Lanarkshire Social Circle - Presentation Night 14th October 2022

Members and friends attended the Avonbridge Hotel in Hamilton to celebrate this year’s winners and enjoy a great night of entertainment and pigeon talk with old and new friends.

The hall was full and its always great to see new faces enjoying the social side of the sport and being very much welcomed into the "Circle "

This year’s guest were  Billy Billsland of Ayton and Lanarkshire Federation President John Lawrie, thanks to both very well respected fanciers who have a life time of experience of in the pigeon fancy.

John is a great friend of Andy Eadie (This year’s principle winner) This was very fitting that he presented his friend with the prestigious Gold Cup.

Andy Eadie (R) with LSC Gold Cup

John described Andy as a pigeon fanatic and is always in and around his pigeons and is riding the crest of the wave the last two seasons.

Billy Billsland presented GWP Macaloney with their trophies and described them as the best loft in the UK. Big accolade from someone who has won 14 Scottish Nationals himself.

Paul Macaloney (R) The prolific partnership of GWP Macaloney with Billy Billsland

Thanks to both for their time and kind words about the club and its winning members. 

After a lovely meal and presentation the hall was entertained by guest speaker Bill Copeland esq with his comical antidotes on life. Excellent turn!

The competition in the LSC is possible the best in the country and is very difficult to win with such top fanciers competing and big birdage .

The LSC GOLD CUP- This cup is the" Holy Grail" of cups and is very difficult to win., many have tried and failed as isn't always won due to the difficulty of the race programme. As we all know the distance races are getting more and more challenging to achieve with most being very difficult affairs. Andy had a brilliant season with his birds in fine form and complete the task that many have tried and failed. 

Andy Eadie (R) being presented by John Lawrie

Andy Eadie (Eadie & Kelly) of Bellside nr Newmains has developed or you could say evolved a cracking team of pigeons based on his Z hen (SNFC Silver award winner) which is the old Vanderabelle lines. This family of birds are fast becoming the best performance birds at the National level.

Thanks to both for their time and kind words about the club and the winning members. 

Eadie & Kelly Gold Cup winners, this season races of

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

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).

Jim Wilkinson  had a brilliant season winning  SNFC Upper Heyford race -6th sect,211st Open

                                                                            SNFC Yeovil race-5th sect,30th Open

                                                                            SNFC Alencon race -7th sect,53rd Open

                                                                            SNFC Brighton race -9th sect ,112nd Open

                                                                            SNFC Carentan race -1st sect,11th Open 

Jim Wilkinson (R) Top fancier at any distance, winning the West section averages in the SNFC 2022

Jim 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)

Andrew McBurnie wins Wullie Wilson Cup race 13. 

Andrew McBurnie (R), young man with big future in sport presented by Robert Cairns.

Ian Lindsay(The Silver Fox) of Lindsay & Henderson wins the Young Bird Cup 

    

Ian Lindsay (R) wins the Young Bird Cup being presented by Tom Corrie jnr & Brian Blacklock enjoying the night and studying the Young Bird Cup

J, J & K GILLON win the Allanson trophy (Winner of race 12 Blue Ribbon race)and Daily Express cup(Best two bird average race 12)

Kelly Gillon of JJK Gillon partnership brilliant race in the SNFC Blue Ribbon race

G,W &P MACALONEY win the Rodger Points cup(Point awarded as per prizes in each race), Millennium trophy ( Best average two longest inland races in Old Bird racing)and Ernie McCaig cup (Winner of longest inland race Old Birds) & Bird of the Year.

Bird of Year for GWP Macaloney

"Pontoon Bird of Year "LSC for GWP Macaloney

Blue cock named "Pontoon"

6th Open federation 1,860 birds

11th Open federation 5,391 birds

19th Open federation 1,674 birds

16th Open federation 4,250 birds

20th Open federation 3,447 birds

26th Open federation 5,072 birds

64th Open federation 4,672 birds

76th Open federation 2,462 birds

96th Open federation 928 birds

What a pigeon!

Performance pigeon from the best!

Well that's another excellent night organised by LSC

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Federation Press Officer

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