Last year APC Loft sent a single reared pigeon named Maddiston to the SCMDPR which was bred and fed with Jennifers prepared food. An Hour with TEAM HEAGUE by Thomas Miller, North Liverpool Federation. Pembroke YB National by Francis Corcoran - 04-10-21, The New North Road Amalgamation 2 Bird - 04-10-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine - Sleaford Result 25-09-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine News with Sue - 30-09-21, Lanarkshire Champion Loft season 2021 - GWP Macaloney - 29-09-21, Colin Priestman Entire Clearance Sale & Testimonials - 28-09-21, The South West of England Lerwick Club - 28-09-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation. Below are all straight Gordons. Thank you guys so much for allowing me the opportunity to love these birds. 2011'& 2012' Racing Highlights in Heartland Federation, Houben,Flor Engel, Koopman, Van Loon 4-Sale.
Chris Gordon Racing (@Chrisgordonrac1) / Twitter Gordon went on to win 190 races that. Morris Gordon Pigeons Chris Aker, Photographer Here is a brief look at some Morris Gordons and the lofts where they stay. VAT Registration Number: 284 0522 13. Rarely, if ever, will one find the likes of birds such as Josephine (foundation hen) a seventeen (17) time winner 500 miles, or her grand-father, Morris famous #85, who bred sixteen (16) individual 600 mile day birds.
Pigeon Fanciers: Chris Gordon Racing Pigeons The chance to rent an established thoroughbred training base came up in 2007 when Brendan Powell vacated Morestead Farm Stables. Price is $45 plus shipping SOLD. There's a definite trend. Prior to this they will have been doing perhaps half an hour twice a day. George started racing pigeons in Houston in 1961 while he was still in college and became friends with Kenneth Warren who also raced pigeons. APC is best described as a combination pigeon racing and breeding loft housed in a 2 storey 160 foot long by 24 foot wide building which has an attached separately air conditioned 36 foot wide by 40 foot long management working and entertainment facility complete with sitting room, washrooms, kitchen and an office.On a recent visit to Houston here is how a seasoned world traveler and fancier described the APC Loftsimply the nicest loft Ive ever seen. They have a proven racing record at National level for years. Two 5 foot wide pens hold 30 pairs of breeders on rotation standby and an 80 bird race team is managed in 4 separate 12 foot by 5 foot compartments. They had slightly better performances during that period working with the local birds until Kenneth decided to buy some birds from Pierre Dordin based on reports of his performance in Europe.The Dordins were physically different pigeons that won out of turn up to 400 miles for Ken and George. I had given away all but one bird before leaving for North America but there was one bird I had become attached to that I could not part with until the night before leaving which I took to Mr Flemings house hoping he would like to have Dr. Andersons Bricoux. To ask us a question or make an enquiry about a pigeon, contact J.P.S. Pigeons might live until 15, though they only race until they're three or four years old. If you want any guidance on how to upload photos and details, contact This email address is being protected from spambots.
Chris Gordon | Elimar Pigeon Services Limited by Dave Bunker Brierley - 04-02-22, Derby Arona Training Race 6 & 7 - 04-02-22, A TRIBUTE TO WILF REED OF UPPER REDBROOK by Keith Mott, Homers Odyssey - Meeting Updates from INFC, NIPA & RPRA (Irish Region) - 04-02-22, STRETTON FLYING CLUB 2021 PRIZE GIVING by Pete Wightman - 03-02-22, BHW Show of the Year Blackpool 2022, Keith Mott - 01-02-22, John Kirkpatrick the Supreme Pigeon Fancier 1898 -1954 by Joe Murphy PART TWO - 01-02-22, All the latest from Jim Emerton - 26-01-22, From The Chair: Blackpool At Last! George advises that Jos ; had inherited Thomas Peters birds and has time and again made improvements to their racing performances is an inspiration to me to try to emulate to some degree the success Jos amazingly continues to have every year.Having concluded great racing pigeons have a higher probability of breeding good pigeons than good pigeons have I was fortunate to be able to start off in 2001 with top birds from two families which had consistently produced a number of great pigeons for quite a number of years, the Janssen Bros 969 line obtained from Dr Warren/ Mike Ganus and the Thomas Peters / Jos Thone line which I brought in from Belgium. Today, he is totally devoted to extreme long distance flying and breeding thefinest racing pigeons on earth. Price is $45 plus shipping, *AU 21 ARPU 108772 Dark Check/Velvet Cock, Another straight bred Gordon, that picture doesn't do justice. Next year at age 96 a yearling out of the Thone pair placed 16th out of 2800 birds for Andrew Fleming in the Scottish National Race from France.
Pigeons For Sale - Foy's Pet Supplies This gives a better indication of the birds capabilities in different competition. My interest began when I was a country lad at Old Snydale, a village near Pontefract, watching the birds fly around as I went to school. We alot of fun his sions against my team .He has since past on. While only one name is allowed on the trainer's licence, this is very much a partnership, and both are fiercely competitive, as they have been throughout long careers with horses. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Gordon rode out for him every Wednesday and Saturday and 1932, their first season together, started brilliantly with eight winners in the first nine days. We will be adding pigeons to our Online Pigeon Store weekly. George was delighted, Andrew was delighted and they had a wonderful time together and eight years went by until George and I had another opportunity to communicate.Believe it or not George Rankins name did not come up again until this spring when Nikolaas Gyselbrecht asked if I knew anyone in the Houston area. It is not surprising that the scientific method permeates everything that George does, how could it be otherwise for that approach in fact is the habit of a lifetime of training. We want you to be completely satisfied with the pigeon. Jos chose the initial pairings for the birds he sent to George in 2002 and his family of birds have been closely bred in the intervening years.APC Loft has had good racing success cross breeding Thone and Janssen bird. Auction Scroller Will vendors please note that the last payment for 2022 will be on the 22nd Dec with the next payment being on the 6th January. Those wouldn't race anyway. The upper floor is covered by a patented commercial chicken farming plastic grid floor which is low in thermal conductivity and resistant to bacteria growth. Rarely, if ever, will one find the likes of birds such as Josephine (foundation hen) a seventeen (17) time winner 500 miles, or her grand-father, Morris famous #85, who bred sixteen (16) individual 600 mile day birds.
Richards, Gordon - Jockeypedia 3 - Google Sites With many Years experience in the Racing Industry Chris and Jenny have produced countless winners. At this time, we have many pigeons that we have graded as "Foundation Breeders." Good luck to you both but for all that it is worth, my opinion is this, your success is assured and your future Asian customers will thank you for their good fortune!
Hear how he trains his sprinting team for maximum performance and then compare his methods with his winning long distance teams. The Marketing strategy for putting APC Loft on the map and accelerating potential sales of Thone pigeons in North America was taken over by Jennifer who had just earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and unknown to George until Christmas morning 2008 Jennifer and Jos bought Kleine Figo to enhance the APC /Jos Thone connection.
Kalapati Morris Gordon Racing Pigeon | Overall Champion It is interesting to note that the 77429 Zip Code is one of the most affluent zip codes in Harris County. Payment for purchases is easy - all you need to do is click on the PAY ELIMAR button and pay direct. Price is $55 plus shipping SOLD MC, Top quality bird according to my notes wityh what I look for in this family of Gordons. Bird was beautiful and healthy but we realized its nature is such that it needs to fly and be a racing pigeon. We are the NO1 loft in the UK for Rudi De Saer, no other loft in the UK has the quality and quantity from his national winners and top breeders than J.P.S Lofts. Price is $55 plus shipping, Excellent straight Gordon that is mediumm/smaller built and have marked in my notes as a nice bird when photographing birds. Dual purpose racehorse trainer based at Morestead stables in Winchester. The fanciers can enjoy a bit of a party while they wait. Image is holding the sport back. About half the pairings are based on phenotype and pedigree and half are based on race performances of individual birds. George came up with a radically different designed pump which could cut down on oil field mud pump failures and a US patent was applied for based on my design. Take a look inside my Catalog. Rarely, if ever, will one find the likes of birds such as Josephine (foundation hen) a seventeen (17) time winner 500 miles, or her grand-father, Morris . Price is $50 plus shipping, Medium built bird with a pearl eye on on side and chestnut on other. It makes perfect sense to me. One-loft racing, with all pigeons returning to one point, was tried by the Royal Pigeon Racing Association this year. Price is $50 plus shipping, *AU 21 ARPU 108800 Dark Check/Velvet Cock, Straight old line GordonTop that is medium built with an orange/yellow eye. This line is known for its blacks and dark chequer combined with the Osman blood. Black is beautiful.
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Some buyers, usually Taiwanese or Japanese, pay a fair bit of money, 500 upwards, for a winning bird. HAVING won OVER 1,000 FIRST places with racing pigeons in his life, including NATIONAL TITLES, ROBBIE ROBBINS / "NO SWEAT" needs no introduction to the sort. Currently the main goal and focus at APC is an ongoing refinement of high quality families of racing pigeons. Kleine Figo was sent to Jos Thones loft where it is being bred directly to top Thone hens.To date 5 Kleine Figo /Thone birds are in the APC Loft in Houston Texas, Jos has a similar number he works with in Belgium and approximately 30 youngsters have been sold worldwide.The Kleine Figo experience has been positive and it now serves as a model for growth and enhancement of the APC/Thone partnership. Jos Thone was a principal partner in the World Pigeon Center and shortly after George got know Jos the WPC partnership dissolved. Hull & District Federation - Maidstone Results 29-05-21, From The Chair - The season with St Leonards and ST IVES RPC By Chris Williams 28-05-21, The Welsh North Road Federation - 27-05-21, YORKSHIRE MIDDLE ROUTE COMBINENEWS WITH SUE - 27-05-21, Amended - Mid Cheshire Fed - Yeovil OB1 Result - 22-05-21, Lanarkshire Federation - Ripon Race - 27-05-21, From The Chair by Chris Williams - 26-05-21, The South West of England Lerwick Club - 25-05-21, Hull & District Federation - Billericay Result 23-05-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine Billericay Results - 23-05-21, South West Cheshire Fed - Frome OB Result 22-05-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation - 24-05-21, Lanarkshire Federation - Catterick Race - 21-05-21. They are known to perform best in long distance and hard races. My Sions are the nicest looking birds that I ever had. Your new McLaughlin pigeon will be outstanding. They've been bred over centuries for speed. I hold the record for winning the longest distance race in the National Flying Club, 725 miles from Tarbes in France to Yorkshire. The Morris Gordon pigeons have a perch in the world history books for being the premier strain at the distance. - 24-06-21, The New North Road Amalgamation (2Bird) - 24-06-21, From The ChairBy Chris Williams - 23-06-21, The New North Road Amalgamation - 23-06-21, Mid Cheshire Federation Yeovil OB3 Result 19-06-21, North West Classic Club Yelverton Provisional Result 19-06-21, South West Cheshire Federation Sennen Cove OB8 Result 19-06-21, Skibbereen Yearling National Result 19th June 2021, Hull & District Federation - Sleaford Result 19-06-21, INFC Race Report by Homer - Skibbereen OB Nat - 21-06-21, The South West of England Lerwick Club - 18-06-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation - 18-06-21, Lanarkshire News - Melton Mowbray Race - 18-06-21, The New North Road Amalgamation Two Bird - 16-06-21, NIPA Report by Homer Sect A, B, E & H - 16-06-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine News - 16-06-21, East Coast Continental Combine - Brighton Result 12-06-21, Amended - Mid Cheshire Federation Cheltenham OB1 Result 01-05-21, Mid Cheshire Federation Mangotsfield OB2 Result 12-06-21, Hull and District South Road Federation from Jubilee Park on 05-06-21, The Nottingham North Road Federation - 15-06-21, Albert Harley Tribute by Keith Mott - 14-06-21, South West Cheshire Federation Newton Abbot OB 7 Result 12-06-21, From the chair by Chris Williams - 14-06-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation - 14-06-21, Yorkshire Middle Route Combine Brighton Result 12-06-21, Hull South Road Fed Brighton Result - 12-06-21, Lanarkshire Federation-Worksop race & Yearling Derby - 14-06-21, YORKSHIRE MIDDLE ROUTE COMBINENEWS -WITH SUE. The South West of England Lerwick Club - 16-12-21, INFC Friendship National Lamballe Clubs, Feds & Combines Update - 13-12-21, The Nottingham North Road Federation - 13-12-21, Lanarkshire News - Newmains & Cambusnethan/Morningside Trophy winners 2021 - 13-12-21, Pinxton North Road Hs open shows - 13-12-21, ON THE ROAD WITH KEITH MOTT. While some of our birds are for sale, you can always feel free tocontact usabout any birds, or bird genetics, you are interested in.
McLaughlin Lofts | Get Pigeons & Prolific Breeders From Online Store Title. Racing pigeons bear no resemblance to the ordinary birds you see in town centres. Quality comes first. Tuesday, 9 February 2010. If the wind's behind in good weather, they'll go 60mph; against the wind, they'll do about 40mph. George demonstrates swivel capacity of feed trough. Wishing you a safe, healthy and prosperous New Year. A true insight into a true champions winning methods.\r\rSome of Chris Gordon's results include;\r\r11 times 1st section E British Barcelona Club, 5 times 1st section K National Flying Club, Highest prize winner North East 700 mile Club 8 times in the last 9 years, 1998 - 2 RPRA winners.\r\rMore information at www.qvttv.co.uk or http://stores.ebay.co.uk/QVT-Productions George's experiences in the 60,s with Dr. Kenneth Warren were most influential in shaping his current views about breeding racing pigeons. I would always respond that in my youth in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Toronto, neighborhood pool halls (quite seedy at the time and not the greatest moral influence) were quite common and many young boys lost their direction in these facilities. Price is $45 plus shipping, He is medium built with an orange/yellow eye. George decided to start a loft in 2000 with pigeons from Dr. Warren and Jos Thone. Shot with a GoPro at 120fps. Part of the athletic scholarship granted by the University of Houston was that the University would provide assistance finding a summer job for George between semesters. I believed, I inquired a white splash white sion cock, Not sure if he is still available, trying to breed out pure white sions, The Hansenne cock, very handsome, pls keep me posted for a solid. While some of our birds are for sale, you can always feel free to contact us about any birds, or bird genetics .
"Morris Gordons" Sale Page There were 4800 birds entered in the SCMDPR.Gerard Koopman had 70 plus birds in the race, one was named Sheena.Maddiston was in First place after 4 Hot Spots and Sheena was in Second place.The above happenstance is astronomically improbable. Any expectation I had at the outset for future success coming from working with the Janssen and Thone birds was based on past experience and an understanding that family quality and the health of all birds housed together in a pigeon loft affects the amount of success a loft ultimatelyModern racing pigeons tend to be strong backed, hard muscled, tight vented; pin tailed with streamlined apple shaped bodies and have a straight tightly closed throat valve. Over the years, one will find in the record books, countless champion pigeons at the distance with race records unequalled to this day. Large scale commercial and residential development began in Cypress in the early 1980s and totally transformed this once rural area into one of Houstons largest and most desirable communities. VAT Registration Number: 284 0522 13. So my childhood fascination with birds set the stage for my future occupation. At J.P.S. Price is $45 plus shipping SOLD DH, Nice medium built straight Gordon that has a red/gold eye. George decided to start a loft in 2000 with pigeons from Dr. Warren and Jos Thone. He has penned hundreds of articles involving racing pigeons which have been published all over the world. Offspring from a brother and sister and half brother and sister mating from two successful lines when crossed often produce exceptional birds with hybrid vigor which become the next generation of better than good racers. I need a nice sion cock to pair up with my almost white hen. The Gordons grabbed the opportunitywith both hands and they now own the property. Below are all straight Gordons. These pigeons are still cultivated to this day. Three Borders Federation (Meet the officers 2023). Summer shot of the APC loft viewed through the lovely rose garden. Thanks a million times over Pam and Donnie. 31 were here.
Chris Gordon (@chrisgordon68) / Twitter The APC loft design is without a doubt the result of at least 50 years of Georges reading about and thinking about and viewing first had all of the most advanced features intended to ensure a safe and healthy home and then incorporating them into an advanced steel modular design. I was very fortunate in the last year (2017')to acquire some Gordons and was so impressed with them, that I now have a special breeding section set aside just for the Gordons. Most importantly from an aerodynamics standpoint birds wing forms undoubtedly affect the speed and duration of a bird in flight and I have attempted to learn to select birds as being suitable for a given number of flying hours based on their wing forms.Pedigrees are necessary as a starting point when deciding on the selection of racing pigeon breeding stock however breeding from pigeons acquired solely based on their pedigree without consideration of the birds performance or its own breeding ability is risky if one has aspirations of producing better than good racing pigeons.APC Loft breeding selection logic is to: First select breeding pair birds from the same family having similar forms which have demonstrated better than good homing and racing ability. If the first groups offspring are performing better than the second group take this with caution to be an indicator you may be heading in the right direction.Keep testing and verifying your breeding program this way every year.Top performing race birds are bred back to a parent and brother and sister offspring from these matings are used to check type consistency. Chris Gordon Racing Pigeons - UK Masters 4 ukpigeons 5.01K subscribers Subscribe 137 194K views 15 years ago In this programme Rob visits the amazing Chris Gordon's yorkshire racing lofts.. In fact its a disservice to call it a loft al all, because the first floor has a reception area and living room that is as nice as my house, chandelier and all! Along the way George was awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Thayer Engineer of the Year award in 2005 and in that same year George was also the recipient of the US Waterjetting Technologies Pioneer award given for contribution to the High Pressure Waterjetting Industry.George and Jennifer Rankin and their APC Lofts enterprise is strategically placed to play an exceedingly important role in the development of a huge market for racing pigeons in China. The average fancier might keep about 80 birds. A strain which has won the All American Award on five different occasions. Update my worries about letting the birds free-fly are cured. The long distance ones are bred smaller and with a light bone structure for flying up to 850 miles. There is serendipity to it!
Chris Gordon pigeons -PIGEON CHAT Visit the store to purchase an outstanding McLaughlin Lofts pigeon instantly and securely from our site. Lofts, youll find the very best bloodlines and the highest quality pigeons for sale. Jennifer Rankin has the credentials, she has the contacts, she and George have the savvy and yes they have the quality of pigeon which makes their new enterprise a guarantee that all sides will prosper! The race to Birtsmorton, near Malvern, offered 20,000 to the winner, with the release somewhere near Sennen Cove in Cornwall. Mention racing pigeons, and one of the first things that comes to mind is teh famous "Janssen brothers of Arendonk, Belgium" AU 18 AA 27585 Red Check Cock. He has penned hundreds of articles involving racing pigeons which have been publishedall over the world. Hull South Road Federation race from Maidstone on 12th July 2021, The race that change my life by Richard Scott - 09-08-21, The Yorkshire Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire SR Combine - 09-08-21, From The Chair By Chris Williams - 09-08-21, South West Cheshire Federation - Cheltenham YB2 Result 07-08-21, Hull & District Federation - Sleaford YB Result 07-08-21, Burton & South Derbyshire Federation - 09-08-21, Lanarkshire Federation - Dalziel Club Prize winners 2020 - 06-08-21, Mid Cheshire Federation Worcester YB1 Result 31-07-21, Kelso 2 - Lanarkshire Federation - 05-08-21, The Welsh North Road Federation - 05-08-21, The New North Road Amalgamation 2 Bird - 03-08-21, NIPA Report by Homer - Section A, B, E & H- 03-08-21, Updated - South West Cheshire Federation - Cheltenham YB1 Result 31-07-21, Hull & District Federation - Sleaford YB Result 31-07-21, The South West of England Lerwick Club - 02-08-21, Lanarkshire Federation - Kelso 1 Young Bird race - 02-08-21, The Nottingham North Road Federation - 29-07-21, The New North Road Amalgamation 2Bird - 28-07-21, NIPA Report by Homer - Sect A, B, E & H - 27-07-21, East Coast Continental Combine 2021 - Final OB Points.