Fantastic Performance To Orkney From Ypres

[Ian McKay]

Report by Herbert MacKenzie

 

John Buchan's 4 year old hen was timed on the Sunday morning from Ypres at 10.10 hrs. She flew Ypres last year but was out of race time. Her preparation this year saw her go to Beauly (113 mls), Kingussie (135 mls), Dunfermline (201 mls) from where she took 17 hours, Worksop (402 mls) 2nd. Club on V.1629 and she was then sent to Ypres sitting 12 day eggs. She was bred from two yearlings. Her sire was bred from a John Ellis cock of Wellbank Surprise blood, bought at a national sale, when paired to a Peter Patrick hen bought at his clearance sale. She was a half sister to Mary, the Double Gold Award winner. Her dam was a gift youngster from Herbert Mackenzie containing some decent distance blood flying into Orkney from race points such as Hastings (569 mls).

 

John would like to thank Mary Pryde for her assistance in getting the Orkney entries away to the Ypres race.

John's approx distance is 613mls

[geordie1234]

Superb...and here's me with zilch from Ypres no excuses mirror job for me lol

 

Well done John

[showman]

Superb performance, sincerest congrats John.

[THE FIFER]

well done John

[Mattydoos79]

Wow and to show how a pigeon manages to fly all the way up for 600+ miles still amazes me.

[Delboy]

Fantastic achievement

[jast]

very good pigeon, well done

[greenbar]

Well done john, brilliant flying very game bird there.

[blucock]

Well done john, brilliant flying very game bird there.

 

 

Did it not make the result or is John not a member of the SNFC?

[lastdrop]

Unbelievable performance. What a pigeon. Very well done!!!!

[Ryan Hay]

Exceptional flying. Which must rank as one of the toughest routes to fly. Congratulations

[buster151]

Brilliant achievement well done :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[Kyleakin Lofts]

Excellent result. How much of that was flown single up. Must have been over 200 miles.

[Kenny Morrison]

Great pidgeon with the heart to go with it to get home 600+ mls on second morning some doing personally i would be keeping that back for stock absolute amazing doo mate congrats

[abc]

Wel done great performance

[DJL]

Great performance. I am getting a velocity of 817 which would have been 6th North section

[sammy]

:emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping: fantastic well done that man

[eric owenson]

Well done to the both of them.

[Ian McKay]

Did it not make the result or is John not a member of the SNFC?

 

 

Don't think they are in SNFC :emoticon-0179-headbang:

[REDROCKET]

Yes not all just about the pigeon it's the team that makes a success well done.

[W.D.]

Brilliant

[paddymac]

Brilliant performance, well done John :emoticon-0137-clapping:

[daviedoo22]

Fantastic achievement John!! Your pigeon in my opinion has covered some amount of water to get her when you did. Think the final stretch is approx 80mls from the Moray coast to Orkney. Well done to you and your pigeon.

[Deveron Lad]

Well done what an achievement fantastic preparation and a game doo

[dkj]

Superb performance,