Liege (Gold Cup Race)
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Birds Liberated at 05:15am
The birds were liberated from Liege at 05:15am in an east, north-east wind of 6mph. The whole convoy cleared the site in one batch heading in a north-west direction. Winds become variable once they reach the UK mainland.
The birds were liberated from Liege at 05:15am in an east, north-east wind of 6mph. The whole convoy cleared the site in one batch heading in a north-west direction. Winds become variable once they reach the UK mainland.
Liege (Gold Cup Race)
- Race Markings
- 26 June 2018
- Race Date
- 29 June 2018
- Birdage
- £6.00
Clock Stations and Race Marking
| Area | Location | Time | Conveners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Woodside Comm Centre | 11am to 1pm | A Rae
Clocks: Sunnybank RPC |
| Bo'ness | Bo'ness HS Club Rooms | 4pm to 7pm | A Orr
Clocks: W Doudie |
| Dundee | Douglas RP Club | 1:30pm to 3:30pm | F Murray
K Droog; E Galloway |
| Fife | Novar Club Rooms | 3pm to 6pm | K Cochrane
W Pratt; W Foreman |
| Section B | Dolphingstone Farm, Tranent EH33 1NH | 2pm to 6pm | E McLintock
T Davidson |
| Section E | Unit 21a, Flemington Ind Park, Craigneuk Street, Motherwell ML1 2NT | 4pm to 8pm | J Leggate
W Gordon |
| Ayrshire | Kilmarnock Club Rooms | 4:30pm to 6:30pm | H Wallace
J Savage |
| Gretna | Springfield HC | 7:30pm to 9pm | R White
Clocks: Eastriggs Social Club |
Location
327 members sent 1072 birds - Section A - 166; Section B - 216; Section C - 201; Section D - 109; Section E - 259; Section F - 35; Section G - 59; Section H - 27
Race Trophies
- King George Cup
- awarded to the winner of the race
- Gold Cup
- awarded to the winner of the race
- Percy Cameron Memorial Trophy
- awarded to 2nd Open
- HA French Challenge Trophy
- awarded to 1st nominated pigeon
- HA French Challenge Rosebowl
- awarded to 1st nominated pigeon
- British Homing World Trophy
- claims required (BHW Readers)
- Kardale Trophy
- first yearling flying over 500 miles
- A R Bowes Memorial Trophy
- awarded to winner of the West region
- ETRD Newcombe Trophy
- awarded to winner of the East region
Entry Forms
Lib Line Updates
Phone 09063 656715 to record the arrival of your bird| Name | Town | Time |
|---|---|---|
| A S Thomson & Son | Section B | 18:16 |
| W Borthwick | Annan | 17:04; 09:11 |
| B Thomas & Son | Pathhead | 18:36 |
| J Gilmour | Ecclefechan | 17:22 |
| D Donaldson | Glassford | 19:13 |
| J Leggate | Ferniegair | 19:27 |
| A Nicholson | Annan | 17:23 |
| J F Bosworth | Section B | 19:43; 08:07; 08:45; 08:56 |
| D Jamieson | East Calder | 19:49; 10:04 |
| W Boswell | Hamilton | 20:05; 07:00 |
| G Dalgliesh & Son | Section A | 20:04 |
| J Warwick & Son | Section E | 20:30 |
| J Mark | Tranent | 19:58 |
| Cowan & Findlay | Ardrossan | 20:44 |
| A Nelson | Section E | 20:54 |
| A W Robertson | Gilmerton | 21:04 |
| P Doherty | Linwood | 21:06 |
| G Shaw | Section E | 21:14 |
| D Nordon | Section A | 21:16 |
| J Mullen | Lumphinnans | 21:11; 06:59 |
| J McGinty | Blackburn | 21:13 |
| W Flockhart | Tranent | 21:27 |
| J & A Donaldson | Peterhead | 05:25 |
| A Russell | Dumfries | 05:46 |
| J Meikle | East Kilbride | 06:16 |
| E Porter | Section E | 06:19 |
| G Veitch | Section B | 06:37 |
| W Kinnear & Son | Edinburgh | 06:29 |
| Lumsden & Colligan | Stoneyburn | 06:49 |
| A J Hamilton | Larkhall | 06:53 |
| Douglas & Spearman | Melrose | 06:46 |
| R Wilson | Strathmiglo | 07:12 |
| R & J Combe | Elphinstone | 07:12; 09:25 |
| S Jones & Son | Dumbarton | 07:27 |
| T & G Weir | Linlithgow | 07:44 |
| M Sneddon | Bo'ness | 07:47; 09:53 |
| Turpie & McCord | Pitlessie | 08:07; 08:54 |
| T Steele | Section E | 08:18 |
| J Doig | Section C | 06:04; 10:00 |
| R Simpson | Allanton | 08:56 |
| A Whittaker | Section C | 06:16; 10:24 |
| A Watson | Laurieston | 09:14 |
| D Russell | Dunfermline | 09:16 |
| J Urquhart | Larbert | 09:08 |
| D Hay | Kirkintilloch | 09:13 |
| F Mitchell | Dunfermline | 09:37 |
| G Thomas | Section B | 09:10 |
| D Morrison & Son | Section E | 09:35 |
| R Cook | Section C | 09:31 |
| K J Murphy | Arbroath | 09:23 |
| J Ferguson | Uphall | 09:26 |
| J Dinsdale | Section C | 09:49 |
| C Bonnington | Ormiston | 10:01 |
| J Wilkinson | Section E | 10:09 |
| Torrance & Mann | Hamilton | 10:11 |
| J McNeill | Broxburn | 09:32 |
| P Keogh | Broxburn | 10:21 |
| J Newbiggin | Larkhall | 10:07 |
| J Graham | Section E | 10:54 |
| D Hunter | Section C | 10:43 |
| J Hannah | Section E | 10:59 |
| S Donaldson | Blairgowrie | 11:23 |
| L McKay | Carnoustie | 10:54 |
| Brown & Black | Dalkeith | 11:41 |
| Newcombe & Black | Macmerry | 10:35 |
| J Robertson | Dunfermline | 08:02; 09:38; 10:38 |
| J & C Smith | Polmont | 12:48 |
| Cook, Hannah & Cairney | Section E | 11:35; 12:09 |
| I Ritchie | Kirkintilloch | 12:58 |
| D Bridges | Section C | 12:56 |
| M Main | Portlethen | 13:23 |
| J & K Miller | Section E | 13:09 |
| Morris Bros | Johnstone | 15:36 |
| J Murdoch | Aberdeen | 17:03 |
| N Lusby | Section G | 17:01 |
| D McPherson | Aberdeen | 16:01 |