Published at 09:09, Monday, 25 June 2012

HUNTINGDON was the racepoint for the district’s homing societies race on Sunday

Prudhoe Homing Society members sent 131 birds.

In the Tynedale Homing Society had eight members sending 76 birds.

Acomb's Tom Leadbitter’s birds filled five of the first seven positions.

Hindmarch and Telfer came out on top of Tyne Valley Homing Society’s race , from a field of 77 birds.

Haltwhistle Flying Club sent 25 birds to Huntingdon, and Colin Creighton had the of the first four back, his winner being a yearling dark chequer hen which had a 15 minute lead in only its second race.

Haltwhistle members also raced 21 birds from Lymm in Cheshire.

Prudhoe: 1 and 4, Jeff Hall and Son 1432.057, 1428.651; 2, and 5, Ron McGrouther 1429.897, 1423.618; 3, and 6, Briggs and Clark 1429.506, 1417.593.

Tynedale: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7, T. Leadbitter 1383, 1372, 1371, 1370, 1337; 5, G. Dodd 1343; 6, B. and E. Armstrong 1340; 8, P. Jackson 1333.

Tyne Valley : 1,4,7 and 8 Hindmarsh and Telfer 1429.46, 1403.03, 1395, 1391.25; 2 B. Leech 1426.57; 3 S. Ridgeway 1403.64; 5 and 6 P. Telfer 1398.16, 1397.33.

Hexham : 1, 2, 4 and 5, K. Springett, 1379, 1368, 1311, 1298; 3, 6, 7 and 8, Strong and Son 1216, 1290, 1275, 1271.

Haltwhistle: Huntingdon: 1,3 and 4 C. Creighton 1280, 1222, 1210; 2, 5 and 6 Smith & Dodd 1225,12 1201. Lymm 1, 3 and 4 C. Creighton 1254, 1223 1220; 2 Smith & Dodd 1227,1216 and 1207.

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