Barcelona Into Scotland

[sapper756]

How about 2/3 syndicates from the scots lads on basics.make it interesting with seperate prize.also only one set of wheels needed for basketing.worth a thought Guys.

 

Sounds like a good idea m8http://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gifhttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/scotland.gif

[Whats it called Cumbernauld]

Yeah would help some get involved, and be beneficial from a financial point of view.

 

Only thing is can Gareth put three of us up for the weekend.Would like Alf in my team least get a wee drink.

 

 

 

Plenty of time to make this reality,i would be happy to organize if enough are interested.

 

 

Cheers

 

Rab Smith

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Fer me sending to Barcelona from Central Scotland isnae really a race so much as a survival test.

 

As a spectacle I dinnae find it all too appealing.For me the main aim is to get pigeons into Section D on the night.The right bird on the right day in the hands of the right fancier with the right prepartion could achieve this from the furthest race in the SNFC calendar as it stands.Fi 1000 miles this isn't going to be possible.

Obviously the fanciers further North will have a different outlook but there are some fantastic birds that have made it up to Fraserburgh from 600+ and even 700+ miles on the day of release-surely this must be what the North fanciers of today dream of as well??

 

Where as there are few fanciers I admire more than John Ellis of Wellbank I don't think my admiration would be any less had he not timed in Wellbank Endurance two years in a row from Palamos nor do I believe the constitution and homing ability of the birds he has would be any less as a result.

[sammy]

1,040 miles to Coatbridge

[andy Burgess]

1033 to Prestonpans,

1029 miles 612 yards to us , could be down the quick trap

[clockman]

Palamos was 1043 miles to me, my hen flew it twice,Smith of Dunning timed in the last day vel 148,my hen was verified next morning but out of race time she was 2nd into scotland,

[geordie1234]

1035 miles to me might send the yearlings

[andy Burgess]

Palamos was 1043 miles to me, my hen flew it twice,Smith of Dunning timed in the last day vel 148,my hen was verified next morning but out of race time she was 2nd into scotland,

still a great performance

[yeboah]

What race points do the Barcelona club fly and what distance is the shortest one into Scotland .

[frank-123]

What race points do the Barcelona club fly and what distance is the shortest one into Scotland .

 

http://www.britishbarcelonaclub.org.uk/

 

turn your volume down when you click on the link above

[clockman]

still a great performance

 

aye no bad for a 21 year old dooman,

[OLDYELLOW]

For that kind of distance a cracking performance indeed George :emoticon-0137-clapping: Pigeons that home from that kind of distance are like hen's teeth :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Palamos was 1043 miles to me, my hen flew it twice,Smith of Dunning timed in the last day vel 148,my hen was verified next morning but out of race time she was 2nd into scotland,

 

 

How did ye go about preparing yer hen tae fly that distance George??Its still something a cannae get ma head round

[REDROCKET]

what would it cost per bird to enter this race

[Guest LBuddle]

WOW give it ago Boys.

I must say though it hard enough to clock early from Barcelona International from about 30,000 birds down here on the south coast of England.

Barcelona to us is 676 miles.

we were Lucky enough to Win 3rd Section, 5th Open in 2011

Lee

[WulDon]

aye no bad for a 21 year old dooman,

 

and better looking!

[clockman]

and better looking!

Aye, You were in your school shorts at the time.

[clockman]

 

How did ye go about preparing yer hen tae fly that distance George??Its still something a cannae get ma head round

plenty training and race out to Stafford 256 miles

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Maybe worthwhile sending if we can capitalize on the long range forcast the week before and if it shows that favorable condition.s are to be had for a race over 1000 miles then it might be worth a go.

[St Finnan Loft]

John Ellis

 

Wellbank Endurance - 1000miler

 

In 1971 John entered his now famous Red pied cock "Endurance" at the Usher Vaux Beauvais race, then later in the year the fed Avranches race. In 1972 John plucked up the courage to send this cock to Palamos 1044.mls with the "British Barcelona Club". He finished 2nd sect.E and I think 82nd Open. In 1973 John flew the flag again for Scotland from Palamos, or (should I say Endurance did!) This time he won the sect and was 27th Open, and the remarkable thing here was, that he was flying approx 400mls, YES 400 further than the pigeons that beat him. John must have been elated! He won the BBC trophy, a gold medal, and the Gordan Hair cup, furthest flying bird in race time! Endurance in fact came direct from the 1965 Rennes E sect winner. Wellbank Endurance was later bought by the late Jim Biss; who had him at stock for 4 years. John bought the pigeon back through F.W.S.Hall of Enfeild, at one of his famous auctions, for in fact less than he was sold for! On return John took him from a box, looked at him, let him go and he went half circle to the board, straight through the trap, and up to his old nest box! John was very pleased for this special pigeon, home at LAST! Endurance came direct off the 1965 sect winner "Wellbank Pride", who was from the Matt Telfor gift egg containing Bob Strachan x Dave Shearer of Strathaven, in Lanarkshire bloodlines.

 

Still with the B.B.C, John sent a young bird to Rennes with them in 1972 & 1973 respectively and got both his young red & young mealy cocks home from 583mls. Not bad going for young birds. This must be some sort of record.

[St Finnan Loft]

How many other birds have flown over 1,000 mls into Scotland ?

 

 

 

Wilson Nobles Sir Lancelot 1,260 mls Rome

 

Violet Eyes 1st Palamos into Scotland 1,113 mls

 

Young Violet 1^stover 1,000 mls to Scotland Perpignan 1,058 mls

 

Perfection 1^st to Scotland 1,113mls

 

(The great John Ellis introduced this line to a granddaughter of

 

Wellbank Reliable to produce 2755 the sire of the great Wellbank Lass)

 

Cock o the North bred andraced by Albert Bruce 1,141 miles from Barcelonato Fraserburgh

 

ANY OTHERS

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

SOUNDS GOOD.///

[JohnQuinn]

Didn't Henry Mair of Ayrshire race over 1000 miles with his Red Ck Lionheart??

[OLDYELLOW]

Didn't Henry Mair of Ayrshire race over 1000 miles with his Red Ck Lionheart??

was just going to mention that one mesen lol :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[JohnQuinn]

A lot of top lofts have won with descendent's of that doo, including the late Great Jim Biss.