Gault & Quinn of Airdrie

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This week we arrive in Brighton & Hove on the south east coast of England. The convoy of 331 birds had to fly 389 miles ,an ultimate test of extreme heat and head winds all the way back into lower Central ,Scotland.
This was never going to be a walk in the park and with a North east wind on route although it would bring out the best  in some of the birds.
As everyone settled down for a tester, the ten hours mark passed with no word of any pigeons being recorded, then just after 10 hrs 25 minutes the winner hit the landing board of Gault and Quinn who's loft  is in the village of Plains on the East side of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The winner arrived at the small back garden of Wullie Gault.
This partnership have a fabulous record at such distance events and as recently as 2024 were crowned Lanarkshire federation "Champion loft" this included winning the Yeovil Open race from 346 miles with their "Champion" blue cock "The Special One".
The Special One is out of the Davenport Cattrysse pigeons that Wullie has had as his main bloodlines for many a decade. His Sire was also a winner from SNFC Ypres.
Wullie Gault is also  past winner of the Scottish Central Combine from France in 1991 again with a Cattrysse hen.
These are beautiful pigeons in the hand and radiate class!

Their winner itself is a brilliant racer ,showing his potential as a yearling winning 1st sect,11th Open Cheltenham 284 miles ,40th Open Yeovil 346 miles ,last season,12th Open Worksop 212 miles,21st Open Billericay 346 miles and 37th Open Brighton 384 miles.

This season recording 86th Open Billericay 346 miles two weeks previously and 14th Open Kettering 275 miles two week before that.
So the writing was on the wall for this racing machine to put the icing on the cake and win 1st section,1st Open federation from Brighton.
I think you could call him a "Brilliant" racer. 

I took the time to visit Wullie at his loft and get some insight into the "Henry Cecil " of Plains village.
Winning two 1st Open federation longest inland races in three years.

This brilliant racer was born out of what could be called sprint pigeon, but  I think this pigeon wasn't informed of his parentage.

The G/Sire was purchased at George Harris, Denny sale and contains the best of Stefaan Lambrecht x Van den Bulk including Donker Leo x Dochter Golden Pair Goede Rode x Golden Leo 999. Broer Goede Rode x Golden Leo 40000. DonkerLeo x Golden Leo 976. Stefaan x 300 Duivin 
Dirk 892 xSister Kleine Dirk.
Blauwe Beer,Olympic Rosita

The Sire is out of a daughter of the Sire of  "The Special One" 1st Open Yeovil Lanarkshire federation.

The Dam was bred by Performance Lofts UK (John Short)
Super breeding lines bred down from the famous Golden Princess 1st ace KBDB Long Distance and Van Den Bulk/Best Kittle 
Golden Wonder Gino Cliqe ,Dream Princess 20

He is a very strong in the hand with a yellow/orange racing eye, he breeds to type as a number of his youngsters are very much the same.
As above stated he is a racing machine taking 4 x 1st clubs and winning  prize money in the club over the years.
He has been named the "The Machine".

He missed the comeback race the week before Brighton as Wullie doesn't like bringing them back after flying a longer distance. The winner lost some inner flight from the Billericay race, unusually later than expected from the race but was in good fettle. 
He is raced on the celibate system/roundabout ,for this race the birds were allowed into box section on basketing day with plenty of straw on floor to motivate.  
They were on a stronger mixture for this week, breed & wean type as as Wullie laughed saying they cant fly on "Rice Crispies" . 

Wullie would like to thank club mates Hugh Kidd, Tommy Battersby & Eddie McKerley for the road training of his pigeons.
Well done to Wullie and Jimmy on another brilliant performance.
Tom Corrie 
Lanarkshire Press Officer
Photo 1 A very proud Wullie Gault with his1st North section ,1st Open Brighton Lanarkshire federation
Photo 2 Wullie and friend Hugh Kidd outside the winning loft.
Photo 3 "The Machine"1st North section,1st Open Lanarkshire federation. 
Photo 4 Scottish Central Combine winner in 1991 for Wullie Gault. 100% Cattrysse hen, the winning bloodlines that still dominate the loft to this date