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The JOE MURPHY Column
I have been so busy this week with Margaret’s birthday party last weekend and looking after the grand kids, plus moving some youngsters from the nest. I place these into crates and ensure they are eating and drinking before I take them up to Kevin’s. It is quite a time consuming task but I believe it is the best for the birds as they never forget this for the remainder of their lives. To me it is like house training a puppy once it knows to bark that it requires out for the toilet it will do so for the remainder of its life. I also believe that if you train youngsters to eat and drink in the basket then they will never forget and it is good education for late on in life when they are in the baskets for the national racing. I must thank all the people who are sending in their results as it fills up the column but the most important thing is it is giving the winners a pat on the back for their efforts.
Arbroath Racing Pigeon Club news from my son Kevin on the Ridsdale raced flown on 28th April with 6 members sending 134 club birds were liberated at 09:00 hours into an East North East wind. 1st place is won by Charlie & Glen Cameron with a yearling blue chequer who won 2nd club the week previously. He is a grandson of three of the main birds in the loft. Little Dorrie 3th open SNFC Reims, Bobby 2 time’s 1st north section in 2015 for Glen when racing in Aberdeen, and Prada who had a 1st north section and a 2nd north section behind Bobby. 2nd club is Les McKay with a mealy cock bred from his 4th open SNFC Ypres winner last year. He is a grandson of ‘Pinky’ Les’s 1st section winner from Saints. Dam is bred by the late John Ellis of Wellbank from Lady Jane who was 1st section from Reims. Les also wins 1st bird in the J Robertson nomination. 3rd club is Kevin J Murphy with a 2 year old red cock, his sire is a son of Gilmour Brothers ‘Robbie’s Boy’ winner of 1st open SNFC Falaise while his dam is a Ritchie & Whyte of Fraserburgh red hen she is a direct daughter of ‘Last Chance’ 1st north section 42nd open Tours 741 miles. This cock is a full brother to double 18th open (Ypres and Clermont) hen and a good red cock that scored twice out of the Gold Cup race flying 574 miles. The 2nd J Robertson nomination is won by Charlie & Glen Cameron.
Almond Valley Federation
Federation result from Lynne Stewart with the Stobs Camp result of 21st April were 1173 birds competed liberated at 09-00 hours the winners were doing 1650 ypm. S Fleming of Armadale took the first 6 open places with John Bird of West Calder taking the next 14 positions. (Great flying lads well done Joe M)
Armadale 473 birds; S Fleming 1651.837, 1650.795, 1649.754, 1649.234
Balerno 135 birds; D Bald 1610.969, C Ross 1590.938, 1589.417, 1585.878
International Racing Pigeon
International Racing Pigeon
International Racing Pigeon
International Racing Pigeon