Lanarkshire Federation Presentation Night

Lanarkshire members, friends and guest took the time in the Blantyre Miners Welfare club to celebrate 2022 season prize winners on Friday 24th February.

It was a healthy turnout for the federation committee who put the hard work in to make everything seamless for those in attendance

Unfortunately for the sport social events appear to be on decline which is a disappointing aspect of the culture of present day pigeon fanciers.

Those who attended all gave positive for what was a cracking night of everything pigeons.

The buffet was of great quality and excellent value for money. Well done to the committee and no one left feeling hungry.

This year’s special guest was fanciers from Solway in the Scottish borders .Both brilliant fanciers at the top level of National flying being William Borthwick and John Hodgson.

Both fanciers are 1st Open winners at the extreme distance racing from France into Scotland.

It was great that they took the time to attend and present the trophies and sit on the question and answer panel.

John Lawrie federation President and junior vice President John Leggate managed the night and everyone was thankful for their efforts .

After the presentation of trophies and the buffet John Leggatt organised some questions from the floor about the guests birds, management and medication routine.

Wullie Bothwick is very much a traditional flying the pigeons separate sexes for the earlier part of the season before setting them up for the National programme. He works them around the loft with imitation hawk on a pole. He usually gets a good work out of them and with weekly club racing keeps them in order for the races that matter in Wullies calendar.

He doesn't treat for aliments feeling the constitution of the birds is what counts .He uses natural products in the form of Cider Vinegar to keep their constitution  sound.

He feeds a quality mixture with birds being loaded with fats for the extreme distance.

He fly's on proven National pigeons with the base being his great friend Davie Jamieson of Grangemouth. Who is highly regarded as one of Scotland's best National lofts over the years.

John Hodgson also manages his birds on the separation of sexes for the earlier races and in the past has flown fully widowhood with great success and has also managed the birds on the nest cycle again with great success.

John is a pigeon fancier who has won for many decades with different breeds of pigeons but the Busshaert strain from Louella lofts. These lines kept John on the top and more recently he has been flying extreme continental lines, testing them with the NFC and Scottish National.

John again spoke about health and is a great believer in Natural products which he uses throughout the season.  

He vaccinates his youngsters twice for PMV and likes to test some of his youngsters at the YB National and these are darkness managed.

Both fanciers have nothing to prove in pigeons being at the top of their game and answered the questions provided openly.

Both took the time to explain their reasons in their management and didn't avoid any potentially difficult ones.

The committee would like to thank them for their knowledge and time and wish them the best for season 2023. 

This year’s Champion loft in Lanarkshire federation is Davie Allison of Hamilton who wins the Combine Average Trophy beating over 52,000 birds in the 19 race programme from 60-400 miles.

Well done Davie and full loft report will be available in the fancy press. 

Well done to all winners this season as it’s not easy to win at this level of competition.

    

Lanarkshire trophy winners season 2022                   Individual prize winners in racing

                                                         

Tom Corrie Jnr(L) of Tom Corrie & Son & G/son                                      Tam Richardson(R) winner of Centre section combine averages  winner of North section YB averages 3,720 birds                                     with 21,940 birds competing. Best average over Kettering, 
competing and 2 x section wins.                                                                Billericay and Thirk YB .Best opposite sex Eastbourne race. Best                                                                                                                         opposite sex YB Thirsk race. And overall 2nd place Combine                                                                                                                                 averages 52,000 birds competing. Top racing Tam!

 

           

Walter Boswell winner of Best YB average west section with 2,538 birds competing & Photo of west section winners present at night.

Wullie Gault and Jimmy Quinn winners of first nominated bird in Eastbourne race with their 3yr old B/C who won 8th Open

         

Andrew McBurnie wins the North section combine averages with 15,083 birds competing. Also winning 3 sections.

Andy Eadie wins the best average Billericay and first 5 YB averages with 11,744 birds

Barclay McCrindle of B McCrindle & Son winners of Best YB averages ,best average Centre section, winner of 4 federation races from 6. Brilliant flying the two Barclays.

Callum of C & E McMillan winners of 1st Open federation Kettering with their 2yr old cheq hen covering the 268 miles in 5 hrs 33 minutes timing 4 pigeons in top 12 of Open.1860 birds.

      

Centre section winners.                                Champion loft 2022 season is Davie Allison who wins the Combine average trophy over the                                                                             19 race programme 52,000 birds. Also winning the west section combine average 14,925                                                                                   birds.

Danny & Tommy Hendrie of J Hendrie & Sons winners of 1st federation Eastbourne with their yearling cheq hen covering the 392 miles in 10 hrs 35 minutes. Nearly 1 hr in front of next bird in federation 547 birds competing. Also winning the lowest velocity trophy. Also winning best average Billericay & Eastbourne races.

                                 

Davie Allison receiving the Champions trophy.               James Whiteford of J Whiteford & Family winners of YB Open race from Thirsk                                                                                                  146 miles vel 1523 .Best average in same race being 1st, 2nd Open 1159 birds

Jim Hannah winner of highest velocity of a Lanarkshire member in SNFC Gold Cup with his 4yr old cheq C being 1st region, 17th Open  Alencon 537 miles vel 1137

Lanarkshire committee members enjoying their night.

Lewis McCalley winner of 1st Open Worksop with his dark cheq hen vel 1409 with 3,447 birds competing Lewis also topped the federation in Wooler 16/04 & 1st Open Wooler on 14/06 .Brilliant flying Lewis!

Paul Macaloney of GWP Macaloney winners of 1st Open Alnwick on 30/4,1st Open Thirsk on 07/05 ,1st Open Kettering ,1st Open Alnwick on 18/06 and 1st Open Billericay 25/06.They win best combine average over Melton Mowbray,Kettering,Billericay  and Eastbourne  5,877 birds competing .Best old bird averages  over 13 races with 39,426 birds competing .Best old bird average 39,973 birds competing. Best averages over first 7 old bird races .Best two bird average Billericay race .Trophy for first hen timed Billericay. Absolutely outstanding flying Paul and Wullie Macaloney.  

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Press Officer

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