1.   In an interview Wednesday, Booth complained the whole system of pigeon racing is being perverted by gambling.

2.   Pigeon racing is still popular in Belgium and Holland.

3.   Pigeon racing originated in Europe and has been traced back as far as the Roman Empire.

4.   While pigeon racing was once a favorite pastime of working-class men and young boys across New York City, the hobby is now struggling to hold its own.

5.   With four active clubs, pigeon racing is alive and competitive in the San Fernando Valley.

6.   Pigeon racing is popular in northern England and Wales.

7.   Pigeon racing involves releasing banded pigeons a certain amount of miles from the finish and waiting for them to arrive.

8.   Nadia described to reporters a family tradition of pigeon racing.

9.   Similar scenes are repeated each spring weekend outside pigeon lofts across New York City, where more than two dozen clubs engage in the curious hobby of pigeon racing.

10.   The city was once the heart of U.S. pigeon racing, thanks to European immigrants who brought the hobby with them.