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The 1850 birds plus 16 crates from other organisation, birds were liberated at 0745 in a light west wind from Wooler YB2 16/07/2022 in Northumberland in North East England. The winner recorded a velocity of 1239 for Isaac Fairley of Shotts in the east side of the federation.
Isaac is a great character and was over the moon with his win when I contacted him. He stated he thought I was club mate/friend Andy Eadie phoning him to take him for a pint for such a great win and pipping him to first in Cambusnethan/Morningside club. Full report with Photos here
His winner was also bred by former club member Wullie Smart who only races one loft competition races. The winner was scheduled to go to Poland but was luckily for Isaac ended up in Shotts as a gift with eight others. Wullies stock is all one loft performance pigeons purchased for stock.
Isaac said two pigeons raced to the loft with one trapping immediately and the other hitting the roof and entering thereafter
.He said his second in the clock was his accumulated pigeon and if trapped first would have won this big money prize but you have to win race with accumulated pigeon to collect .
The draw back of ETS as he said he would have held off and collected the second bird first. This pigeon is a Fran Zwols from Hose of Aarden which was purchased 6 Fran Zwols 6 Jan Aardens. The second bird was 8th club last week and was motivated by sitting late eggs.
Well done Isaac on winning 1st sect,1st Open federation 1850 birds
John Hood contacted in relation to his club winner Billy Holland who wins another in Chryston club
Tom Corries winner was a red C bred out of a yearling BC bred by Peter Anderson from Mr & Mrs Price of Chester Vanderabeele stock.The Dam was from a yearling red hen I purchased from Calum McMillan of Allaton from his Ian Stafford birds. Unfortunately the hen was lost from the disaster of a race from Eastbourne in the fed.
Tommy Battersby sent information on Chapelhall club winners 1st,2nd H Kidd & Son ,3rd G Truesdale.The winning birds are from Tommy Battersby from Billy Meikle x G Truesdale birds.
No further information provided.
Section winners
Centre section
1st & 2nd I Fairley
3rd,4th,5th B Mc Crindle & Son
West
1st,,4th,5th W Bosewell
2nd A McInnes
3rd J Green & Son
North
1st,3rd& 5th section T Corrie Son G/son
2nd & 4th Sharp Cummings Durning
Top Open positions
1st I Fairley
2nd I Fairley
3rd B McCrindle & Son
4th B McCrindle & Son
5th B McCrindle & Son
Average Leader Board
1st B McCrindle & Son
2nd W Boswell
3rd A McInnes
4th Cameron & Fan
5th T Richardson
Combine Average Leader Board
1st D Allison
2nd T Richardson
3rd J Green & Son
4th A McBurnie
5th T McGinn
Check out Lanarkshire website for updated article and top 100 birds and average update
Tom Corrie jnr
Lanarkshire Press Officer
corrietom@aol.com