telfer black jets

[BLACK W F]

as there are plenty guys on here do any of them still fly the black jets of  douglas telfer  they where very fast up to 200 mls  do any remember them

[pigeonpete]

never heard of them alan, how long ago were they from?

[OLDYELLOW]

aint heard of them since 80's  :X :X :X :X :X hes showing his age  

[BLACK W F]

they where flown  late 70s  80s   very fast   telfer brought them in from belg   used to travel there a lot on buisness   he hammered the opisition  with them upto around the 200ml mark   flew in Motherwell i believe

[kelly tom]

The majority of Robert Telfers Black Jets were stolen from his lofts back in the  1980s.He topped the Lanakshire Fed in 5 of the 6 young bird races if my memory serves me right or it could have been all 6.

[pigeonpete]

aint heard of them since 80's  :X :X :X :X :X hes showing his age  

 

before my time!!! must be someone with some of the blood still somewhere?

[kelly tom]

He  bought a pair  and i think that he called them Madamme and Monseur and they bred him a load of Fed Topppers.

[Guest bigda]

yep these birds would  beat 12,000 birds  every week, at  the   sprint races  sold them abroad  there might be some kicking about  but  i dont think they will be much good, but in the 70s these  could not be beat,  in any race up to  150  mile   :o :o :o

[kelly tom]

I am trying to think back but i am sure that he took the first 6 positions in the Fed in at least 5 of the races against birdage of over 12000

[BLACK W F]

kelly tom  you are bang on the money  he anilated all opisition with them that was the name of the no1 pair  but  he had more than the one pair  as  i think he bought them as y/bs but the deal was the guy raced them and he got them at the end of the season  which he did   but never new they where stolen

[pigeonpete]

I am trying to think back but i am sure that he took the first 6 positions in the Fed in at least 5 of the races against birdage of over 12000

 

wow!! that is some going!! why would they be no good now bigda?  :-/

[BLACK W F]

was not only in the 70s was the 80s aswell    is that what you think  they would still be winning  no doubt about that

[kelly tom]

Black w/f

  I think that was the deal i dont think that the fancier was a household name but i believe that Robert picked them out of the nest as young birds there was a write up in The Gazzete

about these birds back then.

[kelly tom]

Thinking back Robert picked the main pair out of the nest but the deal was that the fancier would race them and Robert would get them at the end of the season.The paiir done really well racing and the fancier was reluctant to let Robert have them but he stuck to his word and this pair turned out to be Madam and Monseur.

[Guest bigda]

 

wow!! that is some going!! why would they be no good now bigda?  :-/

 

they would not be origanals  over  30 years ago  

[BLACK W F]

yes kelly tom your right but think there was more than 1 pair brought back  i think the ck of the pair  won 3-4  x1st  but not sure

they where  good birds in the hands of a very good fancier

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

The early eighties would be the time when he was at his prime with the black jets and as Tom says topped the fed in 5 out of the 6 races, pigeons were all named Cara ---

 

Bought 2 young birds from Robert in 2006 were they both scored being 1st and 3rd west section approx 3000 birds in a hard day if my memory serves me correct.

 

Have not heard of anyone scoring with the black jets for 15-20 years, Robert then got the bug for 500 mile racing and purchased some performance distance pigeons???

 

Believe some of the Black Jet blood came from Wm Geerts.

[Guest BRYANBROCK]

as there are plenty guys on here do any of them still fly the black jets of  douglas telfer  they where very fast up to 200 mls  do any remember them

 

hi alan if i remember correctly

larry campbell used to fly these birds with great succcess dont if he still has any now tho ?????

[BLACK W F]

think you could well be correct Gareth  they where very fast  i do know Douglas brought other birds into the country from his travels in belg and germany   the black jets just seemed to disappear  what a pity  

[BLACK W F]

yes Bryan i bought 2 off Larry many years ago  1 was off his seaham harbour winner if i remember correctly   i have not seen Larry since he moved  how time rolls on

[Williedoo]

Johny Hunter had them up here over 25 years ago.

[BLACK W F]

yes willie he had them aswell  i think davey rose had some off larry not sure

[The Game Keeper]

early this year i believe silverdale lofts on here had some for sale they came from taylor bros entire clearance sale not so long ago

[walterbmasson]

 

 

blACK W/F LARRY HAS BEEN AT BLACK DOG FOR YEARS AND STILL RACES THERE I HANDLED SOME OF HIS JETS HE HAD ONE WITH 13 FLIGHTS A LOT OF 12 FLIGHTERS I AM SURE 150 MILES WAS THERE DIST

[BLACK W F]

yes i know he.s been living at black dog for a long time i bought them off him when he had the lofts next to davey at broad hill  and i handled a lot of his jets  i also handled his other doos inclusive of the sect winners   cant say i handled any jets that where 12 or 13 flighted

though but that dont mean they did not have  12-13 flighted    and i,m sure Larry had them a lot further than 150 mls