What was your most disappointing race

[billt]

So many to choose from, 1981, clocked club birds and was waiting for a hen I sent to Perth 388mls with the South of Eng. NRFC, clocked club birds and stayed out waiting, young birds were wanting feeding, went in loft to feed looked in next comp. the hen was sitting her eggs as though she'd been there all day, only bird in clock station, was 4th open, GB T19673 her ring no. is stamped on my brain, If only we had those electronic gismos in those days.  Oh happy days  ;D

[BANDIT]

SENT 10 TO TALBENNY IN WALES AFEW WEEKS AGO, STILL WAITING ONLY 1 BIRD IN THE CLUB SECOND DAY,ONLY NEEDED 6 POINTS FOR THE CHANNEL AVERAGES,ENDED UP RUNNER UP .

[Guest bakes]

So many to choose from, 1981, clocked club birds and was waiting for a hen I sent to Perth 388mls with the South of Eng. NRFC, clocked club birds and stayed out waiting, young birds were wanting feeding, went in loft to feed looked in next comp. the hen was sitting her eggs as though she'd been there all day, only bird in clock station, was 4th open, GB T19673 her ring no. is stamped on my brain, If only we had those electronic gismos in those days.  Oh happy days  ;D

 

well done mate stan the man of here had a simular thing happen to him he was telling me other afternoon before he was on ets went down to the lofts to find his bird already home in loft but if i remember rightly he still done well in the race.

 

all the best.

[billt]

SENT 10 TO TALBENNY IN WALES AFEW WEEKS AGO, STILL WAITING ONLY 1 BIRD IN THE CLUB SECOND DAY,ONLY NEEDED 6 POINTS FOR THE CHANNEL AVERAGES,ENDED UP RUNNER UP .

 

Remember that one, I'm in W-Wales Ithink some got reported over the channel if I remember right

[billt]

 

well done mate stan the man of here had a simular thing happen to him he was telling me other afternoon before he was on ets went down to the lofts to find his bird already home in loft but if i remember rightly he still done well in the race.

 

all the best.

 

Thanks Bakes, I was club Sec. at the time, thought I'd heard every excuse in the book, but It haunts you for life  ;D

[jimmy white]

too many to mention ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

but one race sticks in my mind ,, long time ago,, 2 clocks set,, timed in" 5185" my full pooler  to win his 8th race,, along with an other 3 ,, one clock jammed , put rings in other clock,, clock stopped ;D ;D ;D ;D,, lost out on everything that year ;D ;D ;D

[billt]

too many to mention ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

but one race sticks in my mind ,, long time ago,, 2 clocks set,, timed in" 5185" my full pooler  to win his 8th race,, along with an other 3 ,, one clock jammed , put rings in other clock,, clock stopped ;D ;D ;D ;D,, lost out on everything that year ;D ;D ;D

 

OOh happy days  ;D

[Guest stevie-b]

when i lost my 7 1sts ck larrson 3 years back he won me over 1000 in money also

[WHITTY]

the worst race was 1988 i had been raceing 12 cocks on widow hood doing very well with them paired them up the day before the fed open race

from  farenham gave them plenty straw same as g kirkland never got home any birds to this day

[fletch]

rember the day 24th may 1997 when gb94t 04237 came like a rocket to win race and fed (this was our best pigeon at the time) dad put the rubber in thimble then i put thimble in stb clock and away we go about 1 min later went to clock 2nd bird in and realised had not bumped the clock we finished 2nd and 3rd club  and 4th and 5th fed lost club and race by 15 secs my dad was tottally gutted, all the sorrys couldnt put it right..

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

Mine was in 1993 racing from sartilly didnt get a bird  on the  day went down club house at 10 thinking every one must be the same to find out i was the only one not to get one home and most of the members had most if not all theres home . Remember being so gutted got up next morning and had all five sitting on the loft waiting to go in and this was 5 in the morning . Luckerly the team went on and done very well for in me in the rest of the racers over the water just dont know what happened to them in that race

[just ask me]

the worst race was 1988 i had been raceing 12 cocks on widow hood doing very well with them paired them up the day before the fed open race

from  farenham gave them plenty straw same as g kirkland never got home any birds to this day

 

have to be careful with this one can rev them up too much especially  with a tail wind  

[Guest lenwadebob]

Remember back in 1966 when I raced with a mate of mine (we were both teenagers) We had a pair of Blood Reds that we were gifted by an old member of the club, and one or other would always be missing for 24 hours. We would let the cock out one day, he would go missing and the hen would be there, next day the opposite, this went on for weeks, and we could never work out WHY. The week prior to the LNRC we sent the hen racing as she was the one in the loft at the time, she was 1st club, 1st Fed from Selby. The following week was Morpeth combine and Thursday night marking. It was one of those rare occasions when both birds were in the loft at the same time, so they both went.

Come the day of the race, there we were waiting for the birds in my mates mum's kitchen as it was tipping it down with rain, so we didn't hold much hope. Then the Red Hen dropped on the loft, so we ran out and clocked her. We were stood there for over 20 minutes, soaked, waiting for our other birds, so I decided to stand in my mates Dads old garden shed near the loft, that had seen better days, leaking roof and windows missing. As I opened the door, I couldn't believe what I saw, there on a shelf, at the back of the shed sat the Red Cock in a biscuit tin full of rusty nails, with 2 big young'uns. We never bothered to clock him. The hen finished 1st club, 9th Open Combine. How long the Cock had been there, and how we missed him arriving, and would he have won the Combine, we will never know, but it solved the mystery of why one or other of them were missing for 24 hours at a time.

[T_T]

So many upsets which we all seem/have to bounce back from.  Most recent one, just this OB season, sent 5 pigeons with 7 firsts between them to Tours 266mls.  To this day, never seen a pigeon, rest of club 100% returns.  Difficult to explain as to why.

[DUBLINFLYER]

sent to the 1st barleycove open in the old birds this year, wot a disaster it was we dropped 14 birds 6 of which were winners, sick!!!! that race effectively ended our old birds season as it hurt the remaining birds in the team

[billt]

Why do we put ourselves through this torture, can't think of any other hobby/sport that has so many disasters, roll on next year ;D

[Guest ROCKYandRAMBO]

Remember back in 1966 when I raced with a mate of mine (we were both teenagers) We had a pair of Blood Reds that we were gifted by an old member of the club, and one or other would always be missing for 24 hours. We would let the cock out one day, he would go missing and the hen would be there, next day the opposite, this went on for weeks, and we could never work out WHY. The week prior to the LNRC we sent the hen racing as she was the one in the loft at the time, she was 1st club, 1st Fed from Selby. The following week was Morpeth combine and Thursday night marking. It was one of those rare occasions when both birds were in the loft at the same time, so they both went.

Come the day of the race, there we were waiting for the birds in my mates mum's kitchen as it was tipping it down with rain, so we didn't hold much hope. Then the Red Hen dropped on the loft, so we ran out and clocked her. We were stood there for over 20 minutes, soaked, waiting for our other birds, so I decided to stand in my mates Dads old garden shed near the loft, that had seen better days, leaking roof and windows missing. As I opened the door, I couldn't believe what I saw, there on a shelf, at the back of the shed sat the Red Cock in a biscuit tin full of rusty nails, with 2 big young'uns. We never bothered to clock him. The hen finished 1st club, 9th Open Combine. How long the Cock had been there, and how we missed him arriving, and would he have won the Combine, we will never know, but it solved the mystery of why one or other of them were missing for 24 hours at a time.

 

BOB you should write a book when i read that it was like i was there my self lol

[swilcox]

Tarbes NFC race, the good thing is i made 2 mistakes and after alot of thought i have a clear plan to put them right so hopefully 2010 will be a better experience.

 

Stuart

[greenlands]

Appart from being disapponted , I was bloody disgusted and very angry.The Nantes Centenary race,had a great season scored well nearly every race and picked out two of my best candidates for this race .They couldn't stand still .Liberated with no chance of getting home (IMO).Television cameras etc .etc.Didn't clock in race time infact in our club the race was not won.On the day after the race closed I went to open the loft (not a happy chappie) and a small dark figure was laying on the loft step.I went to pick her up and she just fell over,I wasn't seriously mad till then.Reports of fishermen netting dead birds on the channel etc.She recovered but was never the same pigeon again.

Lindsay

Her mate never made it.