monmouth 16/6/19

3rd and 6th, blow home doing 64mph, hope same wind for channel on saturday

well done on taking 3rd and 6th r/rog ...........good luck for the channel at the weekend

nice one rog atb for the weekend early forecast is for a lite ne wind here on saturday

Well done getting amongst them

Well done Regrog. Blow home or not, it has to be won.

Often wonder about the snipe of 'Paper Bags' could have won that.
Maybe, maybe not … but only if they were in a direct line from liberation to loft. Not if blown a mite off course, that's for sure.
Lets not ever take away any merit the bird deserves.
the nationals do enough of that with their sections!

redrog wrote:

3rd and 6th, blow home    doing 64mph, hope same wind for channel on saturday

Happy for you etc Rog Not my thing thou Blow homes as such but that has little revelance in your back yard I suspect so just enjoy your moment in  time there I suggest.  

Did not fly last weekend. Weather on course excellent tail wind and sun. Here, being on the long end it was fog and rain all day. Winner was 1700 km hour. Not for me. Unless I cross them with fantails! Not usual weather.

halcanada wrote:

Did not fly last weekend. Weather on course excellent tail wind and sun. Here, being on the long end it was fog and rain all day. Winner was 1700 km hour. Not for me. Unless I cross them with fantails! Not usual weather.

Pigeons, being pigeons Hal we all I suggest do our own thing in our own way I suggest & be dammed what others may think about the issue as it all has little revelance on average I suspect/suggest . Most flyers here are well up the road on the training front as such with the first race in just over 2 weeks. Little fat block thou hasn't even put them in a training basket/unit yet & I have had one toss from around 12 miles here .

Old birds here. Not trained this year at all. Have to get the ones that are wired different. There are a few here. Would love to fly the 500 in a few weeks. But a 55 mile to the club then back then to clock off. Not going for it. London club years back won an 8oo mile race. Two hours ahead. Miss those races. But have to be practical. Des Mathys. 200 miler Van Loon. Way ahead. Winning is good! But pleasure also comes from the birds themselves.