Lanarkshire Federation - Yeovil Open
This week we arrive at Yeovil 345 miles back into Lower Central Scotland for our first major Open race of the season.
The 450 birds were race marked on the Friday for a Sunday race, liberated at 06 30 am in a light WSW wind .So we held our breath and hoped for a good race. The winners started to hit the boards around 15 36 for the 346 miles recording a velocity of 1117 ypm a good working velocity.
This week’s winners are having a brilliant season already topping the federation and completing their fourth section win of the season. Gault & Quinn is the name and winning is very much their game this season .
1st sect,1st Open Yeovil winners Gault & Quinn
Last season they showed their qualities and this season have shown a cracking level of consistency at club and federation.
They fly the Cattrysse pigeons, both guys being "fanatics" for these old lines. They have preserved these birds for many a decade and their confidence in these pigeons haven't let them down.
Their winner is a 5yr old blue cock pigeon flying on the roundabout ,he has been a top performer over the years winning many top positions including 8th Open Eastbourne and also 43rd Open Guernsey 2023
The previous week he was there to win the club but was beaten through the trap by loft mates.
The partnership of Wullie and Jimmy had a fantastic race clocking 3 birds in thirty minutes and five of their team on the shift when a most struggled.
The partnership fly in the Airdrie club and the loft is situated in the village of Plains east side of Airdrie.
They are down to earth guys that have kept pigeons all their days and get the best out of their medium size flock of racers.
This was very much a team performance recording 1st,2nd,4th sect,1st ,4th,7th Open winning this year’s Blue Ribbon race, recording 5 in top 42 of Open.
Brilliant flying, winning their section two weeks in a row and four times this season.
Well done to Wullie and Jimmy and all the best for the remaining races.
2nd Open Eadie & Kelly with a 2yr old cheq pied hen named "Birthday Girl" after Andy's loft manager who celebrated her Birthday on the day of the race.
Andy Eadie's Birthday girl 1st sect,2nd Open Yeovil & Birthday Girl just after timing!
Andy wrote !Birthday Girl ! named after my "Burd" Margaret !
Photo included Birthday Girl with her mate 2 mins after timing in.
Included photo of Bellside training wagon which has managed to chalk up 7 - 1sts in Newmains FC this season with the icing on the cake being :-Birthday Girl BC Hen
winning
*1st Club Newmains FC .
*1st Lanarkshire Social Circle .
*1st Centre Sect 2nd Open Lanarkshire Fed.
*1st West Sect 1st Open Central Scotland 3 Bird Club with total winnings £1800.00.
*Birthday Girl was paired up 1st June sitting 12 days and is bred down from 2 pigeons purchased from Davy Jamieson .Sire Blue Cock direct son of J&J Hunt of Dundee s !Cool Hand Luke being a Bronze & Silver Award winner with 8 SNFC Meritorious Diplomas from 8 races when paired to direct daughter of Davies No1 Chq Pied Stock Cock when paired to his up and coming proved Postie Hen who always delivers and I was fortunate to purchase 5 direct who are making their mark here at Bellside Lofts .
Yours in Sport
Andy Eadie
Eadie & Kelly
Well done Andy on another top performance!
Margaret & Andy Eadie
The analysis of the race
This week shows that 7 of the top 10 on the average leaders board not recording a bird on the day.
That must be an unwelcome record!
The losses again were very significant and will have a major impact for rest of the season.
Young Bird Programme 2024
"The Lanarkshire members have already voted at the recent EGM to change the young bird programme back to the east route" because of the poor racing and financial impact its having on the federation.
1st race Wooler- starting 20th July
2nd race Wooler
3rd race Wooler
4th race Alnwick
5th race Alnwick
6th race Thirsk
Top 5 in Open
1st Gault & Quinn 1117
2nd Eadie & Kelly 1116
3rd T McGinn 1111
Tony McGinn(L) winner of 3rd Open
4th Gault & Quinn 1101
5th J & K Miller 1099
Kevin Miller(R) 5th Open
Section winners
North section
1st& 2nd Gault & Quinn
3rd E Porter
Centre section
1st Eadie & Kelly
2nd T McGinn
3rd J & K Miller
West section
1st & 2nd T McLaren
3rd A Nelson
Average Leader Board
1st Eadie & Kelly
2nd Gault & Quinn
3rd E Porter
4th T Richardson
5th L McCalley
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
Alec Stewart winner of 16th Open and Clarkston club
Andy Eadies pigeon trailer that has been training a lot of 1st prize winners
