Another

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Name the doo.

 

A real pigeon this one

[Mossgiel]

Storm Queen.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

One of the greats.

 

I haven't seen Walter on for a while. I used to love his stories about George Ritchie and have kept all his messages. World famous pigeon men from Fraserburgh

 

 

Name this doo

[Mossgiel]

Wilson Noble's Black Rocket ????

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Wilson Noble's Black Rocket ????

 

Correct

 

663 miles on the day of liberation after 17 hours on the wing, think she was 11th open Rennes(memory)

 

Strange I have only had three birds reported in the last 4 years. One by Wilson Noble and one by Walter Masson, the doos obviously know where to find a better home

 

have a crack at this one

[Mossgiel]

Davie Blacks hen that was 6th & 7th Kings Cup

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Davie Blacks hen that was 6th & 7th Kings Cup

 

Need to make them more difficult

 

She was a superb pigeon. 6th,7th and 176th Open Kings Cup. The 176th Open was when she returned injured, marking her retirement to stock- a blessing

 

Davie told me they had a training spot that would take the ordinary pigeon 55minutes to an hour,the 25 Hen would do it in 35. They reckoned this was because she flew over the hills as opposed to round them.

 

When you take into consideration you can count the number of birds to be twice in the top 10 of the INFC king's Cup on your hands, she really was a special pigeon.

 

Her grandaughter was 'Annie Mary'-4th and 8th open INFC king's Cup, and her grandson was 8th and 5th Open. Amazing line of pigeons. Whit a stock loft!!Don't reckon I am likely to see another like it.

 

My father and I have enjoyed racing this line of birds, although not with the same success of the great Blacks of Dromore Our 18th open Alencon,39th Open Ypres and 68th Open Clermont can all be traced back to the 25 hen

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

One for the eyesign man

 

This is what the eye of a Col.Osman award winner looks like.

 

One of the greatest open winners in the history of the SNFC-'5 O'clock Rock'

[robbiedoo.]

One of the greats.

 

I haven't seen Walter on for a while. I used to love his stories about George Ritchie and have kept all his messages. World famous pigeon men from Fraserburgh

 

 

Name this doo

 

Bob Whyte the other half of the Ritchie and Whyte partnership is a member on here .he comes round to my loft most Saturday,s to see the doos come home

[alec guinness]

Nice to see some real top doos lewis

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Bob Whyte the other half of the Ritchie and Whyte partnership is a member on here .he comes round to my loft most Saturday,s to see the doos come home

 

A long distance legend

 

Heres one for you Alec Guinness

 

Keep it to yourself and we'll try and catch out Mossgiel

[Mossgiel]

No Surrender

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

No Surrender

 

yer too good at this game

[alec guinness]

yer too good at this game

 

 

Very very good Lewis!!!

[Mossgiel]

Going back to Wilson Noble's Black Rocket I think that pigeon was clocked on another occasion from the channel 17 hour on the wing, believe it may have been their fed Avaranches race. ?

[andy Burgess]

No Surrender

Rooster , I think Mossgiel should be asking the questions ? he,s too good at this

[alec guinness]

A long distance legend

 

Heres one for you Alec Guinness

 

Keep it to yourself and we'll try and catch out Mossgiel

 

 

Saw the picture on jocks living room wall every time I met him along with other crackers,great memories.

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Rooster , I think Mossgiel should be asking the questions ? he,s too good at this

 

That he is

 

Saw the picture on jocks living room wall every time I met him along with other crackers,great memories.

 

I envy you that John. From the photos I've seen-the birds could be described as 'class in a glass'

 

 

This is the last one for mossgiel.

 

If you get it then I give up

[Mossgiel]

Think you've got me with this one Rooster going to have a complete guess - Wilson & McShane, East Kilbride or Wands & McCardle ??????

[andy Burgess]

That he is

 

 

I envy you that John. From the photos I've seen-the birds could be described as 'class in a glass'

 

 

This is the last one for mossgiel.

 

If you get it then I give up

looking forward to the reply , yet would like you to continue with the thread , I am enjoying it

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Think you've got me with this one Rooster going to have a complete guess - Wilson & McShane, East Kilbride or Wands & McCardle ??????

 

It was a tiring search, but we've found a photo Mossgiel doesn't know

 

It's Alan Darragh's 'McCartney Cock'

 

Sire,Grandsire,G Grandsire,GG Grandsire etc. to probably the most decorated loft in the history of the INFC. Bit of a doo

 

Here is one of his grandchildren. He was 1st Open INFC Les Landes Kings Cup race in a north wind on a velocity of 891ypm

[robbiedoo.]

Going back to Wilson Noble's Black Rocket I think that pigeon was clocked on another occasion from the channel 17 hour on the wing, believe it may have been their fed Avaranches race. ?

 

If you want I will give Wilson a phone tomorrow and ask him .Wilson has,nt had the best of health the last few year shame really for himself and the pigeon game as there is a severe lacage of distance men in fraserburgh nowadays

[Mossgiel]

Exceptional pigeon Rooster . Was it bred by McCartney Brothers from Moira ??

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Exceptional pigeon Rooster . Was it bred by McCartney Brothers from Moira ??

 

Yip.

 

They were amongst the best fanciers in the land at one time. Think it was 1959 when they won the Kings Cup and were runners up in 1962

[Mossgiel]

You must have some amount of pigeon mags, books, photographs etc about you Rooster.