LANARKSHIRE FEDERATION
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Federation - Longtown 1 race 15-4-17
The first race is here, a bit early for some, but for those who wished to compete it was around the 70 mile mark.
Longtown is a small town in Northern Cumbria, England, on the English/Scottish border, three miles from Gretna Green and six from Carlisle. The convoy of 3450 birds were away at 11am in a fresh west,north west wind, flying back into Central Scotland. The winners were around the 1 hr 50 minute mark.
It was a real difficult day for the pigeons for a first race ,with most only having half the numbers sent at clocking. There was an initial flurry of the winning birds and then big gaps and large numbers not homing. This wasn't enjoyable for the pigeons or the fanciers. Many birds returned with injuries possible due to the hedge hopping conditions or the predators on their backs. Large numbers were reported as not homing and will probable never be seen again.
Anyway everyone has their choice to send or not but going on this race it will be a short season for most,.
It seems odd that a club that is direct south of the federation and the race point is nearly 200 ypm of the winning velocity in the federation.
Possible the birds were coming up the previous years route.
Racing from this line makes fanciers uptight/disillusioned, having to spend all day and next awaiting their pigeons arrival, with large numbers missing, I don?t think Is this pigeon racing!
This week?s winner is down in the west section, belonging to the Greenfield club. Member Mio Krivokapick, Mio is a top fancier who always gets the best from one of the smallest teams of racers in the federation.
The winner is a yearling Blue W/F and is one of 5 spare cocks in the loft. Mio bred him from birds he got from Mick McCormack and Dave Pirie Aberdeen.
Mio regularly flies very well indeed to his small loft. Pound for pound he would rate as good as anybody in the Lanarkshire Fed.
Well done to all the winners this week.
Around the clubs that I could get information on, why do I bother!
Cambusnethan & Morningside HC
24 members sent 486 birds
1st Eadie & Kelly 1125 2nd T Richardson 1117 3rd T Richardson 1116 4th Eadie & Kelly 1113 5th A & J Cook 11110
East Kilbride HC
5 lofts sent 200 birds)
1 G Orr 1046 2 D Gillespie 959 3 D Gillespie 957 4 G Orr 953 5 J Meikle 913
Coatbridge SC
1st Sharp Cummings Durning 1075 2nd Pollock & Cairney 1070 4th J Donnelly 1029
Winning pigeon is a yearling widowhood cock Sire G/son of Agent Starling (Syndicate Lofts)
Dam bred by and raced by Paul Ferries, given to us when he finished with the sport.
This hen won 2 x 1st clubs and a 3rd & 4th Federation
Newmains
1st Eadie & Kelly 1125 2nd T Richardson 1117 3rd T Richardson 1116 4th Eadie & Kelly 1113 5th J&K Miller 1093
Burnbank HC
1st W Boswell 1115 2nd W McFall 1054 3rd W McFall 1054 4th R Copland 1021 5th W Boswell 1017
William McFall wins the pools and the nom
Well done Wullie and all on the result ,returns were slow and erratic
Greenfield HC
1st M Krivokapic 2nd Tallis & Mcdonagh 3rd M Krivokapic 4th D Allison 5th D Allison
New Stevenson
1st J J & M Gillon 1066 2nd J J & M Gillon 3rd J J & M Gillon No further details
Carluke HC
1 st J & G Rowley 958 2nd J & G Rowley 760 3rd M Findlay 592 4th J&G Rowley 525 5th J & G Rowley 466+
Coalburn HC
1. D&A Murray 854 2. D&A Murray 853 3. D Morrison &son 805 4. D Frame 802 5. D&A Murray 797
Larkhall HC
1st J Newbiggin 1112 2nd R Smith 1109 3ed J Newbiggin 1044
Airdrie Dist
1st GWP Macaloney 1139 2nd J Barr 1130 3rd I Rankin 1130 4th GWP Macaloney 1125 5th I Rankin 1123
GWP Macaloney win Airdrie District and 2nd Open federation with a two year old hen out of the tank and black caviar lines - Mio Krivokapick,winner of this weeks open federation - Mio Krivokapcks loft
View of Mio Krivokapicks unique nest boxes - Cheq hen 1st in class for Harry Brown at clarkston show.This was bred out of birds from good friend David Gore from Kenfighill ,South Wales
Wull McDonald (R) wins Dalzel HC - George Baird wins Cambuslang - Josey Gillon(L) wins New Stevenson - McCormick & Hughes( c) win Uddingston & Dist
James Green wins Low Waters - Walter Boswell wins Burnbank - Andy Eadie wins Newmains & Cambusnethan
Gordon Orr wins East Kilbride - John Sharp WullieCummings Jim Durning win Coatbridge SC
Clarkston & Dist HC
14 lofts sent 190 birds
1st H Currie 1113 2nd T Corrie Son G/son 1112 3rd T Corrie Son G/son 1094 4th J Murphy 1063 5th T Corrie Son G/son
Low Waters HC
1st J Green & Son 1073 2nd Torrance & Mann 1064 3rd Torrance & Mann 1040 4th J Green & Son 1026 5th G Lightbody 1016
Cambuslang
1st G Baird 1054 2nd W Millen 1043 3rd W Millen 1042 4th T Houston 1039 5th G Baird 1027
Uddingston & Dist
1st McCormick & Hughes 11156 2. J Cullen 1111 3. J Cullen 1111 4. McCormick & Hughes 1110 5. K Docherty 1108
Dalzel HC
20 members sent 363 birds
1st W McDonald 1098. 2nd D Penman 1093 3rd J King 1086 4th J King 1066 5th J Latimer 1049.
Low Waters
1st J Green & Son 1073 2nd Torrance & Mann 1064 3rd Torrance & Mann 1040 4th J Green & Son 1026 5th G Lightbody 1016
Lanarkshire Social Circle
25 lofts sent 608 birds
1st GWP Macaloney 1139 2nd I Rankin 1130 3rd GWP Macaloney 1125 4th Eadie & Kelly 1125 5th I Rankin 1123
Federation section and open Result
