Alex Christie.. 1914

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Was just having a read at a SNFC book and came across a bit about Scottish fanciers sending to the 1914 NFC Bordeaux race..

 

And it says a young lad by the name of Alex Christie, who had won the previous years SNFC Rennes, timed on the 2nd day flying 793 miles be 19th Open NFC.. vel 739..

 

I looked in Squills and the race was won by a H T. Stratton in Bournemouth... 100s of miles South of Christe's loft..

 

What an awesome perfromance..!! Makes you wonder what he would have fed his doo on, what means he would have had to train it and how he would have motivated it to fly so well...??????

 

Says Dr Anderson bought all his doos when he went off to war in 1914.. and when he was lucky enough to return in 1918 the Dr. gifted him them back.. And the Dr. famous 'Stanhope Hen' was a g.daughter of the 'Bordeaux Cock'..

 

SNFC history is just magic..!!!!!

[Guest stb-]

they beat the dug leg of course ;D

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

they beat the dug leg of course ;D

 

No...!! He was in Fife... right up the East coast..!! ;D ;D ;D

[Guest stb-]

 

No...!! He was in Fife... right up the East coast..!! ;D ;D ;D

 

yes but they raced from the west side then     so beat the dug leg ;D ;D

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

 

yes but they raced from the west side then     so beat the dug leg ;D ;D

 

Must have trained it from Cockenzie   ;)

 

And you must be able to remember that race Rab..!?!?!?!?!

[Delboy]

Very true Alan, way back then, they were testing their pigeons . Bring back that mentality and we would have a better sport. Whats up nowadays is more people are into sprint and middle distance races. When I started in pigeons, 1973, everybody went to the Gold Cup race from France. That was everybody's ultimate goal , to score in this race. Now, you have folk bragging about getting a ticket at 300 mls :-/ If their was a 1000 mile race on the SNFC calendar , then we would be back to being undoubtedly the best organisation in Britain

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

Very true Alan, way back then, they were testing their pigeons . Bring back that mentality and we would have a better sport. Whats up nowadays is more people are into sprint and middle distance races. When I started in pigeons, 1973, everybody went to the Gold Cup race from France. That was everybody's ultimate goal , to score in this race. Now, you have folk bragging about getting a ticket at 300 mls :-/ If their was a 1000 mile race on the SNFC calendar , then we would be back to being undoubtedly the best organisation in Britain

 

Stll are the best in Britain Del..!!!

[Guest stb-]

 

Must have trained it from Cockenzie   ;)

 

And you must be able to remember that race Rab..!?!?!?!?!

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SPYING ON HIM TRAINING, THEN,     yer older than time johnsy :P ;D ;D

 

 

[Guest JonesyBhoy]

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SPYING ON HIM TRAINING, THEN,     yer older than time johnsy :P ;D ;D

 

 

I feel it after last weeks escapades on the bevvy..!!!