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Joe murphy
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Firstly can I THANK all the people who phoned enquiring about my health after reading it in my column last week, this was very kind of everyone and a family also sent me a Get Well Card which was very much appreciated. I also had a lot of requests regarding cutting down my stock pigeons and I’m happy to say that the purchasers are more than happy with the quality of birds they received. I wish them well in the future and hope they continue breeding the quality of pigeons I have had from them. This weekend 2nd June is the first SNFC race from Buckingham so we are going up to Kevin’s once we hear if the birds have been liberated. His team have come into form these past 2 weeks so let’s hope he does well from the national. I spoke to him last night and he is sending 10 birds which is a good entry. Yes we discussed the Space Weather forecast hence he is not putting all his birds into this first race. Good luck to all who compete and let us hope we get a good race and returns are good for the remainder of the season.
Results
Arbroath RPC had 6 members sending 124 birds to Newark a distance of 251 miles, the Federation convoy of 560 birds were liberated into a north east wind at 10-45am. First and 3rd club is Kevin J Murphy with the winner a roundabout hen, she is from a Billy Bilsland cock mated to a Tom & Scott McEwen hen. This hen won 1st prize as a youngster. Kevin’s 2nd bird is a roundabout cock being from a Daniel Aerens mealy cock when mated to a Euro Diamond hen bred by Crammond & Langstaff of Fontwell. Second club are Charlie & Glen Cameron with a 2 year old blue cock that scored at SNFC Bedhampton in 2017. He is from the best of my dad’s bloodlines. Sire was a pigeon who raced well for 6 years himself being from a son of Snowcap winner of 3rd open SNFC Reims when paired to Serendipity a 3 times in the first 20 open in SNFC races. The dam is a daughter of Little Dorrie winner of 3rd open SNFC Reims when paired to a son of Castres of Leon Messiaen.
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