Andy Smith get's off to a flyer

Well, all we finally have lift off. The Lerwick clubs Committee was like most people in the Uk watching the news closely for Boris Johnson’s Lock down easing laws on the 1st of June being announced and the press release from the RPRA on allowing racing pigeons to proceed in England on this being allowed to commence the Lerwick clubs transporters keys was already in the ignition to get things started for its members to start racing as soon as possible to claw some old bird races back for its members. So on the 2nd of June the club was racing from Stratford Upon Avon at the race course track in Warwickshire members sending and birdage was slightly down as always the first race is in most organisations and a pigeon race being flown on a Tuesday in the  week when working fanciers are at work also affected things but still 32 members sent 543 birds that were liberated by convoyer Peter on a glorious sunny warm morning at 08.00am into a light North East tail wind.

Andy Smith takes the first 4

Taking the first four positions in the result was A & R Smith of Patchway Bristol who fly in the Sodbury Vale NRFC Andy informs me he only flies his old bird race team on the traditional natural system with plenty of training occurring to the birds Andy’s first four birds are of all the Late Frank Tasker strain of  birds as when Franks bereavement sales were held Andy purchased several pairs of direct Tasker birds to create and succeed his stock loft as we all know Frank Tasker was one of the country’s best north road flyers in his time of racing his birds and has gone down in history for some of his performances and birds. Andy flies 57 miles from Stratford Upon Avon his winning bird was a 1y blue hen sitting 7 day old eggs in the nest doing 1719.809 his second that came with his first was a 3y blue cock sent driving his hen to the nest and he is a previous winning bird he was doing 1719.325 his 3rd a 1y blue chequer hen sitting 7day old eggs doing 1718.841 his 4th a 1y blue cock sitting 7day old eggs doing 1718.35.

Alan Meacham's 5th club

Taking 5th ,8th and 9th club was Alan Meacham of Knowel Bristol who flies in the Brislington NRHS and flies 63 miles from Stratford upon Avon Alan’s 5th Club was a 2y chequer widowhood cock that is a Van Den Bulck breed where his sire was purchased from P & D breeding lofts of Birmingham and his Dam purchased from Mickie Collins of Birmingham his 8th club being a 3y blue widowhood cock that is a Lambrecht that was bred and purchased as a kit of six young birds to try and race from Border Lofts North Nottinghamshire and his 9th club bird being a 2y red widowhood cock that has previously topped the Lerwick club as a young bird and as a yearling he is also a Van Den Bulk and is the same way bred as Alan’s 5th club bird in this race Alan’s velocities were 1712.492 and two together on 1712.054.

Peter Harkness

6th,7th 10th & 11th Club was Peter Harkness of Shirehampton Bristol who flies in the Thornbury NRFC and flies 62 miles Peters old birds are flown on the roundabout system and his 6th club bird was a 1y blue White flight Jan Grondelier cock his 7th club bird being a 1y chequer pied cock that is a Soontjen bird originating from his fellow Thornbury club fancier friend Dave Smiths family of Soontjen’s his 10th club bird was a own created bred strain 2y chequer White flight cock and his 11th club bird being a 1y Mozake mealy Jan Arden cock that originates from the House of Arden stock bird lines. Peters velocities were two birds together on 1712.215 and then another two birds together on 1711.331 12th ,13th & 14th club was Dave Smith of Thornbury flying 53 miles of the Thornbury NRFC Dave first three birds were Paul Stobbs based Soontjens flying on the roundabout system Dave’s first bird a 1y blue hen on 1707.776 his second a 2y blue cock on 1705.716 his third bird a 1y blue hen doing 1704.687 15th,16th,19th & 20th club was C & J Adams of Bristol who fly in the Sodbury Vale NRFC flying 56 miles their 15th club bird being a 2y chequer widowhood hen that is a Hardy Kruger strain were her parents were obtained from the past previously held Telford pigeon show his 16th club bird being a 2y widowhood blue hen that is a full sister to their 15th open club bird in this race their 19th club bird is a 2y Grizzle widowhood hen that is a van Loon from the silver Shadow lines and their 20th club bird a 2y chequer White flight van Loon widowhood hen velocities of 1703.360,1702.394 ,1696.140 & 1694.225 17th club was R Light of the Oldland NRFC flying 58 miles with a 2y blue hen doing 1699.731 18th club is Robert Organ of Thornbury of the Thornbury NRFC flying 50 miles with a 1y blue chequer cock flown on the natural system sitting his nest eggs tight he is of the Busschaert strain in which Rob has kept and maintained for many years doing 1698.500. So that was the first 2020 race flown for the season and what a way to kick it all off with the birds queuing up in the sky to pitch into the lofts at the home finish post with great returns so an enjoyable day for all members was endured .
Thanks all the rat man ...