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  2. Pigeon racing - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specialized, trained homing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance.The time it takes the animal to cover the specified distance is measured and the bird's rate of travel is calculated and compared with all of the other pigeons in the race to determine which animal returned at the highest speed.

  3. American Racing Pigeon Union - Wikipedia

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    The American Racing Pigeon Union (AU) is a national organization for pigeon racing hobbyists. The organization was founded November 9, 1910, in Washington, D.C., [1] to centralize regional clubs, establish standardized rules, award cash prizes and promote the racing of homing carrier pigeons.

  4. Pigeon sport - Wikipedia

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    There are at least four main types of competitive pigeon sport: Pigeon racing; Tumbling; Highflying; Tippler (Endurance) Though not quite a sport, fancy breeds of pigeons are also bred to standards and judged in a competitive fashion. Levi in his book The Pigeon describes all aspects of pigeon keeping.

  5. The American Pigeon Museum & Library - Wikipedia

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    The American Homing Pigeon Institute was founded in 1973 [2] in Wichita, Kansas, [3] and focused on homing pigeons and the history of pigeon racing.Later, the museum expanded to include the total history of pigeon domestication.

  6. American Show Racer - Wikipedia

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    The American Show Racer pigeon (also known as the Show Pen Racer, and nicknamed the "Bird of Dignity.") [1] is a breed of domestic pigeon that began in the early 1950s with the finest Racing Homers, selectively bred for their breed type. [clarification needed] Pigeon historian Wendell Levi mentions Show Pen Racers in his book The Pigeon. [2]

  7. Royal Pigeon Racing Association - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) is a governing body for pigeon racing in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II was [1] president of the RPRA and also an enthusiastic pigeon fancier herself. [2] The RPRA has 21,000 members spread across 1,500 pigeon clubs in the UK.

  8. Up North Combine - Wikipedia

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    The Up North Combine is an amalgamation of 23 pigeon racing Federations founded in 1905. Its headquarters are located at Sappers Corner in Greatham, Hartlepool, and the radius of serving federations go from Staithes (south) to Berwick (north).

  9. Animals in sport - Wikipedia

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    Greyhound racing, a popular form of animal racing, dates back to the 1800s in the United States, after the dogs were brought over from Europe to help control the hare population. While track racing is the most common, there are other forms of racing. Pigeon racing, for example, sees homing pigeons finding their way home from a set distance away.

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