Lanarkshire Federation-Wooler 2 " A League of their Own"
This week the communication came through on Wednesday that this week we would race mark Thursday for a Friday.
The race point was Wooler in Northumberland, North East of England, flying back into lower Central Scotland.
The birds were liberated at 9am in a light south east wind for the 77 miles back to this week’s winning loft.
The winners took 1hr and 24 minutes to record a winning velocity of 1628ypm.
The name Macaloney is world re-nowned for being the best at their trade, breeding and racing quality racing pigeons.
Their results will never be matched in Lanarkshire and will only be bettered by themselves.
Paul took a break from the pigeons before returning with his new team who have started this season in brilliant form, leaving the rest of us trailing in their wake.
I fly in the same federation and try every week to be my best as do the other fanciers but we all fall short of the Macaloney's.
They just don't win but have multiple pigeons together to dominate the leader board here in the Lanarkshire federation, which to my knowledge is still up with the biggest federations in the land.
Last week they take the top 10 in the Open federation and this week take the top 8 of the Open federation.
Recording 20 of their 28 entry in the top 100 from 4,116 convoy.
To date the new Mac-Blizzard family has won 5 x 1st Open in 7 races.
This week’s winner is a direct daughter of The Maniac when paired to The New Beyl hen .Macaloney x De Ridder cross.
Paul has already stated that he will only compete up to 200 miles with this team with a view to creating a Champion Sprint racing team and hopefully find a champion pigeon that will be the compete with the best in Europe.
Well done to Paul and Charlene Macaloney who continue to be in a league of their own!
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Cheq H, Winner of 1st Open
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Paul Macaloney showing his bond |
Another Macaloney hen |
Macaloney hen section |
Section winners
North section -1271 birds
1st,2nd ,3rd P Macaloney-Chapelhall club
West section -977 birds
1st,2nd D Allison-Burnbank club
3rd J Green & Son-Burnbank club
Centre section-1456 birds
1st JJ Gillon & G/son -New Stevenson club
2nd,3rd Cameron & Fan-Uddingston club
Glasgow section-412 birds
1st,2nd,3rd -A MacLean-Chryston club
Top performances by Davie Allison, James and Gary Green in west section ,Jim Cameron & Fan and also the Joe Gillon in Centre section and Alistair Maclean in the Glasgow section. All who had excellent team performances.
Around the clubs
Airdrie
1st R & S Peden & Wilkinson
2nd J Hendrie & Sons
3rd I Rankin
Blantyre
1st D Murphy
2nd Polockus/Feelie
3rd W Gordon
Burnbank
1st,2nd D Allison
3rd J Green & Son
Carluke
1st,2nd,3rd Graham Bros
Chapelhall
1st,2nd,3rd P Macaloney
Chryston
1st,2nd,3rd A MacLean
Clarkston
1st,2nd,3rd T Corrie Son G/son
Coatbridge SC
1st Sharp Cummings Durning
2nd Stewart & Harkin
3rd J Donnely & Son
Dalzell
1st,2nd,3rd Mr & Mrs Cupples
Greenfield
1st,2nd,3rd -M Krivokapic
Lanark
1st Mr & Mrs Elliot
2nd J Frood & Son
3rd D Forster & Son
New Stevenson
1st,2nd,3rd JJ Gillon & G/son
Uddingston
1st,2nd,3rd Cameron & Fan
Returns reported as excellent, well done to our race controller Robert Clark for making the right call.
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James & Gary Green, |
Andy Graham of Graham Bros
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Davie Allison(R) had a top performance |
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Bobby & Sean Peden
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Sharp Cummings Durning winners
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Tom Corrie Son G/son winners in Clarkston club |
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Mio Krivokapic winner in
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Jim Cameron of Cameron & Fann,
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Craig Cupples of Mr & Mrs Cupples |
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Alistair MacLean winner of Chryston club |
The "Legend" that is Davie Elliot,
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Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
