LANARKSHIRE FEDERATION
Tom Corrie
This week 1st June 2013, Lanarkshire Federation were at Leicester an average distance of 253 miles into the centre of Lanarkshire. This was the first Open race of the old bird programme. This race focuses on the yearlings and as the the convoy was liberated at 07 00 hrs in a North West wind in humid conditions, this was always going to be a tester. Report states the pigeons for some reason didn't clear the race point and eventually broke into four batches, which isn't an ideal start. After 5 hours and 54 minutes the Yearling Open was won by the brilliant loft of GWP Macaloney of Coatbridge, well out on their own by 46yds with a Blue Cock. 5 x 1st Federations in 7 races - outstanding flying in the biggest federation in the country.
Paul & William Macaloney 1st Open
The race itself was very erratic with large number of birds missing. So what's new with racing over the 250 miles? Plenty of theories but no concrete answer. Pigeon racing is finished already for large numbers of fanciers due to the heavy losses with the longest races still to come: Newbury, Maidstone and Ypres in the federation programme.
Onto this week's club and federation winners.
Clarkston & Dist
Leicester race, lib 07:00hrs
1st T Corrie Son G/son Vel 1016 - 2nd Yearling Open
2nd T Corrie Son G/son
3rd T Corrie Son G/son
4th T Corrie Son G/son
5th D Mitchell Son
6th T Corrie Son G/son
The winner is a check yearling Vandenabeele hen that wins her second race, two top ten open prizes bred by GWP Macaloney. Second prize is a GWP Macaloney yearling hen bred down from the Dream Pair lines. Third pigeon was a Vandenabeele yearling cock that's already scored 3rd Federation, bred down from the GWP Macaloney Shadow boxer lines.
Low Waters
Leicester
12 Members sent 180 Birds
Dist approx 250 miles
1 A Nelson 1002.1
2 A Nelson 957.9
3 A Allan 929.5
4 G McFall 918.6
5 G McFall 918.6
6 G McFall 916.4
Uddingston & Dist
22 members sent, 252 birds
1 W Graham 992
2 R Hotchkiss 965
3 K Docherty 951
4 J Wood 947
5 D McCaig 937.9
6 W Traynor 937.3
Well done to Billy on winning this Leicester race. The club would like to thank Tunnocks for their sponsorship.
Newmains
1 Eadie&Kelly 1014.363
2 JMacLean 1006.938
3 Eadie&Kelly 978.842
4 JWhiteford&Family 971.559
5 JMacLean 966.082
6 JLawrie&Son 949.360
Burnbank
10 lofts sent 155 birds
1st D.Allison 982-61 7-28-25
2nd W.Boswell 963-82 7-38-31
3rd W.Boswell 943-82 7-48-14
4th A.McInnes 935-67 7-53-40
5th D.Allison 932-82 7-52-21
6th Baird & McMillan 931-58 7-55-45
Walter Boswell lifts the pools £125.00 roughly and also takes the yearling shield for the first yearling from Leicester
Well done to Davie Allison .
Larkhall & Dist
209 birds entered
1st A J Hamilton vel 1000.45
2nd N Orr vel 932
3rd G Rankin vel 919
4th J Cosgrove & Son vel 919
Well done to Adam
Motherwell
Leicester 1/6/13
1st J Higgins
2nd Richardson Stewart Calderood
3rd J Higgins
4th Richardson Stewart Calderood
Well done Joe, 2 in a row
Cambusnethan & Morningside
Leicester 01/06/13
26 members 334 birds
1st EADIE & KELLY 1014.36
2nd J.J.M.GILLON 1010.58
3rd EADIE & KELLY 978.84
4th J.WHITEFORD/FAMILY 971.55
5th J.LAWRIE & SON 949.36
6th J.M.GILLON 48.52
Well done Andy
Federation top 45
CENTRE LEICESTER 01/06/13 63 SENT 714
1 G.W.P.Macaloney Coatbridge SU12L13131 blue cock 1092.939 2 R Valentini Coatbridge SU10L1192 blue hen 1046.399 3 T Corrie, Son & Grandson Clarkston SU12L11680 cheq hen 1016.901 4 S Nelson Glenmavis SU10 5742 cheq cock 998.19 5 W Graham Uddingston GB10E2797 blue cock 992.474 6 R Valentini Coatbridge SU12L13625 blue cock 979.845 7 P Beattie Coatbridge SU11L14816 blue hen 967.691 8 R Hotchkiss Uddingston SU12L6616 blue hen 965.226 9 S Nelson Glenmavis SU09L17454 blue pd hen 962.17 10 Christie Bros Coatbridge SU12L13816 blue cock 954.987 11 K Docherty Uddingston SU11L8598 blue cock 951.202 12 J Wood Uddingston SU11L8837 dark cock 947.523 13 J Pollock Coatbridge SU12L13270 cheq hen 946.131 14 W Gardner Coatbridge SU11L15747 griz cock 943.191 15 O & J McFadden Dalzell SU12L18059 blue cock 941.085
EAST LEICESTER 01/06/13 51 SENT 696
1 Eadie & Kelly Newmains SU12 464 blue cock 1014.363 2 J Higgins Motherwell SU12L3499 cheq cock 1010.965 3 J.J.M Gillon New Stevenston SU12W163 red hen 1010.587 4 J MacLean Newmains SU11L6703 blue cock 1006.938 5 Eadie & Kelly Newmains SU10L9272 blue pd cock 978.842 6 C Walker Carluke SU10NE7750 griz cock 978.579 7 Mr & Mrs Elliot Lanark SU12L9080 red cock 974.847 8 Mr & Mrs Elliot Lanark SU12 4262 blue pd hen 974.428 9 J Whiteford & Family Newmains SU10L8965 red hen 971.559 10 Mr & Mrs Elliot Lanark SU11L10358 red cock 967.135 11 J MacLean Newmains SU10L9485 red cock 966.082 12 Mr & Mrs Elliot Lanark SU11L10325 dark pd cock 950.221 13 D K Burnside Lanark SU10L14251 cheq cock 949.898 14 J Lawrie & Son Newmains SU12L16452 blue cock 949.360 15 J.J.M Gillon New Stevenston SU12L10971 cheq w/f cock 948.528
WEST LEICESTER 01/06/13 70 SENT 1212
1 J Hannah Greenfield NEHU12WAN0811 blue c 1011.552 2 W Allison Cambuslang SU12L242 cheq pd hen 1004.436 3 A Nelson Low Waters SU12L4562 cheq hen 1002.128 4 A J Hamilton Larkhall SU12L12825 mly pd cock 1000.455 5 D Allison Burnbank SU11 5850 blue pd hen 982.61 6 J Leggate Greenfield SU11L10535 cheq hen 978.530 7 J Hannah Greenfield SU12A6431 blue cock 975.035 8 P Murphy Cambuslang SU10L3418 red hen 969.651 9 W Boswell Burnbank SU12L1015 cheq cock 963.82 10 Tallis & McDonagh Blantyre SU10L14657 blue hen 960.59 11 A Nelson Low Waters SU12L4576 blue hen 957.948 12 A Morrison Blantyre SU12L2657 cheq cock 957.53 13 K Buchanan Greenfield SU10L14824 blue cock 955.693 14 W Gordon Cambuslang SU12L370 blue hen 954.186 15 Tallis & McDonagh Blantyre SU11L10992 blue cock 948.05.
Tom Corrie on the right, winner of 2nd Open
Andy Eadie winner of 3rd Open
Robert Hotchkiss 9th Open
Billy Gordon on right 13th Open
Arthur Morrison 11th Open
Sam Nelson who had a good race flying in the Glenmavis club and two in the central section top 15 with his old birds
Please forward details of your club winners.
Tom Corrie jnr
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