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Snfc Rennes - St Jacques Race 1950


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Guest Gareth Rankin
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1471 members entered 3791 Birds, liberated at 06.20 into a light west wind.

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Current Gold cup holders Uncle s3 on the result just pipping some real legands from annan??

 

S2 Latimers of Langholm, these boys firm of fine furniture still run by the sons in Langholm now?? Magic stuff

 

Eddie Gilmour had me doon fixin his tele which took aboot two hours after I went thru all his old stuff, some great stuff. A 1950s article on eyesign, a interview with Gordon Richards and some cracking old results.

 

He says I can have them at some point to put on here!!! BUT THEY MUST COME STRAIGHT BACK!!!

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might be listening to to many old stories but rennes seemed to have a bit more prestige than anything thats about now ?

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1471 members entered 3791 Birds, liberated at 06.20 into a light west wind.

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look at the amount of reds and mealies on the result amazing :emoticon-0167-beer:

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look at the amount of reds and mealies on the result amazing :emoticon-0167-beer:

 

Hi Robert

But dont forget that you are talking 5 years after ww2

and percy was shot on sight to protect the homers

that carried vital information about the war o happy days

Cheers

Homer 49

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Hi Robert

But dont forget that you are talking 5 years after ww2

and percy was shot on sight to protect the homers

that carried vital information about the war o happy days

Cheers

Homer 49

Hi Alex should i start a war and get the percys gunned down . :emoticon-0140-rofl: :emoticon-0140-rofl:

 

think thats the only way to get any on side to support us . :animatedpigeons:

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Hi Alex should i start a war and get the percys gunned down .

 

think thats the only way to get any on side to support us .

 

in the event of another war and all satellites are down, that is the angle we should be driving home

to this government that there would be no other method of communication they had a taste of it a few months ago when o2 when down for 2hours and we should make the effort and get the funds to help the hero's and that included the hero's in the pigeons, there aint a person in this land that can knock us back should we go to court for protection

Guest Gareth Rankin
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Noticed that with a west wind, the best performance from sections B or C was 33rd open, oh how times have changed.

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Current Gold cup holders Uncle s3 on the result just pipping some real legands from annan??

 

S2 Latimers of Langholm, these boys firm of fine furniture still run by the sons in Langholm now?? Magic stuff

 

Eddie Gilmour had me doon fixin his tele which took aboot two hours after I went thru all his old stuff, some great stuff. A 1950s article on eyesign, a interview with Gordon Richards and some cracking old results.

 

He says I can have them at some point to put on here!!! BUT THEY MUST COME STRAIGHT BACK!!!

 

hi fokes i didn,t realise the eyesign theorie goes bak to 1950s, thout it came with widowhood an all comercial stuff ( mid 70s ?? ) would be good to see how it was interpidate

then and now, cheers

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Walker & Johnsone Airdrie, 5th west 8th Open £468, some amount of money in them days. At an inflation of 5.6% p/a £468 in 1950 is worth £13,157.89p in 2011

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J. Reid eh. Have a mate - kind of - in Canada same name. indeed used to fly here back in Scotland. Indeed Gareths Rankins dad went to stay for a visit about 3 years or so back. I wonder Gareth if it's the same person, or related Gareth?

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Walker & Johnsone Airdrie, 5th west 8th Open £468, some amount of money in them days. At an inflation of 5.6% p/a £468 in 1950 is worth £13,157.89p in 2011

Mr Hay (chancellor of the blue chequer) :emoticon-0136-giggle:

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J. Reid eh. Have a mate - kind of - in Canada same name. indeed used to fly here back in Scotland. Indeed Gareths Rankins dad went to stay for a visit about 3 years or so back. I wonder Gareth if it's the same person, or related Gareth?

 

The Reid of Stenhousemuir on the result,Roland, died in 1988 if memory serves me well :emoticon-0138-thinking:

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Walker & Johnsone Airdrie, 5th west 8th Open £468, some amount of money in them days. At an inflation of 5.6% p/a £468 in 1950 is worth £13,157.89p in 2011

 

great money del, George Fowler a few years later won 8th open Rennes all pools,he told me he bought a brand new ford estate,had a fortnight in bournmouth with the family and mrs Fowler got new carpets,curtains and a new suite!!!!!!!!!!!some money!!!!! spoke to George a few years ago and he was still annoyed at being 2nd west section and beaten by a doo in Crawford!!!!!!! :lol:great memories. :lol:

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The Reid of Stenhousemuir on the result,Roland, died in 1988 if memory serves me well :emoticon-0138-thinking:

 

Thanks. The John I know has been ill of late. He is a bit of a writer (writes the odd letter to the BHW)and I know he apparently flew a good bird back home. Just average in Canada.

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