Looking at the results from the NFC and MNFC yesterday it looks like the racing was pretty bruising
Large gaps, plenty of birds still to return
French Racing
Dave & John Staddon in our club had 5/17 yesterday including the section winner but not many around. John said their first 2 birds were soaked. Not surprising as it rained nearly all day over this side of the country. There did seem to be quite a spread of the early birds along the South from Kent to Devon.
May have hit rain in the channel with some going either side of it while the odd ones pushed through.
May have hit rain in the channel with some going either side of it while the odd ones pushed through.
Back just enjoying club racing for the time being.
When I was watching the race unfold I thought there would be no birds clocked to the Northern sections but they proved be wrong. What did get clocked had to put a real shift in 13 & 14 hours. I was more surprised at the poor returns for the shorter flyers? This morning a section N bird was clocked flying 637 miles.
The winning bird was an exceptional performance, it lead the race from start to finish.
1 J 1J R Stokes & Son Cleobury Mortimer GB22C05300 abcdefgjklmnopqvz 5 1 16:18:23 10:3:23 473 miles 1381.412
The winning bird was an exceptional performance, it lead the race from start to finish.
1 J 1J R Stokes & Son Cleobury Mortimer GB22C05300 abcdefgjklmnopqvz 5 1 16:18:23 10:3:23 473 miles 1381.412
It does make you wonder why like you say some birds can put up great performances, when birds flying shorter distances can even get home? And the greater the area the birds have to race too, the less of a race it really is.
Doesn't make me wonder - it happens all the time
Some shorter flying birds get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some further flying pigeons get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some people are blinded by the distance flown, but it doesn't always make the shorter fliying pigeons inferior to them
Some shorter flying birds get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some further flying pigeons get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some people are blinded by the distance flown, but it doesn't always make the shorter fliying pigeons inferior to them
I don't think it's blinded by distance Mike, if a further flyer clocks before the shorter flyers then their birds are inferior. I recall a Southern flyer saying Brian Denney only clocked once because of a South wind? Brian had clocked before this flyer got an arrival. And this flyer fail to grasp his birds were flying in the same wind.MIL wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:18 pm Doesn't make me wonder - it happens all the time
Some shorter flying birds get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some further flying pigeons get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some people are blinded by the distance flown, but it doesn't always make the shorter fliying pigeons inferior to them
Both in distance & sprint races if the shorter flyer doesn't clock first what makes you think their birds aren't inferior? Even if you are beaten by a fancier flying further you should still clock in before him.
ExactlyMIL wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:18 pm Doesn't make me wonder - it happens all the time
Some shorter flying birds get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some further flying pigeons get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some people are blinded by the distance flown, but it doesn't always make the shorter fliying pigeons inferior to them
Why did you base your stock team on southern pigeons King the ones that you sell ybs fromking wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:33 pmI don't think it's blinded by distance Mike, if a further flyer clocks before the shorter flyers then their birds are inferior. I recall a Southern flyer saying Brian Denney only clocked once because of a South wind? Brian had clocked before this flyer got an arrival. And this flyer fail to grasp his birds were flying in the same wind.MIL wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 3:18 pm Doesn't make me wonder - it happens all the time
Some shorter flying birds get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some further flying pigeons get in and put up great performances, some do not
Some people are blinded by the distance flown, but it doesn't always make the shorter fliying pigeons inferior to them
Both in distance & sprint races if the shorter flyer doesn't clock first what makes you think their birds aren't inferior? Even if you are beaten by a fancier flying further you should still clock in before him.
I think it's in your DNA King to get turned on by pigeons flying longer distances - sometimes they are the best birds in the race - but sometimes pigeons flying shorter can also be the better pigeon if the conditions favour the further flier