BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION - 19-06-25

BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.

Russ Bailey takes top two out of a rapid Blandford.

Saturday June 14^th saw 60 members from 8 clubs enter 870 birds for the third visit to the Dorset town of Blandford Forum. Birdage was down this week, due to the fed also holding a race from Truro, which was optional and not part of the fed Programme and averages.     

Alys had the strings cut and the birds were away at 10-50 in a South West wind, a fast race was on the cards and the birds made light work of their journey home with the leading birds exceeding 66mph and Holbrook lofts at the top end of the fed took the top positions.

Congratulations to Russ Bailey on taking 1^st & 2^nd fed on 1941.7; 1941.5; the fed topper a yearling Cooreman hen gifted to Russ by club mate Glyn Stone out of the Trevor Jennings Cooremans Glyn purchased off Trevor when he called it a day. She was closely followed by a 3yo Mark Williamson x M/M K Lycett hen. Well done Russ.   

Russ Bailey 1st Fed Blandford

3^rd fed on 1939 was Fred Turner; he timed in a yearling Cooreman, again out of the Trevor Jennings stock.   

Fred Turner of Holbrook

Kev Matthews was 4^th; 5^th and 6^th on 1932.4; 1932.1; 1930; first over the pad was the 2yo mealy hen which won out of Weymouth the week before. Her sire is out of a grandson of Jos Cools “Winnetou”; her dam a double grand daughter of Patrick Boeckx “Strik”. Close on her tail was a 3yo blue Hereman hen out of a grandson of  “Blue Leo” and a 2yo Jos Cools hen out of Kev’s No 1 pair.        

Kev Matthews of Holbrook

Filling the rest of the Fed top ten was two Osmaston Park lofts; Paul & Lynda Todd were 7^th & 8th on 1929.5 (2); with a yearling red cock and a 5yo Cheq cock.  

Paul Todd winner at OPHS

S & H W Hall were 9^th & 10^th on 1928; 1927; both yearling Van Den Bulck hens.

Around the clubs,

Starting at Stretton, 8 sent 105 and Phil & Jack Bourke filled the podium taking 1^st; 2^nd and 3^rd on 1912; 1895; 1893; the winner was a 2yo cheq Soontjen X M/M Lycett Vandenabeele hen; this hen also won 1^st club out of Salisbury this season;  she’s a daughter of “Mo’s Bro” who’s a winner of 6 x 1^st.  Runner up was a 2yo cheq pied hen bred by Excelsior stud direct from “Excelsior Best Kittel”; who’s direct from 1^st Nat Ace KDBD “Best Kittel”. This 2yo hen was also 2^nd club Salisbury and 3^rd club Marlborough this year.  

3^rd club was a yearling mealy pied cock bred by the Gordon Bros out of their Flanders collection. He’s a Van Den Bulck x Sylvain Verhestraeten; his sire “Double Greipel 5884”; his Dam “Blizzard 914”.   

Alan Brassington was 4^th on 1889 with a yearling Cheq Soontjen cock, a half brother to “T3”.

Up at Holbrook, 8 sent 150 and details of the top six appear in the fed report above.

At Swadlincote Town; 12 sent 226 and Charlie Murfin wins a photo finish on 1892 .4 with a yearling cheq Hereman Cuester x Verhestraeten/ Bulck hen.

Charlie Murfin winner at Swadlincote Town

Alan Stretton continues his impressive season; taking the next three positions on 1892.2; 1891.7; 1891.4; Alan’s first home was the 2yo cheq cock that topped the fed out of Marlborough this season. His sire is a grandson of “Kittel” from Jo Gaunt; his dam a daughter out of a Van Den Bulck x Hasendonckx pairing from Steve Foster. He was closely followed by his sister; a 2yo cheq pied hen; and then a 2yo blue cock; this blue cock was 2^nd fed Marlborough this year; his sire is out of Jos Cools “Speedy”; and his dam is out of Alan’s good Louis Thijs fed topper.

At Osmaston Park, 12 sent 154 and the top four all appear in the fed report above.

Over at Hill Ridware, 4 sent 74 and Mark Nesbitt took the top four on 1880.8; 1880.0; 1879; 1878; the winner was a yearling cheq Lambrecht x Hereman hen; she’s a sister of “54” the dark hen that’s topped the fed 3 times this season.  She was followed by the yearling blue Lambrecht x Hereman cock who was 8^th fed out of Weymouth the week before; he’s out of a son of “Snowball” when paired to a daughter of “Isla”.                                                        

 3^rd was another  yearling blue cock out of a son of “Snowball” and a daughter of “Isla”; and 4^th was the yearling Dark Lambrecht x Hereman hen “54”  the triple fed topper of 2025.

At Etwall, 7 sent 67 and Alan Peach was 1^st; 2^nd; and 3^rd on 1879; 1844; 1777; the winner a 2yo Cheq bred by Spinks & Barks and purchased at the Breeder Buyer; followed by a 2yo Grizzle Roland Jansenne hen and a 2yo Blue wf Jansenne hen.

Pete & Shirley Harrison were 4^th on 1774 with a 6yo cheq cock.

At Winshill, 6 sent 55 and Debbie Fearn was 1^st & 2^nd on 1905; 1904; the winner a 3yo blue wf cock; his sire is a son of Tony & Lee Painters “Van Persie”; his dam a Kris Wijnant off “The Freak” x “Golden Eggs”. Runner up was a 2yo blue cock out of the old “Broken Wing” line x with Debbie’s good Stefaan Lambrecht hen.  

Jim Parker was 3^rd & 4^th on 1852.6; 1852.1; both Leo Hereman cocks.

At Castle Gresley, 3 sent 39 and Mr & Mrs Graham Evans were 1^st & 2^nd, the winner  on 1888 was their good 2yo blue pied Wildemeersch hen “24” .She has previously won 4^th Carentan; and was 1^st Fougeres and 1^st Nort Sur Edre last year; she also topped our fed as a yb. Her sire was bred by Dixon & Sons of Wearside and he topped our fed as a young bird; her dam is a grand daughter of “Firecracker”. Graham lost the Blue Pied hen at the NMCC Vire race this year, but she was reported at Ripon, and obviously Graham sent for her back. She had a week back at home then sent to Blandford. You know what they say “Absence makes the heart grow Fonder”? Her son was 2^nd club on 1880.    

Ray & Jean Lees were 3^rd & 4^th on1851; 1841.

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