This year’s young bird programme started at Kelso in the Scottish Borders around 62 miles back to the winning loft .The birds were liberated at 07 10 hrs in a light south west wind. The race turned out a real "stinker" with most of the convoy not recording above 900ypm.
This is two years on the trot from Kelso, we have suffered this diabolical racing with youngsters. It’s just not a good race point sitting between the hills. If the peregrines attack them they are not going to get out.
Everyone is their own race controller but be sensible when voting at the next AGM. Racing isn't what it was 20 years ago!
Unfortunately, we are back at Kelso next week.
The race winner must have came out of the transporter and headed straight home as it is 171 ypm in front of the next bird. The winner was well motivated, sitting on eggs and was racing to the loft of George Truesdale of Chapelhall club.
1st Open fed sitting on her eggs
The Blue W/F hen is from his good friend Mr & Mrs Chadwick lines. The sire was bred by Superdoo of Ayrshire from the same lines. The total sum of his racing team is ten as he thought we wouldn’t be racing and gifted the others away.
Blue Cock sire of this weeks fed topper. Bred by Superdoo J Dunning of Ayrshire from Mr & Mrs Chadwick of England
George is a new member of Lanarkshire, formerly of the Scottish Midland federation flying as D Truesdale & Sons. This partnership was at the top of their game for many a year and were always hard to beat!. Well done George on a fine performance.
George Truesdales YB section and sum total of his team
The birds are trained every day from 30 miles and well-motivated on the natural system, the winner sitting eggs.
George Truesdale winner of 1st Open Fed holding the winner in front of loft
Around the clubs
Chapelhall
1st,3rd G Truesdale
2nd,4th,5th Battersby & Quinn
Airdrie
1st,2nd,3rd,5th GWP Macaloney
4th I Rankin
Eye of 2nd Open fed for GWP Macaloney
Clarkston
1st D Love
2nd,3rd,4th J Murphy
5th D Mitchell & Son
Dave Love has now made it five out of five since joining Clarkston. Top flying Dave!
Uddingston
1st,5th D McCaig
2nd,3rd,4th D McCaig
Dave McCaig our President has had a fine season winning another in Uddingston club
New Stevenson
1st R Clark
2nd,3rd,5th JJK Gillon
4th Quinn& Higgins 2
Dalziel
1st,2nd,3rd J Boyle
4th W McDonald
5th O& J McFadden
Joe Boyle winner of Dalziel club
Cam/Mornigside
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th T Richardson
Tam Richardson winner of Cambusnethan Morningside club
Burnbank
1st A McInnes
2nd,3rd A Morrison
4th P White
5th Torrance & Mann
Coatbridge SC
1st,3rd,4th,5th Pollock & Cairney
2nd J Forsyth
Pollock & Cairney win another in Coatbridge SC
Blantyre
1st Tallis & McDonagh
2nd,4th W Semple
3rd,5th J Polockus
Tommy McDonagh continues his fine season winning Blantyre & Greenfield clubs
Greenfield
1st Tallis & McDonagh
2nd,4th,5th M Krivokapic
3rd J Shaw
Chryston
1st,2nd,3rd,5th C Gray
4th P & E Conroy
Colin Gray as a lad still winning 1st club Chryston
Larkhall
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th W Lennox
Carluke
1st M Findlay
2nd,5th A Wilkie
3rd,4th C & E McMillan
Marshal Findlay winner of Carluke club
Newmains
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th Lindsay & Henderson
Ian Lindsay winner of Newmains, terrific flying Ian
Cambuslang
1st W Gordon
2nd E Robin jnr
3rd W Shields
4th,5th J Glackin
Billy Gordon winner of Cambuslang club
Lanark & Dist
1st D K Burnside
2nd,3rd A Neil
Dave Burnside wins another in Lanark & Dist
Fauldhouse
1st,2nd,3rd,4th J Burt
5th L Dusza
Lanarkshire Social Circle
22 sent 724 birds
1st,2nd,3rd,5th GWP Macaloney
4th I Rankin
Supermac 73 stock cock of GWP Macaloney
Blue C winner of 2nd Open for GWP Macaloney
Section Winnners
East section
1st G Truesdale 1260
2nd,3rd,4th,5th Lindsay & Henderson
Centre
1st,2nd,3rd,5th GWP Macaloney 1089
4th I Rankin
Paul & Wullie Macaloney, another brilliant team performance on a very difficult day.
West section
1st Tallis & McDonagh 1015
2nd G Lightbody
3rd A McInnes
4th,5th A Morrison
Combine Average Leader Board
1st GWP Macaloney
2nd J Cameron
3rd J Whiteford & Family
4th J Cullen
5th Tallis & McDonagh
6th T McGinn
7th J Wood
8th JJK Gillon
9th J Cassidy
10th Wilson & Cairns
11th J Craven
12th E Robin jnr
13th J & K Miller
14th W Bosewell
15th W Gordon
16th D McCaig
17th J Green & Son
18th P White
19th A Nelson
20th Lindsey& Henderson
21st J Boyle
22nd J King
23rd A Selfridge & Son
24th Eadie & Kelly
25th Mr & Mrs McKee
Tom Corrie jnr
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