concourse suspended operation
through 1927, 1928 and 1929.
Does Himself Proud
When it resumed in February,
1880, Joseph S. Turowski, who had
done himself proud handling the
Central Navy Lofts at the Naval
air station here, was indicted into
the secretaryship. He fitted as
snug as bug in rug.
A southwest course was selected
with stations at Charlottesville,
Lynchburg, Roanoke, Pulaski and
Bristol, in Virginia (ranging from
100 to 300 miles,, and Morristown
and Cleveland, Tenn, 400 and 500
miles, respectively, and 600mlle
station at Alfalfa, Ala.
The discarded South course in
cluded Charlottesville. Amherst
and Danville, Va, Concord and
Spartansburg, N. c., and Gaines
vile and Oglethorpe, Ca, while
the West course swung through
Cumberland, Md, Connellsville
and Pittsburgh, Pa, Akron and
Deschler, Ohio. Nappanee, Ind,
and Chicago, Ill.
The 500mile championship
series was initiated in 1929, when
Henry C. Hile won it. 1t dropped
into discard, but was revived in
1885, when o. H. Salmons and
Ernest Crack trumphed. William
Rupert wont in 1884, and John
D. Claggett, victor in the classic
Chattanooga Derby, added the
500-mile Sprig to his laurel wreath.
By anneXing the old bird series
this year, Harry D. Copenhaver is
the first fancier to capture two
average speed series. He had tri-
umphed in 1882, also in the old
bird events. Harry C. Burke
bagged the 100 to 500-mile old bird
series this spring, the first it has
been held.
Current Officers
The current officers of the Con-
course are Carl G. SterZer. preSi.
dent; A. S. tombstone, vice preSi-
dent; F. E. Gorely, secretary-treaS-
urer, and I. Turowski, race secre-
tary.
Turowski, who has to keep a
permanent record of all race re-
suits, has a willing and enthusiast
tic helpmate in his wife, who is as
keenly interested in pigeons as he