Lanarkshire News- Carnforth Race

This week takes us to a come back race from Carnforth around the 130 miles back into lower Central Scotland, the race can only be described as a very tough affair, more like a 500 mile race for birds  that have been racing the full programme.

The wind was in the North west but shouldn't have had that effect on their inability to home with any regularity. 

This week’s winner is Lewis McCalley who has been having a fantastic season winning in his club and federation .

His winner is a very special blue hen that already has won 1st federation ,2nd federation and 16th federation and only a yearling. She was bred by the Woodroffe partnership from Sunderland. Lewis is very friendly with the partnership who he rates the best in the country.

He has had countless winners through these birds and is easily one of the best performance lofts in Lanarkshire, only flying a small team of pigeons. As stated before he has won more 1st federations than any other loft since coming into Lanarkshire other than GWP Macaloney and McCrindles.

Lewis doesn't fly any particular system and this hen only got the partner before going to the race. He seems to get the best out of individual motivation.

Well done Lewis and hopefully he can continue his great season.

Not too sure how the federation is going to finish this season on this racing!

Section winners

North

1st L McCalley

2nd R & S Peden

3rd L McCalley

This weeks 1st sect,1st Open Carnforth for Lewis McCalley & Lewis McCalley makes it five in a row in Clarkston and has the icing on the cake winning 1st Open federation.

Centre

1st T McGinn

2nd J Whiteford & Family

3rd T McGinn

Tony McGinn (R) winner of Newmains club and centre section

West

1st J Green & Son 

2nd G Lightbody

3rd A Nelson

James and Gary Green have been very steady all season winning Burnbank this week

Average leader board

1st Cameron & Fann

2nd W Boswell

3rd J Barr

4th L McCalley

5th J Green & Son

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Press Officer

Billy Gordon(R) winner of Blantyre club                  Robert Girwood winner of Dalziel club                            

Jim Cameron is having a great season winner of Uddingston and tops Average board

Bobby and Sean Peden come to the fore winning Airdrie club this week.

Mio Krivokapic winner in Greenfield club                John Frood (R) winner in Lanark club                      Wullie Johnstone winner in Carluke club.