alec guinness

old jock says when the daffies are out thats the worst time for the sparrowhawk ;) extra caution. ;)

this might be the doo we are looking for,2nd open that day was ER Williamson kircaldy i think which is one of the most sought after national trophies.

watched it live at the time geo,was a top athlete with the british 400m team very strong at this point. :) saw Michael Johnson leave john regis and linford christie (at the time olympic medal winners)50 metres up the track in auld reekie on a wet night running 19.70 or 80 for 200m with mr athletics ron pickering nearly passing out at johnsons running an allcomers record!!!!!!!!! :)

smart move alan.

lot 5 £40 please.

your eastbourne winner bob was not in her first flush of youth. :lol: :lol:yep hens teeth.

was a smashing winner,2nd open stuart devitt ayrshire delboy and stb timed crackers the same night as did geordie harris. :partick-thistle-Crest:

MYSTICAL ROSE.

is this wee murphys doo. :lol:

was that tam pattersons ch pied hen,i put his doos through and after marking this hen i could have taken ma doos home!!!!!!!!! bred by gerald mc phearson if thats the doo you are on about lewis!

jock had pictures on his living room wall of "no surrender" "bright eyes" "irish mick" "pleasant surprise" all gold award winners,was always a great bit of history and always caught my attention when at jocks for tea and cheese on toast or roasted cheese. :lol: think "mill monarch" was also there!!!!

well done mr and mrs potter. :)

bob always thought "shot wattle" rennes oldest and "cockpen heatwave" for the shorter distance,canny think any doo over 8 or 9 has won the national,but maybe some body knows.certainly do not think we will see many oldies racing never mind winning nationals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Willie Mclean left Scotland for Australia and returned 1960 to present the gold cup at the SNFC dinner on the 50th anniverary of the rennes race,the winners J wilson & son Lanark.not sure how old "NO SURRENDER"was when winning rennes.

"NO SURRENDER" 63rd 38th 13th 55th and 100th open for his gold award,6000 to 7000 doos in the 1970s,what a doo and fancier. NB "TOWNFOOT GOOD BOY 2" was 1st section 4th open snfc rennes at 10 years old!!!!!!!!!! would have said "cockpen heatwave" at 9 yrs old "shot wattle" was 8 yrs old when winning rennes,remember Sam Sammons of Aberdeen winning the north section with a 12 year old but who knows with fanciers happy at times of the year to use old rings!!!! :)

good luck wuldon and also alan who hopefully can keep a wee bit of scottish interest. :partick-thistle-Crest:

yep bob some fanciers just starting to feel the grief now!!!!! we first had bother in 1980 with doos being killed by the sparrowhawk,told some of the guys a few miles over the road from us and to be honest they did not believe us. we can only do our best to protect our birds. :(

very good luck to this younster.

will get back to you Tom,it does sound a good night though.

lets hope you have doos or doo for the final wuldon.l

aye same here alan,am back to the healthy eating this week and get a few stone off for the racing season. :partick-thistle-Crest:

spot on alf we will have a good wee holiday,one of the lads who missed out on our team bought a doo and it is there still (team seashore HEIDRA,)so hopefully we will see the doo.

no so good Alf,we are going out to the race but dont think we will be waiting on any of our entries though!!!!!! :(

you will be fine frank my brother in law has had a new hip fitted a couple of years ago at 50 and is a new man,he has even back running the campsie rangers supporters bus in CAMPSIE where you need to be able to run. :lol:

a lot of bad luck there alf,but your a big strapping boy now!!!!!!!!! :lol: