00:00As in last year's race, adverse weather delayed by one day the start of the Lille to the North
00:11East pigeon race from France, staged by the Up North Combine. Over 7,000 birds competed
00:18for the Bork's gold tankard, six timing clocks for those under 21 years of age, and six silver
00:23compacts for birds nominated in a lady's name. No fewer than 3,411 nominations were made
00:30for the ladies prize. The winning pigeon flew 348 miles, 1415 yards, in 11 hours, 31 minutes
00:40and 20 seconds, at a velocity of 880.3 yards per minute or 30 miles an hour. Weather conditions
00:46were bad. Mr. Vardy of Merton entered the winning bird, a two-year-old, and was presented with
00:55the Bork's gold tankard at the annual dinner of the Up North Combine on the 27th of October.
01:00His wife got a compact.
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