Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
782 posts
Aug 28, 2006
11:11 AM
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Region 1C is scheduled to fly the Fall Fly Sept. 8th,9th & 10th. Brian Middaugh is doing us the Honors of judging us.
Anyone else got their schedule yet? David
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
702 posts
Aug 28, 2006
11:35 AM
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We are flying the first weekend of Oct. 7-10 according to our RD. No idea who the judge will be though.
Brian.
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motherlodelofts
888 posts
Aug 28, 2006
3:15 PM
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Oct 6-8th , I'll be in Hawaii though, Keven Naylor will be flying mine.
Scott
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Alohazona
180 posts
Aug 28, 2006
3:21 PM
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Still up in the air.Our finals slot will be either Nov.1-3 or 13-15th.I think Tom has been in contact with Ivan for judging.Thanks for posting about the Fall fly,reminded us to get on the Ball,Cliff that is,LOL....Aloha,Todd
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dave
138 posts
Aug 28, 2006
3:27 PM
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We will be flying Sept. 23&24 and Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
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tapp
121 posts
Aug 28, 2006
4:30 PM
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I fly Sept 8th at 1pm 11 bird. In southern Michigan.
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Tapp
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maxspin
46 posts
Aug 29, 2006
6:18 AM
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Western Washington flies 9/15-9/18. Oregon flies 9/22-9/24. I will fly my 20 bird team on the 15th and my 11 bird team on the 18th.
Keith Maxwell
Last Edited by maxspin on Aug 29, 2006 6:19 AM
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RO
20 posts
Aug 29, 2006
6:22 AM
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Still have'nt received any info on the So.Cali high desert at all.
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mammoth hill lofts
12 posts
Aug 29, 2006
7:53 AM
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New England will be flying Sept. 28th to Oct. 2nd.......Dr. John Antonelli will do the honors! Mark
Last Edited by mammoth hill lofts on Aug 29, 2006 7:54 AM
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
783 posts
Aug 29, 2006
11:06 AM
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Keith.Is Brian Middaugh judging you fellows too? David
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maxspin
47 posts
Aug 29, 2006
11:27 AM
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Yes Brian will be juging us as well. He will be going coast to coast.
Keith
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
784 posts
Aug 29, 2006
11:36 AM
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Makes me tired just thinking about it.He must love the Hobby is all I can say. David
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
706 posts
Aug 29, 2006
12:53 PM
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RO, go to NBRConline.com, click on Directors, then go down and email both George Ruiz in 9A and Marshall Duncan in 9D. It all depends on where you are in the high desert. If you have never flown in this fly before, you need to reach out to the RDs so they know you exist and are interested.
Brian.
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3757
78 posts
Aug 29, 2006
1:01 PM
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Are non NBRC members allowed to fly? I know that my membership is past due.
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
707 posts
Aug 29, 2006
1:44 PM
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Easy to fix LaRon.....pay up sucka!!!....lol.
Yes it is for NBRC members only, flyers must be a paid member though I am certain there are more than a few non-members who manage to slip through the cracks. I know some who have. Its the RDs job to insure the participants are paid members.
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
708 posts
Aug 29, 2006
4:06 PM
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RO, nothing has been sent out yet, at least not in our region.
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3757
79 posts
Aug 29, 2006
9:10 PM
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Thanks Brian!
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Hector Coya
15 posts
Aug 29, 2006
10:02 PM
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area 9-A Los angeles to Pomona is flying 9/3
good luck to all,Hector Coya
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parlorfancier916
147 posts
Aug 29, 2006
10:10 PM
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well you guys good luck, oh yea tell the birds I said that too, haha j/k. It ain't about luck in this contest, it's about roll, so you guys and pigeons, good rolls hahaha I'll see you guys some what later in the future, but not this year...
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
791 posts
Sep 11, 2006
2:35 AM
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Region 1C finished up our Fall Fly yesterday.Brian Middaugh honored us with his judging.I havn't got all the results but Your's Truly was Blessed to win the 11 bird fly with 146 points.Scotty Rice was a very close Second Place with 143.Some fellow(Don ?) in the Baltimore,Md. area won the 20 bird fly with 360 something points.When I get the complete results I will let everyone know.
I got to meet Scotty Rice after 5 years and he is one heck of a nice fellow.We all know Scotty is the fellow to beat every year.LOL.Great fellow to be around and someday I am going to get the chance to pick his brain about rollers.
I know we all had a Grand time and Brian told me yesterday that he hated to leave us.
Brian had worked four 16 hour days last week just so he could get off work and drive 9 hours to get to my place,catch a couple hours sleep and then start judging our region.3 days judging Region 1C then heading back home to work four more 16 hour days before heading to the Northwest to spend 10 days judging Oregon & Washington this coming weekend.I asked Brian what posessed a man to do all this for nothing.He said he loved the Hobby and meeting everyone.I know these Judges and others that work hard to keep this Hobby going sure don't get the Credit they deserve.
Now its try and get the birds regrouped and ready for the Finals on Oct. 14th.I am Anxious to meet another Great Judge Don Simpson.I just hope this year the birds don't come out of the kit box acting like Buzzards.David
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
792 posts
Sep 11, 2006
10:40 AM
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Just got the fly results from Elric. David
11 bird
David Strait 139 + 7 bonus 146
Scotty Rice 143 143
David Strait II 51 51
Ron Rehban 33 33
Scotty Rice II 32 32
Mike Brecht 19 19
Merle Starr 6 + 1 bonus 7
Nan Davis 0 0
Elric Jenkins DQ DQ
Mike Brecht II DNF DNF
20 bird
Don Glenn 7,5,9,9,8,6,5,5,7,7,5,5,5,7,5,10,10,11,6,8,5,7,5........5-9= 126 10-14= 62 Q 1.4 D 1.4 tot=368.48
Steve Agent II 7,8,5,5,6,5,5,6,5,9,7 5-9= 68 Q 1.4 D 1.4 tot=133.28
Nan Davis 5,6,8,5,8,5,6,6,6,6 5-9=61 Q 1.3 D1.3 tot=103.09
Steve Agent I 5,7,6,5,5,7,5,7, 5-9=47 Q 1.3 D1.5 tot=77.55
Sam Saieva 5,5,6,5,5,5,5 5-9=36 Q 1.2 D1.1 tot=47.52
Don Glenn II 0 tot=0
Ron Rebhan 0 tot=0
Karl Hayes DQ
Elric Jenkins DQ
Tony Rill DNF
Merle Starr II DNF
Thanks so much to our area flyers and good luck for next time.
Elric Jenkins
RD 1C
Congrats!
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John
20 posts
Sep 11, 2006
10:48 AM
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David,
The guy Don who won your region is Don Glenn and Steve Agent came in second place. You can read a little about both of these guys in your current bulletin.I took trip out there this summer and saw some very nice kits. I wrote an article about them in the bulletin.The guys from Maryland True Spinners(MTS)should be able to be very competitive in this region.
John Moore
Last Edited by John on Sep 13, 2006 1:34 AM
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Alohazona
188 posts
Sep 11, 2006
3:37 PM
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David,Nice scores, congrats,I always have my hands up in the air for ya!!!!...Aloha,Todd
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Ballrollers
445 posts
Sep 12, 2006
2:05 PM
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Congratulations, David! Two years in a row! I knew your birds had the real deal when I saw them last month. Let's hear it for them color birds!! LOL! (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)
YITS,
Cliff
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
793 posts
Sep 12, 2006
3:15 PM
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Thanks for the Congrats fellows.I will take the win but Scotty Rice and his birds deserve to be in the winners circle too.This one came down to a one bird roll.Maybe next year we can come up with enough flyers to have 2 Qualifiers in the 11 bird fly.Our region is growing and we all are having a lot of fun along the way.David
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rollerpigeon1963
100 posts
Sep 12, 2006
7:43 PM
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David,
Again congrats on a job well done. That is why we have these flys! the best man/kit that day wins. David thanks for the great time at your place. I can't wait to get back up there. I met some great people while I was up there. I didn't want to leave thats how much fun I had. We didn't have to work the long hours today, we got rained out at 6pm. Suppose to rain in the morning too. Again David thanks for the great company....
John,
Don Glenn has Steve's birds. their entire club has the same family. And it is a super club to belong to. Steve and the guys have made a name for themselves and should be proud. I talked to Steve and Don over lunch while I was up there. These two guys are great rollermen. And seems to be very open and honest.
Steve got a fly time that wasn't the best. It was very hot, humid, and bright sun and it showed. By the time we got to Don's a cloud had covered the sun and made it a lot cooler. And Dons birds performed, hitting 23 breaks and two to three 1/2 turns or better.
Best of luck your good friend
Brian Middaugh
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John
21 posts
Sep 13, 2006
1:31 AM
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Brian,
Myself and Rod Fomby was there in May.We stayed for 3 days and had a chance to meet all the guys in there club and see them fly. They all put up some nice kits.We also had the pleasure of meeting Elric Jenkins, Nan Jenkins and Ray Fleming of Texas.The guys from MTS are doing some good things and have some very nice birds. The kit Don flew when we where there broke close to 40 times, Rod was the judge and was the score keeper and I got tired of writting (LOL). We are both flying birds from Steve. We had a chance to pick some birds out of the air after watching them fly for a few days. We thought we picked the best and the next day something else would show it self.
Rod took first place in the club with them last year and also qualifed for the fall fly the first year flying them.
I'm in first place this year with one fly left(Saturday). This is my second year of flying them.
John Moore
Last Edited by John on Sep 13, 2006 1:32 AM
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motherlodelofts
897 posts
Sep 13, 2006
12:52 PM
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Good job Dave !!!!!
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
794 posts
Sep 13, 2006
3:20 PM
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Thanks Scott.I love winning but the real pleasure is meeting everyone and learning more about these little rollers.I know we had a Grand time this past weekend.Sure I had another bad case of heart thumping,nail biting,not breathing fly but when they said 15 minutes I finally started calming down.LOL.But its like Hunting & Fishing if I can't feel the Rush I may as well quit.
It never rained here for over 3 weeks and then last week we had 2 days of rain and then 2 days of fog.Talk about throwing everything off.But you know all about how it goes.LOL.David
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
795 posts
Sep 15, 2006
3:43 AM
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Keith.Good Luck in your fly today.Let us know how you make out. David
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
796 posts
Sep 15, 2006
3:53 AM
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John.That waiting untill the last flyer flys is sure hard on the nervous system.LOL.Let us know if you are able to hold on to First.What region are you in?
Don't look like there is many on this forum that Competes in the Fall Fly or just to busy to post.LOL. David
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John
22 posts
Sep 15, 2006
12:53 PM
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David,
First let me congratulate you on your qualifying.I fly in region 9A. It's been tough trying to keep these guys at bay and hold on to first. It's real close and will come down to tomorrow. I just hope I can get by with out a falcon attack.I flew the fall fly last weekend and had an attack 4 minutes into the fly.I was able to keep the 30 points they scored in the 4 minutes. I flew in the morning and didn't see the birds until just before dark. I have another shot at it because I paid for two kits. I have a young kit that's looking pretty good so I'll try them and hopefully they will have a little better luck than my first kit.I'll let you know what happens tomorrow.
Did you have a chance to see the guys from Maryland fly? if so what did you think about the birds?
John
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
797 posts
Sep 15, 2006
2:27 PM
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John.No I can't travel that far anymore.They are probably 2-1/2 hours East of me.I would like to have seen their birds.I have heard for some time that they have good rollers.Norm Reed family I think.
Good Luck tomorrow. David
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maxspin
48 posts
Sep 20, 2006
12:11 PM
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I flew last weekend. Friday (20) bird team was a disaster. The weather had turned from Hot (for us) 80-85 deg to being in the 60s. My birds had flown a little high the last 2 set up flies. I had been feeding straight wheat for the last 2 weeks. The plan was to feed 1/3 peas 2 days before the fly. I should have been paying more attention to the birds, and less to the plan. The birds came out flying fast. They had a few waterfall breaks before going up to high to score. I ended up with no score, and they stayed up for 2 1/2 hours.
Sunday was my (11) bird team (same birds).
I fed 2/3 ration on Friday night, and then just a little bit on Saturday. They came out active and stayed down in judging level. The activity dropped off after 10 minutes and was almost non-existent for the last 5 minutes.
I ended up with a score of 123.
Keith Maxwell
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
803 posts
Sep 20, 2006
1:27 PM
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Keith.Sounds like you did O.K. with the 11 bird.
You know that trying to outwit these little rollers is as exciting as winning.LOL.What would we do if we ever did figure them out.The fun would be gone and everyone would try to find something more challenging.
When your region is done flying let us know who did what.David
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big al
220 posts
Sep 20, 2006
3:24 PM
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Sir David the Bluesman!!
Congrats brother!! Much success in the future!
From our e-mail conversations I know you take the hobby seriously and devote a lot of time to putting your best forward. It's paid off again!
Talk soon!!----------
See you in the roll!
Big Al
"High Plains Spinner Loft"
Last Edited by big al on Sep 20, 2006 3:24 PM
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
804 posts
Sep 20, 2006
4:17 PM
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Hey Big Al.Been missin you.Glad to see you here again.
Sometimes everything just comes together at the right time.LOL. I have a lot to learn yet. David
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Ballrollers
451 posts
Sep 20, 2006
8:22 PM
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Keith,
Good work on your fly, especially the 11-bird. Is your 20-bird kit old birds or young birds? It's a pretty tall order to get a kit of young birds that will break simultaneously with good enough quality to score high in their first year. Seems like they like to waterfall a lot that first year. I just hope my 20-bird kit gets through the moult in time!
YITS,
Cliff
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J_Star
598 posts
Sep 21, 2006
5:01 AM
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Welcome back Big Al and nice to see you back.
Dave, congratulations on your acheivements and glad to hear that your birds are doing good. Hope thing will work out for your favor. Best of luck.
Jay
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maxspin
49 posts
Sep 21, 2006
10:06 AM
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Cliff,
The team was made up of mostly 05 and 04 birds. The best in the bunch was the one 06 bird although half the time it comes out of the roll backwards. I am working on improving my birds. I just don't get high percentages of good ones. I was joking that I only had 8 "rollers" in my 20 bird team. Brian corrected me. He said 5. 3 then 2 then 3 then 2 ect ect. When they did get together I had birds that came out of the roll backwards (unscorable). I have been working to concentrate around 2-3 birds, my percentages should get better as my gene pool gets smaller.
I will be heading down to Oregon early tomorrow to watch the rest of the NW fly.
Keith
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Ballrollers
453 posts
Sep 21, 2006
11:06 AM
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Good deal, Keith. Sunds like you're on your way! Hopefully those birds you picked up at the convention will add somthing, as well.
Later,
Cliff
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
805 posts
Sep 23, 2006
2:10 PM
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Good Job John.Feels good don't it.LOL.Now after a couple days of unwinding all you need to do is get them ready for the Finals.Good Luck in the Finals. David
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motherlodelofts
899 posts
Sep 23, 2006
2:14 PM
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Good job John !!
Scott Campbell
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John
24 posts
Sep 23, 2006
2:17 PM
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Thanks David and Scott.
John
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birdman
211 posts
Sep 23, 2006
8:53 PM
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Way To go John!
What was your score?
Russ
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John
25 posts
Sep 24, 2006
8:44 PM
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David,
This wasn't the fall fly, it was the local club fly. This was the last fly of the season with first place on the line.It was a very tight all year.
I flew my first kit in the fall fly a couple of weeks ago. I had 30 points on the score sheet in the first 4 minutes before a falcon attacked and the kit skied out.They never came down low enough for the judge to see.I have a second kit to fly this Sunday for the fall fly.We will see what happens this time.
Russ,
They were scored at 456 on the last fly. I don't know what they did because I didn't watch them the whole time.Some said the judge was generous and that may be true.
I say as long as the judge is the same at everyones house then I do have a prblem.
John
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maxspin
50 posts
Sep 25, 2006
11:54 AM
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My score held out.
Gary Stephens won the 20 bird and I won the 11 bird.
I don't have the scores for the region, but they should be posted soon
Keith Maxwell
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
806 posts
Sep 25, 2006
12:52 PM
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I am Happy for you Keith.Good job.Good Luck in the Finals.David
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Dave Szab
32 posts
Sep 25, 2006
1:40 PM
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Hey Keith,
Way to go! Congratulations!!! I knew that you would be competitive soon in your region, but that was quick!
Dave Szabatura
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Ballrollers
454 posts
Sep 25, 2006
4:44 PM
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Congratulations, Keith!! Way to pull it out!
YITS,
Cliff
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