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Well done also to Gavin Ferguson. 2nd Section 4th Open with the pigeon which was 5th Section 27th Open Maidstone and also 6th Section 13th Open with his Maidstone section winner. These two cocks are father and son!

Just had Dave Glen on the phone confirming he is 1st Section C 1st Open SNFC Ypres. Congratulations and well done Davie!

12 members 176 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1560.33 2. Macaulay & Ferguson 1559.45 3. Macaulay & Ferguson 1559.10 4. D J Liddle 1555.63 5. Macaulay & Ferguson 1555.59 6. D Glen 1553.64 7. R Baldie 1544.67 8. Macaulay & Ferguson 1539.28 9. Macaulay & Ferguson 1538.25 10.D Glen 1523.79 11.D Glen 1522.61 12.D J Liddle 1522.19

Forfar winner doing 53 mph out of Consett (130 miles) this morning

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A fellow club member had a Maidstone bird reported in Essex yesterday but the bird had a note on its leg saying it had been released in Guernsey

whats the best in the north willie

You have me confused mate. The best place to be on Tuesday was Section D. But only if your name was Tam Blair

Well done Gregor & Gavin, 1st Section C 18th Open! Also Davie Glen and Ian Scott and the rest of the members who made the result. A total of 23 Forfar pigeons on the open result

12 members 163 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1172.20 2. D Glen 1161.27 3. Macaulay & Ferguson 1160.89 4. I Scott 1154.16 5. Macaulay & Ferguson 1127.80 6. M Leggett 1127.18 7. D J Liddle 1120.54 8. I Scott 1119.91 9. D Smith 1117.23 10.D Glen 1108.15 11.I Scott 1083.44 12.R Baldie 1076.69

Watched this debate before with interest and would like to offer my views. First off a national race is a national race whether it is 200 miles or 700 miles. What would happen if there was no channel? In some of the NATIONAL Flying Club races from across the CHANNEL many competitors are flying 150 miles or less.I enjoy the inland nationals and think they should stay. If members don't want to go then that is their choice but don't deprive those that want to compete. My federation races from Leicester the same day as Newbury and I enjoy having the two races on the go with a few at the national and the rest of the team at Leicester. The race point doesn't really bother me. As for Maidstone it is much better flying against a few thousand birds as opposed to hundreds in a fed race. The number of entries at channel races is falling because there is less interest in this type of racing now. We are never going to get back to the days when 7000 pigeons went to Rennes. The point has been made about gold cup birds being lost at Newbury. They can go down just as easily at a club race or even training. I`ll finish with a radical idea. Make Tours the Gold Cup race and go with the NFC to Saintes for the longest race and have Clermont a week earlier. Ypres can stay where it is although I think it affects the entry for both the Gold Cup and Clermont. Why?... because it is "easier"

12 members 228 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1515.45 2. Macaulay & Ferguson 1494.45 3. D Glen 1494.26 4. D Glen 1493.93 5. Macaulay & Ferguson 1493.32 6. I Scott 1491.23 7. D J Liddle 1491.13 8. Macaulay & Ferguson 1488.48 9. Macaulay & Ferguson 1488.48 10.Macaulay & Ferguson 1488.00 11.D Glen 1486.33 12.D Glen 1486.01

Angus and Dundee liberated at Consett at 7.00 a.m. West/South West Wind

Yer haen a dam good try

3300 entries says it shouldn't be abolished. If you don't fancy it keep them at home. It was a warm day with east in the wind but the leaders are doing around 1400 velocity. Newbury is nearly always a sticky race for various reasons. I don't understand why federations include it on their programme. We raced from Leicester (288 miles) yesterday and I would estimate +90% returns. Ideal preparation for Alencon or Maidstone candidates.

I will let the owner know. Can you pm me contact details

10 members 234 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1418.77 2. Macaulay & Ferguson 1418.70 3. R Baldie 1413.46 4. D Glen 1379.59 5. D Glen 1379.59 6. D J Liddle 1379.31 7. I Scott 1378.14 8. Macaulay & Ferguson 1378.15 9. Macaulay & Ferguson 1378.03 10.Macaulay & Ferguson 1377.97 11. I Scott 1377.86 12. M Leggett 1376.22

Angus and Dundee Federations liberated at Leicester at 8.30 a.m. North East Wind

Not sure but I think you have a major problem. Are you saying system b was actually set at 1.00 pm but the base station read 1.02 pm?

11 members 272 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1256.67 2. Macaulay & Ferguson 1256.26 3. M Leggett 1244.97 4. R Baldie 1222.47 5. D Glen 1218.50 6. I Scott 1216.14 7. M Leggett 1215.99 8. M Leggett 1215.90 9. I Scott 1209.00 10.DJ Liddle 1208.02 11.I Scott 1206.85 12.I Scott 1206.80

Good race for Angus & Dundee out of Leicester. Birds had to work though

Angus and Dundee liberated at Leicester at 7.45 a.m. Light Variable wind

13 members 360 birds 1. I Scott 1273.83 2. R Baldie 1272.38 3. I Scott 1268.68 4. I Scott 1268.54 5. D Glen 1267.30 6. D Glen 1267.16 7. I Scott 1267.05 8. M Leggett 1265.67 9. R Baldie 1265.48 10. R Baldie 1265.41 11. R Baldie 1264.84 12. D Glen 1262.90

Could someone confirm your liberation time. Angus fed liberated at 7.45 and I was told Central and North West liberated at 7.30

Angus Fed liberated at Wakefield at 7.45 a.m. Light North West wind