What Makes A Champion.

BIGPETE · March 20, 2016

In your opinion... when does a pigeon become a Champion?

It seems some people are overly keen to use this term (yes, usually the guys who are keen to sell a load of their offspring in the books or at sales...)! :emoticon-0179-headbang:

But in your opinion, where is the line between a very good pigeon and a Champion? :drinking-coffee-200:

yeboah · March 20, 2016

In your opinion... when does a pigeon become a Champion?

It seems some people are overly keen to use this term (yes, usually the guys who are keen to sell a load of their offspring in the books or at sales...)!

But in your opinion, where is the line between a very good pigeon and a Champion?

Davy Jamiesons great hen Rosary Beads for its Top Performances from 600 mls

Gus Powers good hen 1st and 2nd open Gold Cup

Jimmy Dalgliesh s Hoddam Dynamo 1st and 3rd open 500mls

Jim Donaldson s Reims Girl Gold award winner

George and Brian hunters double gold award winner

Every one a CHAMPION

Kyleakin Lofts · March 20, 2016

A pigeon that regularly tops the Club could be referred to as a Club Champion, similarly with a Federation Champion etc. It used to be considered that distance racing was the main drive in the sport. How far are we able to have our pigeons race back from. In these cases the races were organised on a National Level and it would mean that in the "Blue Riband" race, the winning pigeon would be the Champion for that year.

In other hobbies, budgie exhibiting, it is the fancier who is graded as a Champion. You have to qualify through the various grades to reach Champion level.

For me, I would rather have pigeons from a Champion fancier than the rare Champion pigeon. These Champion fanciers are the ones who regularly do well in the distance races, either Nationally or in their respective area.

WHITTY · March 20, 2016

in my opinion there are different champions that breed birds to win in all competitions at all levels then there are champion show birds birds that win in top shows all over this country just my opinion :drinking-coffee-200:

moscow master · March 20, 2016

All the wee doos in my loft are wee champs as the amount of hurdles they've to overcome staying alive these days is an achievement in itself ðŸ‘

geordie1234 · March 20, 2016

A champion for me is a pigeon that is a multiple performance pigeon....whether it ge from 100 miles or 500

Not just one win

Novice · March 20, 2016

When a pigeon hits the landing board and brings a tear to your eye - that's a champion.

duncow · March 20, 2016

Team Blair's Bessie hen a real champion and if he was still in game she would score this year without a doubt

dal2 · March 20, 2016

Hard to come by

ALF · March 20, 2016

When a pigeon hits the landing board and brings a tear to your eye - that's a champion.

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Hard to come by

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Mossgiel · March 20, 2016

Davy Jamiesons great hen Rosary Beads for its Top Performances from 600 mls
Gus Powers good hen 1st and 2nd open Gold Cup
Jimmy Dalgliesh s Hoddam Dynamo 1st and 3rd open 500mls
Jim Donaldson s Reims Girl Gold award winner
George and Brian hunters double gold award winner
Every one a CHAMPION

I would add Jock King's hen Mary to this list, having scored 10 times from SNFC / SNRPC channel races. She is also the dam to 1st Open SNFC Clermont winner, Mary's Boy.

eastcoaster · March 20, 2016

I've been in partnership with the brother when we won nearly all races in club and topped fed many times and the feeling when we were 3rd open by only 3 yards from 5500 birds but it don't come close to the feeling of timing on the night from 500 mls 14/16 hours on the wing just to get home that is a champion win or lose .jmo

showman · March 20, 2016

in my opinion there are different champions that breed birds to win in all competitions at all levels then there are champion show birds birds that win in top shows all over this country just my opinion

Very pleased to see you include show pigeons! Not sure if it's still in force, but the British Show Racer Federation at one time had a system of points in place which would result in individual birds being regarded as Champions under BSRF rules. I can assure you any bird awarded Champion status earned it. In our last 2 years of showing we had a Silver Cheq hen who was in the team for these 2 years. 6 shows as YB, 6 as a Yearling. 10 times 1st, and 3 times Best in Show. She was nominated twice to represent NISRF at Blackpool. Didn't send her !

Joe and I never looked on her as anything more than consistent, never a 'Champion'.

Rooster J. Cogburn · March 20, 2016

Hard thing to define. Every loft has it's own champ, which is part of the fun.

A lot of great doos at various distances, the occasional bird at them all. As far as Scottish pigeon racing goes I don't think there has been a performance, before or since, to better that of the great 5 O'clock Rock-bred and raced by pb's Walter Masson.

1st Open SNFC Avranches(622miles) on a velocity of 1107, 125ypm ahead of the runner up-flying 120miles further.