BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
Peter Schofield of Holbrook well clear from Hullavington (2).
Saturday August 9th saw 46 members from 6 clubs enter 858 birds for the second successive race from Hullavington in Wiltshire. we had to wait, but Alys got the birds away at 12-20 in a fresh West wind. Returns in the end were very decent, but it was like many young bird races, some lofts had em all in no time and others had em coming all afternoon and into the evening. One must consider there were birds in for their first race, and birds back in after recovering from Young Bird Sickness, some lofts didn’t send because of the sickness, it seems to worse than ever this year across the UK?
Congratulations to Peter Schofield of Duffield, flying out of the Holbrook club, Peter was well clear to take 1st fed on 1687 with a home bred cheq cock out of his Tim Atkin stock. Peter has flown the North road in the past, and is now having a go on the south road.
Pete Schofield Fed topper out of Hullavington (2)
Mick Stone of Osmaston Park in Derby was 2nd fed on 1655.4 with a blue Eric Ceuleman hen.
Brian & Sue Stone of Holbrook were 3rd & 4th fed on 1655.06(2) with two blue cocks; both North Midland CC futurity birds; the second was bred by Litherland; Bailey & Harrison from Swadlincote Town.
Two decent sizes kits came through Stretton, a kit of 20 to 30 at 1-58; and a kit of around 50 dead on the hour at 2pm.
Alan Brassington had 5 together; but one missed the pad, Alan took 5th; 6th; 7th; and 8th fed on 1655.05; 1653; 1652.8; 1652.2; the first three all contain the blood lines from Pete Cox, probably originating from Ann Smith of Ashbourne? First was a cheq cock; his sire is “T3” a Soontjen x Syndicate loft; his dam off Pete Cox; he was followed by a mealy cock; he’s off a pair from Pete Cox. Both these cocks are second rounders out of the stock loft, and were not hatched until April. Next was a Blue wf cock off Pete Cox lines and a blue hen out of Alan’s “Merry Hen”; both these were March hatched youngsters.
Alan Brassington
Completing the top ten was Phil Whetton, also of Stretton; Phil timed in a Blue Lambrecht x Van den Bulck cock on 1651 to take 9th fed; he’s out of the good NWHU cock from Matt Munslow when paired to a Bulck hen from Bob Fenech. A red cheq Lambrecht cock was 10th fed on 1650; he’s out of a Stu Wiskin x Trevor Bird pairing.
Phil Whetton
Around the clubs,
Starting at Stretton, 6 sent 150 and the top 6 all appear in the fed report above.
Saturday August 9th marked 12 months since my late father sadly passed away. Pete was a founder member of Stretton FC in the 1960’s; to mark this occasion we ran the “Pete Wightman 2 Bird Average Memorial”; with prize money of £50 to the top 3 lofts.
Winning first prize was Alan Brassington on 1420; Phil Bourke was runner up on 1389 and Ron Dakin was 3rd on 1247.
I’d like to thank Stevie Burke who kindly donated £25 to the prize fund, a great gesture Steve. He also donated a Pigeon lapel badge for the winner, which Alan gave to young Jack Bourke; not a bad day for Jack; he also won the £20 club Nom with one of his hens.
Up at Holbrook, 6 sent 203 and the top three all appear in the fed report above. Taking 4th club on 1647 and having a good day were Brian & Sue Stone, timing in a cheq cock, this one a Federation futurity bird.
Brian & Sue Stone of Holbrook
At Swadlincote Town, 9 sent 193 and Litherland, Bailey & Harrison took top spot on 1611 with a cheq Vandenabeele x Hereman Custer cock; he’s a gift bird from Mickey Lennon.
Davis, Wright & Sons took the next three spots; runner up on 1545 was a blue pied hen; she’s a fed futurity bird bred by John Dowd.
3rd club on 1544 was a blue cock; his sire is out of “King of the Rode” x Debbie Fearn’s top Stefaan Lambrecht hen; his dam out of a Staf van Reet x Tony & Lee Painter’s “Kev’s Boy” line.
4th club on 1543 was a grizzle hen; her sire is out of the top Kris Wijnant pair “Champ” and “Golden Eggs” which originate from the Gordon Bros of Northern Ireland. Her dam is out of “31616” x Tony & Lee Painters “Van Persie”.
The Previous week out of Hullavington (1) Pete Brown was 4th club with a mealy cock, I now have some details on him; he was bred by Alan Bell from Wingate up in County Durham.
At Winshill, 5 sent 70 and Debbie Fearn was 1st & 2nd on 1541; 1529; the winner a red hen is out of “Tiger” when paired to his niece. Runner up was a Mosaic tipped cock; his sire is a son of “88” Debbie’s old blood lines; his dam a Kris Wijnant from “Champ” and “Golden Eggs”.
3rd club on 1451 was Scott Stringer with a blue pied Frans Zwols hen. Mark Lester was 4th on 1449 with a cheq Marley Westrop cock.
At Osmaston Park, 14 sent 160 and Mick Stone took top spot and 2nd fed with his Ceuleman hen on 1655.
Mick Stone
Stan Hall was 2nd & 4th on 1649; 1638; the first a blue cock off Kev Matthews; followed by a blue wf Van Den Bulck hen from Dave Stone.
Alan & Liz Houldsworth were 3rd on 1644 with a blue hen; again from Kev Matthews of Holbrook.
At Etwall, 6 sent 82 and Kev Southall was 1st & 4th on 1631; 1576; his first bred by Dave Stone; his second from R & D Hunt.
Alan Peach was runner up on 1608 with one bred out of a pair from Bill Dickinson.
Pete & Shirley Harrison were 3rd on 1591.9.
August 9th marked 12 months since my Dad Pete Wightman passed away.
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