Pigeon Racing by Wilson Stephens

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page, now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Fading at spine. Interior and binding are also very good.

Pigeon racing is a British sport with no fewer than 250 000 participants. Yet it makes little impact on the rest of the community. Everyone knows of it, but little is known about it.

This book reveals the reasons for the compulsive appeal to competitors, their total commitment, and the rewards, which can run to riches for those who succeed.

There are chapters on the development of the sport, the racing pigeon, the loft, training, race day, breeding and feeding, how to start, and the great names. These different aspects are discussed, making a complex, very technical subject comprehensible to those with no prior knowledge of the sport or its organisation.