Born in 1935, remember it well ?????.
Like the mode of transport, the birds releasing the birds, not to mention the enthusiastic audience.
All the actual enthusiasm has been knocked out of the sport through the changes in the approach made by fanciers themselves, with little or no concern payed towards the pigeons, rather what is in the best interests of fanciers.
More fun in the 40s sending the pigeons on the bus.
Regards.