Club winners are as follows;
Armadale sent 315 birds; D McBeath 1503.991, T Gavin 1484.039, S Fleming 1461.622, J Burnside 1458.756
Balerno sent 184 birds; C Ross 1485.113, D Bald 1484.609, 1480.981, 1477.490
Carnwath 138 birds; E R McLean 1365.844, D Hamilton & Son 1301.383, I Thomson 1253.203, W Watson 1221.347
East Calder 130 birds; F Jamieson & Son 1471.703, 1445.541, J Burnside 1436.700, F Jamieson & Son 1431.577
Forth & Clyde 228 birds; I McLelland 1515.359, D Stewart 1458.418, I McLelland 1417.010, V Couper 1407.469
West Calder 136 birds; J Bird 1440.861, 1440.191, 1423.526, 1422.872
Balerno
News from Colin Bain with the Wakefield result with 8 members sending 182 birds these were liberated at 09-30 hours into a south wind. The winner is Colin Ross with a 2 year old blue cock with a velocity of 1485 he is a Staff Van Reet crossed Kit Carson from his 1st open Combine winner crossed with Bobby Carruthers. 2nd 3rd & 4th is Douglas Bald a 2 year old blue cock on 1484, his next bird is a 2 year old chequer pied hen on 1480 and his 3rd is a yearling chequer hen on 1477; once again many thanks Joe and best wishes Colin B’.
East of Scotland Federation
News from John Baillie with the results from the Wakefield race; which turned out to be another fast race with the birds liberated at 09-30 into light south east wind along with Midlothian and Almond Valley federations, thus giving the yearlings some experience of breaking out of a big convoy. Taking top spot this week is Mr & Mrs Burgess of Ormiston, with Keith Howie of Prestonpans in 2nd & 4th open positions. Jim McNeil of Tranent takes 3rd, 8th & 10th open with John Bird of Prestonpans in 5th open, Richard & Jamie Combe of Elphinstone take 6th place with John Baillie of Tranent in 7th spot. Taking the last position of 9th open we have George Veitch of East Saltoun.
Prestonpans HC, winning this week and taking 2nd spot is Keith Howie, formally of Whitecraigs, where he flew with his father winning many SNFC positions over the years. Both birds are yearlings and are bred from a pair of birds bought from Hawkins and Evans these being the best of the Vandenabeele’s. Taking 3rd club is John Bird with his 2 year old cock, which previously won 3rd was fed from Tow Law earlier in the year. This cocks breeding is Herman – Ceusters and his parents were purchased from Premier Lofts. This cock scored from the SNFC Ypres race in 2017, winning 12th section B and 20th open. Overall returns were good many thanks once again Joe yours John B’.
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