F Black & Son, Downpatrick -
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:01 pm
F Black & Son (Downpatrick)
Roy Connor sent me some details and photos of a top racing loft in County Down, F Black & Son who race with East Down Combine, NIPA and INFC have recorded a top performance list going right through to France.
6th NIPA Sect F St Malo OB Derby, 2nd NIPA Sect F Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st NIPA Sect F Penzance Old Birds, 4th Open EDC Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st & 2nd Open EDC Talbenny YB Derby, 5th Open NIPA Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st Open East Down Combine Fermoy, 1st NIPA Sect F Portland OB Nat, 3rd & 5th Open Skibbereen YB Derby, 21st Open NIPA Dinard OB Derby, 21st Open NIPA Talbenny YB Derby, 17th Open INFC Kings Cup Rennes, 32nd Open INFC Kings Cup Redon (16 hours on wing), 37th Open INFC Kings Cup Rennes, 1st Sect & 2nd Open Nenagh (26,000 birds), 3rd Open East Down Combine Skibbereen, 2nd Sect & 5th Open NIPA Skibbereen, 21st North Sect & 97th Open INFC Skibbereen YB Nat this year.
The family of birds are the old Walkingshaw and Busschaerts and more recently stock from Crombie & Mechan proved to be top class. These are mainly Blue Grizzle’s. F Black & Son are one of the most consistent lofts in this area. Roy said they never seem to fail, but somehow haven’t been noticed. Sorry it took me some time to have this covered.
Gerry Black and Tom Black with two super Grizzle birds. A full sister to Shawhill Prince and the other a g/dtr who was timed from France recently to win 92nd Open St Malo. These Grizzle birds were passed on to the Blacks through the late Dale Newcombe when he was closing down.
Grizzle Hen, three times France.
Eye of the Grizzle hen, flown France three times.
Gerry Black holding the good Grizzle hen.
Blue Cheq hen timed at 5.25am second day from St malo in thick fog.
Eye of the St Malo Cheq hen.
Tom Black holding the St Malo hen, timed early on the second day.
Cheq cock timed in the Yearling Nat 2010.
Roy Connor sent me some details and photos of a top racing loft in County Down, F Black & Son who race with East Down Combine, NIPA and INFC have recorded a top performance list going right through to France.
6th NIPA Sect F St Malo OB Derby, 2nd NIPA Sect F Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st NIPA Sect F Penzance Old Birds, 4th Open EDC Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st & 2nd Open EDC Talbenny YB Derby, 5th Open NIPA Skibbereen OB Derby, 1st Open East Down Combine Fermoy, 1st NIPA Sect F Portland OB Nat, 3rd & 5th Open Skibbereen YB Derby, 21st Open NIPA Dinard OB Derby, 21st Open NIPA Talbenny YB Derby, 17th Open INFC Kings Cup Rennes, 32nd Open INFC Kings Cup Redon (16 hours on wing), 37th Open INFC Kings Cup Rennes, 1st Sect & 2nd Open Nenagh (26,000 birds), 3rd Open East Down Combine Skibbereen, 2nd Sect & 5th Open NIPA Skibbereen, 21st North Sect & 97th Open INFC Skibbereen YB Nat this year.
The family of birds are the old Walkingshaw and Busschaerts and more recently stock from Crombie & Mechan proved to be top class. These are mainly Blue Grizzle’s. F Black & Son are one of the most consistent lofts in this area. Roy said they never seem to fail, but somehow haven’t been noticed. Sorry it took me some time to have this covered.
Gerry Black and Tom Black with two super Grizzle birds. A full sister to Shawhill Prince and the other a g/dtr who was timed from France recently to win 92nd Open St Malo. These Grizzle birds were passed on to the Blacks through the late Dale Newcombe when he was closing down.
Grizzle Hen, three times France.
Eye of the Grizzle hen, flown France three times.
Gerry Black holding the good Grizzle hen.
Blue Cheq hen timed at 5.25am second day from St malo in thick fog.
Eye of the St Malo Cheq hen.
Tom Black holding the St Malo hen, timed early on the second day.
Cheq cock timed in the Yearling Nat 2010.