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Lanarkshire News - 30-08-24

Lanarkshire News - Thirsk race "King Louis strikes again"

We have arrived for last race of the Lanarkshire 2024 season f.

Thirsk in North Yorkshire hasn't been a happy hunting ground for members in the past and again would be probable go down as one of the worst races since Wetherby 2021.

The winning pigeon took 4hrs 19 minutes for the 154 miles for a velocity of 1047.

Only nine pigeons recorded 1000ypm with others struggling to get into the 900ypm.

The weather appeared to close in on the 1,400 pigeons that had been liberated at 0700am in a light south west wind.

The weather at the home end was a fresh west wind with heavy showers.

Returns were a mixed bag but unfortunately some like myself had heavy losses.

Something we could have done without after the horrendous old bird season.

Every race has a winner and for the third time from four races competed in the YB programme the brilliant Lewis McCalley of Clarkston club recorded 1st North sect ,1st Open federation with a B/C sitting four day eggs.

The pigeon was prepared on the darkness system and was obviously motivated sitting its first time on eggs.

Lewis provided me with the breeding ,Sire was purchased from the Champion fancier Geoff Kirkland. The father of it was a good racer for Geoff being a grandson of his famous "Snake”. The Mother was a daughter of" Snake"

The Dam of this week’s winner is 552 ,one off the Super Mio's Bred by Mio Krivokapic ,she topped the federation from the Wetherby YB smash in 2021 and has been one of the most consistent birds in the last three years.

Lewis has recorded 4 x 1st Open federations in 2024 ,a truly brilliant achievement with a small team of pigeons.

He entered  four YB races winning 3 x 1st Open federation and 3rd Open federation in the other.

Lewis is not one for chasing averages and very seldomly starts a programme only entering his birds when he feels they are right to win the federation.

This would put him in my opinion as a truly remarkable pigeon fancier.

They call him "King Louis " and Scotland's number 1 .

On these results who would argue!

Lewis stated "Not really the race most of us would've liked and hopefully more birds work in the next day or two".

Well done Lewis on another remarkable result on a very tough race.

Just to note the 2021 disaster from Wetherby was also won by Lewis!

Hopefully get a loft report from Lewis.

Section winners

North section

1st L McCalley

2nd J Donnely

3rd M Gilchrist

Centre section

1st B McCrindle & Son

2nd ,3rd Lindsay & Henderson

West section

1st T Duncan

2nd McMillan & Suckle

3rd W Boswell

Final YB Average Board

1st Young & Kelly

2nd R & S Peden

3rd Cameron & Fann

4th T Corrie Son G\Son

5th B McCrindle & Son

Final Combine Average Board

1st Eadie & Kelly

2nd Gault & Quinn

3rd T Richardson

4th E Porter

5th W Gordon

Well done to Andy Eadie on back to back Combine Average wins, brilliant flying by Lanarkshire best!

Well done to all who managed to finish a very, very difficult racing programme.

350 members started and only 13 lofts finished.

After a Tsunami of a season some will leave the sport ,for others they will buckle down and weather the storm that's

 pigeon racing.

Thanks to everyone who sent information to make up the Lanarkshire news throughout season.

Thanks to the committee and Federation Secretary Jim Cameron for their fantastic work for the members.

Tom Corrie jnr 

Lanarkshire Press Officer 

Partnership of Wilson Cairns 30 08 24d

Wilson & Cairns winners of the Gold
ring race organised by Martin Miller.
A very good initiative for those
who like a flutter.

IMG 0774 30 08 24d

The brilliant Lewis McCalley 1st Open federation ,Thirsk

Ian Lindsay showing the wing of his winner 30 08 24d

Ian Lindsay had an excellent result winning Newmains club and
Lanarkshire Social Circle with Sire
from John Short
(Performance Lofts UK) stock and
the Dam a Lambrecht mealy hen
he is holding.

James Kerr of Newstevenson club 30 08 24d

James Kerr of Newmains club celebration his first ever win and also the YB Averages in his club

James Kerr winner 30 08 24d

James her showing his winner which he named "Carols Girl" in memory of his mother. The winner was bred of
JJK Gillon & G/Son

Mark Gilchrist 2 30 08 24d

Mark Gilchrist winner in Chryston club

Lewis McCalley loft 30 08 24d

Lewis McCalleys winning loft

Sandy Stevens 30 08 24d

Sandy Steven & Son winning Dalziel, having a great season with 2 x1st prizes, Thirsk trophy.4 young bird trophy and best YB.

Jim Scott Donnelly 30 08 24d

Jim & Scott Donnely winner in Coatbridge SC.

Sharp Cummings Durning 30 08 24d

Sharp Cummings Durning
winners of Breeder/Buyer
winning a very healthy purse

IMG 7190 1 30 08 24d

Young & Kelly winners of the federation YB averages. Sorry about photo but keep asking for one to no avail.

Ian Rankin 30 08 24d

Ian Rankin winner in Airdrie club

IMG 0616 30 08 24d

Winner of healthy purse for being the breeder of Sharp Cummings Durning B/B winner

Arthur Morrison 30 08 24d

Arthur Morrison winner of Blantyre club

Andy Margaret 30 08 24d

Andy Eadie,Combine Average winner, Champion fancier of Lanarkshire two years on trot.

Gault Quinn 30 08 24d

Gault & Quinn had a cracking season 1st North section Combine Averages &runners up in Combine Averages

 

Update photo Barclay McCrindle Son 30 08 24d

Barclay McCrindle & Son winners of Centre section Thirsk race

IMG 3893 1 30 08 24d

John Leggate(L) winner of Greenfield club and Billy Gordon had a great season winning the West section Combine Averages 

Wullie Johnstone 30 08 24d

Wullie Johnstone winner in
Carluke club

Davie Forster Son of Lanark club 30 08 24d

D Foster & son winners of Lanark club