“The Original” Around The Up North Combine
By Good Corn
I would like to thank none-fancier Geoff of Chelmsford for reporting our Louis Cooreman cock, Geoff found the cock in his garden with a damaged wing when competing in the previous weeks Folkestone National race. After a quick message to T & A Transport who advertise their services in the British Homing World I received a message back from Nickki asking about the post codes and details, and after Nickki moved around a couple of runs she said she could help by picking the cock up the next day and deliver him on Thursday which was great. Nickki phoned me the following day to say she had picked the bird up and Tom the driver would be with me between 3 4pm the next day depending on the traffic. Tom phoned when he was 20 minutes away and I said my daughter had just nipped the shop, he asked if I was at the loft which I was, so he said he could call there which he did. I would like to thank Nickki & Tom for their help at very short notice and providing a fantastic service.
On Friday 17th May the UNC weather committee voted 13 Feds 8 to postpone Huntingdon basketing for 24 hours with a full review on the situation the following morning. The second vote ended up 20 Feds - 1 voting to race mark on the Saturday with pick up times to be 2 hours earlier than normal basketing times, due to events held at the Huntingdon liberation on Sunday we would be flying from Oakham (3). On Sunday 19th May Chief Convoyer Peter Maw liberated Group 1 at 08.00 flying into a light variable wind and followed up by dropping the flaps of Group 2 at 08.20 with the third cut of Group 4 going at 08.40. At 09.00 Group 5 which includes Teesside Federation, with Group 6 which includes the East Cleveland Federation hitting the skies at 09.20. Like the previous race I have heard of Pigeons coming back injured with some of them worse than others which makes you wonder how they have made it home.
Ian Stafford & Mark Wilson took 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th Club at Skinningrove 10/322, 1st, 9th, 10th and 11th East Cleveland Federation 63/1,350 with vels of 1534.5,1532.7 (2) and 1530. B & K Simpson timed a couple of their entries nine seconds apart to lift 2nd and 3rd Club, 3rd and 7th Fed with vels of 1534.2 and 1532.7 with the blue card being awarded to the yearling chequer Louis Cooreman widowhood hen who won 1st Club, 7th Fed the previous week out of the Folkestone National when there was 1,041 birds competing. Brothers Brian & Keith's blue card scoring hen is out of a cock who is the previous winner of 1st Club and the scorer of other minor Club and Federation position, with him being out of the direct Louis Cooreman cock “Cavendish” the sire of 3 x 1st Federation winners and other Club winners. While the dam is “449 Hen” bred by Bob Fenech with her winning 1st Club before going to stock where she has bred Club winners and three Federation winners when paired to different cocks. The dam of Brian & Keith timer was purchased for stock from Les Stevens “The Tractor Boys” Kent fame, she is the daughter of the outstanding “Button” and “Charlotte”. The green card was netted by a yearling blue Busschaert natural cock who arrived first to the loft but flew round letting the blue card scorer time before him, he is the son of a full brother to the duo's “Fast & Furious 13” winner of 1st Club, 1st Fed, 1st Section and 2nd UNC Burbure (2) in 2017 from a convoy of 10,689 birds. The dam of the young cock was purchased for stock from the Keith & Kenny Homer, Dave & Paul Williams entire clearance sale.
Onto Brotton H/S where the small team flying Dave “Rooster” Storr wins 1st Club, 2nd Fed with Roosters pole position winner being a yearling recording a chart-topping vel of 1534.2. Bill Ward and grand/son Shaun of the W & S Ward partnership chalked up 2nd Club, 11th Fed with a yearling racking up a vel of 1529.7. While Reg Wilson, Ray Mole & Partners had three of their entries in the frame to take 3rd, 5th and 6th Club with the inform Reg & Ray's green card potting 2y making 1529.4 for 12th Fed. With their second timer being a yearling doing 1523 for 18th Fed. The loft of Mr & Mrs Golly “Graham” & Linda Peirson, Tubby “Graham Purver, Evo “Ian” Everington & Frankie Rolands clocked a yearling doing 1524 to claim 17th Fed.
Next stop is the Brotton 6 Bird Club where Bill & Shaun Ward come out on top with a yearling racking up a leading vel of 1529 for 13th Fed. Mr & Mrs Golly & Linda Peirson, Tubby Purver, Evo & Frankie had a trio of birds on the clock to lift 2nd, 3rd, 4th Club, with the blue and green card scorers being timed one second apart doing 1525.2 and 2525.0 to lift 15th and 16th Fed.
Skelton Green H/S saw the inform loft of Bowden Brothers Mick & Boss and Trevor Mitchell continue their winning run by winning 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Club with the red card winner doing 1520 for 20th Fed. Andrew Wynn gets me the info on both Skelton Green & Brotton 6 Club with him phoning around the fanciers to get their detail for me but due to Sunday racing Andrew has found it hard to get the info to me as early as he normally does, so I will give the details on the timers next time, along with Golly Peirson's details.
Tony Hunt leads the way at Marske & New Marske 4/49 with the red card being won by a yearling blue Van Osch widowhood cock through the lines of the “Gladiator Cock”. The much inform Jimmy Reed filled no fewer than four chambers to lift 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Club and also winning the Club Nom, with the blue card being awarded to a 2018 bred blue Vandenabeele roundabout hen of David Reid stock. The hen has flown very consistent this season winning 1st Club Newark Show Ground, 1st Club Chelmsford (1) and also having a 2nd Club before this race. The green card was netted by a 1y chequer David Reid x Brown & Hunt hen who is the previous scorer of 2nd Club Chelmsford and also won 1st Club as a young bird. In cell three came a yearling chequer Geoff Kirkland bloodlines hen who won 1st Club Oakham.
Barry “Smiler” Kettlewell wins top spot at Lingdale with Barry's red card winning 3y notching up 29th Fed; the same bird netted 2nd Club, 25th Fed Newark Show Ground out of 1,767 birds.
Barry “ Smiler” Kettlewell of Lingdale the winner of 1st Club Oakham (3).
David Coates wins 1st Club at Boosbeck while Ian “Knocker” Brown had a yearling and a 2y touch down together to pocket 2nd and 3rd Club.
David Coates of Boosbeck winning 1st Club Oakham (3).
The inform Billingham T U H/S loft of Ali “Mac” McLeod timed no fewer than nine of his squad to win the first nine Club positions out of 106 birds, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th, and 19th
Teesside Federation out of an entry of 459 birds with vels of 1529, 1527.7, 1527.3, 1514. 7, 1514.0, 1513, 1506, 1500 and 1489. Leading the way was a yearling blue Vandenabeele hen who is nest-sister to “2014” who won 1st Club, 2nd Fed and 97th UNC young bird Maidstone National winning over £1,800. The blue card was awarded to a 2y blue Vandenabeele hen who is a full sister to Mac's winner, the 2y hen won 1st Club, 1st Fed, 2nd Section and 5th UNC young bird National in 2017 from a convoy of 11,055 birds. She has also won 3rd Club, 5th Fed Oakham (2) beaten by two loft mates and 1st Club, 5th Fed Chelmsford this season. The green was netted by a 1y blue hen who notched up 3rd Club, 4th Fed Bubwith, 3rd Club 5th Fed, Newark Show Ground, and 11th Fed out of the previous weeks Folkestone National when beaten by six loft mates, she is from a cock Ali put to stock off his number one cock when he was paired to the mother of “82” & “29” Teesside Federation Bird Of The Year, the hen is one of Mac's best Koen Minderhoud stock hens, the dam to the green card claiming hen, is direct M & D Evans Koen 7 pair. The yellow card went to a yearling blue hen the sire of the hen is a full brother to the sire of Ali's 1st UNC Gold Medal winning “Gaby Lou” and a sister to 2nd UNC Silver Medal winner and a brother to 7th UNC. While the dam of the yellow card claimer is a grand/daughter of the famous “Freddy” of Vandenheed. Next came a previous scoring 3y blue Vandenabeele hen who is full sister to 1st, 2nd and 7th UNC; and she was followed by “2022” a 1y blue pied Vandenabeele hen who is full sister to Ali's previous scorer, been a full sister to “Gaby Lou”. “2022” won the Tees Valley Federation yearling breeder/buyer the previous race banking £175.00.
Paul Gatley, Bob Harrod & son Dale record their second win of the season at Haverton Hill after timing a couple of birds to win 1st and 5th Club out of an entry of 126 birds with the lads red card winner being a yearling blue cock doing 1505 to win the Club 10p pool netting £17.86 and 9th Fed. Nathan Bonar also had a couple of birds on the clock to lift 2nd and 6th Club with the blue card scoring yearling blue cock bred by Appleton & Longstaff doing 1498 for 14th Fed. Nathan's second timer was a well-fancied 1y blue hen winning the 50p and £1 Club pools banking £19.50 and also winning the Fed Nom. Stewart “Lewie” Lewis, Amber & Coby McCabe follow up their previous weeks 1st Club, 1st Fed and 117th UNC Folkestone National from a convoy of 15,161 birds by taking 3rd Club, 15th Fed this time with a yearling blue hen doing 1497.9. Andrew Appleton & Paul “Messi” Longstaff who were 2nd Club, 2nd Fed and 147th UNC Folkestone National pots the yellow with a 1y blue Ali McLeod Vandenabeele cock doing 1497.1 winning the 25p Club pool picking up £7.75 and 16th Fed. Jappa & Paul raced in the GYA Club on the Saturday where they won 1st Federation.
Bob, Paul & Dale of Gatley, Harrod & Son of Haverton Hill winners of 1st Club, 9th Teesside Fed Oakham (3) with Good Corn.
With time quickly running out I will have to sign off until next week. Any news to Good Corn 6 Boulby Drive Loftus Saltburn Cleveland TS13 4JN. Tel: 01287 643624 or Email
