Established 1904
www.lanarkshireracingpigeonfederation.co.uk
Alnwick town is on the south bank of the River Aln, 32 miles (51 km) south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, 5 miles (8 km) inland from the North Sea at Alnmouth and 34 miles (55 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The 5,391 Lanarkshire convoy and 20 other crates from others were away at 07 30am in a light S/W wind. The winners recorded around 1490s velocity for the 95 miles back into lower central Scotland.
The race again was a great flight for the birds with reports of excellent returns with most birds homing in the first hour.
Full report with Photos here
This week’s Open Federation winner is the GWP Macaloney partnership with a brilliant team performance of 1st, 4th,5 th,1 1th, 20th, 21st, 37th, 38th, 40th, 66th, 67nd, 70th against 5,391 birds.
Their winner a Blue Cock called "I Am Kittel "bred by Bosliven Lofts, Cornwall. Winner already of 1st,4 th, 77th, 88th Open federation.
Well done Paul & Wullie, top class!
Alex Stewart wins 1st & 2nd Clarkston with stock bred out of Ted Balmer of Cumbria
of his Lambrechts.
Tommy Battersby wins Chapelhall with a pigeon bred by PJ Lofts ,out of their sprint
lines.
Andrew McBurnie wins Chryston with a Woodroofe Blue cock that in the last three weeks
has won 2nd club Wooler 1 (BBLM) 96 birds,4th club Wooler 2,197 birds1st club Alnwick 317
birds.
Clubs
Airdrie -1st J Hendrie & Sons, 2nd J Barr,3rd, 4th J Murphy, 5th Gault & Quinn
Blantyre -1st T Houston, 2nd, 5th W Gordon,3rd B Ward, 4th Pollockus & Feelie
Burnbank-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th J Green & Son, 5th W Boswell
Chapelhall -1st Battersby & Quinn, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th H Kidd
Clarkston 1st, 2nd A Stewart, 3rd L McCalley, 4th D Love, 5th T Corrie Son G/son
Chryston -1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th A McBurnie,3th W Holland
Lanark-1st, 2nd, 3rd D Burnside, 4th D Foster & Son
New Stevenson-1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th JJ K Gillon
Larkhall -1st Robertson & Scott, 2nd, 5th N Orr, 3rd W Ramage, 4th J Finnan
Carluke-1st, 2nd, 5th A Blyth ,3rd M Findlay, 4th Graham Bros
Dalziel-1st R Girwood, 2nd S Selfridge, 3rd A Selfridge & Son, 4th, 5th J King
Coatbridge 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sharp,Cummings,Durning 2nd Pollock & Cairney
Greenfield- 1st, 3rd, 4th M Krivokapic, 2nd, 5th D Allison
Newmains-1st, 2nd C& E McMillan, 3rd T McGinn, 4th J Lawrie & Son, 5th J Whiteford
& Son
Cambusnethan/Morningside-1st, 4th Wilson & Cairns, 2nd T McCGinn, 3rd J Lawrie &
Son, 5th J Whiteford & Family
Lanarkshire Social Circle-1st 3rd 4th GWP Macaloney, 2nd W Millen,5 th J Green & Son
Section winners
North section
1st,3 rd, 4th, 5th GWP Macaloney- Unaffiliated club
2nd Sharp,Cummings,Durning-Coatbridge SC
West section
1st W Millen -Uddingston club
2nd,3rd,4th,5th J Green & Son-Burnbank club
Centre section
1st , 4th, 5th Cameron & Fan-Uddingston club
2nd McCormick & Hughes-Uddingston club
3rd Wilson & Cairns-Cambusnethan/Morningside club
Sad note from John Hood that, Jamie Carberry send me a message to say his Dad had passed away peacefully last night surrounded by his family, the term gentlemen is used a bit too often but John definitely fitted this category, top bloke and excellent fancier who will be missed by the Scottish fancy, John would have been 90 this year. RIP John.
Well another excellent race for returns produced by the Lanarkshire committee, well done to all involved.
The winners photos are there because I have them on file, those winners that aren't included
is because I haven't got one. So please forward your club winners for inclusion in
the articles.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
corrietom@aol.com