Guest HighSpeedLofts Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 In what year did pigeon racing first start..whats the earliest record of a race and what race point was it and who won it?
Guest numpty01 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 well only one answe needed ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 in england pigeon racing didnt start untill 1897 officially as we know it, before that time it was held in pubs and the first person to catch a pigeon and make it back to the pub was the winner
gangster Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 in england pigeon racing didnt start untill 1897 officially as we know it, before that time it was held in pubs and the first person to catch a pigeon and make it back to the pub was the winner ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
pigeonpete Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 in england pigeon racing didnt start untill 1897 officially as we know it, before that time it was held in pubs and the first person to catch a pigeon and make it back to the pub was the winner HA HA no way? Hope they didnt do this in trafalger square? would have come down to the clock :-)
Guest HighSpeedLofts Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 While there is not definite proof, there are compelling reasons to think the sport of racing pigeons may go back as least as far as 220 AD or possibly earlier[1]. The sport achieved a great deal of popularity in Belgium in the mid 19th century. The pigeon fanciers of Belgium were so taken with the hobby that they began to develop pigeons specially cultivated for fast flight and long endurance called Voyageurs[2]. From Belgium the modern version of the sport and the Voyageurs which the Flemish fanciers developed spread to most parts of the world. Once quite popular, the sport has experienced a downturn in participants in recent years, possibly due to the rising cost of living and aging fanciers.
pjc Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 what do you mean no proof, havn't you seen the ETS pad on the Coleseum!
Guest mick bowler Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 1800 in belge google it same as i did Why did you google it, was'nt you around then? 8)
pigeonpete Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Why did you google it, was'nt you around then? 8) :-) :-) :-)
Guest numpty01 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Why did you google it, was'nt you around then? 8) no but i can read same as he can
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