A History of the Show Racer in British Pigeon Showing
Автор:Douglas McClary Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 208 ISBN: 1479246506 The showing of racing pigeons is almost as old as pigeon racing itself. In any form of livestock keeping, there is always a desire to show and to produce and condition them to show conditions. The Show Racer has developed over a hundred years or more and this book is a history of its progress. In general terms, the Show Racer is mainly a British bird where it is shown mainly at racing pigeon shows in large numbers. Throughout the history of its development, it has enjoyed the support of the racing Unions, clubs and other organisations. The shows are more often than not huge events which attract large entries of devoted exhibitors, and which raise large amounts of money for charity. The ties with the racing pigeon sport are valued because they have allowed the birds to develop, yet to remain as birds which look very much like refined racing pigeons. Judges from the racing pigeon sport are often used to officiate at the shows and this has had the result of keeping the Show Racer as...
