IT was the last race of the year for the Wallan Kilmore Homing Club, with five members sending birds to Tibooburra in northern New South Wales.
A.Cocks and family posted a seventh and 22nd from 39 flyers, with 267 birds, while Charlie Grech finished 21st and Cavanagh and Anderson placed 26th.
The club also held a Melbourne Cup race, with the race this year held at Sea Lake. There were 267 rings sold to 39 separate owners, and after 10 races which started from Bendigo and finishing from Sea Lake, it culminated in 83 birds and 25 owners competing in the cup race.
It was a difficult race with a strong southerly breeze.
In the end, winning owner Charles Bender and breeder Les Morris took the win, with the prize money split 50/50.
Mick Dalton finished second and Grech third, with the two birds nest brother and sister, while Chris Cachie and breeder Grech finished fourth. Fifth place went to Tony from Wallan Coolrooms and breeder Jerzy Gregorzek.