Guest mick bowler Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 Breakaway won 59 1sts, lost as a six year old, having topped the fed the same year, he was bred by Stan Walker from a Belge stray he had in paired to a Belge stray Arthur Beardsmore had in, so the story goes anyway!
billt Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 Bit worrying that most of these birds are in the distant past, are we losing the plot?
chichichi Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 Bit worrying that most of these birds are in the distant past, are we losing the plot? ETS will stop the multiple firsts by the same bird.. when a top loft has 3 together they always catch the fav first.. once that bird has many firsts to his name they keep on catching him first if it is in the first bunch,, ETS takes this away,, first in gets the card.. so the 30 and 40 x 1sts will be less as I know many including us catch the fav bird first.. ant
Guest strapper Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 i find it strange no one has mentioned this little pigeon... champion filmstar Champion ‘Filmstar’ won 26 times 1st. prize, 12 times 1st. open Federation and in 1986 was the R.P.R.A. Sprint Champion of Great Britain. He also won two R.P.R.A. Awards and 7th. World Champion Versela Laga. Frank says, he was the base of his present loft and his children have bred at least 50 times 1st. open Federation winners. He is grandsire and great grandsire of ten 1st. open National and Classic winners including, ‘Starlett’, 1st. open N.F.C. Pontorson for Ced and Clive Allwright, ‘Digit’, 1st. open M.N.F.C. Nantes for Dave Sharratt, 1st. open C.S.C.F.C. Rennes for Tony Hayne, 1st. open C.S.C.F.C. Bergerac for Staddon Brothers, 1st. open Up North Combine Abbeville for Les Thurlow, two champion racers for G. White & son and of course 1st. open North Road Championship Club Berwick National in 2000 for Frank and Ann Tasker. Champion ‘Filmstar’, a once in a lifetime pigeon! i have grandchildren of this bird....and the cock i have is a spitting image of him.
billt Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 ETS will stop the multiple firsts by the same bird.. when a top loft has 3 together they always catch the fav first.. once that bird has many firsts to his name they keep on catching him first if it is in the first bunch,, ETS takes this away,, first in gets the card.. so the 30 and 40 x 1sts will be less as I know many including us catch the fav bird first.. antBe nice to have one let alone which shall we clock first ;D
simon scholfield Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 champion super lou raced by pete wells dunstable bought in akit of six from masseralla, for sixty five pounds ,super lou won fifty two times first sixteen first prizes in one season , sold back to louella for anice amount
dwh Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 don't know where you get the idea ets willstop multiple 1sts anne dunnet (willington)has a checked hen has countless 1sts on ets if the bird only wins out of short uns then you have a point if your talking the distance then its not very often you get 3-4 together anyway the goo uns tend to get away from the rest
Guest JonesyBhoy Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 What about the pigeon Jim Biss bought from Jean-Marie Duqueny called 'Favori'..?? 1st National Lourdes - 1983 1st National Perpignan - 1986 1st National Perpignan - 1987 Jim Biss thought it was the greatest pigeon ever.. whos to atgue with a man like his opinion..??
Chris Little Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 Without a doubt in my eyes Fortune Lady, this hen is a legend and pure Scottish better than the continentals Others that come to mind are Starview Pegasus a SNFC winner and sire of a SNFC winner, Kingdom Boy a double Scottish national winner
Guest bristolkev Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 taken from another site... Breakaway was the greatest racing machine that will ever take to the air. In the same breath should always be the Spitfire, Concorde and ... Breakaway. He was only a smallish 1972 cheq wf cock, very henish looking, but boy could he race. In his 59x1st prizes was if my memory serves me right something like 14x1st Fed (usually between 2000-4500 birds). His number of firsts may have been the highest, but more important was the quality of the victories and what he was beating. In the 1970's the average club in the West Midlands was usually 200-500 birds, not like nowadays when many club races have just a few dozen birds. It has been known for this great champion to win 1st club, 1st Fed on a Saturday, 1st open race on a sunday (marking on the morning), and then 1st open race on the Bank Holiday Monday (marking on the sunday night) - three wins in three days. !!!!!! Ron Green would take on all-comers with this superstar, going after every open race in the area - in the days when all top lofts were welcome - no body excluded. Not like nowadays when tight radius's are drawn or when lofts are refused entry into so called big races. Breakaway was an all time champion, when the West Midlands had its great racers. Days when the greats such as 'Gammy' and 'Brigadier' would turn up at the same open to give battle to Breakaway. Those were the days. Breakway went down when chasing his 60th victory. He had nighted out for the first time, but Ron then pushed him one time too many, despite the signs. I believe he was bred from a KO Nipius paired on to a stray that came into the loft. PS : Alan.. you are wrong. Breakway was indeed the very best of a great bunch. PPS : Mike.. Be careful what you say, as it could be interpreted wrong. What you probably meant to say is that at times Ron would have Breakaway and a couple of others drop together, but would invariably clock Breakaway first. http://img405.imageshack.us/i/breakawaymr8.jpg/
BLACK W F Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 too dark to go out and look at this time of night, i will get back on the subject after feeding tomorrow ( i always feel like somebodies watchin me whos kidding who what would anyone learn by watching you kermit unless its delivering toys and being santy get a life pmsl
Fair Play Posted October 26, 2009 Report Posted October 26, 2009 It was Ron Green - you could only dream to have a bird like that very unlikely his record will ever be equelled or surpassed and if it ever is in my lifetime I will raise a glass to it
Guest JonesyBhoy Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Was just reading a bit about 'Fortune Lady'.. Not only was she a double Gold Award winner.. her dam won 6 channel positions thus gaining a Gold Award, also her grand - dam won 7 channel positons also gaining a Gold Award.. Then.. her sire was a son on Tom McEwan's 1970 yb National winner when paired to his 1977 4th open Rennes.. Talk about bred for the job..!!
Roland Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 i think it was 57 but i'm open to correction 59 it was. Also I take it that the poster means racers. As for breeders / stock I think Stamvater took some beating! This bird was never raced, just another example of a great fanier knowing his stuf as a stockman and as a racer of course. Village was a bird and half too. Incidently Stamvater was aptly named, mean 'The producer'.
Delboy Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Auld Reekie is one of best, 2 x 1st open SNFC and g.sire to 1st open SNFC 2009
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