Kyleakin Lofts

2 / 2 Fraserburgh, 16 / 24 Arbroath, both fairly sticky races, returns mixed at the moment. We will have to see what tomorrow brings. Onwards and upwards, Lerwick next week.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Well done all.

Ayrshire North Road Federation liberated around 280 pigeons at Arbroath 120 miles ish into a variable wind at 13.45.

Valley North Social Circle liberated 42 pigeons from Fraserburgh at 12.30. into an ENE Wind. Best of luck all.

Sent 2 cocks to Fraserburgh with Valley North, overall convoy 42 pigeons. Sent 15 cocks and 9 hens to Arbroath with Ayrshire North Road Federation, Valley sent 121 pigeons, overall Federation send around 280 pigeons.

Good morning all.

Grey skies with only a few breaks in the cloud, but clouds are fairly high and it is dry here in East Ayrshire.

Happy birthday.

Good morning all.

Happy birthday.

I heard Andy Eadie flew a good Otterburn race and more than once!!!

Aye, John knows his stuff, but Colin and you are no slouches.

Wullie Gass from Glasgow Fed used to fly celibate. I don't know if he still does. I'm sure he was successful with it.

Ayrshire North Road Federation Fraserburgh on 08/06/2014 at 06:15 hrs 20 Members sent 161 Federation Birds SOUTH WEST WIND 1 A Lawrence & Son DRO 182m 169y SU13AN2012 DK C 1120.983 2 A Lawrence & Son SU12B3534 ML C 1120.264 3 A Lawrence & Son SU09B3471 CM C 1119.482 4 J Cannon CAR 191m 1095y SU11B3681 BP C 1119.147 5 J L Dumigan VAL 171m 549y SU13AN40 B C 1116.195 6 J L Dumigan SU12AN1794 B C 1115.645 7 J L Dumigan SU13AN78 B C 1115.301 8 J L Dumigan SU13AN42 B C 1114.751 9 A Lawrence & Son SU13AN2026 R C 1110.688 10 J Brown DRO 181m 1662y SU13A3991 CH H 1108.226 11 R Taylor VAL 171m 554y SU11AN1970 B C 1024.338 12 W Mccann & A Brown VAL 173m 1000y SU09AN1667 BC C 988.289 13 J MacKenzie CUM 177m 39y SU12AN896 CH C 986.935 14 J Auld MAU 175m 798y SU13AN569 R C 980.882 15 A Lymburn MAU 175m 941y SU11AN1234 BC H 980.817 16 J Wilson CAR 186m 1321y SU13AN1698 B H 932.064 17 A & J Owens CUM 178m 1319y SU09AN1388 CH C 931.869 18 M J McCann VAL 172m 155y GB12Z33051 B C 911.438 19 G Slaven MAU 177m 1277y SU10AN1214 B H 896.481 20 K Galloway MAU 175m 370y GB12Z56057 DC C 804.828 21 W Johnstone DRO 182m 137y SU10AN907 B C 771.287 22 A Kyle VAL 165m 99y GB12N16781 BK C 722.971 23 E Quinn CAR 184m 939y SU12B2670 PD C 706.625 24 J & A McDougall CUM 177m 938y SU12AN839 DP H 706.548

With a bit of luck they will still have them and it will be just waiting on the site constructor to replace them.

I'll ask the kids if I can have it that day. They usually play with all the rubber toys since they don't break as easy.

You make a very good point!! We better just continue the way it has been done all those years in the past until the fancy dies out. There is no point in talking about new ideas which may encourage some to stay in the fancy, even if those ideas fit in better with todays social circumstances where a lot of men take more to do with the upbringing of their children and have less time to themselves. This, I think, is a major reason behind the upsurge of sprint enthusiasts.

Can I come too?

I have been saying this for a time now George. The old system was to race from start to finish, to go the distance, but now some have no wish or desire so to do, just as Gav posted. If racing was organised properly, with co-operation, we could have sprint races every week, middle distance races starting later in the season and then later again when the distance races took over you could alternate the distance and middle races, but still have the sprints. Spot the weak link in the formula.

Happy birthday.

After yet another scrutiny the tables are amended and final. This making up results under a new format takes a bit of getting used to. Valley North Social Circle League Table on 08/06/2014 Place Loft Send Club Points 1 Alfie Lawrence 19 Drongan 396 2 John L Dumigan 27 Valley North 296 3 Jackie Brown 16 Drongan 132 4 Ian Cannon 2 Carrick 84 5 W McCann & A Brown 8 Valley North 80 6 Jim Auld 6 Mauchline 76 7 Ross Taylor 3 Valley North 52 8 Mark J McCann 4 Valley North 24 9 Kory Galloway 4 Mauchline 20 10 Wullie Johnstone 4 Drongan 16 11 Andy Kyle 3 Valley North 12 8 Points and 4 Points not awarded. J. Brown and J L Dumigan had 1 and 3 pigeons respectively that could have been awarded points if clocked (1 in 4 of entry). Place Send Club Points 1 39 Drongan 544 2 45 Valley North 464 3 10 Mauchline 96 4 2 Carrick 84

Well done Duncan.