LANARKSHIRE FEDERATION

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Federation -Retford Race Report

Retford is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England, located 31 miles (50 km) from the city of Nottingham.
The pigeons where away at 07 15 for the 213 mile journey back into Central Scotland, with no wind reported, turning south east on route, although at the home end it was north east.
Two lofts that have been up with the leaders every week ,that of Eadie & Kelly and Wullie Smart had a couple of pigeons a country mile in front of the convoy of 1130 birds.
It is difficult to imagine how some pigeons can achieve over one hundred yards per minute ahead of the pack(24 miles ahead.) Some say they just break quicker and get themselves to a different height and velocity. Anyway it?s not an improbable velocity as many federations racing that day achieved higher with their winners
Well back to the race and with only two miles between the two lofts there was only a split second of a difference. Eadie & Kelly take top honors from Wullie Smart.
This is a reverse on last week?s result showing the level of consistency between the federation?s two leading young bird average contenders.
Congratulations to Andy Eadie of Bellside on his terrific performance and with only the comeback race to go looks odds on to win the averages. But as they say it?s never over till the fat lady sings?.

Andy and Wullie are good friends and both fly in the highly competitive Newmains and Cambusnethan clubs.
Andy you are on the bell this week.
You lads will have to give big Tam a chance one week.ha,ha.

The race was a very erratic affair, with big gaps between returning pigeons and plenty not returning on the shift.
We moved down this route for better racing, but to be honest we are still getting the same losses and erratic racing.Food for thought!

Special mention to John Short of my own club Clarkston & Dist who wins the section and has six birds posted in the top ten,thats some performance from over 200 miles.

Brilliant John.

Alan Nelson of Low Waters chalks up another section win to cement his excellent season.

   

John Callan wins Coalburn -  Alan Nelson (R) wins Low Waters  -  GWP Macaloney win Airdrie Dist

     

Billy Gordon (R) wins Cambuslang -  Joe Boyle(L) wins Dalzel  -  Andy Eadie wins both Newmains & Cambusnethan

  

John Short (R) had a fantastic race in Clarkston and federation -  John Leggate (R) wins Greenfield

Around the clubs:

Airdrie Dist

1st GWP Macaloney 1274 2nd J Wilkinson 1271 3rd J Wilkinson 1264 4th I Rankin 1255 5th J Wilkinson 1253
Well done GWP with a 100% Custer down out of Tam Blair?s No1 pair

Clarkston & Dist
1st J Short 1326 2nd J Short 1263 3rd J Short 1263 4th J Short 1263 5th
J Short 1259
Top flying John,possible one of the results of the season!

Low Waters
1st A Nelson 1277 2nd Torrance & Mann 1185 3rd Torrance & Mann 1162 4th Torrance & Mann 115
Well done Alan,another section win.

Burnbank
1st R Cushley 1203 2nd R Cushley 1196 3rd W Boswell 1139 4th W Boswell 1139 5th R Cushley 1092

Robert Cushley wins the alpine transmission cup
and the Cambell cup
Walter Boswell wins both shares of the pools
Very well done to robert having won three in a row and an easy winner.
having a great young bird season great flying,Robert
returns in the club are horrendous with a few no times at checking
Well done Robert,SORRY i haven't a photo of Robert

Dalziel

1st J Boyle

Sorry no other details
Well done Joe

Coatbridge SC

1st Sharp Cummings Durning 1130 2nd Sharp Cummings Durning 1103 3rd Sharp Cummings Durning 1103 4th J Forsyth 1093

Winning pigeon is a Slatey hen
Sire Direct Son of Janefield 42
Dam P.Halliwell Sheffield
Well done lads

John Sharp,Wullie Cummings and Jim Durning winners in the Coatbridge SC Note their pet percy they sponsor from the RSPB

Greenfield

1st J Leggate vel 1154 2nd Tallis & McDonagh vel 1099 3rd J Leggate vel 1098 4th M Krivokapic vel 1071 5th Tallis & McDonagh vel 1026

Well done John also well done Mio in winning the pools

Blantyre

1st Tallis & McDonagh vel 1202 2ndTallis & McDonagh vel 1091 3rd A Morrison vel 1072 4th Tallis & McDonagh vel 1058 5th Tallis & McDonagh
vel 973
Returns ,poor for this race
Well done Tommy

Carluke

1 A Wilkie 1180 2 A Wilkie 1167 3 W Gardner 1051 4 V Smith 1035 5 W Gardner 1031

Well done Alec

Cambusnethan/Morningside

13 Members sent 182 birds

1st Eadie & Kelly 1500 2nd W Smart 1500 3rd T McGinn 1318 4th T Richardson 1286 5th Eadie & Kelly 1264
Brilliant flying Andy

Uddingston & Dist

1st J Cameron 2nd J Cameron 3rd J Cameron 4th J Cameron
Well done Jim,top flying

Newmains

1st Eadie & Kelly 2nd W Smart 3rd T McGinn 4th T Richardson 5th Eadie & Kelly
Well done Andy

Cambuslang

1st W Gordon 1183 2nd W Gordon 1160 3rd W Millen 1123 4th W Millen 1072 5th W Millen 1072
Well done Billy,we must be hitting the distance

Lanarkshire Social Circle

1st Eadie & Kelly 2nd GWP Macaloney 3rd J Wilkinson 4th J Wilkinson 5th J Wilkinson

Young bird average Board Update

1st Eadie & Kelly 2nd W Smart 3rd I Rankin 4th GWP Macaloney 5th J Wilkinson

Combine Average Board Update

1st GWP Macaloney 2nd Tallis & McDonagh 3rd J Cullen 4th Torrance & Mann 5th J Lawrie & Son

Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer