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  2. Up North Combine - Wikipedia

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    This showed officials and convoy organisers discuss arrangements for the trip to the Vaux-Usher International Gold Tankard Pigeon Race which involved the transport of some 19,000 birds. [ 1 ] Tommy Newton of the Houghton Federation was the owner of the winner of the first race from Lille they organised in 2000, the first winner from that club ...

  3. Pigeon racing - Wikipedia

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    Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially 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.

  4. Pigeon-shooting - Wikipedia

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    Tournaments and competition during the beginning to mid-twentieth century were worldwide. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, live pigeon shooting was one of the events. [7] The prize for the winner was 20,000 French Francs (more than US$82,000 in 2017), [8] though the top four finishers agreed to split the prize money.

  5. 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.

  6. British Homing World Show of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The show features around 1,000 show pigeons and 2,000 racing pigeons. [1] Fanciers compete for the award of "Best in Class" in 32 different categories, one of which wins the prize of "Supreme Champion of Great Britain". [3] Auctions are held at the event as well; [1] pigeons have sold for up to £10,000 at the event.

  7. Woman, 26, slashed in neck and man, 42, wrist cut in NYC ...

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    A suspect is in custody after a knife attack at Grand Central 42 Street subway station in New York injured two with neck and wrist slashes.

  8. Category:Pigeon racing - Wikipedia

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    Royal Pigeon Racing Association; U. Up North Combine This page was last edited on 12 June 2014, at 00:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  9. MPs 'have gone quiet' say Solent WASPI women

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    Shelagh Simmons from Solent WASPI said "most of us have been ignored or had the standard government reply". Asked in December in parliament, Kier Starmer said the taxpayer "simply can't afford the ...