2008 ~WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIAL RACE ~ 2008

400 MILES - WESTON, WV - STATION # 8161

sponsored by the Bronx Homing Pigeon Club, 1373 White Plains Rd., Bronx, NY 10462
For the benefit of the NYC Police and Fire Departments Widow's and Children's Benefit Fund

1st PLACE ….50,000 Pts. - Guaranteed !!!
All other prizes will be determined by band sales
1st   Place …..     50,000
  4th Place …..       5,000
7th  Place …..               1,500
2nd  Place …..     10,000  
  5th Place …..       3,000
8th thru 150th Place    1,000
3rd  Place …..       7,500
  6th  Place …..      2,000
151st thru ??? based on band sales

SHIP THURSDAY -  SEPT. 25,  2008
LIBERATE SATURDAY -  SEPT. 27,  2008

2008 ACTIVATED BANDS - SAME RULES AS LAST YEAR
A SECOND SET OF `FREE' WTCM BANDS WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL BUYERS OF WTCM BANDS, INCLUDING  OUT-OF-AREA BUYERS.  ANY “FREE” WTCM BAND MAY BE ACTIVATED BY PAYING $100 PER BAND ON SHIPPING NIGHT.
TO GET ANY FREE BANDS, BUYER MUST BUY AT LEAST THE SAME AMOUNT OF WTCM BANDS AS IN 2007
Race Is Open Only To:
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, Connecticut, Westchester, Putnam County, and Orange County, Interstate Concourse and Hudson Valley Combine members
New Jersey flyers that are North of the Outerbridge Crossing - 340 miles and up

THE BRONX CLUB RACE RULES WILL APPLY TO ALL BRONX CLUB RACES

Out-of-Area (OOA)  Information:
OOA birds split capital prizes 60% breeder, 40% handler.  Separate OOA Board pools.
OOA breeders must purchase WTCM bands, no outside banded birds can participate in this race.
OOA Extra Prizes: 1st pl - 3,000, 2nd pl - 2,000, 3rd pl - 1,000 (only if > 200 OOA bands sold).
OOA birds become the property of the handler, unless other private arrangements are made.
Local lofts must buy 5 bands to handle OOA birds.  Each local loft is limited to handling 20 OOA birds.
OOA birds may be shipped directly to handlers or to Joe Musto.  
To participate, OOA breeders can purchase bands by sending a check payable to “Bronx Homing Pigeon Club,”  c/o Joe Musto, 3262 Griswold Ave., Bronx, NY 10465  
Lofts outside the race boundaries (see above) can ship OOA birds.  Lofts over 450 miles are OOA.

IMPORTANT RACE RULE THAT APPLIES TO ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS:
BY PURCHASING THE BANDS FOR THIS EVENT, THE PARTICIPANT AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY WILL BE BOUND BY THE RULES, REGULATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE placeBRONX HOMING PIGEON CLUB.  ALL DECISIONS OF THE placeBRONX HOMING PIGEON CLUB REGARDING THE NATURAL MATURATION OF THOSE PIGEONS ENTERED IN THIS RACE ARE FINAL AND BINDING AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW OR APPEAL OF ANY KIND OR NATURE INCLUDING ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  PARTICIPATION IN THIS RACE IS A PRIVILEGE EXTENDED TO THOSE PERSONS PURCHASING THE BANDS AND COMPETING IN THE RACE.  THAT PRIVILEGE MAY BE REVOKED BY THE BRONX HOMING PIGEON CLUB, IF IN THE OPINION OF THE BRONX HOMING PIGEON CLUB, THE RULES PROMULGATED BY THE placeBRONX HOMING PIGEON CLUB ARE COMPROMISED, ALTERED OR VIOLATED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:  JOE MUSTO (718-863-2643)
BRONX CLUB FAX NUMBER - 718-409-1649