Scottish National Racing Pigeon Club
Peterborough Young Bird National
Saturday 10th September
We were at Peterborough for the final National race of the season the
convoy of 442 birds were released at 9.45 am into a south west wind
conditions were good up to the North East were the earlier heavy rain
cleared by mid day therefore prospects of a good fast race were very high.
The birdage was better than expected considering the heavy losses
experienced in all areas earlier in the season.
National Winner Adam Luke Dunbar
1st and 2nd Open 1st & 2nd Section B. A & E Luke of Dunbar. Adam
clocked his winners, a mated pair, at 13.58 to record velocities of 1767
and 1766 respectively they were raced on darkness and sent sitting on
overdue eggs.
The race winner a light checker cock is bred from his excellent 2007 blue
Jeff Van Winkle cock a big winner for Adam with 5 firsts in club and 3
first federations to his name he was paired to a Norman Renton hen the
winner now named Lucky Lukey had won 4 positions in club and fed prior
to the national. The second open winner is a nice check pied hen very
good in the hand she is bred from Peter Virtues’ Jan Aarden lines and
previously won 1st club 2nd Fed Wakefield for Adam.
Lucky Lukey 1st Open 1st Sect B, SNRPC Peterborough.
Ella 2nd Open 2nd Sect B, SNRPC Peterborough
3rd Open 3rd Section B Dave Owen Coldingham.
Dave’s blue cock had one race from Weatherby at 138 miles and was
then stopped due to an outbreak of young bird sickness in the loft he
resumed training after it cleared up and had two tosses at 35 miles before
going to the national. Both sire and dam are stock pigeons bred by Dave’s
good friend Bob Clark of Newcastle from Harwood brothers stock, the
dam has now bred pigeons which have won 1st ,2nd , and 3rd National.
Dave Owen has been in the pigeon game a good many of years and
according to him these are the best pigeons he has owned.
Dave Owen Coldingham holding his 3rd Open winner.
Section C
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1 & 3 Section 9 & 12th Open Jim Benvie Kirkcaldy
Jim’s two winners are nest mates and are double grand children of his
great national winner Kingdom Boy. These birds were on the darkness
and the section winner was slipped a new youngster on the day of
basketing. They had raced the full programme up to Peterborough.
Jim Benvie pictured with his 1st and 3rd section C winners.
2nd Section 10th Open James Anderson Cardenden
James’s first two are nest mates bred from a hen who was 18th open at
last seasons Peterborough national and 56th Open Wanstead Flats this
year. She is a Jan Aarden and the sire is a Jocky King Jan Aarden cross.
They had every race and flown on the darkness system.
James Anderson Cardenden
Section D
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1 & 3 Section D 16 & 93rd Open Jim Jack Falkirk.
The section D winner was bred by Tommy Mallaburn of Anlwick again
another darkness youngster she had every race in the programme before
going to Peterborough The 3rd Section winner was bred by Brian Nelson
of Ripon and is a Houben and scored in the club twice before the
National.
Jim is an official of the North West Fed
Jim Jack Falkirk
2nd Section D Frank Baillie Clackmannan
2nd section goes to Frank Baillie of Clackmannan Frank is no stranger to
the winners rostrum having won the section on several occasions, the
Peterborough National was this checker cock’s third race and was trained
at 40 miles two or three times before being sent. He is a direct son of
Frank’s Andrezele section winner and also carries some Brian Denney
blood in his pedigree
Frank Baillie Clackmannan
Section E
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1 Section E Dr J Salmond Shotts
There is some interesting breeding in Jim’s section winner he is a Marriot
X Bricoux bred through Robert Armstrong of Renfrew also featured in
this ones breeding is Robert McLaughlin, Walter McGaffney and John
Farrer of Fleet. Jim is a Bricoux enthusiast and has a great gene pool of
this family in his lofts going back to the great Dr Anderson of Armadale,
Jim’s winner named “Merlin of Brannock” is a nephew of his good old
Red Grizzle cock winner of 5 channel diplomas and he also carries the
bloodlines of the Dosser another great channel pigeon 5 times a winner
all under 800ypm.
Dr James Salmond Shotts
2nd Section E Kerr Stainthorpe Lesmahagow
Kerr’s hen was raced to the perch having had 6 races up to Weatherby
then 4 short tosses and one longer one from Seton Sands in East Lothian
prior to the race, she is very well bred indeed with both parents being
from J & I Alston breeding with the dam especially bred for stock she
contains the bloodlines of John’s very best national prize winning pigeons
The Stirling cock and Townfoot Goodboy III mealy family.The 2nd
section hen is medium bodied and slightly long cast with a nice rich eye.
Kerr Stainthorpe pictured with his 2nd sect winner Sarah
3rd Section E J Creechan Larkhall.
John Creechan from the Larkhall South club takes the 3rd section E prize
with a checker cock bred in his own loft from his Vandenabeele stock,
these pigeons have been performing well for John. This youngster flew
the full young bird programme and has previously won 2nd club 3rd fed
Weatherby and 3rd club 5th fed Risdale 2. He was slightly injured on his
return from the national.
John is a dedicated fancier and is helped greatly by his daughter Ann, he
was the only member of The Larkhall South club to fly the complete
programme.
John and Mary Creechan 3rd Section E
Section F
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1 2 3 Section F John Murdoch Greenock
Great race for John taking the first 4 in the section his winner is bred
from a Louella Jan Aarden X Allan Darragh she flew every race and was
very steady. The 2nd section winner is a blue cock bred from John’s
Belgian stock and he topped the fed from Risdale the race before the
National. 3rd section was won by a grizzle hen the sire being a John
Proctor cock paired to a Belgian hen, John rates this pigeon as being the
best youngster in the loft she topped the fed twice and was narrowly
beaten for a third 1st fed by a loft mate. The fourth section was another
from his Allan Darragh stock and flew every race up to the national.
John Murdoch pictured with his section F winner
Overall we had a good successful race to complete our season although
the west fanciers again had it tough but still managed good returns.
Well done again to our National winner Adam Luke and all Section
winners and to all members who made the result.
Duncan Knox
Press Officer