Sumo

Ben, It seems that you need the typical Barcelona - strains to race those races.

Rose, I don't know the exactly weather conditions, but the year a grandchild made the 2nd Int. Dax , I know that in our region there was no pigeons arrived the day of release.

Rose, I want to say that the grandchildren of Sumo (which was a sprint-middle distance pigeon) have proven that they cross the channel after a whole day of flying (1st int. and 2nd Int. Dax, clocked on the day of release). In 2005 Jos Thoné makes the 1,2, 28th Int. Narbonne Narbonne with three grandchildren of Sumo. It was a race of more then 850 km and the pigeon were clocked at about 19.00 in the evening.

I have made in 2003 the 9th Int. on Marseille 844 km and this of 20.786 p. It was also a 100 % Thoné-pigeon named Little Joe.

I think Sumo is one of the best long distance breeders (in second generation) of the last years (what's in a name ) He is grandfather of the 1st Int. Dax (In England) 2nd Int. dax (also in England), 1st and 2nd Int. Narbonne (on the loft of Jos himself).