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WE’VE solved the mystery of the Canadian-rung pigeon which dropped in at a Flimby loft last week.
The bird was bred in Canada but had only flown from Scotland where it was sent as a squeaker.
Derwent Valley Federation secretary Cyril Ostle said: “I never believed for one minute it had flown from Canada but it’s nice to find-out the whole story.
“Apparently it was among a batch of young birds which had been bought by a fancier called Ian McKinney from Arbroath. He had to keep them in quarantine for quite a while so when he did release them they had become quite strong on the wing.
“He was training the bird to start racing when it disappeared – and ended up in my loft at Flimby.
“The interesting thing is that Ian’s nephew lives in High Harrington and he had seen the story on getnoticedonline.co.uk last week so he rang and told his uncle.”
Cyril has been invited to keep the Canadian bird and says: “It will have a home here as long as I’ve got a loft of pigeons but I won’t be trying to race it.”
Still on the subject of oddly-rung racers Alan Parker has got a young bird in his Seaton loft with an old ring on - 91V81894. Alan thinks it may be a local young bird. It is a dark chequer but it's proving difficult to find-out the owner. Anyone who can shed any light on the bird should ring Alan on 0190062840.
The Derwent Valley Federation raced from Appleton last week and were held over because of the bad weather across the country.
They were liberated at 8-30am and the winners were back in the Workington area around 10-35.
DERWENT VALLEY
WORKINGTON VICTORIA (14 sent 328): 1, 4, 6, McLuckie bros 1400, 1395.0, 1393.6; 2, 3, Walsh and son 1399, 1395.1; 5, Steele and Lawman 1393.9.
HARRINGTON CENTRAL FC (11 sent 269): 1, Telford and Pooley 1382; 2, 5, D. Holliday 1362, 1347; 3, Carter and sons 1357; 4, N. and G. Wordsworth 1354; 6, A. and S. White 1337.
FLIMBY WEST COAST: 1, 4, Mr and Mrs Proctor 1382, 1339; 2, 3, J. and D. Hine and grandson 1341, 1340; 5, Ellwood and co 1269.
DEARHAM UTD (4 sent 62): 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, E. and D. Turner 1386, 1379, 1367, 1340, 1328; 4, Sanderson and grandson 1344.
FLIMBY HS (10 sent 241): 1, M. Little 1381; 2, Hunter bros 1370; 3, G. Weaver 1364; 4, E. Hodgson and son 1360; 5, 6, J. Varty and son 1350, 1347.
MARYPORT HS (5 sent 70): 1, 2, 4, 6, M. and E. Burgess 1402, 1399, 1330, 1320; 3, Todhunter and Ismay 1332; 5, T. Fox and grand-daughter 1324. (Leyland – 5 sent 80): 1, 3, 4, Todhunter and Ismay 1402, 1350, 1320; 2, 6, M. and E. Burgess 1366, 1285; 5, D. Manchester 1296.
ELLENBOROUGH FC (5 sent 120): 1, 2, 4, J. Whitehead 1367, 1357, 1349; 3, D. and J. Reay 1350; 5, J. Scott and son 1335; 6, Sanderson and grandson 1322.
SEATON RBL (7 sent 156): 1, Scholey and Gale 1405; 2, Mr and Mrs Dustin 1394; 3, 5, A. Parker and son 1393, 1367; 4, Mr and Mrs Duggan 1366; 6, P. T. Dobie 1362.
WEST CUMBERLAND
CLEATOR MOOR CENTRAL FC (392 birds): 1, Nolan, Hetherington, Coultas and Easdon 1478; 2, Fewsdale, Dobson and Byers 1476.54; 3, R. Telfer and sons 1476.52; 4, 5, Graham and co 1476.03, 1474; 6, K. Todd and son 1472.
DISTINGTON HS: 1, 2, 3, Holliday and Dixon 1481, 1473, 1466; 4, R. McAvoy and son 1447.
EGREMONT RANGERS: 1, D. Harrison and son 1472; 2, J. and M. Doran and son 1465; 3, 4,6, Marr and Scott 1446, 1439, 1437; 5, Mr and Mrs D. Wilson 1438.
KEEKLE HS (4 sent 171): 1, 3, D. Buchanan and son 1473, 1467; 2, 4, 5, 6, S. and E. Chambers and daughter 1470, 1466, 1465, 1464.
LOWCA HS (3 sent 81): 1, 3, Holliday and Dixon 1476, 1468; 2, 4, R. Ennis and sons 1472, 1467.
MIREHOUSE HS (160 birds): 1, B. Trodden and son 1475; 2, McConvey, son and Bowes 1468; 3, Blaney bros 1467; 4, B. Irving 1466.
SANDWITH FC: 1, 3, 5, 6, McConvey and Bowes 1469, 1466.2, 1462, 1460; 2, 4, B. Irving 1466.8, 1465.
EAST CUMBERLAND
ANGLO SCOTTISH (Appleton, 222 birds): 1, 4, D. McNeil 1303, 1299.3; 2, 6, S. Edmundson 1300, 1295; 3, Smith and McCluskey 1299.4; 5, Brown and Ward 1297.
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