THE RACING PIGEON 29 MARCH 2024
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John Leggate, Peter Anderson, Tom Corrie Snr and Andy Graham enjoying their night.
West Section winners.
Jim MacLean (left) presenting Davie Allison winner of 3x1st West Sections, Billericay, Alnwick and Thirsk.
‘Ann Marie’s Lad’ winner of 1st Section 1st Open, 271 miles, for JJ Gillon & Grandson.
Wilson & Cairns loft 1 of Newmains club. The two Robert’s win the Wm Findlay Mem Trophy for best opposite sex in the young bird pool race from Thirsk 147 miles winning 3rd Open with their blue hen against 1,609 birds. Wilson & Cairns loft 2 of Newmains club. The two Robert’s win the Wm Wilson Memorial Trophy for the pigeon with the highest velocity in the SNFC Gold Cup race from Alencon 538 miles, timing their four year old blue w/f hen at 5.43am on the Tom Corrie Jnr (left), Johnny Mallan and Tom Corrie Snr winners of 1st Open Billericay and North Section Combine Averages.
second morning to win 2nd Section 15th Open, velocity 890. Top performance in a very tough race. Graham Brothers of Carluke club, Andy wins the T Robertson Trophy for winning 1st Open YB Thirsk pool race where his young blue pied cock recorded a velocity of 1108 for the 144 miles. Winners of J Quinn Mem Trophy for winning the longest flown young bird race which was also Thirsk and the Lanarkshire Social Circle Trophy for the lowest winning velocity in the federation Michael Currie presenting Kelly Gillon winner of 1st Open Kettering and 2x1st Sections, Worksop and Kettering races
programme which again was Thirst pool race. Boslem & Gilfillan of Newmains club. They win the Wm O’Neil Trophy for best two bird average in the young bird pool race from Thirsk 147 miles where they won 4th & 5th Open with their chequer hen and blue cock, 1,609 birds competing Eadie & Kelly of Newmains,Federation Champion Loft winner of Hugh McClymont Mem Trophy for Best Combine Average all races Lanarkshire 47,161 birds competing, velocity 1340. Reid Memorial Trophy for best Combine Average over Melton Mowbray, Kettering, Billericay and
Guernsey, 4,479 birds competing over the four races, velocity 1369. J Cowan Memorial Trophy for Best Old Bird Averages with 32,764 birds competing velocity 1387. Arrapine Trophy & Carriage Trophy both for best average average three longest races flown, Kettering, Billericay, Guernsey, velocity 1384 with 2,371 birds ‘Elsa’ winner of 1st Section 1st Open Billericay 345 miles for Tom Corrie, Son & Grandson.
Callum McMillan of Newmains club winner of 1st Centre Section Melton Mowbrary.
Jim Forsyth of Coatbridge SC winner of 1st North Section Wooler.
Marshall Findlay of Carluke club winner of 1st Centre Section 1st Open Otterburn 2,109 birds.
Andy Graham (right) winner of 1st Open YB pool race.
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