Sentences with phrase «racing pigeons»

«They're very quick racing pigeons, they can fly at 60 - 80 mph.

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He told me about his brother Orlando's loft of racing pigeons.

«Racing pigeons?»

The scientists also found that wayward racing pigeons were breeding with feral populations.

In one experiment, racing pigeons raised in a loft constructed deep in an excavation could not find their way back when released.

Young racing pigeons can start flying at 10 weeks of age.

He clobbered Peekskill and walloped New - burgh, and he did it all with his pigeons — racing pigeons.

Sometimes called poor man's polo, the seemingly gentle hobby of raising and racing pigeons often brings out the beast in its enthusiasts, even though the winning purse for a race is usually peanuts.

They're well - cared for racing pigeons wearing well - fitting backpacks that weigh only 25 grams apiece.

The International Federation or the American Racing Pigeon Union, Inc., the two groups that govern the sport, supply the bands, and by consulting master lists it is possible to trace any bird that happens to become lost or disabled to its original loft.

The band stays on the bird for life; a racing pigeon that loses its band is all but worthless, since a bird can not be rebanded.

Sam De Lucia's birds were so good that he, in his own words, «was leavin» nuthin» for nobody,» and so he got kicked out of the Peekskill Racing Pigeon Club, and then he got thrown out of Newburgh when the boys in the racing club there suddenly decided to redraw the membership boundary lines.

When not on assignment, David races homing pigeons with the Lexington Racing Pigeon Club of which he is President.

It is believed that the unnamed racing pigeon may have hitched a...

Last week ~ the year old racing pigeon ~ that left during a race on May 10th ~ was found on Vancouver Island ~ Canada - 5000 mile away from Japan!

It is believed that the unnamed racing pigeon may have hitched a ride aboard freighters to get needed water and food along its flight across the Pacific Ocean.Thanks to an identification band around its leg ~ the marathon racing pigeon's owner was contacted.

Not exact matches

The IT consultancy tied a 4 gigabyte data drive to a pigeon named Winston and pitted him against the leading broadband provider in a data transfer race.

Franz Lidz joined the writing staff of Sports Illustrated in 1980, even though he had never read the magazine and had covered only one sporting event in his life - a pigeon race in Shapleigh, Maine.

When a pigeon arrives in his loft at the end of a race, the flier must remove the countermark band as quickly as possible, insert it in a capsule and then drop the capsule in a slot in the sealed time clock.

Among other homers are Huyskens Van Riels, Bricoux, Pletiniks, Ameels, De Weerds, Bastins and Wegges, all of which were developed in Belgium, the leading pigeon - racing country in the world.

Then, with Sam driving, they headed 25 miles south to meet one of Joe Parkway's «racing - pigeon Pullmans» in the parking lot of the By - pass Diner in Peekskill.

Because of the very nature of pigeon racing, what with the homing instinct of the bird for its individual loft and differences in terrain and wind conditions, the sport has no one man to proclaim as the best in the country.

Among fliers, the common park pigeons are often known as «commies,» and editorials in the racing - pigeon press are sometimes given over to denouncing the commies that loiter on the ledges of public buildings.

By 1850 pigeon racing was solidly established in Belgium, and Charles Dickens wrote, «The members of the Antwerp Pigeon Training Society were citizens of the middle class of Society, but in Belgium pigeon - training has its attractions even for persons of rank and wealth, many of whom are enthusiastic pigeon fanciers; indeed, pigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in Enpigeon racing was solidly established in Belgium, and Charles Dickens wrote, «The members of the Antwerp Pigeon Training Society were citizens of the middle class of Society, but in Belgium pigeon - training has its attractions even for persons of rank and wealth, many of whom are enthusiastic pigeon fanciers; indeed, pigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in EnPigeon Training Society were citizens of the middle class of Society, but in Belgium pigeon - training has its attractions even for persons of rank and wealth, many of whom are enthusiastic pigeon fanciers; indeed, pigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in Enpigeon - training has its attractions even for persons of rank and wealth, many of whom are enthusiastic pigeon fanciers; indeed, pigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in Enpigeon fanciers; indeed, pigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in Enpigeon flying is as fashionable an amusement in Belgium as horse - racing in England.

The race was for young birds, pigeons hatched last spring, and the distance was 350 miles over the southwest course from Charlottesville, Va..

There is, in other words, no Babe Ruth in pigeon racing.

Sam De Lucia comes from this rich racing - pigeon world.

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Grant received the backing of the Erie County Democratic Committee in her race for re-election in 2013, but Pigeon's Western New York Progressive Caucus produced several mailers critical of her.

Ultimately, Golisano took a pass on the race, preferring instead to form a PAC, Responsible New York, that has tried to influence legislative contests, particularly in Western New York, with the influence of his longtime political advisor, the controversial former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon.

Maybe Steve Pigeon and Roger Stone have a long game in the AG race?

Pigeon said the effort wasn't related to the mayor's race, and that the revamped party would have its eye toward state candidates.

Accusations of associations with Pigeon are similarly dominating the open race for Erie County's district attorney race in a three - way Democratic primary.

Liz Kendall finished a distant fourth in the race to succeed Ed Miliband, collecting just 4.5 % of the vote after she was pigeon - holed as the Blairite candidate.

G. Steven Pigeon's shadow looms large over 143rd Assembly District race, given candidate Kristy Mazurek's long association with the political operative.

State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's action demonstrates not only that Pigeon may have crossed legal lines in his audacious campaign finance methods, but that despite traveling in rarefied circles, he also would even invest in low - level races near and dear to him.

Windows open to the hard sea wind, we raced across a landscape of stooped trees and yellowing grass to Pigeon Cove, where we got out and hiked down a dirt path to the seaside.

Apparently Oklahoma City is the National Pigeon Racing headquarters, and pigeons are a big deal here (who knew?).

It would be easy to expect the film to be about race, given the setup in the trailer and the premise of a bigoted Irish cop working with an African - American, but this film can not be so easily pigeon - holed, and ends up being far more of a character study (albeit an uproariously funny one) of Gleeson's character.

Skateboard races, pigeon chases, running bases.

This question sparked a journey that led her to discover the fascinating sport of pigeon racing, its wonderful winged athletes, and the passionate community of people who raise and race them.

Over the past 5 years I have built up a network of pigeon racing enthusiasts who regularly send me feathers from the birds when they moult in spring and autumn.

I was thinking it must be a hawk, but as I caught up with it, I could see it was a pure white dove or pigeon — at my eye level — seemingly enjoying racing another Prius.