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Lanarkshire News - Stafford Race - 25/5/24

Lanarkshire News - Stafford Race 25/5/24

This week we arrived in Staffordshire around 220 miles back into lower central Scotland.

The weather was ideal with a light east south east wind and around 17 degrees.

The very modest birdage of 1,557 and 10 crates from other organisations were away at 09 00hrs.

Considering we started with 4,000 in the first two races and this is only the fifth race is significant.

Think it’s the sign of modern pigeon racing, doesn't matter what direction you are racing the losses are significant!

The winner into the west section of the federation hitting the boards at 12 49 for a velocity of 1693ypm.

The winner of 1st sect,1st Open federation for the newly formed partnership of Jimmy McMillan and Andrew Suckle fly into the compound in Blantyre.

Jimmy is a hard working member of the federation organising the social events and also helping with the transporting of the birds for the Guernsey race last year. 

Andrew resides in South Lanarkshire and is a good catalyst for Jimmy.

When speaking with Jimmy he said his winner came from a straight line out the south and trapped well to cover her 10 day old eggs. She was bred out a B/Pied cock from friend Callum McMillan. She has had all races to date in federation programme.

Jimmy said he had another pigeon around a minute later but the hen was acting strange landing out with the compound but they still had a brilliant race putting four in the section. 

They have been flying well with Jimmy putting more work into them training them with federation transporter although this week due to the poor weather all week no training was given.

Their returns have been first class with 100% the last two races which is always a good sign of a loft in form.

The returns this week was a mixed bag with the lofts in form reporting 100% returns and others missing a percentage of their team.

West section

1st Jimmy McMillan & Andrew Suckle

2nd James & Gary Green

3rd Walter Boswell

North section

1st Lewis McCalley

2nd Ian Rankin

3rd Davie Love

Centre section

1st Scott Baron

2nd Andy Eadie & Kelly

3rd Callum & Liz McMillan

Well done to Jimmy and Andrew and I’m sure they will go from strength to strength in their partnership. 

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Press Officer

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Scott Barron of Dalziel club 28 05 24z

Scott Baron his having a great start to the
pigeon sport winning his second race in Dalziel club
with a pigeon he purchased at auction
bred by club member Robert Girwood

 

Andy GrahamR 28 05 24z

Andy Graham(R) winner in Carluke club

Andy Eadie with Johnny Mallan 28 05 24z

Andy Eadie continues his winning ways in
Newmains club and also winner of the
Lanarkshire Social Circle race.

Craig Halbert with Ian Rankin R 28 05 24z

Ian Rankin is having a cracking season
winning Airdrie club and topping the
Average leaders board.
This week’s winner is a bird bred out of
Brian Dearn stock.
The sire also bred last year’s Kettering race section winner.

Sharp Cummings Durning 3 28 05 24z

Sharp Cummings Durning
winners in Coatbridge SC

Mio Krivokapic 28 05 24z

Mio Krivokapic winner in Greenfield club

Lewis McCalleyL with guest Wullie Bothwick 28 05 24z

Lewis McCalley makes it three in a row
with a "magical" dark cheq hen
that also won the club last week.

She has chalked up 5 x 1st clubs and possible double
that coming to win beaten by loft mates.
Something special out the
brilliant Woodroffe Bros ,Sunderland stock .

unnamed 28 05 24z

Federation Secretary Jim Cameron
had an excellent 1st, in Uddingston club

Jim with Jimmy Mc Millan 28 05 24z

Jimmy McMillan (R) winner of 1st sect,1st Open
this week also winning Burnbank club.

IMG 3893 1 28 05 24z

Billy Gordon continues his fine season
winning Blantyre club

Davie Forster Son of Lanark club 28 05 24z

Davie Foster and Son winners in Lanark club

Andrew McBurnies winner of Chryston club 28 05 24z

Andrew MacBurnie's,red hen
winner in Chryston club

Cheq C 28 05 24z

Cheq C that has been a consistent performer
for Kevin Docherty this season
in Uddingston club,
having a 2nd & 5th club
out of his Gerald Delaney stock.

Andrew and partner 28 05 24z

Andrew McBurnie(L) winner in Chryston club