Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1898 — A Pigeon Race. [ARTICLE]

A Pigeon Race.

In France pigeons nre regarded ns valuable messengers in case of wnr. nnd recently the French ministry of wnroffered n prize sos the winner of n pigeon mce from Perigueux to Paris. 260 miles. No less than 2.746 birds were entered in the contest. The winner made the distance in seven hours and 34 minutes, tin nvernge of over 34 miles nn hour.— Youth’s Companion.