Memory Lane

[Champbourke08]

Yes he was a very good bird and that 3 1st and 1 second was just in one season !!!

[Champbourke08]

There's definitely been 100 at your loft mike

[Champbourke08]

[If i remember right portland bill won 3 1st and a 2nd in stretton f c (phil told me to put this) portland bill was going to make it 4 first but dad put a stop to him doing that ]

"Billy" is one of the best birds to race from the Coast into Stretton/Burton

He was a good 'un.
[/quote we had the best cock out of bill says phil]

[Champbourke08]

Any thing that made your stock loft was good

[CHARLTON34]

Was there ever a mosaic coloured cock or hen that was good racing or a prolific breeder back then or from recent times.

[Champbourke08]

How many did he go on to win boss

[Champbourke08]

Was pitbull queen paired to you when she was 5 mins clear or did she have a cock then?

[Champbourke08]

That's a good un

[CHARLTON34]

Eisenhower

He was a son of Shadow x Saffron and therefore a 1/2 brother to both Assassin and Pale Rider

M & D bought him back from the Dave Blenkhorn sale for £9500

He went on to breed many a winner through numerous generations including




1st National Angers 5,977 birds

1st London South East Classic 2,100 birds

1st London South East Classic 1,112 birds

1st Open 6,815 birds

1st Open 6,474 birds

1st Open 6,387 birds

1st Open 6,058 birds

3rd Million Dollar Final 2012

I had forgotten about him so many class pigeons, I remember I went to an auction at the Tipton Sport Academy probably around 2007, the hall was packed M &D Evans was there, the lots all made good money.

[CHARLTON34]

What was this one any good mike

Dug out "Merlin's" race record for you Jack

“Merlin” was a winner of 1st Kingsdown, 1st West Bay, 1st West Bay, 1st Wincanton, 2nd Bath, 2nd Lulworth, 2nd Portland, 2nd Newbury, 2nd Newbury (2,814 birds) 3rd Lulworth (1,462 birds), 4th Windrush, 5th Bath, 5th Wincanton, 5th Kingsdown (3,662 birds), 7th Portland, 12th Fed 2,380 birds, 14th Fed 2,000 birds, 11th Wincanton 6,108 birds, 25th Open MCC Portland etc

That's a very impressive record especially as some of those liberation sites aren't the best for BOP.
Then they will have to come up over the Mendip Hills not easy at all.