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| Two of the Greatest Pigeons to race in the SNFC
‘Fortune Lady’ & ‘Kingdom Spirit’
I have been working on accumulating details on two of the Greatest Pigeons ever to race into Scotland. I know this is a strong statement to make but I hope when you have read this article you will agree with me that these 2 birds are truly exceptional. The first Scottish National Flying Club race was flown in 1894 and throughout this historical time there have been some truly outstanding pigeons that hav...
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| Joe Murphy’s Seven of the Best -Part 3
George Rankin & son Gareth’s Old Grizzle Hen
I had hoped that this story could have been covered in three parts, however the more I
worked on it and the more information I detected, it was obvious this could not be done.
Hence part three, is dedicated exclusively to the Old Grizzle Hen SU83 L 11945 raced by
George and Gareth Rankin of Blantyre in Lanarkshire, as I feel she is worth the space in
the press. I want fanciers to enjoy reading about t...
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Articles by Keith Mott and Chris Sutton
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| The Joe Murphy’s Column
Seven of the Best Part 2 (First Published in 2004)
Re-Typed February 2022
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Tom McEwen’s Marlene’s Boy
The next two pigeons in my story are both related- Marlene’s Boy and Fortune
Lady are both grandchildren of Tom McEwen’s 4th open SNFC Rennes winner.
Let start at the beginning; Tom McEwen flew in partnership with his late father
and his brother Archie as McEwen & Sons in Elphinstone Homing Society. They
had a very good blue hen wheat was bred down ...
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