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Hine Strain of England
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 Ken
Hine of Hayes, Middlesex, in the land
of the rose namely England is one of the
most consistent racers at the long distance
events and in my humble opinion one of
the best distance specialists in Britain
at present.Ken Hine is not the only person
involved because his wife Lil is also
part of a unique pigeon racing relationship
or partnership.The male of the partnership
was so committed to the sport prior to
his marriage that he sought the property
of a friend in which to erect a loft.
It 1952 Ken Hine started in the sport
and many successes have been obtained
since then. Initially he raced the north
road in which he done very well but in
1985 the decision was made to turn to
the south road. This was an excellent
decision for the Hine partnership won
19th Section, 69th Open NFC Pau; followed
by 5th Section, 15th Open in 1986; 8th
Section, 52nd Open 1987; 17th Section,
40th Open 1988.This was to be the beginning
of a very fruitful period of success at
the distance.
They
have also won 49th & 70th Open, three
times Palamos, including 8th Section,
14th Open; 7th Open, 12th Section and
76th Open; 3rd Open BICC Barcelona, 25th
Open BBC Palamos; 14th Open Palamos (2002)
686 miles.Followed by1st Section, 3rd
Open NFC Pau in 2002. There have also
been other successes with a 2nd Open from
Palamos.
Initially
the base of the family derived from George
Burgess and Tubby Tate, and since then
other bloodlines have been intriduced,
from Peter Titmuss, Jim Biss, the Fear
Bros and Eric Cannon. A Natural racer
initially but eventually Widowhood has
been the system prevailing.
In
management terms the Hine family are trained
very thoroughly and the inland races are
treated as an extension of that training.Training
is so much a pivotal factor by the Hines
that some birds may not see a race until
they are a year old but they are very
careful with the youngsters ensuring that
they do not face the English channel before
the yearling stage.Proper training is
something that we can neglect but in order
to get the racers into form and condition
it is an important part of management.The
Hines epitomises this requirement by all
accounts.
Ken
Hine is of the strong opinion that blood
will tell according to my source and this
is based upon the best of feeding coupled
with pure clean water in association with
the above referred to excellent training.
This is the best advice that any beginner
or novice should hang above their beds
to remind them of their duties if they
want to succeed in the sport.And that
is 'consistent success' not the form of
once in a blue moon success so to speak.The
birds also receive their annual treatment
against coccidiosis, canker and worms.
Finally,
at the time of writing this article Ted
and Lil Hine has just won 5th Section
D, 10th Open British Barcelona Club Blue
Riband National from Palamos, 2005, at
a distance of approximately 685 miles.
Confirming as if it was necessary my opinion
relating to this great modern English
strain.
by: Liam O Comain
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