Although not involved in the Antwerpt transactions I can identify with the purchasers as regards buying pigeons from local fanciers when I decided to take up the hobby. They loved to see me coming and nine times out of ten I was buying back the same Pigeons :'( :'(
Phil, The hen I timed out of Sennen Cove this year in a very hard race with poor returns. 2nd club, 5th Fed is Kirkpatrick crossed with distance birds from F. Tasker. Roger Mevaert.
As My aim is to fly France the only strain I am interested in is the French strain. You put the french cock (flown) to the french hen (flown) and hopefully produce the french offspring.