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This week due to parking issues at Alnwick our birds were taken back to Wooler in Northumberland for their flight back to lower Central ,Scotland.
The convoy of 1950 birds were released at 07 15hrs in excellent conditions flying for the 78 miles back to this weeks winning loft.
The name Macaloney is recognised by fanciers throughout the world for their brilliant performances and this week was no different by taking 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th,8th,9th section and Open federation.
Outstanding result with his small team of yearling that have won 6 x 1st Open in their last twelve races.
Paul & Charlene Macaloney have blended their new Blizzard Kittel lines with GWP Macaloney winning lines to create arguable the best small team performance pigeons in the land.
This week their small team of hens are the first over the pad taking the first four in the Open.
These birds are already multiple winners and on the race management team of Paul they are a force to be reckoned with at their chosen distance.
Its hard to contemplate when you think you have a decent pigeon recorded that the Macaloneys have such numbers at the front.
They have the system and pigeons that are just miles ahead of the pack and into a head wind makes it all the more remarkable.
When speaking to Paul he described how these little warriors returned very low "cutting the grass "on their arrival.
Paul is only concentrating on races up to 200 miles this season and its obviously working with 13 of the 19 sent in top 24 of the Open federation. Just breath-taking result from a loft that just oozes class!
The winning chequer hen 224 is a double grand daughter of the Golden Blzzard/Maniac lines and completes her 2 x 1st Open performance.
Well done to the magnificent Macaloney's flying the flag for excellence in pigeon racing!
1st West section,12th Open is Davie Allison of Burnbank club with a dark cheque hen who is no stranger to prize winning. Her Sire is a son of Davies No 1 stock pair of Herman Custers,he is a brother to 6 x 1st section winners plus multiple other federation prize winners .Her Dam is a a blue Custer hen off the Safier lines. Dam of many prize winners including 7th Open Billericay when the loft was 2nd & 7th Open.
She is raced on the roundabout system.
The winning hen performances so far are 1st,2nd10th,12th,1th Sect. 2nd -1535 birds12th -1970 birds,18th-4,116 birds,18th-4,792 birds18th-1200 birds 0pen federation. What a performance pigeon!
Well done Davie on another section winner.
1st Centre section,11th Open is Jim Cassidy of Dalzell club with another outstanding performance pigeon, already a 1st section,1st Open winner this season this Cheque Pied cock (Sundance Kid) has but in another brilliant performance for Butch. This is his 5 x 1st club wins. What a pigeon this lad is and again shows his class with his 2x 1st section this season.
He is raced on the roundabout system.
Well done Butch on another terrific performance.
Section winners
North section
1st ,2nd,3rd -P Macaloney of Chapelhall club
Centre section
1st J Cassidy of Dalziel club
2nd & 3rd J Sirrell of Carluke club
West section
1st & 3rd D Allison of Burnbank club
2nd J Green & Son of Burnbank club
Glasgow section
1st P Docherty
2nd & 3rd B Donnachie
Average Leader Board
1st T Corrie Son G/son
2nd I Rankin
3rd W Gordon
4th Graham Bros
5th W Boswell
6th Young & Kelly
7th J Barr
8th J Green & Son
9th W Holland
10th M Hilley
Around the Clubs
Airdrie club
1st & 3rd D Sloan & Son
2nd I Rankin
Blantyre club
1st Polockus & Feelie
2nd D Murphy
3rd W Semple
Burnbank club
1st & 3rd D Allison
2nd J Green & Son
Carluke club
1st & 2nd J Sirrell
3rd Graham Bros
Chapelhall club
1st,2nd,3rd P Macaloney
Chryston club
1st & 2nd & 3rd Law & Brady loft 2
Clarkston club
1st & 2nd T Corrie Son G/son
3rd D Love
Coatbridge SC
1st Pollock & Cairney
2nd J Donnely & Son
3rd J Forsyth
Dalzell club
1st,2nd,3rd J Cassidy
Greenfield
1st M Krivokapic
2nd & 3rd Tallis & McDonagh
Lanark & Dist
1st & 3rd D Forster & Son
2nd J Frood & Son
New Stevenson club
1st ,2nd ,3rd JJ Gillon & G/son
Uddingston club
1st,2nd,3rd Cameron & Fan
The race itself was somewhat more refreshing than the previous weeks, with excellent returns which tells you everything about when we step over 100 miles and the difficulty our pigeons have to home because they are being hit continually by falcon attacks.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
corrietom@aol.com