Memory Lane

[goose1]

Nice to look back. Funnily enough couple of week back an ex club member of ours had posted some old bhw and results through a mates door. Hadn't looked at them to Monday first one I picked up was a combine result from 2007, when we were lucky to win it, 278 miles, being 1st,2nd,7th,9th,14th and 21st. Birdage was 2931. Best thing about that race we actually bred the pigeon that was 4th Combine too. Soon as I seen the result could remember it like it was yesterday.

[Buster121]

Very nice bird with impressive result

[goose1]

Lovely looker
You should put up Houdini performances Mike that was some pigeon

Hi Neil

Yea he was a good 'un no doubts about that but I'd be stuck to say who was "best".

In regard of "titles" he would arguably be our best because he won 2nd National Ace Sprint Champion of the UK.

In terms of races won, and Federations won "Eddy" would be our best because he won 11 I think it was and 5 x 1st Federations. All his Club wins were good birdage though - some over 400 birds etc

Some other good ones that spring to mind though were "Gareth Gates", "The Pencil" and "The Assassin"

Gareth won 1st 5,129 birds, 3rd 5,663 birds, 6th 4,650 birds etc.. Had we been on ETS in 2003 that 5,663 birds would've been a 1st not a 3rd - it was simply because I picked a different cock up 1st to win it


"The Pencil" was something like 10 times in the top 10 of the Federation with over 6,000 birds competing each time. He was a good un

"The Assassin" - I stopped him in June as a yearling. He'd won over £2,000 by then including 24th and 25th Open MNFC


Incidentally both "Gareth" and "The Assassin" feature in the breeding of "Eddy"

Happy Days

First class.

[goose1]

Nice to look back. Funnily enough couple of week back an ex club member of ours had posted some old bhw and results through a mates door. Hadn't looked at them to Monday first one I picked up was a combine result from 2007, when we were lucky to win it, 278 miles, being 1st,2nd,7th,9th,14th and 21st. Birdage was 2931. Best thing about that race we actually bred the pigeon that was 4th Combine too. Soon as I seen the result could remember it like it was yesterday.

That’s a lovely result
Stick it on here Goose be good to see

Not into doing stuff like that only mentioned it cos we were down memory lane and I'd literally been looking at the result 2 days earlier:lol: First 2 came together we clocked them 1 second apart on the old T3. We stopped clocking after the 6th pigeon who had been a very good racer and actually only died 2 years ago aged 20. Had it been now on ets we'd have had a fair few more on result that day. Can remember the season well the week before we were actually beaten for the fed on 3rd decimal from 414miles!

[goose1]

Well done Goose

Your main races on now ?

To be honest the inland pigeons haven't done too bad this year considering we've about 3 We've been lucky to stumble across a good hen and she's just about carried us inland. Distance wise it's a bit of a rebuild year, we sent what we thought were a decent team to NFC Sigogne last year 600 plus miles and to be honest we got our pants pulled down. They'd done well at combine level (think 2nd combine was best position) they were decent reliable birds at that level, hopefully we'll learn from it next time we have a go but it won't be this year

[Albert]

Well done Goose

Your main races on now ?

To be honest the inland pigeons haven't done too bad this year considering we've about 3 We've been lucky to stumble across a good hen and she's just about carried us inland. Distance wise it's a bit of a rebuild year, we sent what we thought were a decent team to NFC Sigogne last year 600 plus miles and to be honest we got our pants pulled down. They'd done well at combine level (think 2nd combine was best position) they were decent reliable birds at that level, hopefully we'll learn from it next time we have a go but it won't be this year

That to me is what pigeon racing is about, breeding birds to go the distance, and when you manage to get a good one, especially if it scores a few times, the feeling of achievement is fantastic.

[Buster121]

Very impressive

[Diamond Dave]

WOW!
Fantastic pigeon Mike - I guess birds like that are what we all dream of, certainly me anyway.
I've spent too many hours in the garden just wondering whether or not they will come, let alone wondering if I will miss them going in.
To have that sort of consistency and reliability must give you a huge amount of satisfaction taking your birds to the club on a Friday night and even more taking your clock on a Saturday.

[Buster121]

Another top pair well done

[CHARLTON34]

What an amazing team of pigeons Mike, one to be very proud of not just a won hit wonder, a credit to your skill & mindset in getting performances like that.
Regards Dave.