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I have been given permission to share this with Basics members Congratulations to J Coutts & Son. Kintore, Aberdeenshire on winning the SNFC Reading Race 1st OPEN, 1st Region “G” 1st North Section, 1st Fed and 1st Sunnybank Club,Flying 406ml 909yd. It is not surprising with the performances they have been putting up in the Fed, Amal and SNFC. At long last Jim you have caught up with little brother Gary and his loons after their Best in Show Win at Blackpool with the Show pigeons. Auld Jim has bred a great team of pigeon fanciers with Jim Jr and Gary, and Gary has bred another 2 yougeens in Callum and Craig, no a bad pedigree. As someone said to me today it could not happen to a nicer family. Once again CONGRATULATIONS and as I have said to others watch the results there is more to come, Jim Jr has put a lot of effort into getting it right from ventilation, feeding, motivation and health, lets hope it helps you with your health Jim if you can get the doos right surely getting yourself right will be easier LoL

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Copied from Facebook 4/06/25 Firstly can i congratulate my best friend Simon Hughes, two years ago Simon was my guest at the NFC dinner when we picked up the Trophy for winning the National, it must have made an impression on him as he went and matched it!! I could not be happier for him, his dad and wife Tony. Also congratulations to section G winner Chris Howse who is flying a tremendous pigeon and i understand had a few pigeons together, that big National WIn is just around the corner Chris and Jane. Our provisional 2nd Section G is a Blue Cock called the "Section Cock". He has previously won 1st Section G 9th Open NFC Fougeres in 2024, plus a few good prizes in the club and fed. This year he was 3rd Club 13th Fed Oakhampton and 1st Club 3rd Fed Yelverton both times being our single entry. As a yb he had a single race and as a yearling he flew to Truro all with the Bristol Fed. He is a direct son of Main Breeding Couple Amigo and Miss Turbo, we have built the loft around these, they are parents of 50 x 1st including 7 x 1st Combine and Federation winners, 1st National Section winners plus 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 13th Open National etc and Multiple RPRA Award winners Amigo, is bred by Rik Hermans, a son of Friendship 1st National Chateauroux 44,145 birds and Propere 42, his brother include Hero of Syndicate Lofts, G-sire of 1st Open MNFC and F-100 formally of May Pigeons and Gsire to over 100 x 1st. Miss Turbo, bred by Koen Minderhoud from his famous Turbo Koppel, she is a full sister to Late Turbo 608 1st NPO Limoges, Frans Turbo 1st NPO 7494b and Neiuwe Turbo 1st National Ace (over 3 seasons)

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Copied from Facebook 1/06/25 Posted by Michael Currie Provisional Top 10 Section A SNFC Reading 1st M & J Currie Moffat 1536,88 2nd J & B Morgan Lockerbie 1529,01 3rd S & L Trodden Springfield 1525,83 4th G Turnbull Eastriggs 1516,24 5th G Turnbull Eastriggs 1514,67 6th D Ritchie Springfield 1513,06 7th W F Van Nuil Springfield 1510,47 8th S J Irving loft1 Annan 1508,25 9th D Anderson jnr Annan 1504,49 10th G Dalgliesh & Son Hoddom 1502,21

Copied from Facebook ♦️The History of a World Famous Strain – Part 2 Emiel & André Denys COPPI 3245564/48 – Son of “Libourne” The national competitions from Pau, Biarritz, Dax, etc… But the pigeon with which they had the most success was a blue cock, nr. 3202596/36, named “De Dikken”. He won 2nd prize in Orléans (Roeselare) and 2nd prize in Tours (Ypres). These were, at the time, two major provincial races held one after the other. In 1937, Emiel Denys was one of the co-founders of the West-Vlaamse Vereniging (West Flanders Association). Very soon, great results followed, including a 2nd and a 4th place from Bordeaux. In 1939, the last season before the war, Denys finished 2nd in the championship of the West-Vlaamse Vereniging. Then came World War II. Gistel, where the Denys family was residing at the time and operating a poultry slaughterhouse at Mosselstraat 18, was located in a restricted zone. All pigeons were seized by the Germans and taken away, a real disaster for this flourishing loft. After the war, a few pigeons were recovered by the De Scheemaecker brothers in Denmark. Most of them were sick, and very few could still be used for breeding. They immediately began looking for new breeding material. In 1946, a late-bred pigeon was purchased from André Vanbruaene, which was later named “Libourne”. He was the son of “Kortebek”, nr. 3392093/34, who was also the grandfather of “Jonge Stier”, 1st National Pau winner. “Libourne” quickly proved to be a golden purchase. He was only paired in 1948, but a whole range of long-distance champions with a capital C immediately descended from him. Among them: “Bulte” (1948): 8th place at Bordeaux in Ghent, also placed in Carcassonne and Barcelona. “Schotte” (also 1948): 8th National Pau (1,222 pigeons) in 1951, and 17th International San Sebastian in 1953. On that memorable San Sebastian international race, André Vanbruaene won 1st prize with “Tarzan”, while Emiel Denys Sr. won the Ambassador of Spain Trophy for the 1st team, with the “San Sebastiaantje” in 13th place and the “Schotte” in 17th. The most famous of all sons of “Libourne”, and foundation stock bird No. 1 of the lineage, was “COPPI” 3245564/48 The mother of “Coppi” was a Van der Espt–Vandevelde hen, from the bloodline of the aforementioned “Hercules” from Meyns. In two seasons, he recorded results in nine long-distance races: 10/06/1950 Angoulême – National: 3,800 birds – 12th (646 km) 24/06/1950 Libourne – International: 1,474 birds – 352nd (730 km) 24/06/1950 Libourne – National: 2,030 birds – 366th 08/07/1950 Limoges – National Derby: 1,602 birds – 6th (604 km) 08/07/1950 Limoges – National O.B.: 2,360 birds – 15th 22/07/1950 Angoulême – National: 3,143 birds – 120th 22/07/1950 Angoulême – Provincial: 775 birds – 16th 1st Ace Pigeon – West-Vlaamse Vereniging, 1950 09/06/1951 Tulle – National: 4,122 pigeons – 190th 24/06/1951 Libourne – National: 2,661 pigeons – 109th 07/07/1951 Angoulême – National: 1,927 pigeons – 108th 21/07/1951 Brive – National: 1,922 pigeons – 61st 05/08/1951 Bordeaux – Ghent: 313 pigeons – 30th Had he raced these results today, he would certainly have earned a place in the Belgian Olympiad team. In 1950, the Cattrysse Brothers paired a sister of the world-famous “45” with “Coppi”, each receiving one egg. This was standard procedure for these uncrowned world champions from Moere. “Coppi” was not only a racing ace, but also a true stock bird. His descendants, who would play key roles in building the bloodline, included the “Quick Star” 3014948/54, his brother “Zwaren”, the “Kaers”, and his last daughter, “Grijspenne” 3427223/59. During this time, son Cyriel became president of the Union Gistel, the long-distance cradle par excellence. The Cattrysse brothers, Oscar Devriendt, Charles Van der Espt, Boels, and others celebrated one triumph after another there. The Cattrysse family, deeply admired by the Denys family and close friends as well, regularly brought in new breeding stock. At a 1949 auction, a small dark check pigeon was bought, believed to be a hen. It turned out to be a cock and was named “Oude Cattrysse”. From him descended, among others, the “San Sebastiaantje” (13th International San Sebastian 1953), and a whole series of breeders who continue to leave their mark. One granddaughter won 1st prize Chatellerault Provincial for young birds in 1958. Another grandson was “Tintin”, a tough long-distance racer. As a yearling, he scored twice from Angoulême and later from St. Vincent, Barcelona, Marseille, and more. André Vermote received a daughter of “Oude Cattrysse”; she became the mother of the “Atleet”, 2nd National Ace Pigeon Long Distance KBDB 1971. Vermote gave a sister of the “Atleet” to Emiel Deweerdt, and she became the mother of the phenomenal “Spiritus”, 1st National Cahors 1978. This clearly demonstrates the red thread descending from the “Old Cattrysse”. The baker from Moere, Charles Van der Espt, was visited every week on their way to the coast, and regularly some of his best pigeons moved to Mosselstraat 18 in Gistel. Charles had a pigeon memory like a computer. He knew the ring numbers of all champion pigeons and their descendants. One of his well-known sayings was: “Only 10 couples rule the entire Belgian long-distance sport.” That was, of course, a saying from the 1950s, when participation in long-distance races was still low. Yet, there was much truth in his words. Up to and including 1957, the colony raced under the name Emiel Denys at Mosselstraat 18 in Gistel. After that, the loft was moved to Markt 15. To be continued…

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Copied from Facebook Looks like a rainy weekend ahead for organisations racing into the north west with westerly winds forecasted for both days, Sunday looks the better day at the moment but it is still early in the week so that could change.