Ripon to Lanarkshire with Tom Corrie Jnr
The ever changing face of the British weather had race controllers on alert with thunder storms and gale force winds forecast for the weekend .Lanarkshire controller decided to race mark on Sunday for a Monday race from Ripon.
Ripon in Yorkshire is around 157 miles to this weeks winner and a very healthy convoy of 5,697 and 14 Fauldhouse crates were liberated at 07 50hrs in a light WNW wind.
This weeks winners are the brilliant racing loft of GWP Macaloney into the Airdrie club. They timed three birds together at 12 03pm to win the 1st,2nd,3rd,15th,16th,24th,26th Open federation,their winner was a dark check 2yr old cock called Dark Destroyer who is direct out of Man of War xDark Velvet.This is his second win just being pipped for Federation win as a youngster.Well done lads "Back on song"
The race was a real tough one, with the winning velocity down at 1088.The birds having to fight for every yard home.Many reported birds missing at clock checking that evening.
This is really been their first real test this season and its probable good that they got it around this distance as it should put the birds in better order for the remaining races.Time will tell!
Around the clubs
Airdrie
Paul Macaloney holding 1st Open Ripon Dark Destroyer
1st,2nd,3rd,5th GWP Macaloney
4th J Craven
Lanarkshire Social Circle
1st,2nd,3rd GWP Macaloney
4th Wilson & Cairns loft 1
5th J Cullen
New Stevenson
JJK Gillon win New Stevenson
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th JJK Gillon
Kelly Gillon
Clarkston
Dave Love has a great race winning Clarkston
1st,2nd,3rd,5th D Love
4th Mr& Mrs McKee
Burnbank
James McGuire wins Burnbank
1st,2nd J McGuire
3rd,4th J Green & Son
5th W Bosewell
Uddingston
Jim Cullen wins Uddingston& Dist
1st,5th J Cullen
2nd D McCaig
3rd K Docherty
4th J Cameron
Blantyre
Wullie Semple wins Blantyre
1st,3rd,5th W Semple
2nd,4th Tallis & McDonagh
Coalburn
Donald Mathieson & Son won Coalburn
1st D Mathieson & Son
2nd,3rd D Morrison &Son
4th D Frame
5th W Mitchell & Son
Larkhall
J Newbiggin wins Larkhall
1st,2nd,4th,5th J Newbiggin
3rd J Cosgrove & Son
Chryston
John Hardwood in photo taken nearly 40yrs ago with his Combine winner of 3,000 birds,John continues to win 1st Chryston club
1st J Harwood
2nd,3rd,4th,P&E Conroy
5th C Gray
East Kilbride
Richard Jukes wins East Kilbride
1st,2nd R Jukes snr
3rd J Meikle
4th G Orr
5th D Gillespie
Cambuslang
Eddie Robin jnr wins Cambuslang
1st,3rd,5th E Robin jnr
2nd,4th W Gordon
Dalziel
John King wins another in Dalziel
1st,2nd,3rd,5th J King
4th J Cassidy
Cambusnethan/Morningside
James & Steve Whiteford of J Whiteford & Family win Newmains & Cambusnethan/Morningside clubs
1st,2nd J Whiteford & Family
3rd Wilson & Cairns loft 1
4th T McGinn
5th A & J Cook
Coatbridge SC
1st J Donnely
2nd,3rd R & M Neil
4th P Beattie
5th Sharp/ Cummings/ Durning
No photo of winner
Fauldhouse
1st,4th T Garvin
2nd,3rd,5th Lumsden& Colligan
No photo of winner
Newmains
1st,2nd,5th J Whiteford & Family
3rd T McGinn
4th A & J Cook
Low Waters
George Lightbody(L) wins Low Waters
1st,2nd ,3rd,4th G Lightbody
5th J Bosewell
Lanark
Dave Burnside wins Lanark
1st,2nd,3rd ,4th D K Burnside
5th A McNeil
Greenfield
Dave Allison wins Greenfield
1st,2nd,3rd,5th D Allison
4th Tallis & McDonagh
Carluke
Callum McMillan wins Carluke
1st,3rd,4th C & E McMillan
2nd M Findlay
5th A Blyth
Section Winners
Centre section
1st,2nd,3rd GWP Macaloney
4th J Donnely
5th J Craven
East section
1st,2nd J Whiteford & Family
3rd Wilson & Cairns
4th T McGinn
5th C & E McMillan
West section
1st,3rd D Allison
2nd,4th J McGuire
5th J Green & Son
Average Leader Board
1st J Whiteford -Newmains club
2nd J King-Dalziel club
3rd GWP Macaloney-Airdrie club
4th T McGinn- Newmains club
5th D McCaig-Uddingston club
6th J Wood-Uddingston club
7th J Cullen-Uddigston club
8th J McGuire-Burnbank club
9th J Cameron-Uddingsto club
10th J Barr -Airdrie club
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
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