Lanarkshire News - Blaydon race on 27/06/26
This week we have arrived at a new race point for the federation, Blaydon in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear ,North of England.
The change from the scheduled Alnwick which in summer is a busy with tourists, causing issues with the liberation area.
Blaydon is slightly further in distance, around 109 miles rather than 95 from Alnwick.
An excellent edition for the federation website was the race controllers report and photos of the transporter sitting at the liberation site before liberation. This is excellent and allows fanciers some insight into the race conditions
The 1600 birds were liberated at 6am with the sunshine on their backs for the flight back into lower Central ,Scotland.
This week’s winners who live in the North section of the federation are R & S Peden & Wilkinson of Airdrie club .
1st North section,1st Open federation for R & S Peden
I phoned Bobby to congratulate him on his fabulous winner and get some information on his runaway winner.
He explained that when waiting on the arrival of the pigeons he observed a small batch of racers coming from the east, initially he thought they were for him but they continued on although he noted one flicking its wings and he shouted on it to trap and it duely peeled off the others and landed. This wasn't the end of the story as she wouldn’t trap, Bobby as everyone was getting anxious as every second passed. Over one minute passed before she timed.
Bobby said to his son Sean that she had blown her chance to win the club. At this time he didn’t realise that he had just timed 1st Open federation.
Bobby & Sean Peden of Airdrie club
The hen eventually winning by 50 ypm.
The winner is a two year old cheque hen, Sire being James Green & Son of Burnbank club ,Dam being a Camphus Janssen from Jim Wilkinson. The hen was well fancied winning all pools in the Airdrie club. She was raced on the roundabout system for first five weeks and allowed to go to nest, sitting around 12 days, she has scored before sitting this way.
Well done to Bobby and Sean and thanks for the details of their super winner!
Davie Alison of Burnbank in the west section had a terrific race taking the first four in the section and six in the top 15 of the section.
Davie Alison (R)
His winner was a yearling Blue w/f hen raced on the roundabout system, only seeing their partner after the race for most of the day.
1st West section for Davie Alison of Burnbank club
They are loft exercised for one hour in the evening, Monday to Thursday .
Her breeding is -Sire is a retired racer who was a prolific winner 5 x 1st clubs and 4 x 2nd section and numerous other section prizes from 50 miles to 280 miles. He is Herman Custer through the Safier lines. He is Sire and G/sire for himself and good friends Billy Gordon of Blantyre club and Jim Wood of Uddingston club. Her Dam is a direct daughter of "Brave" from Syndicate lofts when paired to a G/daughter of Kanibal. The Dam is a 2018 hen, her name is Brave Girl and has bred 10 x 1st fed winners for Tim Atkin before Davie purchased her last year. Three pigeons from this hen have already scored in club and federation this season.
Great flying again from Davie who can win at any distance he wishes to conquer.
Jim Wood of Uddingston club in the Centre section is this week’s 1st club ,1st section. His winner is no stranger to winning 2nd section,7th Open Alnwick 1899 birds,4th section,15th Open Carnforth 3,689 birds,4th section,30th Open Wooler 3,283 birds12th section,47th Open Wetherby 4363 birds,21st section,49th Open Woolaston 1142 birds. From the six races she was 4 x 1st club. Her breeding is predominantly Hereman Cuester .Her Sire was purchased from Derek Walsh of Waterford at one of his clearance sales, he is a winner of 3rd Federation 3,241 birds and also 3rd federation 3,068 birds. He is a son of Super Blue Max a top performer for Derek Walsh. The Dam is bred in combination with Davie Alison of Burnbank, being from Davies good 44 cock, a big winner for Davie when paired to Jims blue Cuester hen which was a super racer and breeder, being Dam and G/dam of countless winners for myself .
Thanks Jim for the excellent information and all the best for the season!
Jim Wood of Uddingston club, winner and Andrew Wood
1st Chryston club,2nd section ,2nd Open federation Jim Tullan(Centre) holding his winner.Also in the picture is his loft manager Billy Bilsland(L) and his training and conditioning manager Billy "Rotten Chips" Smith(R).
Jim has had a rough past 12 months with illness and its a great boost to time a winner.Jim would like to thank the two Billy's for their help in looking after the birds and getting them to race night marking.
Look out for more winners from the TSB partnership.
They are affectionately known as Jack, Victor and Winston from Still Game.
The winning hen is a Frans Zwols having her only second race of her after being badly hawked as a youngster ,she was raced on the natural system and trained from Kirkliston, Edinburgh by Billy Smith.
Thanks to club member Karl Kelly for the information.
Jim Tullan (centre)
Section winners
North section
1st R & S Peden
2nd J Tullan
3rd P Macaloney
Centre section
1st J Wood
2nd & 3rd Cameron & Fan
West section
1st,2nd,3rd D Alison
Glasgow section
1st & 2nd HBW Lofts
Chris Holloway winner of Glasgow section, having an excellent season.
3rd B Donnachie
Federation Average Board Update
1st Young & Kelly
2nd Graham Bros
3rd T Corrie Son G/son
4th I Rankin
5th Gault & Quinn
6th W Holland
7th J Green & Son
8th W Gordon
9th Cameron & Fann
10th J Sirrell
Around the clubs
Airdrie club
1st R & S Peden
2nd D Sloan & Son
3rd I Rankin
Blantyre club
1st,2nd,3rd W Gordon
Billy Gordon excellent team performance in Blantyre club.
Burnbank club
1st,2nd,3rd D Alison
Carluke club
1st J Sirrell
Johnny Sirrell is having a terrific season and is winner in Carluke club.
2nd & 3rd Graham Bros
Chapelhall club
1st,2nd,3rd P Macaloney
Paul Macaloney rounds off his old bird season with 3rd, 4th & 5th Open federation and winner in Chapelhall club.
Chryston club
1st J Tullan
2nd,3rd Young & Kelly
Clarkston club
1st,2nd,3rd T Corrie Son, G/Son
Tom Corrie, Son G/son winners in Clarkston club.
Coatbridge SC club
1st J Donnely & Son
Jim and Scott Donnelly are the winners in Coatbridge SC
2nd J Forsyth
3rd Sharp, Cummings & Durning
Dalziel club
1st C Cupples
Craig Cupples is a good winner in Dalziel club
2nd J & H Brown & Higgins
3rd J Boyle
Lanark & Dist. club
1st,2nd,3d D Forster & Son
Davie Forster & Son are having an excellent season winning Lanark & Dist.
New Stevenson
1st,2nd,3rd JJK Gillon & G/son
JJK Gillon & G/son are having an excellent season ,winning another in New Stevenson club
Uddingston & Dist.
1st J Wood
2nd & 3rd Cameron & Fan
The race itself wasn't great with big gaps between returns and a good few birds missing at clock check. Pigeons that had raced from 280 miles the week previous were well off the return time. The reason isn't clear, possible the recent static in the atmosphere or possible falcon attack after liberation. Hopefully it’s better for the return for the federation in a couple of weeks.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
