Lanarkshire News - 11-09-25

Lanarkshire News - Thirsk race 6th September 2025

Well for Lanarkshire members we have arrived at the final race of the season from Thirsk in the North Yorkshire around 150 miles back into lower Central, Scotland.

An increase of 60 miles from last week’s race, but with a south wind forecast most had high expectations of a decent race.

Saturday morning arrived and the morning moved on with no word about a liberation time, then the communication came through that the 1,664 Lanarkshire convoy and 11 other organisations crates were liberated at 11 15am in a light south east wind.

The winner hit its loft at 13 50 pm for a flight of  2 hrs 35 minutes for the147 miles journey for Barclay McCrindle ,Son & Donnachie.

Their blue hen managed a velocity of 1671ypm taking 1st sect,1st Open federation for the ultra-successful partnership who also claim the federation Young Bird Averages .

They had a fabulous team performance with 9 pigeons in the top 17 of the Open result. 

Barclay had stopped 18 of his team from the week and was very happy with this week’s performance.

The partnership have been at the top of the results every week and always in contention for 1st Open federation.

They have topped the Centre section every week of the 6 weeks young bird programme.

Outstanding flying with the partnership also recording 2 x 1st Open federation this YB season.

Wooler 1 -1st prize to 11th prize ,Centre section, 1,708 birds

Wooler 2 -1st prize to 15th prize ,Centre section 1,810 birds

Wooler 3 - 1st to 11th prize, Centre section,1,835 birds,1st Open federation 3,003 birds

Alnwick 1 -1st to 5th prize ,Centre section,1535 birds

Alnwick 2 -1st to 15th prize, Centre section,1324 birds

Thirsk - 1st,4th,5th,6th,7th,8th,9th,10th,14th ,Centre section,982 birds.1st Open federation 1,664 birds

This is nothing new for these guys who are a class act for what they do best  winning!

Well done to the partnership on a magical season!  

Hopefully get over soon for another loft report on this year’s Average winners.

Returns were a pit patchy at clocks, but what's new when racing YBs in a south east wind ,probable hit the Scottish Highlands before realising where they were.

Centre section

1st B McCrindle, Son& Donnachie

2nd Cameron& Fan

3rd Frame& Crawford.

North section 

1st Young & Kelly

2nd W McCudden

3rd J Tullan  

West section

1st J Green & Son

2nd T McLaren

3rd T Houston

Lanarkshire Federation Gold Ring flown from Thirsk

1st Frame & Crawford £610

2nd I Fairley £366

3rd Young & Kelly £244

Final Young Bird Average Table

1st B McCrindle, Son & Donnachie, Chapelhall club, Centre section 1432

2nd Young & Kelly, Chryston club, North section 1413

3rd Law & Brady 2 ,Chryston club, North section1390

4th I Fairley ,Newmains club, Centre section1363

5th T Corrie Son, G/son ,Clarkston club,  North section 1362

6th T Richardson ,Newmains club, Centre section 1358

7th Cameron& Fan, Uddingston club, Centre section 1357

8th J Green& Son, Burnbank club, West section, 1350

9th Eadie& Kelly 2, Newmains club, Centre section, 1349

10th T McGinn  ,Newmains club, Centre section,1347

Combine Average Final Leader Board.

1st Young & Kelly ,Chryston club, North section,1305

2nd Graham Bros, Carluke club, Centre section ,1287

3rd T Richardson,  Newmains club, Centre section,1286

4th Cameron & Fan, Uddingston club ,Centre section,1269

5th T McGinn, Newmains club, Centre section,1243

6th Boslem & Gilfillan, Newmains club, Centre section,1238

7th J Green & Son, Burnbank club, West section,1231

8th J Gillon Son& G/son, New Stevenson club, Centre section,1212

9th J McPheat & Sons, Clarkston club, North section,1191

10th W Gordon, Blantyre club, West section,1190

Champion Loft 2025 is Young & Kelly winning 1st Combine Averages 46,801 pigeons over the Lanarkshire race programme

Brilliant flying from Stewart & Karl.

1st Centre section Combine Averages Graham Brothers, well done Andy.

1st West section Combine Averages J Green & Son, well done James and Gary.

Well that's it for another season, thanks to everyone who has sent information and photos for Lanarkshire news.

United we stand Divided we fall .Never a truer saying, so please remember that Lanarkshire is one of the most respected and best federations and is worth fighting for!

Tom Corrie jnr

Lanarkshire Federation 

Press Officer

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