"sean neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :> Maybe is was a nice warm place for pigeons to settle once the boat has : > stopped (they certainly seem to like house chimneys for that reason). : > They : > would then be sitting targets for a catapult, giving the boatman a : > great : > free dinner. : > : > Robin : > : The pigeon box on President (which is certainly warm but I never saw any : pigeons on it) is about 2' square and 9' high, with a hinged flat top, : so the back end, away from the funnel, lifts up. From the photos I've : seen of racing pigeon boxes, it looks pretty similar.
I would have thought it more like a Pigeon box used to release pigeons before clay pigeons were invented. you "Pull"ed the string and the bird flew up. They are still used in field dog trials when they release the bird to distract the dogs working -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
