SOLWAY NEWS
By Jimmy Graham
Newbury - June 2013
The Solway Federation (73/548) were down at Newbury on Saturday 8th June convoyed by the SNFC. The convoy of 3.320 birds were liberated at 7.00am into a light East wind. Newbury is a distance of 267 miles from my loft in Ecclefechan. The East wind was good for the Solway birds as they started to home in around five and a half hours later. Velocities were high into the 1300s with very few losses being reported. I would just like to say that the birds that did return were in a great condition and they even looked like they had never been away! Thanks to the convoyers and the SNFC.
Topping the Federation this week is Moffat fancier Mike Currie. He timed a great bird to win 1st Fed, 1st Club on a velocity of 1399. Michael is the furthest flier in the Federation. He flies twenty-seven miles further than the first loft in Scotland at Gretna and nineteen miles further than me in Ecclefechan. His winner is a two-year old Blue Bar Cock, very much fancied for this race, well done Michael!
Federation top ten:
M Currie, Lockerbie 1399
S J Irving, Brydekirk 1386
E Hind & Son, Lockerbie 1380
J Ferguson, Eastriggs 1379
R White, Springfield 1378
R V Graham, Langholm 1372
S J Irving, Brydekirk 136
D Robinson, Lockerbie 1367
S J Irving, Brydekirk 1367
A Simmons, Annan 1366
Club Results
Annan H.C. 10/76
I'ts five races won for Angus Simmons now, the form loft in the Federation. Angus takes 1st and 3rd doing 1366 and 1355. His winner was also 10th Open Fed is a two-year old Blue Hen.
RSR & RJ Rome came in 2nd on 1359 and J F Ferguson the first two races were 4th on 1325.
Brydekirk H.C. 7/146
Once again Scott Irving Jnr (Loft 1) (who is also having a great season) takes the leading four in the Club. Scott was also 2nd, 7th and 9th Fed. The velocities being 1386, 1368, 1367 and 1356.
Hoddam F.C. 8/57
It’s the third win of the season here for Mr & Mrs J Graham. This week I timed my good three-year old hen 3382 to win 1st Club with a velocity of 1353. This Hen was bred by Ron Crook and has won 1st Club, 1st Federation, and 1st Section SNFC Maidstone last year.
W Gilmour takes 2nd Club doing 1327 and A & S Little are 3rd on 1322.
L Smith & Son takes 4th with a velocity of 1319.
Springfield H.C. 7/41
Raymond White wins again as well as 5th Fed, timing a two-year old Dark Chec Hen on a velocity of 1378.
W F Van Nuil is 2nd Club doing 1348 and G Grant & Son are 3rd on 1347. D & P Skelton are 4th on 1343.
Lockerbie H.C. 7/56
Well done to Michael Currie he timed his two-year old Dark Chec Cock to take 1st Club, 1st Federation doing 1399.
Ewan Hind & Allan take 2nd Club, 3rd Federation on 1380 and Davy Robinson is 3rd and 4th Club as well as 8th Fed doing 1368 and 1342.
Michael Currie and Ewan Hind, Lockerbie H.C.
Langholm H.C. 3/30
It’s another win here and 6th Federation for R V Graham his Blue two-year old was doing a velocity of 1372.
A Henderson is 2nd on 1337 and D Norton (Mr West wind) takes 3rd and 4th on 1318 and 1305.
Eastriggs H.C. 11/70
It’s another win and 4th Fed for Jim Ferguson with a velocity of 1379.
C Halbert is 2nd doing 1352, E Hodgson & Son are 3rd on 1350 and Mr & Mrs Mark Goldie take 4th doing 1331.
Dumfries F.C. 11/146
Yet another win for the lofts of Krause & Charteris, they timed a yearling Dark Chec Cock recording a velocity of 1332. This bird also topped the West Section of the Fed.
Jim Seaton timed the next two on 1331 and 1303. Stanley Boyn was 4th doing 1302.
Nith Valley H.C. 8/42
J Miller, A Russell and W J Smith take 1st, 2nd and 3rd with velocities of 1296, 1281 and 1269 they in turn were 2nd, 3rd and 4th West Section.
Dalbeattie H.C. 4/26
A good race here for father and son team N McCulloch & Son, they timed a good bird over in Dalbeattie to take 1st Club, 4th West Section doing 1302. They had a good lead over the second bird raced by C McMillan on a velocity of 1161.
The winners came in again to take 3rd and 4th doing 1149 and 1147.
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