Show 0 0 I RACING PIGEONS IARE ARE PUT IN SHAPE p 0 0 Se Seattle Wash April 17 Seattle Seattle racing racing rac rae ing big pigeons are b being put in shapo for tor forthe forthe the coming seasons season's cont contests which In Include In- In clude chide flights to Seattle from points aa as asfar far south as San Francisco miles b by air line Between and OO birds Ird will be bo entered ln In the flights by members of ot the Seattle Racing Pigeon club which has arranged a schedule for tor the the- sum sum- mer A German war pigeon eon captured in France will willbo bo bc entered In some som-e of the races by by Ralph Seattle formerly rot for merl merly a member of or the Pigeon corps United States arm army Other members of or the club believe e the tho American birds will tho the German air messenger messenger- Short distance races between the birds are generally the most hotly contested contested contested con con- tested the club officials sa say Last year rear R. R Da Day a a. Seattle bird set a record jn in flying miles mUes in three hours and 4 minutes or 1 yards ards per minute The schedule follows follow's April Castle 11 11 Castle Rook Rode Wash miles April 18 Salem 13 Salem Ore US mUes April 25 S 25 Salem Ore US mU miles s May ra 2 2 Eugene Ore 50 miles May ay 9 Castle I-Castle Castle Rock miles May 16 Roseburg lC-Roseburg Ore Oro 00 miles May a. a Salem 2 Salem Ore miles 1 May 30 30 Ashland O Ore miles mites Juno June 6 C Salem Salem Ore miles mlle June Juno 13 Eugene 13 Eugene Ore Oro miles mUe Juno June 13 Red l-Red Red Bluff Blut Calif Calir miles Junt 20 Roseburg O Ore OO 00 miles June 27 Ashland 7 Ashland Ore miles mlles June 27 27 Sari Sari Francisco miles mUes |