Lanarkshire News - Kettering Race
This week takes us to Kettering around 275 miles back into lower central Scotland. The weather had been extremely hot throughout the week with a heatwave alert for England on Saturday.
The convoy of 1,041 federation birds and 4 other crates were liberated at 05 15am in a light south east wind.
There was a lot of concern over the heat and the effects it would have on the race.
We are all our own race controllers and with these conditions the writing was on the wall for a very hard race.
At clock checking that evening returns were very poor.
Like every race the winners always make the right velocity and the winner was recording 4 hrs 37 minutes for 274 miles for a velocity of 1738ypm.
The 2nd Open recorded 1686ypm and third place was 1616ypm .
This shows you the large gaps in the winners and only four pigeons recorded 1600ypm and five in 1500s tells you what kind of race it was.
This type of racing is very much like last season flying down the traditional route and with the wind having east, it appears the birds came up that route.
This week’s winner was an outstanding performance by Cameron &Fan of Uddingston club, their 2yr old cheque hen was raced on the celibate system, she obviously held the line of flight winning the race by over 50ypm.
I contacted Jim to get some details and a photo of their winner. The Sire is a Geerinckx and a Koopman hen .
She has raced every federation race and an interesting fact was a full sister of her was 1st Open federation Kettering in 2021 on a velocity of 1068 ypm.
As they say horses for courses !
Well done to Jim and Sammy on their brilliant winner.
Food for thought
Possible for debate that during such excessive conditions the race should be cancelled or from a short distance.
Section winners
Centre section
1st Cameron & Fan
2nd T Richardson
3rd J Lawrie & Son
North section
1st Young & Kelly
2nd Law & Brady
3rd J Forsyth
West section
1st A Torrance
2nd T McLaren
3rd J Green & Son
Average Leader Board
1st Young & Kelly 1344
2nd Cameron & Fan 1327
3rd T Richardson 13116
4th Graham Bros 1314
5th J Whiteford & Family
6th Gault & Quinn
7th Wilson & Cairns
8th Eadie & Kelly
9th D Allison
10th Law & Brady
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1st Centre section,1st Open, |
Wing of Kettering winner |
The legend that is Daviie Elliot(L),winner of Lanark club |
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Gault & Quinn continue their great consistency |
Young & Kelly winners of Chryston club, time the same
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Andy Graham is on the crest of a wave at the moment, |
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Wullie McDonald good winner in Dalziel club |
Mio Krivokapic winner in Greenfield club |
Jim Cameron winner of 1st Uddingston club, |
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Jim Forsyth is a good winner in Coatbridge SC |
John Lawrie & Son winners of Lanarkshire Social Circle |
Blue C winner of 1st sect,1st Open Alnwick, |
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Alan Torrance(R) good winner in Burnbank club |
Tam Richardson(R) shows his class coming to the fore and
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Eddie(Superman)McKerley is flying a good pigeon, |
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
