BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
Mark Nesbitt takes 1st and 2nd Fed out of Bath.
Saturday April 25th should have seen our birds at Marlborough, but due to the site being unavailable we moved over to Bath (Walcott).
Once again the weather behaved itself, and Alys liberated the 1355 birds entered by 62 members from 8 clubs at 11-40 in a light Variable wind. There was a cloudless blue sky with plenty of warm sunshine and a very light breeze. Once again the leading birds made light work of their journey home, but again most lofts had a few birds missing at clocks?
Congratulations to Mark Nesbitt of Rugeley, flying at Hill Ridware, he took 1st; 2nd and 5th fed on 1599; 1595; 1582; the fed topper was a yearling Cheq hen; she is the same way bred as the 3 x sisters who have all topped our federation. Her sire is a son of Adam Wealthall’s “Snowball” and her dam is the top Hereman hen that topped our fed 4 x times and was Pigeon of the year in our fed three years on the trot. Runner up was a yearling White grizzle hen; she was 2nd in the fed Futurity race last year winning £1457. Her sire is out of a son of Adam Wealthall’s top Lambrecht “Grizzly Bear” when paired to a daughter of mark’s Champion Hereman hen “Isla”; the mother of the grizzle is a Gust Jansenne out of the “Olympiade 003” line. 5th fed was a yearling blue Hereman hen out of “Young Opal”.
Mark Nesbitt 1st & 2nd Fed Bath OB
3rd fed on 1593 was D J Harvey & Sons of Hill Ridware; they timed in a yearling Leo Hereman cock bred off a pair of the top Premier stud birds of Anthony Probert.
4th fed on 1590 were C T Leadbeater & Sons; again from Hill Ridware, they timed in a yearling blue Van den Brande x Johan den Hartog cock.
C.T. LEADBEATER & SONS
Stretton lofts filled the next nine positions in the fed, young Jack Bourke was 6th fed on 1580 with a 2yo grizzle hen bred by the Gordon Bros of Portaferry in Northern Ireland. She’s a Van Den Bulck from the “Blizzard King Kittel” lines of the Flanders collection, her sire is a grandson of “Blizzard King Kittel”. Jack also took 14th fed on 1567.3.
Phil Bourke was 7th and 10th fed on 1578; 1570.9; the first a yearling Cheq cock bred by friends Mr & Mrs Darren Johnson and purchased in the fed futurity sale. His sire is a Sylvain Verhestraeten; and he topped the fed for Darren, he then went missing from around the loft. The dam is a pencil pied; she has bred 2 x fed toppers, she was bred by a Belgian policeman who has very good blood red birds, but Darren can’t remember his name. Darren says this hen is the broadest pigeon he’s ever owned, as wide as it is long nearly. He was followed by a 2yo Blue Cattrysse cock that was bred by Tony & Lee Painter off a son off “Taffy” and a granddaughter of “King Arthur”. “King Arthur” was the super Colin Lloyd Cattrysse cock, a winner of over £4500 racing. In a 7 day spell he was 1st club Saintes on a sweltering day, winning the club by 64ypm, then 7 days later he was 1st section, 1st open NFC Saintes. He won other prominent section and open prizes in both the MNFC and the NFC from over the channel. He was a double award winner and also won the Shy Lass trophy, and also a great breeder. Phil also took 11th; 12th and 13th fed on 1570.6; 1569; 1567.6; the first of this trio was “Stevie G” the yearling Grizzle cock that was YB of the year in the fed; he’s out of “Mo” x with a full sister to Tony & Lee Painters “Heartbreaker”.
Phil and Jack Bourke of Stretton, good day out of Bath
Pete Cox was 8th and 9th fed on 1571.6; 1571.2; the first a 2yo Pied cock off Anne Smith “Best Kittel” family; he was followed by a 3yo pied cock, this one off an Anne Smith “Best Kittel” x John Sheasby pairing.
Pete Cox Stretton FC
Around the clubs,
Starting at Stretton, 8 sent 198 and details of the top five appear in the fed result above, with Jack Bourke making it back to back wins.
Up at Holbrook, 8 sent 209 and Glyn and Glenda Stone made it back to back wins. They took 1st and 4th club on 1561; 1523; the winner the 2yo blue hen that was 4th club out of Cheltenham the week previous; her sire is off Simon Parkinson; her dam the Louis Cooreman hen off Trevor Jennings, this hen was Trevor’s best racer in 2023 taking 8 x top 6 positions in the club and also winning 2nd fed Newton Abbott, these Cooremans of Trevor’s loved a headwind. Their next arrival was “54” the good 3yo blue hen that won last year; she’s out of a granddaughter of “Sagan” x with a direct son of “Pink Eyes”.
Pete Schofield was runner up on 1544 with the same Hereman Cuester hen that took 3rd club the week before out of Cheltenham; she was bred by Anne Smith of Ashbourne out of the “Man O’Chester “and “Oribella” line.
John Dowd was 4th on 1528 with a yearling hen; her sire is a son of Dave Waddington’s “The Bat”, her dam off Bob Fenech stock.
Into Derby now, at Chaddesden Jubilee, 17 sent 226 and S & H W Hall took top spot on 1543; Stan timing in a yearling Blue wf Van den Bulck hen.
Stan Hall winner at Chaddesden Jubilee
Alan & Liz Houldsworth were runners up on 1542 with a yearling Cheq hen; she’s off a Kev Southall x home bred pairing.
Mr & Mrs Paul Todd were 3rd on 1541 with a yearling Blue wf hen bred by T & D Poole of Poolsbrook, she won 2nd club Hullavington as a young bird; and also won the clubs YB Gold Ring race.
Mick Stone was 4th club on 1538 with a 2yo blue Eric Ceuleman cock.
Over at Hill Ridware, 5 sent 91 and the top five also took the top five in the fed, details above.
At Swadlincote Town, 11 sent 337 and Neil Harvey upped the pace to take 1st club on 1548 with a yearling cheq hen; she’s out of James Parker’s “National Beauty” x Stefaan Lambrecht; her mother has topped our fed.
Last weeks club and fed winner Charlie Murfin was 2nd club on 1547 with a yearling blue Leo Hereman x Sylvain Verhestraeten cock.
Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons were 3rd and 4th on 1537; 1533; the first a 2yo blue Mark & Dickie Evans Vandenabeele hen; she was followed by a yearling blue wf Van den Bulck hen.
At Winshill, 3 sent 62 and Debbie Fearn took the top three on 1545; 1528; 1519; the winner was the same yearling blue cock that was 1st club 3rd fed the week previous. His sire is out of the “Hideaway” and Honeysuckle Jansenne line; his dam out of “Sweetie” x A & L Painter’s “Van Persie” line. Runner up was a 2yo blue pied cock, his sire Davis, Wright & Son’s “King of the Rode”; his dam is Debbie’s top Stefaan Lambrecht hen. 3rd club was the 2yo blue pied cock that was also 3rd club the week previous; his sire is the good 4yo blue wf cock; who’s out of a son of Tony & Lee Painter’s “Van Persie” x with a Kris Wijnant from the Gordon Bros. The dam is off a full brother to the sire x “Hideaway” x Debbie’s good Stefaan Lambrecht hen.
Melv Willis was 4th club on 1514 with a 2yo blue Wildie x hen.
At Etwall, 7 sent 151 and Kev Southall was 1st & 3rd on 1485; 1480; the winner was a yearling blue cock bred by Dave Stone. He was followed by a yearling Cheq cock off Ray and Darren Hunt.
Kev Southall (L) winner at Etwall
Pete & Shirley Harrison were runners up on 1483 with a yearling blue pied hen; and Secretary Alan Peach was 4th on 1462 with a 5yo cheq hen; she’s off a pair from Ray Lees x Pete Harrison.
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