7. "The Shipston Cock"

   "The Shipston Cock" - 02 - Retired Racer

This pigeon is one of my favorites in the loft. When you look at his results you may think whats so special about him but you have to consider that it was as a broken pigeon he gained these results, and a broken pigeon that never came to his new home first. Ettington is approximately 6 miles east of Stratford upon Avon where he was raced to as a youngster. As a broken pigeon he would never put a foot wrong every training session always coming straight home but once he was in the basket over night he would always return home to Stratford, where my neighbour, who took an interest in the pigeons, would wave a broom at him before he would turn back to Ettington. Had he come home in a straight line he would have won every race listed below, my distances to Stratford were approximately 2 miles longer than in Ettington plus the extra 6 mile east to west. Quite incredible really. I have posted some of his sons results to also show his breeding quality. The feather quality of this pigeon is unreal.

"Shipston Cock "1st Club 144 birds, 2nd Club 184 birds, 2nd Club 208 birds, 3rd Club 184 birds

3rd Club 223 birds, 4th Club 193 birds, 4th Club 111 birds, 15th Fed 620 birds,16th Fed 530 birds.

Some of his Sons Results : No Clubs added yet, these are just Sections and Feds ONLY : 2nd S Section Fed 438 bds, 3rd S Section 845 bds, 4th S Section 844 birds, 4th S Section 631 birds, 5th S Section 723 bds, 5th S Section 817 birds, 5th S Section 805 birds, 7th S Section 608 birds, 7th S Section 726 bds, 7th S Section 726 bds, 5th Fed 2062 bds, 5th Fed 1864 bds, 7th Fed 1966 bds, 9th Fed 1638 bds, 10th Fed 830 birds, 12th Fed 1872 bds, 20th Fed 1966 bds, 15th Section A 129th Open 1592 bds MCC Picauville. A lot of these section and fed results were behind three or four of my own pigeons.