In 10th east section 15th open Name sake R Higgins takes the next 2 places to win 11th & 12th east section 16th & 17th open. The East section had 35 members sending 936 birds. The west section had 40 members sending 714 birds; I’ve covered the top 7 places above so start with A Milne of Devern Valley club In 8th west section 32nd open with club mate A Wilson winning 9th & 10th section 33rd & 34th open. West Section had 39 members sending 724 birds;
Clubs First Bird
Devern Valley winner J Abel; Buckie & District winner I Coull; Peterhead & District winner G Findlay; Fraserburgh & District winner C McRae. Fraserburgh West End winner R Barclay; Inverurie winner J S Robertson; Keith winner G R Duncan; Elgin & District winner W Ritchie. Well done to J Able on topping the federation and also well done to G Findlay on winning the East section; cheers Joe yours George Duthie race secretary.
Buckie & District
News from Gavin Russel who informs us the Alnwick birds were liberated at 08.00 into a light south west wind. Winning 1st club 4th west section 4th fed is Ian Coull with a velocity of 1672. He timed a 4 year old blue bar hen Vandenabeele flying roundabout. Ian is also 2nd club doing 1588 with a 2 year old blue bar cock from Scott Irvine of Brydekirk flying roundabout. 3rd club is Davie Barrie on 1570 with a 2 year old dark chequer hen a Joe Shore from John Mair flying natural. A good fast race Joe with excellent returns yours Gavin’.
Good SNFC Birds
This week is start with the well-known loft of Willie Kinnear & Son Barry of Gilmerton in Edinburgh. Their blue bar cock SU14P 1821 5 national diplomas to his credit; In 2015 as a yearling he won 133rd open (no section prize) from Eastbourne flying 383 miles. Then in 2016 he won twice being 30th section B 75th open from Littlehampton a distance of 368 miles, he was then sent to Ypres a distance of 429 miles and he won 32nd section B 56th open. In 2017 he again won twice this time from Bedhampton a distance of 360 miles to gain 92nd section B 343rd open he was then set up for Ypres and he won 45th section B 139th open thus he now requires one more section prize from over the channel to gain his Silver Award and we wish the Kinnear partnership all the best in 2018. We move over the Firth of Forth to the Leven loft of Jimmy Mackie who has a blue bar cock SU13F 4056 that has won 5 times in the Scottish national. In 2015 he won 7th section C 29th open from Billericay a distance of 347 miles; he was then sent to Portsmouth a distance of 378 miles and he won 19th section C 90th open. Then in 2016 he again done the double winning from Buckingham a distance of 301 miles to gain 415th open but no section prize, he then went to Littlehampton a distance of 386 miles and won 100th section C 412th open. Then last year he was sent the Falaise race and won 7th section C 24th open to gain his 5th national diploma. A few miles up the road to the village of Kennoway we come to past 1st open SNFC Roye winner Jock Scott who has a chequer cock SU15F 2412 who has won 4 times in the national. In 2016 he won twice firstly from Littlehampton a distance of 388 miles he won 112th section C but no open position. He then went to Ypres a distance of 444 miles and he won 9th section C 19th open. In 2017 he again won twice with the first of these from Buckingham a distance of 303 miles to gain 19th section C 67th open a 14 days later he was then sent to Bedhampton a distance of 380 miles and he won 36th section C 107th open. We now come to the loft of Peter Keogh whose chequer pied hen SU15CA20 has won 4 national diplomas. In 2016 she won 49th section D 406th open from Littlehampton flying 376 miles.