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Broomfield Lofts
- John McNeil of Kilwinning Homing Society |
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John McNeil started racing pigeons in 1972 in
partnership with his father "Harry", where he gained
the art of successful breeding and racing top quality pigeons. Flying as
H McNeil & Son they won many first prizes in Kilwinning club and Ayrshire
Federation, from distances of 60 miles to 500 miles.
Grown to love the sport John built his own loft
in 1986 and flew his first season in Kilwinning
with birds gifted to him by his father and the
local fanciers. |
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It was the following year that John went on to win
his first race, The Ayrshire Open race
from Annan - 72 miles, and from that day
on John has never looked back winning many top
racing prizes up to 500 miles. |
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John now breeds and races a team of Van Den
Bosch and Hartog pigeons the widowhood
method where the birds are separated
during the racing season. This system
has proven very successful for John for many years winning
Club, Federation and Combine first
prizes. |
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John and Jim |
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Outside Broomfield Lofts |
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Editorial from the Racing Pigeon:-
Returning to our first race
on the new route from Kelso I think it would be fair to say it was won
by one of the best inland pigeons in Ayrshire at present. I refer to a
3yo chequer cock aptly named "The Rocket" owned and raced by John McNeil,
"Broomfield Lofts" of Kilwinning Homing Society. |
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This pigeon topped Ayrshire Fed on
1286.2 velocity for the 89 miles from a field of 1,600
pigeons. He has been 1st Club on three occasions and has two 1st Feds to
his credit. John tells me he could have won at least another two events
but comes home full of himself clapping around
the loft before alighting. "The Rocket" also
topped the West Coast Combine from Northallerton
which is 160 miles. |
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