transporter started making its way back home. The convoyer contacted his contact in Tow Law and was told it was suitable for liberation there and that is where the birds were liberated at 14-25 into a light south east wind. Taking the top spot this week are Mr & Mrs Burgess of Ormiston with a yearling cock. In 2nd open place is Davy Gillan of Tranent with Jim McNeil also from Tranent in 3rd place. Tom & Scott McEwen of Elphinstone are 4th & 5th open with John Bird of Prestonpans in 6th 8th & 9th positions. George Veitch of East Saltoun is 7th open with Tam Hunnam of Port Seton in 10th place
Prestonpans Homing Club: Winning this week are Tom & Scott McEwen and also taking the 2nd spot. The winning yearling cock was bred by Richard & Jamie Combe from their distance family when crossed with a bird gifted by Tom & Scott from their Mark Gilbert Deweerdt bloodlines. The 2nd placed yearling is from Paul Stobbs breeding this being inbred to Pauls champion ‘The Gypsy’. John Bird is in 3rd place with a 2 year old hen bred from D & H Hawkins Vandenabeele’s crossed with a son from Bits & Pieces. Returns were very good with only a few missing when reading the clocks. Maidstone SNFC national this weekend, let us hope for a good race with excellent returns to have them back across the channel in the weeks to come. Thanks once again Joe yours John B’
Fife Federation
News from Geordie Todd with the result of the Alnwick 2 race held on the 9th June with 1070 birds liberated at 13-30 hours into a light north east wind. The top 10 are the same 10 in the federation are the same as the top 10 in the East section who had Kennoway sending 117 birds; Leven had 106 birds; Methilhaven 76 birds; St Andrews 46 birds and Tayport 43 birds. Topping the federation and also 10th place is Jimmy Mackie of Leven club with Tam Laing of Kennoway in 2nd place David Brown of Leven is 3rd 4th & 5th with A Whittaker of Methilhaven in 6th & 7th places, Honeyman & son of Kennoway are 8th with Jim Honeyman on place behind in 9th spot. Centre section had Glenrothes & Leslie club sending 129 birds with Kirkcaldy Novar entering 74 birds. Taking the top 9 positions is Glenrothes club with the section winners Turpie & McCord; Dean Bridges takes the next 3 positions with Mick McMurchie taking the next 4 places. Jock Dinsdale is 9th with Kennoway’s Sean Diamond in 10th place. The West section had Crossgates club sending 201 birds; Lochgelly 103rd bird, Dunfermline 103 birds and Perth 72 birds. The section winner is Bob Wilson of Glenrothes & Leslie club with S Donaldson of Perth taking the next 2 places. Jock Brockie of Lochgelly is 4th 6th & 7th with Willie Stark of the same club in 5th spot. J Hynd & son of Crossgates take the last 3 places to make up the top 10.
Pentland Hills Federation news from Andy Miller who informs us that the federation held their 8th race of the 2018 season on Sunday 9th June; this was to from Kettering with 13 clubs sending 1243 birds. Basketting was delayed 24 hours due to the weather and as Sunday morning dawned race controller Bobby Graham didn’t like what he saw and due to inclement weather decided the birds would be brought back to Tow Law (a distance of 88-100 miles to most lofts). Winning 1st New Lothian and 1st Federation is John Milne from Arniston who timed his 2 year old widowhood cock for a velocity of 1596.