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Show PlgeonFlylng Great Belgian Sport. Plgeon-fiying Is the great cport of the working classes of Belgium. The high value set upon well-trained racing pigeons among Belgian amateurs was in'nde evident Homo years ago In a case hi tho law courts, where tho plaintiff, whose house had been taken from hliu for public purposes, sued for damages on account of the reduction In alue of his pigeons due to the fact Hint they lind been trained to return re-turn to the old pigeons' cote and wotilJ now have to he trained to "home" to a new one, Tin couit found that each bird was oilglnnlly worth $2o and bad lost one-third of Its valuo, awuuliug $450 In uIL |