fid Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 Anyone have any information on a pigeon called "Lone Ranger", Bred and raced by a Mr E Walley in North Wales.The bird also (I am told) had an artical written about its performances etc in the 2004 squills book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) ernie walley , lofts as hes 86 and age has caught up with him so all birds and lofts gone . Ernie sent him by courier to his good friend john lane up in canteberry in kent to mark for a race from san sebastian in france , so technicaly this bird had to fly on his own once he reached the kent coast probablly a distance of 300 miles on his own [hence the aptly named ;loneranger; i remember it well both us pacing up and down the lawn waiting for him to come . Nearing 10 pm i said to the old fella hes not gonna make it today ern ? he just sat there and just looked at the sky without looking at me said hes coming lad , still searching the sky .within 5 mins ern said lets go and shoot a rabbitt [think he was admitting defeat here[n the field behind off we went gun in hand shot a couple of rabbits within 10 mins as we were locking up preparing for an early rise the following morning we looked into his section . there he was sat tight in his bowl , we onl;y went and missed him come . The following year we sent him again and we never left the loft , knowing not hoping that hed come , seeing him close his wings from 500 yds away with both of us standing there was the most emotional / best expierience ive had to date with the birds , this blue cock was probablly the best long distance bird in to north wales to dat Edited November 5, 2021 by Bryngwynt Lofts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Burgess Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 wow ,thats some achievement for a bird . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fid Posted November 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 Thank you so much for the information, I purchased a lovely hen and the info says she is a grand -daughter of lone ranger, Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 Top Doo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleakin Lofts Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 Some pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryngwynt Lofts Posted November 5, 2021 Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, fid said: Thank you so much for the information, I purchased a lovely hen and the info says she is a grand -daughter of lone ranger, Thanks again. Did you get her off a one loft race auction site ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fid Posted November 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2021 Yes mate I did, she was 13th in yearling race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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