This week like most this season has seen a delay of the race marking due to unfavourable weather conditions for the youngsters. The convoy of 1650 birds and 5 Fauldhouse club baskets were liberated at 09:20 in a light North wind with clear weather on route for the 96 miles fly from Hexham back to Central Scotland.
Like most weeks the race was very erratic with big gaps on the birds return and many reporting losses.
When is it going to end or is the end of how we fly youngsters. The present race programme is dated and needs to be changed. We would be better with one race point and sticking to it. Say Appleby and race from there each week. Something needs to change. The majority of fanciers are only interested in only educating the birds for old bird racing. We could race mid-week and at the weekend, four weeks with two races and that’s it for the season.
Anyway the usual ones will shout down any change and that will be that.
This weeks winner belongs to Dave Love of Clarkston club, Dave has been flying terrific this season and has been going from strength to strength after joining the club this season. He is the man to beat and has dominated the prizes.
He timed after 2 hrs 19 minutes to record a velocity of 1218.This was well out in front of the next bird in the federation recording 1177. A bird in form from a loft that is at the top of its game. The bird is bred out Dave Atkins bloodlines purchased through Andrew Hitchcock. Dave calls the sire the Blackpool cock, as he picked it up at the show after purchasing it from Andrew. The breeding has the Z ring cock and masterious girl in the bloodlines. Well done Dave.
Around the clubs
Clarkston
1st,4th,5th D Love
2nd,3rd L McAuley
Dave Love with his 1st Open federation
New Stevenson
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th JJK Gillon
JJK Gillon continue to show great consistency winning another in New Stevenson club
Cambuslang
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th E Robin jnr
Eddie Robin wins another in Cambuslang club
Airdrie
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th GWP Macaloney
Chryston
1st J Gormanly
Joe Gormanly wins Chryston club
2nd,4th J & J Hood
3rd,5th C Gray
Larkhall & Dist
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th R Smith
Robert Smith has had a great season winning Larkhall & Dist
Cambusnethan/Morningside
1st,2nd,4th,5th I Fairley
3rd T Richardson
Issac Fairley (C)wins Cambusnethan/Morningside
Burnbank
1st J Green & Son
2nd,3rd,4th,5th A Nelson
James & Gary Green win the East section & Burnbank club
Carluke
1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th Graham Bros
Andy Graham wins another in Carluke
Newmains
1st,4th S Harkin
2nd T Richardson
3rd,5th Eadie & Kelly
Chapelhall
1st M & J Miller
2nd,3rd,4th J Middleton
5th Battersby & Quinn
Coatbridge SC
1st Sharp Cummings Durning
2nd,3rd,4th,5th J Forsyth
John Sharp(R) & Wullie Cummings (L) win Coatbridge SC & Winning Lofts
Blantyre
1st,2nd,3rd Tallis & McDonagh
4th.5th A Wylie jnr
Tommy McDonagh (R) wins Blantyre club
Dalziel
1st,3rd J Boyle
2nd,5th J Baron
4th J King
Joe Boyle wins another in Dalziel
Uddingston & Dist
1st,2nd,3rd,4th J Cameron
5th J Moffat
Jim Cameron has had a great season and wins another in Uddingston club
Fauldhouse
1st,2nd,3rd T Gavin
4th J Burt
5th C & C Smillie
Section winners
Centre section
1st D Love
2nd,3rd L McAuley
4th,5th GWP Macaloney
East
1st S Harkins
2nd,3rd,4th Graham Bros
5th I Fairley
West
1st J Green & Son
2nd,3rd,4th,5th A Nelson
Combine Average Leader Board Update
1st GWP Macaloney 1239
2nd J Cameron 1190
3rd J Whiteford & Family
4th T McGinn
5th JJK Gillon
Young Bird Average Leader Board Update
1st GWP Macaloney 1158
2nd D Love 1133
3rd I Rankin
4th J Forsyth
5th T Richardson
Tom Corrie Jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
