What is channel racing?

[ALF]

 

naw they never

 

:P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Vic]

ALFONSO I said. Not "AL FARTO"?  ;D  ;D ;D ;D

[ALF]

ALFONSO I said. Not "AL FARTO"?  ;D  ;D ;D ;D

 

just aswell you wurnae looking in the mirror at the time then or it could've been "AL DRUNKO" :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Vic]

No wonder these guys get inspiration goggling at spiders. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest Vic]

Afore ye go Straight from a twisted mind!                                                        

 

   With mileage getting further, Alf's gonna lose some doos,

   Not helped  , by talking through his *expletive removed*, he'll shortly lose his trews.

   so keep your CHEEKS  much tighter, whether win or lose.

   THE KETTLES STARTED CALLING NOW, SO PLEASE STAY OFF THE BOOZE. ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

[Davey i used to come from the Cotswolds every 2 weeks to do Dicks birds Myself im Stephen Holmes and Mick Tootle from Kirkby put the list together for the sale]

 

Hi Stephen, we know each other mate believe it or not!! I think that you had a loan of a very special hen from us, and originally after Dicks sale, you actually loaned us birds too! Lets just say, "The Old Yellow Hen!"  

 

Small world innit!

 

Good news is, she survived the fire and she's still filling, although only one per nest now! We have two from her this year, 1 cock 1 hen, both yellows, that are going in the stock loft!! The two silver cocks, son of the No.1 pair and the Chadwick Cock both went, but we have children of them put to stock! So the lines have been retained! Have bred some belting lookers from them this year to race, mealy's, powder blues, yellow's, Silver Blue's, Silver Cheq's!! Even more pleasing is, some of the Silvers are cocks!! Hope they fly as good as they look! Time will tell!

[Guest TAMMY_1]

No wonder these guys get inspiration goggling at spiders. ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

well its better than getting inspiration from a bottle like u seem to do, or are you just a *expletive removed* overall

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Afore ye go Straight from a twisted mind!                                                        

 

   With mileage getting further, Alf's gonna lose some doos,

   Not helped  , by talking through his *expletive removed*, he'll shortly lose his trews.

   so keep your CHEEKS  much tighter, whether win or lose.

   THE KETTLES STARTED CALLING NOW, SO PLEASE STAY OFF THE BOOZE. ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

alfs too kind to tell but i am not, you are a total *expletive removed*

[swilcox]

Nobody holds a candle to fear brothers from clandown, past or present!! Little loft and 1st NFC Pau and 1st Barcelona on the same day!!!!!

 

And that takes some doing sort of result most of us just dream of Mike Young had some good channel postions as well from over that way had that good hen Channel Queen

[Guest TAMMY_1]

A sad double whammy. from old bagpipe Tammy.            

A "windbag" (5,000 postings at least)

An old caber *expletive removed*, you silly old dosser.

The yeast turns you into a beast.

 

Afor' i go, I want you to know,

Your pc clan's not very  funny.

An utter disgrace, a pure waste of space,

Can I lift up your kilt? Tammy honey!

 

YOU KEEP SAYING BEFORE YOU GO, WHEN ARE YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO GO? AND THEN OUR PC CLAN CAN CELEBRATE, RIGHT ENOUGH YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO GO BECAUSE THINK YOU HAVE BEEN KICKED OFF MOST SITES BECAUSE YOU ARE A JAKEY AND AN *expletive removed*, AND DO ALSO BELIEVE YOU ARE A SAD PATHETIC OLD MAN WHO IS REALLY NEEDING TO GET A LIFE INSTEAD OF A BOTTLE, SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS AND I WILL FORWARD YOU THE PRICE OF ANOTHER BOTTLE FOR YOURSELF

[Wiley]

A sad double whammy. from old bagpipe Tammy.            

A "windbag" (5,000 postings at least)

An old caber *expletive removed*, you silly old dosser.

The yeast turns you into a beast.

 

Afor' i go, I want you to know,

Your pc clan's not very  funny.

An utter disgrace, a pure waste of space,

Can I lift up your kilt? Tammy honey! :K) :K) :K) :K) :K)

 

LOL!

[blackjack]

Hello DB how are you im glad she is well and im glad your recovering after the fire please let me know  how they go .SW makes a points that i have made myself in the past Sam@Rolys results in the open from Barcelona were out of this world with 2 nestmates Hermano@Hermana and Mike Channel Queen and Heatwave whos results out of Marsaille were great.

As for Victor well his picture says it all really and i will not lower myself or Dicks memory to his level of communication.

[Guest Vic]

Blackjack! Not another one that thinks he is always right surely? You were hopelessly wrong regarding the great  Jim Warrens (snr) achievement . You must have appeared well after the fat lady had sung. Yet have the audacity to twist the factual matters. Just do one!  > Vic.

[Guest]

A sad double whammy. from old bagpipe Tammy.            

A "windbag" (5,000 postings at least)

An old caber *expletive removed*, you silly old dosser.

The yeast turns you into a beast.

 

Afor' i go, I want you to know,

Your pc clan's not very  funny.

An utter disgrace, a pure waste of space,

Can I lift up your kilt? Tammy honey! :K) :K) :K) :K) :K)

 

must say its a nice wan vic must have taken a few bottles to think of that wan ;D ;D ;D

[peterpau]

What is channel racing???????? Don't we start this week ??? Hands up all those sending to Pau.

[Guest]

ALFONSO I said. Not "AL FARTO"?  ;D  ;D ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;Dhilarious

[Guest]

ALFONSO I said. Not "AL FARTO"?  ;D  ;D ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;Dhilarious :D :D

[Guest Vic]

NO SAM! IT TAKES  ME A CRATE, TO BECOME LITERATE.  ;D ;D  BUT "TAMMY O' SHANTER" HAS FAR TOO MUCH BANTER. ;D ;D ;D

[peterpau]

Oxford way some where, but yet to go on multimap to find it, and then Northampton thursday. Will be left with just six in the pen thursday night. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  

[Guest Vic]

 

Another one that thinks he is always right have a look at reply 7 & 8 ;D ;D ;D looks like a lot of us make mistakes

 

Rose, at the time Jimmy Warren won the Pau race, we had intrernational football between the four home GB sides rightly called "internationals" So the Pau race was an international at the time, in comparison.. Other than our own, there were no European international Pau races at the time. So Vic is right once again!

[Ronnie]

 

Rose, at the time Jimmy Warren won the Pau race, we had intrernational football between the four home GB sides rightly called "internationals" So the Pau race was an international at the time, in comparison.. Other than our own, there were no European international Pau races at the time. So Vic is right once again!

 

But its still Great Britain in the olympics is it not?

[Pompey Mick]

George Stubbs of Portsmouth competed in the Internationals winning 4th in 1931.

 

The subject of this piece is one person who should not be forgotten in the realm of pigeondom for he was a master of long distance and marathon pigeon racing, in fact, George Stubbs of England, was one of the greatest exponents of a difficult discipline. A pigeoner who can take his place in the pantheon of the world's best preparers and conditioners for the ultimate tests of flying endurance.An honourable place amongst the greatest since the origins of the sport. Also may I add that our subject bred and raced perhaps the greatest Barcelona pigeon ever.

 

George Stubbs apparently raced well into his 80s and held some of the records for distance flying into the island of Britain. A very patient and kindly person by all accounts, our subject built his family upon four pigeons bought in 1901 of the N. Barker family. Eventually a cross was brought in to consolidate his intentions and they were two grizzle Bovyns to be followed by examples of the Thoroughgood and the Tressider families. The latter being two of the best of British origin.

 

Some of the achievements of George Stubbs and his flying athletes includes 9th Open North Road Championship Club, Faroe Islands, in 1932. This was 802 miles and the longest distance then flown of north to south. And for 6 years the Stubbs small and humble loft was in the first 19 of the Open from San Sesbastian.Also the loft held the record for the greatest distance flown north and south from Faroe 802 miles and Barcelona 672 miles. The list of many honours won includes the following: 3 Gold Medals; English National Flying Club Section A Cup; the Dewar Trophy for the Best Two Bird Average for nominated birds from San Sebastian; the London Centre Trophy; the Hants Federation Bordeaux Cup; the Barcelona Trophy and the Medal of the International Organisation in Belgium, etc,.

 

George Stubbs accomplishments from the marathon of all marathons i.e. Barcelona must rank as some of the greatest in the history of the race, in fact, this success in the opinion of many counts as the greatest or at least one of the top three superb feats of racing from the Spanish race point in it history, when George Stubbs clocked to win 1st British Section and 4th International in 1931. A wonderful achievement when one considers that the one entry 'Barcelona' was in a convoy of 5,033 birds from the best of Holland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, in a period of more primitive transport to the race point. The distance being 672 miles. And to prove that the event was not a freak the Stubbs loft was 19th Barcelona International in 1932. In that race the 'Barcelona' also scored 4th British Section. A superb thoroughbred! Perhaps the greatest Barcelona flyer ever?At least that thought raises itself often in my mind.The 'Barcelona's' 4th International however was accompanied with a 1st success from Marennes plus an 87th Open National Flying Club San Sebastian position. The 'Barcelona' also flew San Sebastian in 1930 when he arrived at 5am on the second day.Thus confirming that the 'Barcelona' was not a one race wonder.

 

His famous 'Trixie' however was George Stubbs favourite and after years of outstanding success flying she died at the age of 17 years. Born in 1924 from a pure white Bovyn hen and a Thoroughgood sire Trixie as a youngster was the first bird to the loft in two Nationals. Then in 1925 flew 225 miles from York. The following year 1926 this great flyer flew 475 miles from Banff and in 1927 flew over 600 miles from Lerwick. The following year as a 4 year old 'Trixie' was 1st from York and 3rd Open N.R.C.C.from Lerwick. She was then turned to the south road in 1929 and obtained good positions from Guernsey, Rennes, Nantes, and San Sebastian, 521 miles. But as stated in 1930 'Trixie' exhibited her greatness when she finished 9th in the north road Faroe Island race. Obviously under pressure for she had only three tail feathers upon her return alongside damage to one of her wings. An outstanding pigeon.

 

There is no doubt in my mind that George Stubbs was one of the greatest marathon racers ever in the history of the sport and on reflection upon the exploits of the 'Barcelona' surely the greatest of the greatest Barcelona flyers. And why? Because this brave pigeon had to break from the cream of the European continent and travel alone across the English channel on its way to the owner who loved and prepared it. A wonderful example of the relationship between a great pigeoner and a great pigeon. Yes, their likes are few and far between!

[Guest TAMMY_1]

fascinating reading mick

[ALF]

NO SAM! IT TAKES  ME A CRATE, TO BECOME LITERATE.  ;D ;D  BUT "TAMMY O' SHANTER" HAS FAR TOO MUCH BANTER. ;D ;D ;D

 

AYE IT ALWAYS TAKES AN AULD ALKY A CRATE TO GET HIM LITERATE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D SO I GUESS YOU GOT THAT IN WAN VIC :D : : : : : :

[Guest Vic]

Mick, I am not trying to deride our greats from yesteryear by any means. Yes! Stubsy was one of the very best, and these guys have always come from every quarter of the British Isles. It's the over  posters that muck genuine postings up,  unfortunately.