It's a tough old game.

[Murray]

You can understand how one could become discouraged racing pigeons.

I enjoyed spending several months educating a small team of young birds.After adding and subtracting I had a kit of ten that I would have lined up against anyone
First race was last Sunday, on the Saturday I had one sore in the wings after dropping it's 10th flights. So there's nine.
I was pleased with my 'kids', we are a long way out of town but mine went very well. The final, final result was 5 flyers sent pigeons, 4 got pigeons in race time, and one of ours won it by 130 metres per minute.
But. I lost one, and one came back with all the signs of having been chased into a wire. Feathers off it's breast and carrying a leg. So now I'm down to seven. I fear she may have been the lucky one. The hawk probably got the other one.
Then, I have a small blue bar that was really bred for stock, has had all the tosses and came zooming home from the race. So I need to stop it before it becomes a hawk's lunch.
The one that dropped both it's outside flights is still not even half way up on them no matter how hard I try to kid myself.
So I might have six to go on Saturday, unless the wheels fall off something else

[Devo1956]

Murray, am i thinking right here, the last lib point for the race. The youngsters that you sent, would be racing on a different racing line to the other 4 members of the club?

[Murray]

No.
The line from Minyip to Bendigo goes through about one mile north of our loft. So if ours were going 979 metres and the next two were going 849 and 829, ours were going much quicker.

[Devo1956]

No.
The line from Minyip to Bendigo goes through about one mile north of our loft. So if ours were going 979 metres and the next two were going 849 and 829, ours were going much quicker.

Right I understand from Minyip, I guess I will get a better idea as distances increase Murray.

[Murray]

No.
The line from Minyip to Bendigo goes through about one mile north of our loft. So if ours were going 979 metres and the next two were going 849 and 829, ours were going much quicker.

Right I understand from Minyip, I guess I will get a better idea as distances increase Murray.

Yes, Devo.
We won the first race despite being in a position that should have made it unlikely.
We have a few on the sidelines but the rest have taken a benefit from the experience.
As the races get longer from next week our pigeons should be better placed to win.
But when you are already winning, I'm not quite sure how you can improve on that?

[Devo1956]

No.
The line from Minyip to Bendigo goes through about one mile north of our loft. So if ours were going 979 metres and the next two were going 849 and 829, ours were going much quicker.

Right I understand from Minyip, I guess I will get a better idea as distances increase Murray.

Yes, Devo.
We won the first race despite being in a position that should have made it unlikely.
We have a few on the sidelines but the rest have taken a benefit from the experience.
As the races get longer from next week our pigeons should be better placed to win.
But when you are already winning, I'm not quite sure how you can improve on that?

Just carry on what you are doing Murray, you know the youngsters well. I am sure you will take all into account now distance goes up, well done mate.

[Murray]