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Lanarkshire Federation - Otterburn Race 15-05-23

Lanarkshire Federation - Otterburn Race

Well again this week was a race controllers nightmare. The weather all week was totally saying it was touch and go for pigeon racing this weekend.

Total cloud cover and heavy frequent showers on route.

We raced marked on Friday for Saturday race and that's what we got. As at 11 45am the strings were cut and racing from Otterburn in Northumberland ,England our 5,289  pigeons and another 17 crates from other clubs were liberated in a light south east wind with partial cloud and showers predicted on route. Well at around 13 15 the federation winner was being timed into the west section of the federation for Polockus & Feelie of Blantyre club.

The partnership timed two pigeons together to record 1st & 2nd West section,1st ,2nd Open federation 5,289

Polockus Feelie 15 05 23    Ryan Feelie Blantyre club 15 05 23

Joe Polockus (R) and Ryan Feelie  winners of this week’s 1st Open federation

Their winner was bred by Performance Pigeons UK out of Janssen x Pouw brothers lines. Their 2nd Open was bred from pigeons gifted from their friend Anthony Coburn of Liverpool from his Hardy Kruger lines.

1st Open Otterburn 2023 for Polockus Feelie 15 05 23    2nd Open federation for Polockus Feelie 15 05 23

This week’s 1st West sect, 1st Open federation 5,289 for Polockus & Feelie, Blantyre club & 2nd Open federation for Polockus & Feelie

The winner was raced natural system and was just starting to drive his hen to nest the 2nd Open was sitting five day eggs.

Joe only gave his birds one trainer with federation transporter before first race and then loft exercise thereafter.

They were fed on Versela laga Superstar and Gerry plus with VL Champions for the more distance races.

They aren't racing YBs this year and have entered some into the Moray Firth one loft race with others going to friends.

Joe has named his winner "Kallan" after his new grandson who was born on Friday. So a very Special weekend for himself and family. Sometimes life is just great Joe and Ryan.

Well done to the partnership who have shown in the short time in the sport they can perform at the top level.

The partnership would like to thank John Short of Performance Pigeons UK and good friend Anthony Colburn for this eeks winners.

The race itself was a total success and although heavy frequent showers on route the convoy managed to get home safely with reports of excellent returns. 

This week GPS track pigeon (An experienced 4yr old hen)can be seen on photo over shooting the home and ending up across the forth and landing somewhere in Stirling area(The battery thereafter ran out).She eventually returned later to her owner Kevin Docherty in Coatbridge .So lads don't condemn our feathered friends if they are late because this invaluable information shows some very interesting information about the whereabouts of the flight of birds in convoy.

Tracker pigeon from Otterburn 15 05 23

This week’s tracker pigeon-read note for overview of where it ended up. 

Well done again to our hard working race controller Paul Macaloney who puts his heart and soul into giving the birds every chance of success.

The greatest fanciers every to fly in Lanarkshire federation GWP Macaloney have announced they are holding and entire clearance sale with Northern Premiere Auctions in October/November 2023.This will be a great loss to our federation as they have set the bar for all racing into this area for decades. They contribute so much to the sport and will be sadly missed.

A Superstar sale of countless 1st Open federation winners.

Top team  performance lofts this week include GWP Macaloney, Mio Krivokapic, Sharp Cummings Durning who all had a super race. 

Section winners

West section

1st  J Polockus & R Feelie

2nd J Polockus & R Feelie

3rd M Krivokapic

4th A Nelson

5th A Nelson

North section

1st Sharp Cummings Durning

2nd J Forsyth

3rd Sharp Cummings Durning

4th GWP Macaloney

5th GWP Macaloney

Centre section

1st J Wood 

2nd JJK Gillon & G/son

3rd R Girdwood

4th W Graham

5th W Graham

Next week we are scheduled to race from Thirsk in North Yorkshire a distance of 160 miles which is a jump of around 70 miles from last week’s Otterburn. 

Require updated photos of club winners as I have lost most of my old files.

Tom Corrie 

Lanarkshire Press Officer

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Billy Holland Family 15 05 23    Billy Hollands winner of Chryston club 15 05 23

Billy Holland winner of Chryston club & Billy Hollands winner bred out of two national winning pigeons of Billy Billsland of Ayton 

Davie Burnside 15 05 23                     Kelly Gillon 3 15 05 23     

Davie Burnside winner of Lanark club          Kelly Gillon of JJK Gillon & G/son winner of New Stevenson club

Mio Krivokapic 15 05 23

Mio Krivokapic winner of Greenfield club with McCormick & Hughes lines

Tom Corrie Son Gson 15 05 23

Tom Corrie Son 7 G/son winners of Clarkston with a daughter of their John Barr of Airdrie club cock that won 4 x 1st clubs

John Barr 15 05 23                                    John SharpLWullie Cummings C Jim Durning R enjoyed a cracking season in Coatbridge SC 15 05 23

John Barr who win Airdrie club          Sharp Cummings Durning winners of 1st North section and Coatbridge club with GWP Macaloney                                                                 x Ogilvie  lines. Out of Sire direct son of Janfield 480 x Merlin 49-Janefield 480 is of Janfield 42 x                                                                   Wee Wullie hen-Dam is bred by Ogilvie lofts purchase on Redstar auctions

R Girwood 15 05 23

Robert Girdwood winner of Dalziel club

Alan Nelson 15 05 23                                                             George Truesdale 15 05 23

Alan Nelson winner of Burnbank club                  George Truesdale winner of Chapelhall club

Partnership of Wilson Cairns 15 05 23

Wilson & Cairns partnership winners of Newmains club

4th sect Otterburn for GWP Macaloney 15 05 23         Ian Lindsay of Newmains with his club winner Wooler 2 15 05 23

4th North section for GWP Macaloney        Ian Lindsay of Newmains club with his winner from Wooler race, Ian has had a terrific start                                                                            to the season.