The best pigeon in Scotland

[Guest]

A terrific thread. Jimmy White great to read the story of Sir Colin and sad. Over the last couple of decades I've not really paid much attention to performances of individual birds. However one that sticks in my mind is Storm Queen of Ritchie and Whyte in '79 I bought a pair of latebreds, they bred me my first good pigeon. I remember (I think) Walter Masson (?) had a top pigeon 5 o clock rock? What about Jock Reid and the clinker man who flew Barcelona didn't they have top birds and Eddie Newcombe? I'll see if my cobwebs can be removed so the cogs can be moved, there are many more that my senility won't let me remember!! Oh yes what about Norden, did he have a real champion?

[jimmy white]

A terrific thread. Jimmy White great to read the story of Sir Colin and sad. Over the last couple of decades I've not really paid much attention to performances of individual birds. However one that sticks in my mind is Storm Queen of Ritchie and Whyte in '79 I bought a pair of latebreds, they bred me my first good pigeon. I remember (I think) Walter Masson (?) had a top pigeon 5 o clock rock? What about Jock Reid and the clinker man who flew Barcelona didn't they have top birds and Eddie Newcombe? I'll see if my cobwebs can be removed so the cogs can be moved, there are many more that my senility won't let me remember!! Oh yes what about Norden, did he have a real champion?[/quote=3501]

 

youve got me the same here  ;D  the cobwebs have jammed the cogs ;D ;D but your bang on,,  i think it was walter manson way up in inveralochy who won the snfc averanches race with 5 o,clock rock,one of the furthest fliers into scot at 622 miles with allmost 6,000 birds competing, some performance,  ritchie and white of frazerburgh,of storm queen fame, were another partership that won well at distances of nearly 700 miles these performances were extraordinary when you consider the shorter fliers were flying 440 miles ,, another you mention is a legend in his own right ,,jock reid of stenhousemuir [the clinker], then theres denis norden of langham  won well, and still winning well with both snrpc and snfc ,,then off course the newcombes ,, first raced as brothers there was joe newcombe won a national then off course the world famous eddie who took 1234 one time in a national , i think winning 5 nationals [could be slightly wrong] but countless positions [i remember in eddies loft seeing a stuffed pigeon in a glass case ] this was red rock ,, scoring  in 4 nationals in the one year, in 5 weeks 5 to over 600 miles , quite unbeleivable off course his son dale has been emulating his father even dales mrs knocks the socks off most fliers ,, all fantastic fliers    far too many good pigeons to name.

 

 

[frank-123]

off topic jimmy its pigeon's were talking about not the the owners

 

 

[frank-123]

no surrender  

[ALF]

no surrender  

 

And can you name any positions it won Bart???

[jimmy white]

im sorry if my answer to albear upset anyone, i can assure you it wasnt meant to,, just thought it polite to answer him  

[frank-123]

 

And can you name any positions it won Bart???

 

Gold Award for 63rd, 38th, 13th, 55th and 100th open.

[harky]

ALF heres one for you BENT LAD 1st open S.N.F.C Rennes 1952 red ch hen surp 50 L 4360 4582 birds competing velocity 1080 and owned by john marshall .Now can you tell me where he came from.IN MY OPINION ITS GOT TO BE AULD REEKIE ,WHAT A PIGEON   :) :)

[ALF]

ALF heres one for you BENT LAD 1st open S.N.F.C Rennes 1952 red ch hen surp 50 L 4360 4582 birds competing velocity 1080 and owned by john marshall .Now can you tell me where he came from.IN MY OPINION ITS GOT TO BE AULD REEKIE ,WHAT A PIGEON   :) :)

 

Yes Harky old Wullie Reid how just gave up the doos a couple of years ago can remember everything about Bent Lad as his loft was right beside Jock Marshall's loft

 

 

[jimmy white]

i think the nearest to auld reekie as far as top results go  is blue blitz   ist nat one year second the other

[rednyellow]

 

Gold Award for 63rd, 38th, 13th, 55th and 100th open.

 

yes bart and these positions were won when their were 8000 birds competing with over 3000 doos in the west section, jock had a fantastic picture of "no surrender" hanging in his living room,myself i feel very proud to have birds in the loft at the moment bred down through "no surrender" :) ps both my doos on the recent snfc ybn result are packed with jock allans blood!!!!

[Delboy]

 

yes bart and these positions were won when their were 8000 birds competing with over 3000 doos in the west section, jock had a fantastic picture of "no surrender" hanging in his living room,myself i feel very proud to have birds in the loft at the moment bred down through "no surrender" :) ps both my doos on the recent snfc ybn result are packed with jock allans blood!!!!

 

Jock would never have gave you anything if he knew you were a closet Tim. ;D Only kidding John, well :-/

[Chris Little]

No Surrender, what a name for a doo......

 

[Guest redwhiteblue]

sorry sorry

[Chris Little]

How about the SNFC Gold Award winners, each and every one of them well worthy of their title.

 

One such winner this year raced by Jocky King.

 

What do you make of the Silver Award, a good thing or bad.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

How about the SNFC Gold Award winners, each and every one of them well worthy of their title.

 

One such winner this year raced by Jocky King.

 

What do you make of the Silver Award, a good thing or bad.

 

Too true Chris and for me each and every Gold award is equal to any National winner and you could say they should be held in even higher esteem than a pigeon that might have only flown 500 miles once to win a national.

 

Well done to Jocky King on his fantastic performances with the SNFC to win his gold award.

 

Silver awards  :-/ :-/ :-/  although i would like in the next couple of years. ;) ;D ;D

 

Oh and well done to all the Silver award winners of 2008 with the SNFC. :)

 

 

[paddymac]

Who needs to go to the flat lands of the continent when we have the home grown champions on our door step. Great thread for anyone interested in distance racing. All these birds are worth their perch in any mans loft.  

[rednyellow]

 

Jock would never have gave you anything if he knew you were a closet Tim. ;D Only kidding John, well :-/

 

tut tut delboy,we are all "jock tamsons bairns", looking forward to the "glasgow blues"getting humped by the "mercurial maryhill magyars" on wednesday live on council telly. ;) ;)

[Delboy]

 

tut tut delboy,we are all "jock tamsons bairns", looking forward to the "glasgow blues"getting humped by the "mercurial maryhill magyars" on wednesday live on council telly. ;) ;)

 

The jags look good John, fancy a wee wager? Away from the thread, sorry, Eddie Newcombes Live Circuit. Class act

[ALF]

John Feenie's Strathclyde lass ( GOLD AWARD WINNER ) that was some pigeon aswell flying into Hamilton

[oscar_]

mines got to be Auld Reekie and not forgeting PeterThorpe ,the best busschaert that raced into scotland in my eyes

[Guest]

This is the second time i have had to post this as the first time it was removed.

for me the best current day scottish pigeon would have to be Jim benvies Kindom boy winner of two nationals with the premier distance club in scotland the SNRPC.

[Guest bigda]

what about scott gibson results dose that no get your vote! :X

[Delboy]

what about scott gibson results dose that no get your vote! :X

 

 

gets my vote, hes without doubt the best c.... Scotlands ever had

[rednyellow]

This is the second time i have had to post this as the first time it was removed.

for me the best current day scottish pigeon would have to be Jim benvies Kindom boy winner of two nationals with the premier distance club in scotland the SNRPC.

 

yes definately one of the very best birds flying into scotland in the last few years,"kingdom boy", irrespective of organisation,have already answered regarding scotlands" premier distance club" post appears to have been moved,never mind. ;)