Snfc Quiz

[clockman]

4.John Hodgson is one of the most decorated fanciers in SNFC history with 7 SNFC wins.In what year did he first win the South section?

 

guess 1988

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

4.John Hodgson is one of the most decorated fanciers in SNFC history with 7 SNFC wins.In what year did he first win the South section?

 

guess 1988

 

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[clockman]

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86

 

 

5.Since the second world war how many lofts have won a SNFC race in consecutive seasons?

 

5 or 6

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

86

 

 

5.Since the second world war how many lofts have won a SNFC race in consecutive seasons?

 

5 or 6

 

1986 is correct.

 

A wee bit off still with 5 or 6.

 

Will put the answers up to the last two questions later but Alec Guiness might be able to tell us before then if hes on

[clockman]

1986 is correct.

 

A wee bit off still with 5 or 6.

 

Will put the answers up to the last two questions later but Alec Guiness might be able to tell us before then if hes on

he can answer ones before the war,

[andy]

Longest ave and gold cup, may have been Lady of Courage Eddie Newcombe and Jock Allan Symington doo??

 

1986 is correct.

 

A wee bit off still with 5 or 6.

 

Will put the answers up to the last two questions later but Alec Guiness might be able to tell us before then if hes on

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[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Q11 , possibly lofty Grant and son of gretna??

[dal2]

Q11 , possibly lofty Grant and son of gretna??

 

Lofty Grant will deffo be in the consecutive winners(I Think yb nat then Nantes?)or maybe Sartilly?

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

The Grants of Gretna are one

 

To my surprise theres more than any of the numbers mentioned so far.

 

Lady of Courage scored 8 times but didn't win the news of the world trophy on her own.What a doo though!!!Its no a Jock Allan pigeons either but they're the kinnae names youd expect

[sj irving jnr]

Q11 one of them johhny kirpatrick? when he scored out of rennes and doubled them back into nantes,Q5 jock trail,l smith and sons,hoddy 2x, mel bell coldingham,sanderson of pathead,and stewart roberts 2 snfc yb nats in a row stoddart and crozier of gretna

[THE FIFER]

well done its going well, keep the answers coming in, very interesting , :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Q11 one of them johhny kirpatrick? when he scored out of rennes and doubled them back into nantes

 

Yip with Galabank Prince

 

40th open Rennes and 1st open nantes 1952

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Thought I'd try a wee SNFC quiz.If it goes down well will put some more up over the next few weeks

 

You've a Friday night disco could make Thursday night quiz night

 

Sorry if its excluding any of the members outwith Scotland,its a trial run and if it works well will make some more "all round" questions up.

 

Try your best without looking and the occasional clue will be given

 

1.Who was the first fancier to win Rennes on the day??

 

T.Paton of Galston

 

2."Blue Blitz" was an exceptional pigeon winning 1st and 2nd Rennes in consecutive seasons-Not many like it.There was a bird that won 4th and 3rd Rennes in consecutive years.What was it called and who raced it?

 

Bob Stachan's "Tayside Princess"

 

3.Who is the furthest North fancier to have won the SNFC all race average?

 

John Ellis of Wellbank

 

4.John Hodgson is one of the most decorated fanciers in SNFC history with 7 SNFC wins.In what year did he first win the South section?

 

1986

 

5.Since the second world war how many lofts have won a SNFC race in consecutive seasons?

 

8

 

6.Which loft is the SNFC's furthest North open winner?

 

Walter Masson,Inverallochy

 

7.What is the lowest winning velocity in the history of the club?

 

627ypm

 

8."Mill Queen" was a fantastic racer and breeder.Her best SNFC position was 24th open Rennes.What was her duaghter "Mill Princess" best from the same racepoint?

 

4th

 

9.Who raced the pigeon "High Noon"?

 

Beglin Brothers of Boness

 

10.Which fancier raced the pigeon that was the SNFC's furthest ever open winner??

 

Dennis Dall with "Rowena"

 

11.Two fanciers have won the best average for Gold Cup/longest race with one pigeon.who are they?

 

Johnny Kirkpatrick-"Galabank Prince" 40th open Rennes,1st Open Nantes 1952

 

Moss Waiter of Gourdon-"Fiery Cross" 45th Open Rennes,6th open Nantes 1957

 

12.Who was the first fancier in the West section to win the YB national?

 

Hart & son of Dunbarton

 

13.How many times was the great hen "Fortune Lady" in the first 20 open SNFC?

 

5

 

14.Who raced the youngest ever SNFC gold award winner?

 

John Ellis of Wellbank

 

15.Wally Pope of London bought the famous "Galabank Prince" at Johnny Kirkpatrick's clearance sale.This bird escaped,whos loft did it return to?

 

Percy Moore of Annan,Johnny Kirkpatrick's brother in law

 

 

Hope this is of interest to some members

[sapper756]

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[alec guinness]

well done young lewis some cracking questions with great answers,got a few off the top of ma head but was scratching with most of them :D was reading up the other week about "tayside princess"cracking doo and also "fiery cross" :) :)

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

well done young lewis some cracking questions with great answers,got a few off the top of ma head but was scratching with most of them :D was reading up the other week about "tayside princess"cracking doo and also "fiery cross" :) :)

 

Cracking pigeons.

 

Just had a very intersting conversation about Belgian pigeons there wi ma Irish pal.

 

He told me the doos in his loft can be traced back to Belgian birds that were introduced to Northern Ireland in 1908.

 

At the time the linen trade was the big thing in Ireland so they got ships coming into Belfast from all over Europe.Eventually these Belgians cottoned on to the fact(nae pun intended ) that a lot of the Belfast workers were doo daft.So they started bringing big "hampers" ae doos across with them.

 

They'd all meet in a park in Belfast and the Irish boys would look through the doos and pick out what they liked.There name was then recorded beside the pigeons ring number and the birds were singled up.

If they were back home in Belgium before the next trip across they were brought back and the Irish lads would have to pay a guinea for them.If they didn't make it home then nothing happened.

Thats one way to test the homing ability of yer foundation stock

 

I wonder how many of the Belgian birds brought into Ireland today could manage that ???

[alec guinness]

Cracking pigeons.

 

Just had a very intersting conversation about Belgian pigeons there wi ma Irish pal.

 

He told me the doos in his loft can be traced back to Belgian birds that were introduced to Northern Ireland in 1908.

 

At the time the linen trade was the big thing in Ireland so they got ships coming into Belfast from all over Europe.Eventually these Belgians cottoned on to the fact(nae pun intended ) that a lot of the Belfast workers were doo daft.So they started bringing big "hampers" ae doos across with them.

 

They'd all meet in a park in Belfast and the Irish boys would look through the doos and pick out what they liked.There name was then recorded beside the pigeons ring number and the birds were singled up.

If they were back home in Belgium before the next trip across they were brought back and the Irish lads would have to pay a guinea for them.If they didn't make it home then nothing happened.

Thats one way to test the homing ability of yer foundation stock

 

I wonder how many of the Belgian birds brought into Ireland today could manage that ???

not too many lewis :D but when you look back even then we had doos racing/homing from over 700 miles into the uk. :D no fancy chuck or pills etc to prop these doos up.

[THE FIFER]

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[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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