Duck Race 2013
Well folks it’s all over for another year. The ducks have been caught (well most of them, there are one or two missing but I’m sure they will turn up ) and are now drying out and having a well earned rest.
The junior race (we had to enlist some of the Black ducks because the demand outstripped the amount of ducks we had) results are as follows.
Junior race start 1st Black 17 Sammy Laughton
1st Black 17 Sammy Laughton
2nd Pink 14 Lauren Mackenner
3rd Pink 77 Rosa Leonard
4th Pink 18 Dylan McEwan
5th Black 5 Ashley Leask
6th Black 24 Lea Norquoy
After a brief interlude, where spectators refuelled with Soup, Mince rolls and Mulled wine, it was time for the main event.
Brrrrrrr 500 Ducks were sent on their way and first past the post in a time of 18min 36 sec was Red 61. And They’re Off The pack spreads out Its behind you! Billy……We need not say more. The finish line Catch
The results are as follows.
1st Red 61 Jim Spence
2nd Black 69 Mark Rapharl
3rd Green 69 David Henderson
4th Green 75 Richard Graham
5th White 22 Andy Whyte
6th Blue 24 Cindy MacKenzie
7th Blue 19 Neil Gordon
8th Red 59 Liz Pirie
9th White 89 Jim Chalmers
10th White 48 Andy Whyte
Fiona Thomson was nearest to the winning time with a guess of 18 min 35sec. ( Her husband had 18m 34sec. I wonder if they had been out last night sending the kids bath ducks down ???? Hmmmm)
The last duck home (not withstanding the ones that have gone missing) was Red 19
Where have all the ducks gone Erik ??? Ah Billy has them all. Alec drying off after a wee slip in the burn!! Fun in the shed. Cheers Ellie the mulled wine was excellent as usual.
Thank you to all who supported this event, sorry you can’t all get a prize, thank you to those who made the effort, on a not too brilliant day, to come along and watch and as always a huge thanks to the members of the committee and the others who helped set up, serve the soup etc and keep order among the ducks.
We hope to see you all again next year.