On Race Days,Why Do We Have To Return Our Clocks So Quick?

[Delboy]

On a race day, why do we have to return our clocks so quick.Some clubs want you back with your clock an hour after you time in For me, this is crazy as you are not enjoying the full race and welcoming all your pigeons home. When I was secretary of Kirkintilloch and we werent part of a fed we used to do the clocks at 11am on a Sunday.Mind you, we were all ets, so variation etc didnt apply. This let you enjoy the whole Saturday watching your birds come in. If you run off the clocks at 11am on a Sunday you can do this for every race in the year ( providing no holdovers )Why the rush to get your clock back ??? Pigeonmen are crazy.

[airdrie2]

same opinion D the further away from the club the earlier you have to leave members 2 mins from club time in puller 10 mins after you leave to go to club and yours arrives 10 seconds after you leave for club 15min drive, you get there and whos allways late the ones nearest

[jonl6280]

take it your no a clock setter? why should the clock setter suffer, spend a few or more hours at club house doing clocks? , also if you think you have a good one you want to see the result as soon as ! do you think on other sports they say ..... ooh by the way the result will be 2morrow? eeh no.

[airdrie2]

just dont know what the rush is for and all my club members have ets

[Delboy]

take it your no a clock setter? why should the clock setter suffer, spend a few or more hours at club house doing clocks? , also if you think you have a good one you want to see the result as soon as ! do you think on other sports they say ..... ooh by the way the result will be 2morrow? eeh no.

 

 

Eh,you run off clocks on Sunday not Saturday, simples. How the hell is it more hours for the clock setter By the way, I did the clocks as well as secretary

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

My own club runs the clocks of 2 hours after the earliest time known to each member, this is plenty of time to enjoy your doos coming home from a race especially up to 220 miles, Sunday clock checking would mean very little sleep that night unless there is a bottle of Barcardi to help things along no what i mean Delboy

[pjc]

Most clubs have clock's opened in the evening down south etc, birds might be up at 5am but clocks are opened/read 8pm so everybody can enjoy the birds coming home and have a drink in the evening at the club.

As for opening clocks the following day, don't the rules state the clock must be opened/read on the day of clocking?

[dal2]

Ecclefechan read the clocks at 4pm unless home later then done on sunday morn. Holdovers done on sunday at 2pm

[sapper756]

At my club, the president suggests a time for clocks, and members have a say, as do the clock setters, very democratichttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gif never been a problemhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0136-giggle.gif

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[ritchie1]

were not like that at all we can see all our birds coming home most of them anyway unless we have straglers but clocks open at 6 at night so we are fine best way you get to see all birds coming home and we are a 3 minute walk from our club nice

[PIGEON_MAN]

All the NATIONAL clubs down this way have a rule saying the clocks must be read off on the day of clocking,as far as I know all feds etc have the same ruling,in my own club the normal time is 18.00 hours but this depends on what time birds are liberated,if the birds are liberated early morning we might do the clocks around 13.00,for channel racing we always leave them until 22.00 to give members a chance to clock pool birds etc.

[PIGEON_MAN]

On a race day, why the fk do we have to return our clocks so quick.Some clubs want you back with your clock an hour after you time in For me, this is crazy as you are not enjoying the full race and welcoming all your pigeons home. When I was secretary of Kirkintilloch and we werent part of a fed we used to do the clocks at 11am on a Sunday.Mind you, we were all ets, so variation etc didnt apply. This let you enjoy the whole Saturday watching your birds come in. If you run off the clocks at 11am on a Sunday you can do this for every race in the year ( providing no holdovers )Why the rush to get your clock back ??? Pigeonmen are crazy.

Dont believe just because you have ETS there is no variation this is simply not true.

[Guest strapper]

its 7-7.30 down our club for clocks..unless its a longer race and we are waiting for birds.

we are not laid back as such but we are all in the same boat and like to wait for tail enders.

 

if your club requires you all to be down the club so early after the race then it should be brought up in a meeting ,and ask politely could they hold off a little longer.

[Guest lenwadebob]

On a race day, why do we have to return our clocks so quick.Some clubs want you back with your clock an hour after you time in For me, this is crazy as you are not enjoying the full race and welcoming all your pigeons home. When I was secretary of Kirkintilloch and we werent part of a fed we used to do the clocks at 11am on a Sunday.Mind you, we were all ets, so variation etc didnt apply. This let you enjoy the whole Saturday watching your birds come in. If you run off the clocks at 11am on a Sunday you can do this for every race in the year ( providing no holdovers )Why the rush to get your clock back ??? Pigeonmen are crazy.

 

I agree Del. If clocks are done at a set time, (barring hold overs) be it Saturday evening 7:30pm or Sunday morning 10:00am, at least we can all enjoy seeing our birds come home, and it also means the clocksetter knows exactly where he stands, rather than have to sit about all day waiting to find out if he needs to go to the club or not. This to me is having concideration for the clocksetter, rather than expecting him to sit about all day waiting on a phone call to say early birds are in at x:xx time.

[Delboy]

My own club runs the clocks of 2 hours after the earliest time known to each member, this is plenty of time to enjoy your doos coming home from a race especially up to 220 miles, Sunday clock checking would mean very little sleep that night unless there is a bottle of Barcardi to help things along no what i mean Delboy

 

What if you stay 25 minutes north of most members. The time you get your first pigeon it is time to leave with your clock. Thats not enjoying the race as far as im concerned. ps. Bacardi is my middle name

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

What if you stay 25 minutes north of most members. The time you get your first pigeon it is time to leave with your clock. Thats not enjoying the race as far as im concerned. ps. Bacardi is my middle name

An hour is a little short especially when you are so far from your club premises, so I can understand as to why you have started

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[Guest IB]

We have a '2 hours after your 1st pigeon' rule for clocks in our club & Fed. In SNFC, clock stations have set opening times e.g 1900 - 2200. I'm 5 minutes walk from my local club, but a good deal further from National clock station.

 

I'd thought the 2 hour rule was to get the race out the way as soon as possible and allow Secys to get their club result done and in to Fed for that result to be done - quickly - everybody wants everything yesterday nowadays - our Fed result is on the Lib-Line by Monday.

 

Another reason for 2 hours rule is 'member's returns at clocks' is a yardstick which is regarded as a sign of a good or a bad race.

[Roland]

Waas a time when the whole family went and then stay for the entertainment. Seldom was the race winners confirmed till Sunday / Monday even.... the good ole days. Now many don't even want to stay for a little chat! Which isn't good in relationship with landlords whom often feel being used.

Then the is those that fly 2 - 3 clubs / races and are given undo and not needed preasure to be at three places at once lol.

In Canada, - due to the distance between the fanciers and the club house, - as Gareth Rankin father could testify as he was there also not so long back - they sent their' times in via Email / or Clock and the Sec gives results same way back... to be confirmed at the next shippng night.

Personally I found every week - end a pain in the a$re when I would be working week - end nights and NO ONE wanted to, and made excuses, why they couldn't take birds or clocks etc. for me. Yes in that regards Sunday Morning at 11 O'clock would be better, and everyone have a bit of banter and a pint before heading home for their dinner. J.M.O. and expierences.

[T_T]

We open the clocks at 7pm and have done for a long time. Nice to enjoy the full day of waiting for your birds and the tension of not knowing who's won. The only time clock opening times have been altered at our club is if a member has an occasion to attend or celebrate and even then another member has been known to take his clock in for him at 7pm.

[Delboy]

I like to tend to ALL my pigeons, not just one or two that have been fortunate enough to be at the front that day. What about your main pigeons for the nationals/classics, dont you want to see how they return etc. Beats me why we are rushing back with our clocks. I flew in a fed, in the Open races with central marking, you had to return your clock to the clock station an hour after timing. I flew to one of the furthest locations so after timing had to leave with my clock. When i got to the clock station, usually their were only a few pigeons timed and sometimes no poolers. This meant coming away back home to time in another bird and returning my clock again. Total nonsense and bad management imo

[greenlands]

I've set clocks and done the papers for years,I DO NOT agree with doing clocks one hour after the first arrivals,especially with young birds,there are always late comers , if you are the only fancier at the loft the young birds shouldn't come home to a locked door.I don't fly to traps I fly to open door.There are members in our club who are seven mile as the crow flies from our club room ???.We arrange where pos. a time to suit most members.Never been a problem.Phone each other for water races so everone knows the score.

Lindsay.

[Blue Tooner]

I do the clocks in our club and we always open at 6pm unless it is a longer race when we will do them later or wait till next morning. Far better waitng on every bird as well as enjoying the day of the race and also enjoying the banter at the club.

[robbiedoo.]

I do the clocks in our club and we always open at 6pm unless it is a longer race when we will do them later or wait till next morning. Far better waitng on every bird as well as enjoying the day of the race and also enjoying the banter at the club.

 

same here stuart we are 6pm every race but if we think the doos are going to be late home from the race we make it 6pm the following day leaving the fancy to enjoy watching their doos come home and getting all the news at the club

[blackdog]

i do the clocks in our club and its 7pm strike, every ones happy as you can see to your birds before setting off for the club so no rush to get back unless its been a disaster

[Pompey Mick]

We are all on ETS and we starting checking the clocks 7.00pm onwards. One of the advantages of ETS you can check each clock as it comes in. On the longest race we do a 10.00pm check off with the members usually showing about 9.30pm or earlier depending on the race.

As I said before ETS does give flexibility giving Club Officials to check off clocks as they arrive.