That was a brutal tough race, and I am sorry for the way it turned out. I really feel bad for those of you who’s birds didn’t make it back. It makes me sick. The birds looked and felt great going into the crate. I don’t regret turning them loose. Everything else was great for racing, unfortunately they just took the long way home, and Montana’s mountainous landscape is very rugged, and unforgiving. It takes everything that makes these birds great to get back home. Especially when a lot of them came back from the South. On top of everything the headwind they flew home in changed to a tailwind late in the day and brough in a storm. So all the birds coming back from the south came home in a headwind. It also stormed the day after the race and off and on all day today. So the weather hasn’t helped us get the lost birds back by any means. As for the birds that are here, I would say 95% of them look and act great, and a few show how hard they flew.
So as of right now, the earliest I would do race 4 would be next Wednesday. I want to give the birds ample time to rest and recover as well as get in a training toss or two. As for training, the weather here is going to be stormy the next couple of days, so I am planning on doing a training toss on Saturday.
Congratulations to the top 3 Birds and Breeders of Race 3. They win a Free Perch Fee for 2024.The winning speed was 1203 YPM.
1st – ARPL – BUD 1039
2nd – APC Loft – APCL 23058
3rd – ARPL – BUD 1041
Here’s the current unofficial standings for top 3 point birds and average speed: (I have the points added up on a spreadsheet, which makes them unofficial due to me possibly making a mistake. Terry will have the official points from wincompanion.)
Points:
1st – 382 PTS – Sam Haslem – Sam 422
2nd – 325 PTS – Fleet Washington – FLEE 2304
3rd – 319 PTS – ARPL – BUD 1041
Average Speed:
1st – Sam Haslem – Sam 422
2nd – APC Loft – APCL 23058
3rd – Christopher Loft – RMR 23911
I will try and post the payout before the 4th race once all checks clear and money is accounted for.
It’s still not too late to enter the additional race options.
3PC 2nd Chance – $275 after 3rd race, and $300 after 4th race which is the last chance to pay a bird into this option.
Colored Birds – $175 after 3rd race, and $200 after 4th race which is the last chance to pay a bird into the colored race.
Here is a tentative race schedule for the next few races:
Race 4 – Wednesday/Thursday September 27th or 28th
Race 5 – Wednesday/Thursday October 4th or 5th
Final Race 6 – Friday/Saturday October 13th or 14th
