This week we arrived at the main Open race of the Lanarkshire calendar for 2020. Its been a difficult season for the committee to give the members some regular racing because of Covid restrictions,poor weather and vehicle issues.
Everyone has been frustrated with whats happening but thats racing pigeons for you.
Kettering in Northamptionshire England was the final destination of the old bird season.The poor returns in the previous two races had took there toll. Only 791 birds were liberated with two Fauldhouse club baskets at 07 30hrs in no wind for the 276 miles journey back into Central Scotland.Reports that peregrine falcons attacked the birds on liberation.What chance you got.
131st Open winners Paul & Wullie Macaloney
The winners recorded a good working velocity of 1225 & 1224 to the brilliant loft of GWP Macaloney of Airdrie club.As the title states this was a record breaking performance.Never in the Lanarkshire federation over 115 years history has ever a loft recorded four in a row of topping the federation in old bird racing.And possible its never been won by the first two pigeons that were 1st,2nd Open the week previous.Yes that correct the same two birds to the same loft, two weeks in a row.
Out of this world racing from one of Europe's top lofts.They are so far in front of the biggest federation in the British Isles its rather scary.
Week in week out they are out in front,no other fanciers can match their consistency in Lanarkshire.
They are the bench mark that no one can get near.
Their winners are two blue hens ,that have been in a league of their own the last two races.One as good as the other,both have come together,both managing to get to the front of the convoy.They have the breeding,the condition and the edge.
The winner Queen B has now won
1st Federation 2,004 birds
1st Federation 791 birds
6th Federation 981 birds
Queen B 1st Open Kettering .Bred by Yves De Wit raced by GWP Macaloney
Super Girl 43 2nd Open Kettering bred and raced by GWP Macaloney
GWP Macaloney result for Kettering
1st,2nd,5th,25th,33rd,Open with 10 pigeons entered -Some flying in what was an erratic race!
Brilliant flying again from the best!
Record breaker Paul Macaloney with his two boys
Kettering Open Result Top 25
1st,2nd,5th,25th GWP Macaloney of Airdrie club
3rd J Craven of Airdrie club
4th D Love of Clarkston club
Dave Love wins Clarkston club and recorded 4th,19th,52nd,57th,Open(4 races 4 wins in Clarkston club)
6th,9th J&K Miller of Newmains club
7th Tallis & McDonagh of Blantyre club
8th W Boswell of Burnbank club
10th,11th J Wood of Uddingston club
12th JJK Gillon of New Stevenson club
13th T McGinn of Newmains club
14th,23rd E Robin jnr of Cambuslang club
15th,18th J Cullen of Uddingston club
16th Mr & Mrs McKee of Clarkston club
17th P Beattie of Coatbridge
19th D Love of Airdrie
20th J Cameron of Uddingston club
21st W Gordon of Cambuslang club
22nd T Corrie Son G/son of Clarkston
24th J Cassidy of Dalziel club
Jim Dalziel wins Dalziel club and 24th Open
Final Average Board Top 25
1st GWP Macaloney of Airdrie vel 1264
2nd J Cameron of Uddingston vel 1220
3rd J Whiteford & Family of Newmains 1219
4th J Cullen of Uddinston club 1205
5th T McGinn of Newmains club 1200
6th J Barr of Airdrie club
7th J Wood of Uddingston club
Jim Wood(R) had a good race winning Uddingston club and recording 10th,11th,48th Open.Tom Corrie (L) won 22nd,29th Open
Also noted under photo of Paul & Wullie mac it reads 131 Open it should be 1st open
Kelly Gillon of JJK Gillon win New Stevenson and record 12th,44th,47th,59th,Open
9th J Craven of Airdrie club
10th Tallis & McDonagh of Blantyre
Tommy McDonagh wins Blantyre club & West section and records 7th,37th,38th,53rd,70th Open
11th E Robin jnr of Cambuslang club
E Robin jnr wins Cambuslang and records14th,23rd,27th,41st,Open
12th J Cassidy of Dalziel club
13th Wilson & Cairns of Cam/Morningside club
14th J & K Miller of Newmains club
Jackie & Kevin Miller win 6th & 9th Open and the East section
15th W Boswell of Burnbank club
Walter Bosewell wins Burnbank club and records 8th,65th Open
16th J Green & Son of Burnbank club
17th W Gordon of Cambuslang
18th W McDonald of Dalziel club
19th T Corrie Son G/son of Clarkston club
20th J McLean of Newmains club
21st D Mcaig of Uddingston club
22nd Eadie & Kelly of Newmains club
23rd Mr & Mrs McKee of Clarkston & Dist
24th A Nelson of Burnbank club
25th P White of Burnbank club
Dougie Morrison wins Coalburn club
Callum McMillan wins Carluke and records 40th,60th,61st,72nd,75th,Open
Dave Allison wins Greenfield club and records 31st Open
Colin Gray wins 1st Chryston club Kettering race
Walter Boswell(L) winning Blue Pied hen GB 19 Z 70769 in Photo This season went on to win 1st club,1st West section,4th Open 3684 birds LRPF from Dunbar race 64 miles,vel 2122. 3rd club,8th West section,35th Open ,Melton Mowbray ,250 miles ,vel 1022, 1st club ,2nd West section,8th Open fed 791 birds Kettering Open 273 miles.vel 1184 Winning a total of £300. Good picking judge Josey Gillon at Clarkston Show. The winner is a Jacob Poortvliet bred by Louella lofts. Super young hen
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer