This Weeks Race Longtown

[Guest bigda]

it has come to the fore, that last weeks race was a disaster for the better class of birds. was it the case the better birds that broke for home first failed to return. there seems to be loads of lofts, missing there better birds from this race. this will be monitored closely at the next weeks results, if it is the case any one sending there better birds should take this on board, as there will be other races, that you would want your better birds for. bigda here for the pilgrims, hope there are none lost this week but as I say there are far to many good birds down, giving me the idea that the first to run the gauntlet faired the worst.

remember keep tabs of your late comers, as I might have use for them, AS FEEDERS latter in the year

[Guest WINGS 04]

You are doing your self no favors here with this post m8

[Guest bigda]

You are doing your self no favors here with this post m8

WHY IS THAT RAB, there has been 8 good birds missing that I know of, out of 6 different lofts

[Guest WINGS 04]

That happens Danny I lost 7 birds that had all one a race in one race a few years a go but that is pigeon racing and any one that are sending birds that they think are no good needs there heads look at

[frank-123]

Not in favour of the west route but most returns I heard of were quite good although it did take them a while.

[geordie1234]

Same Frank it didn't seem the best of races but most I have spoken too haven't dropped much.

[budgie]

Bigda

 

You may have a point our best racer is the only one to come from last week and i knew within 10 minutes of getting our 1st Bird that he was doomed.

[tyson]

come on lads get real you were not expecting the birds to tumble in against a n.w wind plus a lot of birds not fit yet possibly due to lack of training due to weather wait and see if they tumble in this week against a n.e wind ???

[lanarkshire lad]

The pigeons were well scattered on sat from longtown,there is a reason for that! and it wisnae the wind that done it.

[eastcoaster]

Can i just say the Midland fed had very good returns from just short of Longtown ,Could it not be that the Lanarkshire birds used to the other route maybe tried to correct themselves and got themselves confused . ps before the anti Midland x lanarkshire get on board it is only a suggestion from a newcomer to lanarkshire .

[Guest bigda]

Bigda

 

You may have a point our best racer is the only one to come from last week and i knew within 10 minutes of getting our 1st Bird that he was doomed.

sorry to here of your loss budgie, there where fed toppers that did not make it

I think in all the confusion with the birds that where not ready for the race, did not face

the way home I believe a batch of the birds the good ones, went on first as they had there route sorted out, and they got hit First a new "race point" should never be, for the first race

as that will always be the one to f/ things up it should have been the likes of kelso or otterburn, giving the birds the chance to get that one under there belt you are in a race where there are probably guys sending late breeds in here that have no idea where they are at. and all they will do is hold up the fed. bigda as is

[chrissyboy1]

The South Lanarkshire liberated at Otterburn on Saturday and the winning velocity was in the 900 ypm and birds well split , but good returns.

It was very cold on Saturday any race with a temperature under 10d will be difficult.

[yeboah]

The South Lanarkshire liberated at Otterburn on Saturday and the winning velocity was in the 900 ypm and birds well split , but good returns.

It was very cold on Saturday any race with a temperature under 10d will be difficult.

Well said about the temperature,birds still about the rooftops in moffat and not even attempting the hills in this freezing ne wind ,got 3 in at present ,they will be liberated as near to larkhall as poss first chance of a lift.

[Guest bigda]

Well said about the temperature,birds still about the rooftops in moffat and not even attempting the hills in this freezing ne wind ,got 3 in at present ,they will be liberated as near to larkhall as poss first chance of a lift.

you can only lib, blue bars, and blue checkers close to Larkhall

[yeboah]

you can only lib, blue bars, and blue checkers close to Larkhall

Your spot on with the colours Danny

[ALF]

My mate had 17 doos at Longtown on saturday and won our club race by nearly 5 mins he will be in the 1st 4 or 5 in the section but he still has 6 to come

[yeboah]

My mate had 17 doos at Longtown on saturday and won our club race by nearly 5 mins he will be in the 1st 4 or 5 in the section but he still has 6 to come

Must be a nightmare for birds working through the hills in these terrible freezing conditions lets hope things get warmer sooner than later,as i have sayed plenty about the town and any i get in will be tended to as if they were my own .

[frank-123]

My mate had 17 doos at Longtown on saturday and won our club race by nearly 5 mins he will be in the 1st 4 or 5 in the section but he still has 6 to come

 

That is the worst returns i have heard of Alan most guys i spoke to had one or two down from last weeks race

[lanarkshire lad]

Must be a nightmare for birds working through the hills in these terrible freezing conditions lets hope things get warmer sooner than later,as i have sayed plenty about the town and any i get in will be tended to as if they were my own .

The winners in Lanarkshire from Longtown last sat were doing nearly 1300ypm and there were plenty about at that time thats not a hard race by any stretch of the imagination. The thing is the pigeons were well scattered and it wisnae the conditions that caused that.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

The winners in Lanarkshire from Longtown last sat were doing nearly 1300ypm and there were plenty about at that time thats not a hard race by any stretch of the imagination. The thing is the pigeons were well scattered and it wisnae the conditions that caused that.

Reminded me of a kelso race which was also the first race of the year 2-3 years were the club was won by 20 mins from 60 miles, took all day coming with some losses also.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

it has come to the fore, that last weeks race was a disaster for the better class of birds. was it the case the better birds that broke for home first failed to return. there seems to be loads of lofts, missing there better birds from this race. this will be monitored closely at the next weeks results, if it is the case any one sending there better birds should take this on board, as there will be other races, that you would want your better birds for. bigda here for the pilgrims, hope there are none lost this week but as I say there are far to many good birds down, giving me the idea that the first to run the gauntlet faired the worst.

remember keep tabs of your late comers, as I might have use for them, AS FEEDERS latter in the year

 

how do you deem the race a disaster Danny if some guys only lost a few birds ? I can go back to when I lived there when there were some real disasters

[lanarkshire lad]

Reminded me of a kelso race which was also the first race of the year 2-3 years were the club was won by 20 mins from 60 miles, took all day coming with some losses also.

I canny mind of that Gareth.

[Guest bigda]

how do you deem the race a disaster Danny if some guys only lost a few birds ? I can go back to when I lived there when there were some real disasters

IT IS JUST THAT 2-3-4 YEAR OLDS TOOK A HIT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE

I, WE THINK, IT WAS IN THE EARLY PART OF THE RACE, as the steady birds have been there all the time in the tossing, this race should have been

a walk in the park, for the older birds. SO I AM ASSUMING THEY BROKE FOR HOME, BUT HIT A WALL OF trouble, the doos that did time in. In a velocity of 1300, where some of the doos that could not break 700yds per min the week before in the open. WAS IT THE OPEN that helped those birds I don't know

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

I canny mind of that Gareth.

It's your old age Jim...lol yes John Simpson won Larkhall club by 20 mins.