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Possibly the greatest
race flown to the UK, pre-war was organised by the Irish Hospital Trust
Ltd. It was open to every fancier in Great Britain and was
named "The Dublin Pigeon Derby". The outright
winner was a Blood Red Cock raced by William (Wull) Howie of Kilwinning
Homing Society, and proprietor of the Star Inn,
Kilwinning, there were over 30,000 pigeons
in the convoy which were released on 26th May
1937. Wull Howie named his victor "Red Mac" who returned
on a 1286 velocity for the 172 miles journey. |