Smiths’ success in Roscrea race
The birds were liberated at 9am on Saturday into a light south-westerly wind.
The winning pigeon was tmied into the Perry-Gonigan lofts of G. and S. Smith, flying two hours and sixteen minutes.
For this it was a 125 mile trip to most lofts.
RESULT YPM
G&S Smith 1624
G&S Smith 1616
J. McCormick 1614
G.Marshall 1611
V. Thom 1596
G.Marshall 1562
J.Campbell 1558
J.McCormick 1555
V.Thom 1550
V.Thom 1549
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Hide AdIn the Castledawson Society, the Magherafelt loft of Martin McErlean took the top two places in this race. In third place was the Lynn & Leacock loft with Sam Watson’s Klondike lofts taking fourth and fifth place.
The castledawson loft of the Savage Brothers came in sixth spot.