Billy Napper

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

An old write up on the legend - Billy Napper

 

A picture of his 'Combine Cock', a bird described as 'one of the sport's greatest ever racers'

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

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[BLACK W F]

very good write up Billy was a legend in his own life time i met Billy on a couple of occasions a nicer man u could not wish to meet there where a few of the old greats at that time sadly most are gone see if u look out the write up of the brilliant £1000 pound hen of the brilliant rutters bros

[buster151]

very good and interesting write up

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

'Hail The Conquering Heroes' written by Billy Napper for the 1979 Homing World Stud Book

[paddymac]

Keep them coming Rooster, another cracking article on past fanciers. Well done :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[andy Burgess]

have read this recently , is another great one Rooster

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Aye he was in the very top bracket of fanciers. It's interesting to note how often his name crops up in the breeding of a number of top pigeons

[andy Burgess]

Aye he was in the very top bracket of fanciers. It's interesting to note how often his name crops up in the breeding of a number of top pigeons

 

 

I agree , how often its mentioned or indeed seen on paper , off Billy Napper,s "such & such" . like the quote too , "nice to be important , more important to be nice"

[billt]

A good read, nice to see he thought the fad of lotions and potions was a nonsense, I'm convinced by what I read on here that some think a pigeon is a pigeon and if you're in the know as what to administer you could make it into a winner, Glad he had a retirement loft, I kept mine after I last raced in 1986 and it's grown to about a hundred

[andy Burgess]

A good read, nice to see he thought the fad of lotions and potions was a nonsense, I'm convinced by what I read on here that some think a pigeon is a pigeon and if you're in the know as what to administer you could make it into a winner, Glad he had a retirement loft, I kept mine after I last raced in 1986 and it's grown to about a hundred

lots of similarities eh Bill ? and yes absolutely right in all he said . I think as new comers or novices to the sport ,we/they believe the winners have "secrets in a bottle" yet it simply isn't true , good pigeons first & foremost

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

lots of similarities eh Bill ? and yes absolutely right in all he said . I think as new comers or novices to the sport ,we/they believe the winners have "secrets in a bottle" yet it simply isn't true , good pigeons first & foremost

 

Then the bottle

[billt]

Then the bottle

 

Only for the owner

[andy Burgess]

Then the bottle

 

am oan that wan

Only for the owner

absolutely

[Guest Paulo]

This man was a god in the North East outstanding fancier