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3 members sent 17 birds ,liberated @07:40 into a North West Wind...... 1st A.Simpson 1012.83 2nd A.Simpson 1005.87 3rd S.Martin 1001.68 4th S.Martin 921.06 5th A.Simpson 875.78 6th W.Gray & Son 847.95

4 members sent 37 birds, liberated @ 10-00, sww 1st S.Hardie & Sons 1442.57 2nd S.Hardie & Sons 1405.61 3rd S.Hardi & Sons 1353.77 4th A.Simpson 1305.17 5th W.Gray & Son 1263.15 6th S.Martin 1222.81

4 members sent 116 birds, liberated @ 10:00 hrs,NWWind 1st W.Gray & Son 1083.13 2nd S.Hardie & Sons 1068.73 3rd W.Gray & Son 1037.28 4th W.Gray & Son 1017.69 5th A.Simpson 958.63 6th S.Hardie & Sons 915.81

3 members sent 97 birds , liberated @ 08:50 1st S.Hardie & Sons 1137.26 2nd S.Hardie & Sons 964.62 3rd S.Martin 833.54 4th A.Simpson 832.42 5th S.Martin 822.50 6th A.Simpson 733.78

2 members sent 40 birds , liberated @ 10:20 into a north west wind.......... 1st S.Martin 824.01 2nd S.Martin 749.05 3rd S.Martin 748.74 4th S.Hardie & Sons 658.74 5th S.Hardie & Sons 639.96.

2 Members sent 70 birds , liberated @ 08:50 into a lt south wind......... 1st W.Gray & Son 1209.92 2nd W.Gray & Son 1203.60 3rd W.Gray &Son 1194.72 4th S.Martin 1006.99 5th S.Martin 1002.65 6th S.Martin 998.34

3 members sent 50 birds, liberated @ 08:45....... 1st S.Martin 1399.97 2nd S.Martin 1392.77 3rd W.Gray & son 1287.59 4th W.Gray & son 1260.13 5th W.Gray & son 1250.05 6th W.Gray & son 847.09

Liberated separately from Lauderhill, scot borders. SU11L 6126 & SU09AF 3169, came in Saturday.

5 members sent 89 birds to Newark, lib @ 13:10 into a Light North East Wind..... 1st S.Martin 1174.78 2nd W.Gray & Son 1169.30 3rd W.Gray & Son 1151.29 4th W.Gray & Son 1150.02 5th W.Gray & Son 1146.16 6th A.Bain 1135.02

5 members sent 99 birds, liberated @ 06:45 into a light south west wind...... 1st W.Gray & Son 1622.77 2nd S.Hardie & Sons 1613.98 3rd A.Simpson 1594.91 4th S.Hardie & Sons 1593.53 5th A.Simpson 1591.17 6th W.Gray & Son 1581.39

Members sent 73 birds to Peterborough, liberated @ 09:15 into a Lt West Wind........ 1st A.Simpson 1235.32 2nd W.Gray &Son 1196.21 3rd W.Gray & Son 1194.91 4th W.Gray & Son 1186.90 5th A.Simpson 1178.69 6th A.Bain 1167.66

5 members sent 103 birds to Newark , liberated @ 6:00 into a east wind.... 1st W.Gray & Son 924.92 2nd A.Simpson 921.89 3rd A.Simpson 905.03 4th W.Gray & Son 799.82 5th W.Gray & Son 785.45 6th A.Bain 784.87

5 members sent 149 birds to Wakefield, liberated @ 06:30 into a south west wind....... 1st A.Simpson 1473.38 2nd W.Gray & Son 1383.56 3rd S.Martin 1383.04 4th W.Gray & Son 1379.35 5th W.Gray & Son 1358.91 6th A.Bain 1324.95

Found dead at Coldingham Bay, Hawked !! GB13E 01371

5 members sent 108 birds , liberated @ 10:45 into a west wind.......... 1st W.Gray & Son 1438.25 2nd W.Gray & Son 1433.99 3rd W.Gray & Son 1400.68 4th S.Martin 1393.69 5th A.Simpson 1337.06 6th A.Simpson 1336.78.

5 Members sent 130 birds, liberated at 08:50, No Wind........... 1st A.Bain 1386.52 2nd S.Hardie & Sons 1381.05 3rd A.Bain 1334.85 4th S.Hardie & Sons 1320.72 5th W.Gray & Son 1320.72 6th W.Gray & son 1292.48.

5 members sent 101 birds, Liberated at 09:00 am into a South East Wind.... 1st S.Martin 1898.12 2nd W.Gray & Son 1849.69 3rd W.Gray & Son 1794.28 4th S.Martin 1689.73 5th S.Martin 1634.81 6th S.Martin 1634.81 NOTE TO SHU MEMBERS - New Earlston & District H.S secretary is S.Hardie, contact details 07977295122.

Another great read , well done to both fancier & scribe

Thanks for the kind words & a wish you all the best for 2014.

The problem is if we increase the distance then its not fair on the north fanciers but that would be the only way to try and shuffle the birds up a bit, maybe we do away with the yb national and just let the federations have there open races. It's a difficult one to call. IMO

6 members sent 53 birds 1st A.Simpson 1793.56 2nd I.Gray 1767.96 3rd W.Gray & son 1751.07 4th I.Gray 1710.56 5th I.Gray 1708.50 6th W.Gray & son 1699.10 Race sponsor - D.R Bruce , milk retailer ltd

6 members sent 89 birds.... 1st I.Gray 1165.77 2nd I.Gray 1157.84 3rd W.Gray & son 1124.98 4th I.Gray 1123.86 5th A.Bain 1083.91 6th A.Bain 1043.75 Race sponsor - Westend Garage.

7 members sent 113 birds... 1st A.Simpson 1262.57 2nd M.Upton 1258.49 3rd A.Simpson 1230.43 4th A.Simpson 1230.43 5th W.Gray & son 1213.72 6th S.Hardie & sons 1210.53 Race sponsor - Westend Garage.

Race Sponsor was -K.Heppinstall

6 members sent 129 birds 1st W.Gray & son 1468.36 2nd W.Gray & son 1446.83 3rd W.Gray & son 1446.21 4th A.Bain 1444.09 5th S.Martin 1373.04 6th S.Hardie & sons 1350.79