Yesterday we had the final race in this years National Flying Club programme - the Falaise Youngbird National and just like the rest of the season racing the channel a tough race was on the cards.
The birds were liberated at 7.00am with east north east winds predicted on the journey home.
We originally entered 50 for this race but looking at the forecasts during the week we decided to reduce that down to a team of 29 as the conditions looked tricky for youngsters and there is always a risk that they won’t cross due to their inexperience.
We decided it would be possible to do 45mph if they hit on so we started looking at the lofts around 11.00am.
At 11.37 a little cheq pied hen hit the loft and after a short wait entered the loft to provisionally score 1st Section, 3rd National. She finished the 178 mile course with a velocity of 1137 ypm.
Mark had been telling us all morning he fancied this pied hen but when he pooled his pigeons picked the wrong ring number!
With another 3 ybs at 11.56, 12.53 and 12.57 it looks like we will take the first 4 in the section.
The breeding of our first 4 are as follows:
1 - GB24N53180
Sire is a son of Marc Pollins ‘Bruce’ 1st National St Vincent
Dam is a daughter of ‘Supreme Junior’ 1st National BICC Pau when paired to a daughter of ‘Southfield Supreme’ 1st International Dax 17,416b.
2 - GB24N53240
Sire is a son of C & G Koopmans ‘Amano Alzina’ and G & S Verkerks ‘Fire Eyes x Flying Wonder’ the parents of our 1st Section, 2nd National NFC Messac 4,563b 2024.
Dam is a daughter of ‘Rolex’ 1st National NFC Saintes 2015 for Crammond and Langstaff paired to our Leideman hen ‘Liebling’ the dam of our 2nd UK, 28th Open (1st drop) Pattaya Int PR Final (530km) 5,854b 2024.
3 - GB24N53102
Sire is a son of ‘Rolex’ 1st National Saintes 2015 paired to a sister of Gino Clicque’s 2nd National Argenton.
The dam is a yearling hen bought as part of a racing kit from the Van Laer brothers of Belgium.
4 - GB24N53276
Sire is a son of J Hooymans ‘New Harry’ and the father of our 2nd UK, 28th Open (1st drop) Pattaya Int PR Final (530km) 5,854b 2024.
Dam is a daughter of Gino Clicque’s ‘Golden Prince’ 1st National Ace KBDB LD when paired to ‘Boxster’
With the race being more difficult than expected yesterday and everybody struggling we were pleased to get 14/29 on the day. We have already had a couple return early this morning so fingers crossed everyone waiting for their pigeons get better returns today.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Gower for winning the National on a very trying day.
The birds were liberated at 7.00am with east north east winds predicted on the journey home.
We originally entered 50 for this race but looking at the forecasts during the week we decided to reduce that down to a team of 29 as the conditions looked tricky for youngsters and there is always a risk that they won’t cross due to their inexperience.
We decided it would be possible to do 45mph if they hit on so we started looking at the lofts around 11.00am.
At 11.37 a little cheq pied hen hit the loft and after a short wait entered the loft to provisionally score 1st Section, 3rd National. She finished the 178 mile course with a velocity of 1137 ypm.
Mark had been telling us all morning he fancied this pied hen but when he pooled his pigeons picked the wrong ring number!
With another 3 ybs at 11.56, 12.53 and 12.57 it looks like we will take the first 4 in the section.
The breeding of our first 4 are as follows:
1 - GB24N53180
Sire is a son of Marc Pollins ‘Bruce’ 1st National St Vincent
Dam is a daughter of ‘Supreme Junior’ 1st National BICC Pau when paired to a daughter of ‘Southfield Supreme’ 1st International Dax 17,416b.
2 - GB24N53240
Sire is a son of C & G Koopmans ‘Amano Alzina’ and G & S Verkerks ‘Fire Eyes x Flying Wonder’ the parents of our 1st Section, 2nd National NFC Messac 4,563b 2024.
Dam is a daughter of ‘Rolex’ 1st National NFC Saintes 2015 for Crammond and Langstaff paired to our Leideman hen ‘Liebling’ the dam of our 2nd UK, 28th Open (1st drop) Pattaya Int PR Final (530km) 5,854b 2024.
3 - GB24N53102
Sire is a son of ‘Rolex’ 1st National Saintes 2015 paired to a sister of Gino Clicque’s 2nd National Argenton.
The dam is a yearling hen bought as part of a racing kit from the Van Laer brothers of Belgium.
4 - GB24N53276
Sire is a son of J Hooymans ‘New Harry’ and the father of our 2nd UK, 28th Open (1st drop) Pattaya Int PR Final (530km) 5,854b 2024.
Dam is a daughter of Gino Clicque’s ‘Golden Prince’ 1st National Ace KBDB LD when paired to ‘Boxster’
With the race being more difficult than expected yesterday and everybody struggling we were pleased to get 14/29 on the day. We have already had a couple return early this morning so fingers crossed everyone waiting for their pigeons get better returns today.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Gower for winning the National on a very trying day.
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