2nd Roscrea OB - Sunday 05/05/24

[willie reynolds]

East Antrim Amalgamation
2nd Roscrea 5/5/24
Some would say getting into pigeons is easy, it’s getting out of them that’s the hard bit!
Enter Hugh Bigger. A man in pigeons his whole life and was at the top of his game in arguably one of
the best partnerships this country has ever seen. When Hugh hung up the whistle, he did just that he
went out of them at the very top.
A few years back when he moved in beside the late Robert Reid (Mr & Mrs R Reid & Son) he started
to go up with Robert to watch the birds coming and inevitably got the bug back for racing, sourcing
the best pigeons he then took the reins and went at it again bringing a host of prizes in the Carrick
social, section open and national level. After a short few years Hugh finds himself at the top once
more by winning the open from Roscrea with a super pigeon into the north road!
I just want to pass on my own personal congratulations because I know 1st hand the work, time and
effort he puts into them, this day was always coming it was only a matter of when!!
The pigeon, is bred off a pair Hugh got from Michael Acheson when he was having his clearance
sales, containing open winning lines and also the super ‘Red Faucett.’
With Hugh’s and in his own words (in all my years of racing I’ve never ever seen a pigeon coming as
hard, so hard he couldn’t get stopped to take the board and had to sweep round) a super sight I’m
sure he will never forget!
On behalf of everyone at the EAA and all the fanciers in the NIPA the upmost congratulations to you!
Hugh Bigger
Congratulations
Jonny Baxter EAA Press Officer