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♦️The History of a World-Famous Strain – Part 4 Emiel & André Denys THE DONATION – 1958 FROM CATTRYSSE The pigeon purchased at the charity auction held by “Union” Gistel could be exchanged for a youngster from the second round at the lofts of the grandmasters from Moere. Camiel was accompanied by his eldest son, Mieltje, who was becoming a true pigeon enthusiast. He idolized the Cattrysse Brothers and André Vanbruaene. Mieltje, born on August 11, 1946, was the eldest of his generation and had Emiel Sr. as his godfather. From a young age, he helped his grandfather care for the pigeons. During the difficult years of 1956–1957, Mieltje would begin his day by serving Holy Mass at 6 a.m. in the convent of Gistel, followed by cleaning the lofts. To this day, many fanciers in the Gistel region still refer to the now 50-year-old Emiel as “Mieltje.” At the Cattrysse lofts, they were allowed to choose a youngster from the second round, though not from the most famous breeders. Camiel picked a blue youngster—not much to look at, but from strong bloodlines. Its ring number was 3101595/58. It was bred from two yearlings: the father, 129/57 “Son Erkul,” was a son of the legendary “87.” The mother, 109/57, was either a daughter or granddaughter of the famed “45” via “Vooruit.” The youngster grew into a cock bird and was named “Sprinter.” As a young bird, he was trained with great care, though he always had a dirty nose. If he hadn’t come directly from the Cattrysse lofts, he probably would have ended up in his mother’s soup pot. As a yearling, he was raced as far as Orléans. He was paired with a daughter of Kaers, 3208806/56, a granddaughter of “Coppi.” In 1959, some of their offspring were ringed, including “Hengst” (3140832/59) and “Simpson” (3283720/59). These two were carefully raced as yearlings in 1960, and from 1961 onwards, they achieved top results from Dourdan to Royan. They also raced from Périgueux. “Simpson” continued racing until the age of nine. Meanwhile, their father, the “Sprinter,” was entered in longer-distance races. In 1960, during a National race from Angoulême—released midweek in freezing northern winds—he returned two days later, looking like an old man. That same race was won by the “90” of the Cattrysse Brothers, who later became the foundation bird of the Vereecke loft. The “Sprinter” and the other pigeons that returned late from that grueling race were given to a customer in Brecht. But as mentioned, his sons began to show their worth the following year. At the end of 1962, the “Sprinter” was brought back to the home loft and again paired with the “Daughter Kaers.” In 1963, they produced a series of outstanding racers and breeders. In the winter of 1963–1964, the “Sprinter” died—a bird with fragile health, but extraordinary hereditary qualities. To be continued

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2nd Sec B 3rd Open A S Thomson & Son Port Seton. 2nd Section B & 3rd Open was A S Thomson and son, Port Seton , Sinclair and Sinclair junior are without doubt one of the best lofts in Scotland sporting a remarkable record of national and federation success over the years, this 2 year old cock had all races up to Kettering then into Billericay ,bred in the purple as they say, sire Blue 40 winner of 10 SNFC prizes Taylor Bros Van Dorp dam dark chec 30 daughter of Mr Consistency (17 SNFC prizes when pair to their great hen Seton Queen Dewar Trophy winner

I have 5 corridor drinker stands ready to be Posted due to someone ordering them then didn’t pay normally £25 each Can take the 5 for £100 plus p&p come with the plastic water dishes Becoming a regular thing people Ordering then don’t pay 🤷‍♂️ 🔴 all sold

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Copied from Facebook Apologies everyone Busy day would be an understatement but all now in place for fonterey-sur-ere Update on our gold cup alencon pigeons After a good crossing there was a longer than usual turnaround with French authorities as they were so busy However videos of birds being watered fed and French vets checking ring numbers of birds in crate that they asked to be taken off lorry All 💯 They then secured the lid with a cable tie and allowed the lorry 🚚 to continue to Alencon Well done Joe and Malcolm driver/ Convoyer for speaking to locals on site with use of voice translation app on their phones and getting tank filled with fresh water 💧 😂 brilliant lads 🇫🇷👏👏👏 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Copied from Facebook NATIONAL WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔈 A massive congratulations to Robert Walker, winning 1st sec B 1st Open from our first inland national of the year 🏆👏🏻. A few word from Robert.. Sire is a cock from George McLean dam he a from dougie barns from fife through Tom gilbertson pigeons He was bred by S&S Tierney Edinburgh his full brother in 2021 was best yearling in Scotland winning the karadale trophy also going on to win a silver medal snfc I’ve named the cock Stubsys Bib after Stubsy obviously he was 16 open Reading snfc 4weeks ago then came to win 1st club 1region B 1st east section 1st open On a tough day

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Copied from Facebook 26/06/25 ARRAS CHANNEL RACE WITH UNC A reminder that fanciers have until Monday 7th of July to be able to send to this race. Contact D McArthur (contact details below) with the following, CPH number, £10 affiliation fee for UNC and an estimate of how many pigeons you intent on sending thanks snrpc.secretary@hotmail.co.uk Davie - 07578 163066 Thanks SNRPC

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Posted by Steve Taylor of Aberdeen NL.24-8187539 any takers?