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Angus Fed going at 8.15 a.m. at Arniston

Sent my transfers second class post at end of April. Got confirmation by email within 2 days.

Any club base station can kill the race

you can only kill race on a club base station

You will need to get clock struck off before you can clear the race. Don't think you can synchronise clock with pc when there is a race still live

9 members 86 birds 1. D J Liddle 997.71 2. Macaulay & Ferguson 807.42 3. D Glen 738.19 4. D Glen 732.60 5. I Scott 705.86 6. I Scott 679.41 7. I Scott 669.02 8. D Glen 654.63 9. I Scott 629.30 10.D Glen 624.23 11.I Scott 622.76 12.R Baldie 547.34 13.D Glen 541.98 14.J McKay 523.34 15.E Galloway 438.35

Thanks to all who have congratulated me on timing last night. I would like to give credit to the breeder, Paul Thomson of Forres (Blue Chequer Pied) We were drawn together in the Joe Murphy Young Bird exchange two years ago and this is one of three birds Paul gave me. You need a bit of luck in this game sometimes! On a less positive note as John Hood said the returns are terrible. I only have one from eight and there are some of my best pigeons missing. There were 33 birds timed at the Dundee clock station from around 300 entries. Returns for my club members as far as I know are 1/9, 5/18, 5/11, 0/6, 0/6, 0/6, 0/15, 0/6. Don't know the answer but we cant carry on like this or channel racing is finished. David Liddle, Forfar

Yes a disappointing entry except for Section C. My club (Forfar) has an entry of 80 pigeons plus another 6 non SNFC birds in the convoy. Hate to say it but I think Ypres is having a detrimental effect on the entry for this race.

10 members 144 birds 1. Macaulay & Ferguson 1141.75 2. I Scott 1054.58 3. Macaulay & Ferguson 1051.68 4. D J Liddle 1045.04 5. R Baldie 1034.98 6. I Scott 1033.26 7. C E Bell 1025.45 8. D Glen 1024.93 9. D J Liddle 1021.61 10.R Baldie 10214.03 11.D J Liddle 1019.65 12.D J Liddle 1018.94

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