Lanarkshire Social Circle Trophy winners 2022
This prestigious club, in conjunction with the Lanarkshire Federation & Scottish National Flying Club race programme, had all the top distance men competing for the ultimate of prizes the holy grail of all cups the Lanarkshire Social Circle Gold Cup.
The Gold Cup is one of the most difficult trophies to win, indeed many a year it’s not won due to the difficulty to win.
To win you have to nominate only four birds and time one in each of the distance races.
This year’s winner is Eadie & Kelly of Bellside nr Newmains in Lanarkshire. This no surprise to myself as this loft is one of the best performance lofts in Scotland at the distance racing.
Trophies won by Eadie & Kelly 2021
The previous season Andy Eadie won 1st Open Yeovil & 3rd Open Huntington 2021.This is a very difficult achievement to win Nationals into the west section.
This season races SNFC Upper Heyford race -3rd sect,143rd Open
SNFC Yeovil race -3rd sect,27th Open
SNFC Brighton -1st Sect,71st Open
SNFC Carentan -2nd sect,23rd Open
Andy continues to build a fantastic portfolio of performances!
Montage of Eadie & Kelly National winning hens 2021
Andy has moulded a family of pigeons based around his Z hen that are winning at every level but most importantly at the distance racing.
The Z hen was a prolific winner herself (Silver Award winner in SNFC)winning at the distance and she is based on the old Vanderabelle lines.
Well done to Andy on winning this prestigious trophy.
Jim Wilkinson had a brilliant season winning SNFC Upper Heyford race -6th sect,211st Open
SNFC Yeovil race-5th sect,3oth Open
SNFC Alencon race -7th sect,53rd Open
SNFC Brighton race -9th sect ,112nd Open
SNFC Carentan race -1st sect,11th Open
Jim Wilkinson(L) previous winner of Gold Cup
Alencon Gold Cup Race 537 miles
1st,2nd,3rd JJK Gillon
Kelly Gillon of JJK Gillon partnership had a brilliant Alencon race
4th,5th J Wilkinson
6th J Green & Son
7th Wilson & Cairns loft2
8th,9th W Graham
10th Eadie & Kelly
Brilliant flying By Joe snr,Joe jnr & Kelly Gillon
Race described by club secretary Davie McCaig -In all the years I have never seen a better result in the Gold cup race!
Trophy winners to date 24th August(Young Bird National result awaits in September)
EADIE & KELLY win the following Wm.Young cup(1st Nominated yearling race number 11), Inland Average, Morgan Trophy(Best averages races 10,12,&13) , Sammy Cowan trophy(Best average races 13 & 15), Deans Family trophy(Best average races 13 & 14), J.L.Muir Old bird average and finally Lanarkshire Gold Cup(Best averages races 10,12,13,14,15-4 bird nomination each race at least one nominated bird must be timed in each race to win Gold Cup).
Andy Eadie (R) winner of Gold Cup 2022
ANDREW McBURNIE wins the Willie Wilson Cup(For winner of race 13)
Andrew McBurnie winner of Eastbourne race and had a excellent season
JIM WILKINSON wins the following Robt McKendrick cup(Best average races 10 & 12), ,Friendship trophy(Best average races 12 & 14), George Rankin cup( Winner of race 15) and Tennant trophy(Lowest winning velocity)
J,J&K GILLON win the Allanson trophy (Winner of race 12)and Daily Express cup(Best two bird average race 12)
G,W &P MACALONEY win the Rodger Points cup(Point awarded as per prizes in each race), Millenium trophy ( Best average two longest inland races in Old Bird racing)and Ernie McCaig cup (Winner of longest inland race Old Birds)
Macaloney partnership "The most prolific winning loft ever to fly in the Lanarkshire Social Circle "
This year’s Lanarkshire Social Circle Presentation night will be held in the Avon Bridge Hotel ,Hamilton on Friday 14th October Its always a great night, Everyone welcome .
Note for LSC members if not attending your ticket can be used for another and also the Young bird exchange will be drawn during the presentation.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Federation Press Officer