Lanarkshire’s Combine winners and top lofts of 2018
This season like most brings the cream to the top in the challenge to be Lanarkshire’s top loft. The Lanarkshire programme takes in nineteen scheduled races from 50 miles to 450 miles. The Lanarkshire birdage total 59,500 for the Champion loft of the season.
This year’s winners for another record breaking season is the brilliant GWP Macaloney of Airdrie who go from strength to strength, putting in performance that are world class!
Their check cock Denman is without doubt one of our finest pigeons, in the country, in a ten week. What he has achieved is breath taking!, he represents exactly what they stand for, breeding pigeons that can perform at every distance in a very demanding program. He has the speed for the shorter races and stamina to still win at 450 miles across the channel. What a pigeon !
GWP Macaloney partnership
Their overall performances are breath-taking!
One of GWP Macaloneys federation toppers that helped them win the Champion loft.
They started the 2018 Old and Young Bird program with
32 cocks
40 hens
79 Youngsters
Their biggest send was
50 with old birds
60 with Youngsters
( both occasions to get birds started to avoid a large jump in distance)
Our average entry across the full 2018 programme was 27.
Over 19 races they sent 512 birds competing against 59,502 birds.
Winning a total of 88 Fed cards of the 285 available in our section (30%)
Another federation topper for GWP Macaloney, sheer class
5 x 1st Federations
1st Federation 4950 birds
1st Federation 4842 birds
1st Federation 4617 birds
1st Federation 2808 birds
1st Federation 2211 birds
Yet another federation topper for the brilliant GWP Macaloney partnership
4 x 2nd Federation
2nd Federation 5371 birds
2nd Federation 4506 birds
2nd Federation 2768 birds
2nd Federation 952 birds
14 x 1st Airdrie District club wins from 19 races
This takes them to 17 Championships in 33 years since joining Lanarkshire Federation.
In 115 year History of one of the greatest Federations in the UK, they are privileged and very honoured that there has only ever been 18 Fed Champions North of the M8 Motorway, 17 times within their partnership.
8 x on the West Route
9 x on the East Route
12 times since 2001.
Highlights from 2000- 2018
96 x 1st Open Federation Wins
127 x 1st Section Wins
223 sect or Fed wins in 19 seasons.
Check Cock "Denman"s performances
2nd Fed 2,808 birds
2nd Fed, 952 birds
3rd Fed 4842 birds
5th Fed ,2146 birds
11th Fed 877 birds
13th Fed 4506 birds
15th Fed 4950
32nd Fed 2211 birds
Denman, one of the top racing pigeons in the country owned by GWP Macaloney-Brilliant racer throughout season 2018
Paul Macaloney said, we would like to take the time to thank the Federation committee, controllers and the new transport team for their hard work a dedication, in what is a thankless job in a hard era for pigeon racing, where mistakes are unavoidable, this year there was very few.
We would also like to acknowledge the runners up in the Fed Championship, J Green & Son, who went toe to toe every race with us I'm sure there is plenty to come from this partnership in the Future.
Gary Green(R) of James Green & Son of Hamilton ,runners up in Combine averages
We would like to wish all the LRPF members a safe and prosperous off season and we look forward to the 2019 Racing Season
GWP Macaloney.
In second place were James Green & Son of Hamilton who produces some outstanding results throughout the season, winning the west section averages and well deserved to be highlighted as one of Lanarkshire’s best.
In third place is Jim Cullen of Uddingston who has been very consistent over the last years and has built a cracking team of all-rounders, he had the icing on the cake winning 1st Open Ypres our longest race of the season .
JJK Gillon partnership had a terrific season and win the East section averages ,which is no mean feat.
Kelly Gillon had a great season winning the east section averages
Combine Average Board
1st C1527 G.W.P.MACALONEY AIRDRIE & DIS 1210.314 66 22 55.000 2738 1698
GWP Macaloneys winning set up
2nd W131 J GREEN & SON BURNBANK 1178.237 67 29 26.000 2710 1592
3rd C1253 J CULLEN UDDINGSTON 1166.457 68 53 33.000 2739 967
Jim Cullen with his Ypres winning hen Poppy. Jim had a fine 3rd in the Combine average & Jim Cullen’s racing loft
4th C1250 J CAMERON UDDINGSTON 1159.131 69 19 2.000 2739 225
Jim Cameron of Uddingston (R) had a cracking season finishing 4th Combine average & 6th Young bird average
5th C1208 W MC DONALD DALZELL 1157.841 69 20 40.000 2737 269
Wullie McDonald finishes 5th on the leaders board, very consistent flying over the last two seasons
6th E1002 J J K GILLON NEW STEVENS 1145.798 68 36 44.000 2680 145
7th E1115 EADIE & KELLY NEWMAINS 1138.687 67 53 20.000 2635 651
Andy Eadie had a fine season finishing 7th on the leaders board & Andy Eadies federation topper
8th W143 TALLIS & MC DONO BLANTYRE 1137.597 70 30 35.000 2734 857
9th C1509 E.PORTER AIRDRIE & DIS 1131.409 70 17 58.000 2711 885
10th C1209 D PENMAN DALZELL 1120.256 71 17 51.000 2722 1565
11th W131 A NELSON BURNBANK 1097.288 72 34 14.000 2714 1209
12th W142 R SMITH LARKHALL & D 1074.666 71 33 43.000 2621 1350
13th E1131 J LAWRIE & SON NEWMAINS 1033.342 74 23 49.000 2620 1448
14th E1063 A WILKIE CARLUKE 1001.856 76 7 40.000 2600 143
15th W133 W ALLISON CAMBUSLANG 993.078 82 20 48.000 2787 1479
Eddie Robin had a super season flying into Cambuslang
Young Bird Average Board
1st C1527 G.W.P.MACALONEY AIRDRIE & DIS 1196.113 13 55 32.000 567 1472
2nd C1294 J SHORT CLARKSON & 1187.977 13 28 37.000 545 1418
John Short of Caldercruix had a cracking young bird season finishing second in the Young Bird Averages
3rd E1126 T RICHARDSON NEWMAINS 1176.160 13 18 55.000 533 1574
Tam Richardson was never far of the top of the federation results
4th C1162 R VALENTINI COATBRIDGE 1174.012 14 16 22.000 571 425
5th E1115 EADIE & KELLY NEWMAINS 1149.664 13 44 38.000 538 1171
6th C1250 J CAMERON UDDINGSTON 1147.965 14 38 19.000 572 1557
7th C1168 SHARP,CUMMINGS COATBRIDGE 1142.938 14 41 39.000 572 951
8th C1509 E.PORTER AIRDRIE & DIS 1118.690 14 41 23.000 560 395
9th W133 W GORDON CAMBUSLANG 1110.667 15 30 52.000 587 763
10th C1234 C BAIRD AIRDRIE & DIS 1110.056 15 3 11.000 569 1144
11th C1200 J BOYLE DALZELL 1103.283 14 56 17.000 561 1494
12th C1260 J MALLOY UDDINGSTON 1101.915 15 19 15.000 575 935
13th W133 J GLACKIN CAMBUSLANG 1096.196 16 4 25.000 600 1190
14thC1202 J CASSIDY DALZELL 1095.027 15 2 24.000 561 792
15th E1002 J J K GILLON NEW STEVENS 1093.942 14 52 37.000 554 1431
Callum McMillan had a great season and won the longest inland race
Brookes Girl 1st Open Billericay for C & E McMillan
Note from Ian Lindsay, Newmains Flying club
Their annual shows start on Monday 19th November ,starting with OCH
Show starts at 7 30pm ,£1 per bird ,5 bird limit. Held in club premises
Thereafter 26th November ,OHH ,3rd December YCH ,10th Dec YHH ,17th Dec ,All Winners and Eye sign
Some top class showing during the winter months!, thanks Ian.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
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