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Well done to all who timed and their brave pigeons in this another disaster of a Gold Cup. Me personally 0/7. Missing is a 4th & 31st Open from last years race controllers cock up from Reims which was libbed in poor conditions, fact. My stats from Jan 2016 AGM still stand. A poor start means bad returns. Bedhampton this year, which was stated at the AGM wasn't quite suitable after the 2015 race, we should go to Littlehampton. Again at the next AGM this racepoint isn't suitable either we should go back to Bedhampton! Beggars belief. I will await this years report in anticipation. We've had all these disasters over the last few years and still we carry on with the same scenario. ie: crap transportation, for more than one night in the basket, amateur forecasting and many other, even down to basketting birds, because its a rule only to have 1 handler to a table, (although some marking stations don't listen to that rule). Firstly we need investment, on a gradual scale (Rome wasn't built in a day). Many members have been donating pigeons for a state of the art transporter for the last 20 years! We need to start here. I'm sure their is far more intelligent, experienced and capable people than me and have the freetime in the hierarchy of the SNFC to take this club by the scruff of the neck and make it great again. Maybe one day when I retire from my 90 miles a day, 55 hours per week commute for work I will be able to lend a hand so we can basket a little later than 6pm at night!!

Bird belongs to Ronnie Bremner 0131 334 7405

Well done good winner

These out of date 1970s transporters are okay for horsing down the road on a Friday night and liberating early Saturday morning., it doesnt matter how much you tart them up, the design is the design. Jackie Stewarts F1 racing cars of the 70s wouldnt cut it in todays era by the 2nd lap, same for transporters!

Big hands up to Mr Wallace from Newburgh in Fife for reporting my 2y old hen lost from Bedhampton on Saturday. This was her 3rd national race, previously been 6th open Buckingham and 96th Open Littlehampton.

Well done all PHF - Bedhampton 170617.pdf

Me too 12/39 on the day had another 3 this morning before 06:30, so let's hope they work in

Well done all PHF -Newark (2) 090617.pdf

WELL DONE WILLIE & BUBBA NEWARK 2 OB NL.pdf

1.A.MILLER 1333.39 2.S.GIRDWOOD 1331.15 3.S.GIRDWOOD 1330.77 4.A.MILLER 1315.68 5.A.MILLER 1315.01 6.R.BREMNER 1304.91 7.MR&MRS KEENAN 1301.88 8.A.MILLER 1296.28 9.A.MILLER 1291.89 10.A.MILLER 1290.03

Well done Bruce & Davie Glen, what a pigeon, its done some winning over the years for Davie

Well done O Bros PHF -Wetherby 030617.pdf

Well done to all who timed early, also many good team performances and the SNFC race controllers who for once got it spot on ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‰

Well done all NL - Wetherby 030617.pdf

1.A.MILLER 1374 2.S.GIRDWOOD 1346 3.S.GIRDWOOD 1345 4.I.SUMMERS 1304 5.R.BREMNER 1302

Result looks wrong to me, leading velocity too high for that distance

Well done all PHF -Leicester 270517.pdf

Sent 8, 4 cocks 4 hens

Well done all NL Leicester 270517-1.pdf

7/167 1.A.MILLER 1713 2.A.MILLER 1712 3.A.MILLER 1645 4.A.MILLER 1639 5.A.MILLER 1558 6.S.GIRDWOOD 1541 7.S.GIRDWOOD 1537 8.S.GIRDWOOD 1537 9.MR&MRS KEENAN 1533 10.A.MILLER 1532

Pentland, Traprain, EoS, SB, lib at Leicester 05:40 S/E Wind

Well done

Liberated 06:30 light west wind. Good luck all.

Well done all excellent returns PHF -Newark 200517.pdf