Times & Returns Saturday 15/06/13

[alec guinness]

3/4 from Huntingdon today with Glasgow fed , my wee pal John Callan had 12/12 around 6 pm. From an 8am lib , think I'm winning today , all pools and nomination and accumulator . Yeha.

Last time I flew Huntingdon with the Glasgow fed was about the millennium time and same as today it was a very wet and windy with full returns,the strange thing that day was we were in the final of the club knockout and finished up 2nd federation and believe it lost the knockout final to Delboy! :o Great memories well done again on your win Stuart,not sure about up this way and times etc.

[blue pied]

Last time I flew Huntingdon with the Glasgow fed was about the millennium time and same as today it was a very wet and windy with full returns,the strange thing that day was we were in the final of the club knockout and finished up 2nd federation and believe it lost the knockout final to Delboy! :o Great memories well done again on your win Stuart,not sure about up this way and times etc.

the weather wasnt great at huntington last year either, got 3/3 last year.

[eastcoaster]

39/41 in just over an hour and ye want to go west, :lol:

41 doo`s thats almost as many as my club sent ! lol

[eastcoaster]

Was working in lennoxtown Monday and Tuesday this week John. Great weather so ont give us yer sh it about bad weather , remember I stay in the wettest place on the entire earth .everybody knows that .

ye ever been in Greengairs FooK never ever lived in such a wet place rains even when it`s sunny here lol.

[Delboy]

41 doo`s thats almost as many as my club sent ! lol

 

I know Colin,I started with less and hes got them at the later races lol

[bigjamie]

well done stuart pools aswell good stuff

[bullcock]

Good going Stu but where the fk is that 4th doo lol.

Yes well done Stuart, Remember what I said earlier Derek Huntingdon for the first inland National would be plenty to give some time on the wing a good bit of sport and most important better returns, which the whole National program depends on.

[Delboy]

Yes well done Stuart, Remember what I said earlier Derek Huntingdon for the first inland National would be plenty to give some time on the wing a good bit of sport and most important better returns, which the whole National program depends on.

 

spot on

[andyyy]

Bovingdon 120 miles with stocksbridge fed up at 9:30am, timed in at 11:44:45, 11:45:07 and 11:46:11 finished 1st, 3rd and 5th club. 7/7

[Delboy]

Bovingdon 120 miles with stocksbridge fed up at 9:30am, timed in at 11:44:45, 11:45:07 and 11:46:11 finished 1st, 3rd and 5th club. 7/7

 

good racing m8 well done

[hotrod]

Yes well done Stuart, Remember what I said earlier Derek Huntingdon for the first inland National would be plenty to give some time on the wing a good bit of sport and most important better returns, which the whole National program depends on.

I have mentioned Huntingdon too when on both the snfc and snrpc committees. And more or less got laughed at , u got to remember the guys up north it would still be nearly 400 miles to them , the south well there always going to fly less unless we start to fly north road expletive remove . Huntingdon fir the first inland derby next year if there's one . Get rid of the national status for these races national to me is over the water .

[stevie]

you are 100% there hotrod

[Rebus]

I have mentioned Huntingdon too when on both the snfc and snrpc committees. And more or less got laughed at , u got to remember the guys up north it would still be nearly 400 miles to them , the south well there always going to fly less unless we start to fly north road expletive remove . Huntingdon fir the first inland derby next year if there's one . Get rid of the national status for these races national to me is over the water .

Why not make it Kelso looks like we're heading that way

[alec guinness]

Why not make it Kelso looks like we're heading that way

Good yin jock there is a big programme though with races from 300,400,500 and 600 miles,the english national flying club for 60 years started at Nantes with fanciers as short as 140 miles and some over 400 miles,food for thought and IMO the first inland national gives the birds a look at what is required with national racing.

[Rebus]

Good yin jock there is a big programme though with races from 300,400,500 and 600 miles,the english national flying club for 60 years started at Nantes with fanciers as short as 140 miles and some over 400 miles,food for thought and IMO the first inland national gives the birds a look at what is required with national racing.

Yes but the great SNFC was looked upto over the the British Isles because of its high standards I'm afraid this no longer applies due to the lowering of its standards like I've said before I will never go along with shortening race points and am against inland so called Nationals.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

We finished up with 7/9 from Messac which turned out to be a very tough race with probably the best flyer in the club not timing at all and returns were not fantastic in the club,but all racing from France was tough yesterday with the very high winds coming over the channel,one of our club members also sent with the Midland national to Fougeres and he had a disastrous race with 8/31 so think we are fortunate but surprisingly it is our two most experienced channel hens that are awol :emoticon-0179-headbang:

[hotrod]

Yes but the great SNFC was looked upto over the the British Isles because of its high standards I'm afraid this no longer applies due to the lowering of its standards like I've said before I will never go along with shortening race points and am against inland so called Nationals.

I'm the same jock ,but the irst inland race is losing pigeons for the real nationals across the water , why are wee losing lots of birds from this race , the second race seems much better for returns , why is this ,IMHO. The first is too far too soon for quite a lot of the convoy ,and good honest pigeons are getting lost because of this/ killed because of this . Using Huntingdon as a. Toss/ stepping stone without the national name is not lowering the standards IMO . Ps the cock I won with yesterday is again off your good cock ( THE ALSTON COCK ). Hes A full brother to Karen's girl . Another class bird from this pair .

[Guest TAMMY_1]

8/9 now,the grizzle hen that has just been beaten in the last 2 years from Saintes [540 miles]has just landed so even happier now :emoticon-0140-rofl:

[Rebus]

I'm the same jock ,but the irst inland race is losing pigeons for the real nationals across the water , why are wee losing lots of birds from this race , the second race seems much better for returns , why is this ,IMHO. The first is too far too soon for quite a lot of the convoy ,and good honest pigeons are getting lost because of this/ killed because of this . Using Huntingdon as a. Toss/ stepping stone without the national name is not lowering the standards IMO . Ps the cock I won with yesterday is again off your good cock ( THE ALSTON COCK ). Hes A full brother to Karen's girl . Another class bird from this pair .

Stuart good pigeons get lost from anywhere,as for the race being to far for that time of year we used to fly Avranches on that date and you never heard the diehards moaning about losses or wanting to shorten the distances.

Well done on your win yesterday,I've one of a sister of Karens girl going to Tours everything going well fingers crossed.

[hotrod]

Stuart good pigeons get lost from anywhere,as for the race being to far for that time of year we used to fly Avranches on that date and you never heard the diehards moaning about losses or wanting to shorten the distances.

Well done on your win yesterday,I've one of a sister of Karens girl going to Tours everything going well fingers crossed.

Good luck jock , yer right but I'm afraid pigeon racing has changed for the worse now , back then everyone that sent ,prepared their pigeons to fly that distance ,now , well quite a lot just send to these inland races regardless of condition ,some just send birds that probably couldn't fly 100 miles never mind 300 /400

[Rebus]

Good luck jock , yer right but I'm afraid pigeon racing has changed for the worse now , back then everyone that sent ,prepared their pigeons to fly that distance ,now , well quite a lot just send to these inland races regardless of condition ,some just send birds that probably couldn't fly 100 miles never mind 300 /400

Yes Stuart that was a point I was going to make were all the birds entered in the race fit for the task in hand,I'm sure a good percentage would be bred from sprint family's or not properly prepared for 300 odd miles on a hard day jmo.

PS. My three Tours hopes were at the race and in the clock.

[Delboy]

The losses at the inland race was mostly due to BOP attacks, expletive remove ive 3 out of 4 home hawked ( one of these has been across water 7 times )and the other 3 missing had flown 400 miles before.We can sit on our high horses and say this and that but the fact of the matter is BOP is dictating our race outcome when birds are forced onto the west route. Jock, Newbury wasn't a hard race, it was a piece of pi ss with birds hitting 47mph.Look at the amount of yearlings timed in the west section. We used to fly Sartilly in early June and we jumped the birds 300+ miles, without any problems and better returns. BOP, THE KILLER OF THE PIGEON SPORT WITHIN 3-5 YEARS

[Rebus]

Del I'm well aware of the huge problem with BOP but the point is will we not get that problem whether it be Huntingdon or any race point I had 5 birds in the first 100 National and two of went down in a mid week race from Dunbar the following season so it happens to us all,we just have to hope for better luck next time as their is not much we can do about it IMO.

[hotrod]

Think its just your luck if your fancied pigeon is in a batch that's attacked and is either taken or gets injured in the process , yes I agree that's the bop situation is beyond saturation levels now I would love to follow a batch of pigeons from say 300 miles and witness how many strikes they take on way home , I bet its in double figures easy

[flying fifer]

The losses at the inland race was mostly due to BOP attacks, expletive remove ive 3 out of 4 home hawked ( one of these has been across water 7 times )and the other 3 missing had flown 400 miles before.We can sit on our high horses and say this and that but the fact of the matter is BOP is dictating our race outcome when birds are forced onto the west route. Jock, Newbury wasn't a hard race, it was a piece of pi ss with birds hitting 47mph.Look at the amount of yearlings timed in the west section. We used to fly Sartilly in early June and we jumped the birds 300+ miles, without any problems and better returns. BOP, THE KILLER OF THE PIGEON SPORT WITHIN 3-5 YEARS

 

HEAR HEAR, but unfortunately it's at the point where the BOPS are the length and breadth of the country.