Tripping the system?

[DOVEScot]

 

yes but its still used today if your clock stops or you dont have a clock you get 4 mins to the mile running time,

 

 

You better hope Wee Fifer is no playing football that day ;D ;D ;D

[DOVEScot]

 

Wonder who was the brains behind coming up with that rule  ;D

 

It would have been under the probable, improbable ruling ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

I remember back in the sixties there was 4 of us who didnt have clocks and we had to run to one of the well of fanciers to clock in, there was old Tam scott running and puffinng on his pipe in his mouth he looked like the flying scotsman, and Wullie Henderson who had to stop every 2-3 yards to have suck on his puffer, and when running the wheezing from his chest you thought he was a panda car with his siren on, and there was Jock McFadden he was the worsed he only had one leg, but he had an advantage, he had 2 crutches, and ther was me fit as a fiddle but could'nt run for laughing at the other three, and they say pigeon racing is fair  ;D ;D ;D

 

ps. the thread is not off subject as we are still talking about clocking in  

[THE FIFER]

 

You better hope Wee Fifer is no playing football that day ;D ;D ;D

 

 

 

they were playing CUPAR 2 night, we got beat 4-3,  :'( :'(

 

now thats off subject :X

 

[DOVEScot]

I remember back in the sixties there was 4 of us who didnt have clocks and we had to run to one of the well of fanciers to clock in, there was old Tam scott running and puffinng on his pipe in his mouth he looked like the flying scotsman, and Wullie Henderson who had to stop every 2-3 yards to have suck on his puffer, and when running the wheezing from his chest you thought he was a panda car with his siren on, and there was Jock McFadden he was the worsed he only had one leg, but he had an advantage, he had 2 crutches, and ther was me fit as a fiddle but could'nt run for laughing at the other three, and they say pigeon racing is fair  ;D ;D ;D

 

ps. the thread is not off subject as we are still talking about clocking in  

 

Could you imagine Rodger Bannister running the four minute carrying a pigeon trying to get its ring off for to get maximum velocity advantage ;D ;D ;D

[DOVEScot]

Perhaps we should arrange a charity race where we have to run to a clock  ;D ;D ;D

 

Aye the kitchen for most would be a challenge ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

Perhaps we should arrange a charity race where we have to run to a clock  ;D ;D ;D

 

 

 

yes a NATIONAL one  ;D ;D ;D

 

[THE FIFER]

 

 

 

yes a NATIONAL one  ;D ;D ;D

 

 

can you picture the QUEEN and Prince Philip running the 4 min mile  ;D ;D  to time in, they would probably do iton a tandem

 

 

[DOVEScot]

 

 

can you picture the QUEEN and Prince Philip running the 4 min mile  ;D ;D  to time in, they would probably do iton a tandem

 

 

Would their time be halved

[THE FIFER]

 

Would their time be halved

 

 

yes but if there is 2 of them that would be 2 halves so would bring them back to the 4 mins,  now thats what you call advantage  8)

 

[jimmy white]

 

 

just looked up the SHU rule for now, yes its still the same, quote :running allowance 4 mins to the mile by the nearest available route,and cycles half that time, so the only difference from away back is you use cycles now instead of bykes  ;D ;D ;D

 

 

yes, this is the same today ;D i remember running to time in , when my dad couldnt afford a clock ;D  [ 4 mins per mile ;D]

i also remember my dad setting the bike up [balanced on 2 bricks, ready to jump on  ;D in the middle of the front garden ;D [2 mins per mile ;D] when the bird came, off with the rubber , rubber put in his gums [had no teeth ;D] tore out of the front gate, fell off the bike turning the corner to quick ;D rubber fell out his gums ;D fell down the drain  ;D next thing ,he was clearing the drain lid ,with a pen knife [a wee tartan one ;D] bike lying in the middle of the road ;D retreived the rubber from the drain [stinking ;D] put it back in his gums, and carried on cycling at great speed ;D ran round to the fancier we were timing in with and scared the fanciers first bird on his loft ;D,,,,,,,,,,,true ;D [think the both of us were at the bottom of the result anyway ;D]   great days,,,fun ;D

[THE FIFER]

No rule against getting yourself a runner is there  ;D

 

dont know about GETTING a runner, if webmaster comes on here we will be doing a RUNNER. ;D

 

 

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D cracker,,fifer ;D

[THE FIFER]

 

yes, this is the same today ;D i remember running to time in , when my dad couldnt afford a clock ;D  [ 4 mins per mile ;D]

i also remember my dad setting the bike up [balanced on 2 bricks, ready to jump on  ;D in the middle of the front garden ;D [2 mins per mile ;D] when the bird came, off with the rubber , rubber put in his gums [had no teeth ;D] tore out of the front gate, fell off the bike turning the corner to quick ;D rubber fell out his gums ;D fell down the drain  ;D next thing ,he was clearing the drain lid ,with a pen knife [a wee tartan one ;D] bike lying in the middle of the road ;D retreived the rubber from the drain [stinking ;D] put it back in his gums, and carried on cycling at great speed ;D ran round to the fancier we were timing in with and scared the fanciers first bird on his loft ;D,,,,,,,,,,,true ;D [think the both of us were at the bottom of the result anyway ;D]   great days,,,fun ;D

 

and they think fanciers have an advantage 2 day :-/

 

 

[DOVEScot]

 

and they think fanciers have an advantage 2 day :-/

 

 

That's why Rembrant is against ETS he has two sticks and an old byke from Blackpool ;D ;D ;D

[Lennut Tar]

 

yes, this is the same today ;D i remember running to time in , when my dad couldnt afford a clock ;D  [ 4 mins per mile ;D]

ran round to the fancier we were timing in with and scared the fanciers first bird on his loft ;D,,,,,,,,,,,true ;D [think the both of us were at the bottom of the result anyway ;D]   great days,,,fun ;D

 

This is just great  ;D ;D ;D memories, memories & more memories come back to me when I read this topic etc "PMSL".

Even I can still remember as a wee boy doing the running trick, before I had a clock, "LMFAO" I was lucky at the time !!!!!!! I was on the right side of the railway track, where we had to meet to decide the winner on the day, & I won a few races  ;D ;D ;D because my opposition couldn't get across the tracks because of the trains   :P at the time.  "Oh happy days" they were.

Enjoy.

 

 

[Merlin]

Had the good fortune to be involved at racing pigeons in similar conditions,definitely a whole different lifestyle, the enjoyment and laughter and camaradie which were always it appears present,were excellent,sadly along the way they appear to have been lost,and mores the pity,