Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-09-01 | Page 13 | Los Angeles Pigeon Makes New Record

LOS ANGELES PIGEON MAKES NEW RECORD LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 Anouncement was made today that "Ben Bolt." a carrier car-rier pigeon, had established a new longdistance long-distance flight of approximately 2200 miles from Norwalk, Ohio, to this city. It made the trip In five days, nine hours, thirty-one minutes and ten seconds, arriving ar-riving here yesterday. The best previous flight, according to the records of the International Federation Federa-tion of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers, Fan-ciers, was made in 1912 by a bird belonging belong-ing to Henry Beach of Fort Wayne, Ind., which covered 1000 miles in two days, nine hours, forty-three minutes and twelve seconds. "Ben Bolt's" flight was made under the auspices of the Los Angeles Messenger Messen-ger Pigeon association. G. H. Skolfleld is the owner of the bird. It was released at Norwalk by C. A. Whitney.