Pentland Hills Federation
News from Andy Miller who writes; The New Lothian RPC with the Pentland Hills Federation had their first race of the 2018 season from Ridsdale, a distance of 60-72 miles for the members with 13 clubs sending 2695 birds the convoy liberated at 08-45 hours into a south wind. Winning 1st New Lothian and 1st Federation is yours truly Andy Miller timing 2 yearlings together. The winner is a W Van Herk bred by Willie & John Pryde from Gorebridge, and he was flown on double widowhood. A darkness youngster last year he flew the programme to Newark 220 miles. The first 10 in N/L is the first 10 in the Fed too. Willie Pryde & son John from Arniston are 3rd with F Robertson of Danderhall club in 4th & 5th positions his club mate G Verth is 6th with Sighthill’s Stephen Girdwood taking the next 3 positions. Making up the top 10 is L Mitchell of Castlebrae.
Club Winners are as follows;
Sighthill 136 birds; 1st & 2nd Miller 1639 & 1637 3rd Girdwood 1595
Arniston 267 birds; 1st 2nd & 3rd W Pryde & son 1629 1574 & 1570.
Danderhall 709 birds; 1st & 2nd F Robertson 1607 & 1605; Verth 1596
Castlebrae 162 birds; 1st L Mitchell 1592 2nd McCormack & Fraser 1549; Wills 1543
Bonnyrigg 246 birds; 1st Massey 1567 2nd Neill 1550 3rd Watson & Daut 1544
Edinburgh West 111 birds; 1st 2nd & 3rd Lamb 1564 1558 & 1555
Edinburgh Premier 255 birds; 1st Gilchrist 1558 2nd * 3rd Dick 1551 & 1550
Easthouses 66 birds; 1st Bertram 1518 2nd & 3rd Reilly 1472 & 1439
Woodburn 214 birds; 1st & 2nd Allen 1518.3 & 1518 Brown & Black 1514
Loanhead 93 birds; 1st 2nd & 3rd Anderson 1485 1483 & 1480
Rosewell 81 birds; 1st W Tytler 1398 2nd Cunningham & Ness 1362 3rd G Tytler & son 1336
Traprain 292 birds; 1st & 2nd Newcombe & Black 1573 & 1570 3rd Thomson 1519
New Lothian 63 birds;
New Lothian Racing Pigeon Club;
Had 62 lofts sending 1774 birds with the convoy liberated at 08-45 hours into a south wind. Taking the top 2 spots and winning £130 for his efforts is Andy Miller of Sighthill with a velocity of 1639. 3rd positon goes to W Pryde & son John of Arniston, with F Robertson of Danderhall in the next 2 positions winning £139. G Verth of Danderhall is in 6th place. I have attached a picture of a ‘Young’ Andy Miller but the question to Lothian readers is ‘Can you tell me the name of the man at the back of Andy with the tinted glasses on?
International Racing Pigeon