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This week we have arrived at a new race point for the federation, Blaydon in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North of England.
The change from the scheduled Alnwick which in summer is a busy with tourists, causing issues with the liberation area.
Blaydon is slightly further in distance, around 109 miles rather than 95 from Alnwick.
An excellent edition for the federation website was the race controllers report and photos of the transporter sitting at the liberation site before liberation.This is excellent and allows fanciers some insight into the race conditions
The 1600 birds were liberated at 6am with the sunshine on their backs for the flight back into lower Central ,Scotland.
This weeks winners who live in the North section of the federation are R & S Peden & Wilkinson of Airdrie club .
I phoned Bobby to congratulate him on his fabulous winner and get some information on his run away winner.
He explained that when waiting on the arrival of the pigeons he observed a smaoo batch of racers coming from the east,initially he thought they were for him but they continued on although he noted one flicking its wings and he shouted on it to trap and it duely peeled off the others and landed. This wasn't the end of the story as she wouldnt trap,Bobby as everyone was getting anxious as every second passed.Ove one minute passed before she timed.
Bobby said to his son Sean that she had blown her chance to win the club. At this time he didnt realise that he had just timed 1st Open federation.
The hen eventually winning by 50 ypm.
The winner is a two year old cheque hen, Sire being James Green & Son of Burnbank club ,Dam being a Camphus Janssen from Jim Wilkinson.The hen was well fancied winning all pools in the Airdrie club.She was raced on the roundabout system for first five weeks and allowed to go to nest, sitting around 12 days, she has scored before sitting this way.
Well done to Bobby and Sean and thanks for the details of their super winner!
Davie Alison of Burnbank in the west section had a terrific race taking the first four in the section and six in the top 15 of the section.
His winner was a yearling Blue w/f hen raced on the roundabout system,only seeing their partner after the race for most of the day.
They are loft exercised for one hour in the evening, Monday to Thursday .
Her breeding is -Sire is a retired racer who was a prolific winner 5 x 1st clubs and 4 x 2nd section and numerous other section prizes from 50 miles to 280 miles.He is Herman Custerthrough the Safier lines.He is Sire and G/sire for himself and good friends Billy Gordon of Blantyre club and Jim Wood of Uddingston club. Her Dam is a direct daughter of "Brave" from Syndicate lofts when paired to a G/daughter of Kanibal.The Dam is a 2018 hen,her name is Brave Girl and has bred 10 x 1st fed winners for Tim Atkin before Davie purchased her last year.Three pigeons from this hen have already scored in club and federation this season.
Great flying again from Davie who can win at any distance he wishes to conquer.
Jim Wood of Uddingston club in the Centre section is this weeks 1st club ,1st section.His winner is no stranger to winning 2nd section,7th Open Alnwick 1899 birds,4th section,15th OpenCarnforth 3,689 birds,4th section,30th Open Wooler 3,283 birds12th section,47th Open Wetherby 4363 birds,21st section,49th Open Woolaston 1142 birds.From the six races she was 4 x 1st club.Her breeding is predominantly Hereman Cuester .Her Sire was purchased from Derek Walsh of Waterford at one of his clearance sales,he is a winner of 3rd Federation 3,241 birds and also 3rd federation 3,068 birds.He is a son of Super Blue Max a top performer for Derek Walsh.The Dam is bred in combination with Davie Alison of Burnbank, being from Davies good 44 cock,a big winner for Davie when paired to Jims blue Cuester hen which was a super racer and breeder,being Dam and G/dam of countless winners for myself .
Thanks Jim for the excellent information and all the best for the season!
Section winners
North section
1st R & S Peden
2nd J Tullan
3rd P Macaloney
Centre section
1st J Wood
2nd & 3rd Cameron & Fan
West section
1st,2nd,3rd D Alison
Glasgow section
1st & 2nd HBW Lofts
3rd B Donnachie
Federation Average Board Update
1st Young & Kelly
2nd Graham Bros
3rd T Corrie Son G/son
4th I Rankin
5th Gault & Quinn
6th W Holland
7th J Green & Son
8th W Gordon
9th Cameron & Fann
10th J Sirrell
Around the clubs
Airdrie club
1st R & S Peden
2nd D Sloan & Son
3rd I Rankin
Blantyre club
1st,2nd,3rd W Gordon
Burnbank club
1st,2nd,3rd D Alison
Carluke club
1st J Sirrell
2nd & 3rd Graham Bros
Chapelhall club
1st,2nd,3rd P Macaloney
Chryston club
1st J Tullan
2nd,3rd Young & Kelly
Clarkston club
1st,2nd,3rd T Corrie Son, G/Son
Coatbridge SC club
1st J Donnely & Son
2nd J Forsyth
3rd Sharp, Cummings & Durning
Dalziel club
1st C Cupples
2nd J & H Brown & Higgins
3rd J Boyle
Lanark & Dist club
1st,2nd,3d D Forster & Son
New Stevenson
1st,2nd,3rd JJK Gillon & G/son
Uddingston & Dist
1st J Wood
2nd & 3rd Cameron & Fan
The race itself wasn't great with big gaps between returns and a good few birds missing at clock check.Pigeons that had raced from 280 miles the week previous were well off the return time. The reason isn't clear, possible the recent static in the atmosphere or possible falcon attack after liberation. Hopefully its better for the return for the federation in a couple of weeks.
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
corrietom@aol.com