BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
MR & MRS KEN LYCETT EXCEL OUT OF BLANDFORD(2).
SATURDAY MAY 20TH SAW 121 MEMBERS ENTER 1985 BIRDS FOR THE SECOND VISIT TO BLANDFORD OF 2017. DUE TO THUNDERY SHOWERS FORECAST FOR LATE MORNING, THE BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 07-00 IN A VERY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND. MOST PEOPLE EXPECTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE FED TO TAKE THE HONOURS, BUT THE HILL RIDWARE LADS WEREN’T HAVING ANY OF THAT, AND HALF A DOZEN OF THEIR BIRDS REALLY EXCELLED, TAKING 6 OUT OF THE FIRST 7, THE OTHER PLACE BEING TO A LOFT AT THE TOP END OF THE FED ON THE EAST SIDE AT EASTWOOD, ALOT OF MILES; LOFTS AND BIRDS BETWEEN THESE TWO AREAS, BUT NOTHING BEWTWEEN THEM.
KEN LYCET - MM K LYCETT HAMMER TIME 1ST FED BLANDFORD (2) - MM LYCETT 2ND FED BLANDFORD (2)
CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS KEN LYCETT OF RUGELEY, THEY HAD A FIELD DAY TAKING 1ST; 2ND; 6TH; 7TH; AND 9TH FED ON 1770; 1760; 1752; 1751; 1721. THE FED TOPPER CALLED “HAMMER TIME” HAS HE WAS HAMMERING ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE LOFT. HE IS A 2YO OFF TONY & LEE PAINTER AND CAME TO THE RUGELEY LOFTS AS A GIFT EGG, HIS SIRE IS A 2012 COCK CALLED “LAZY” A WINNER OF 2 X 1ST AND 1 X 2ND WOLVERHAMPTON FED. THER SIRE OF “LAZY” IS “VAN PERSIE” A WINNER OF 10 X 1ST AND 2 X 1ST AND 1X 2ND WOLVES FED.THE DAM OF “HAMMER TIME” IS A DIRECT DAUGHTER OFF “OLYMPIC TAFFY” A WINNER OF 18 X 1ST AND TWICE WINNER OF WEST MIDLANDS RPRA SPRINT AWARDS IN 2007 AND 2009.THE SISTER OF “HAMMER TIME” IS THE MOTHER OF CHAMPION “HARRYS BOY” HE WAS CHAMPION YB IN THE WESTERN REGION IN 2015. THE NEXT TWO WERE BOTH OF “EDDY” WHO WAS SPRINT CHAMPION IN THE WEST MIDLAND REGION IN 2013. “EDDY” WON 16 X 1ST INCLUDING 5 X 1ST BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FED IN 3 SEASONS, THEN PUT TO STOCK. THEIR FOURTH WAS A SON OFF “PORTLAND BILL” ORIGINATING FROM THEIR ORIGINAL M & D EVANS VANDENABEELES. TAKING 3RD FED ON 1759 AND FLYING SOLO TO THE TOP END OF OUR FED WAS ROGER & MARK DUFFIELDS 2YO BLUE HEN, TAKING 1ST CLUB AT THE BULLS HEAD.MASON & JONES OF HILL RIDWARE HAVE HAD A GOOD SEASON, THIS WEEK THEY TOOK 4TH& 5TH FED ON 1756; 1755; THEIR FIRST A 2YO CHEQ HEN OFF I & B JONES, POSSIBLY A VAN ELSACKER? SHE WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING VANDENABEELE HEN OFF PAUL STOKES. SPINK & BARKS ALSO OF HILL RIDWARE, TOOK 8TH FED ON 1722 WITH THEIR EXCELLENT 3YO DE BRUIN HEN, SHE HAS WON SHED LOADS OF PRIZES. COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WAS MICK STONE OF OSMASTON PARK, MICK GOT THE BEST BIRD INTO DERBY, A 2YO BLUE WF HEN ON 1720.
AROUND THE CLUBS;
STARTING AT STRETTON, 11 SENT 174 AND ALN BRASSINGTON CONTINUES ON HIS MERRY WAY, ALAN TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1713 WITH AN UNPAIRED YEARLING SOONTJEN X DE MEYER COCK OFF ERNIE RIGBY STOCK; THIS COCK WON THE WEEK BEFORE FROM KINGSDOWN. JOHN GENDERS IS ALSO HAVING A GOOD SEASON, HE TIMED IN HIS GOOD YEARLING COCK OFF A PHIL BOURKE VAN REET X A HEN FROM TONY McCOMISH TO TAKE 2ND SPOT ON 1707.JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1702; 1678; THE FIRST A 3YO CURTIS, WALL & LUNT HEN THAT WAS 2ND FROM KINGSDOWN THE WEEK BEFORE, THEN A CWL X DRAPA X HUYBRECHTS HEN.
AT THE NELSON, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS AND SON GOT THE WINNER ON 1620 WITH A YEARLING WILDIE COCK. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1608 WITH A 2YO VANDENABEELE COCK, THE SIRE FROM CLIVE LISTERS “666” LINES, THE DAM OFF STEVE FOSTER.JAMES HORNE WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1604; 1576, HIS FIRST HIS GOOD YEARLING MEALY STEFAAN LAMBRECHT COCK THAT WON FROM KINGSDOWN THE WEEK BEFORE, THEN A 2YO COCK. ON THE SAME WEEKEND, BUT A DAY LATER, THE CLUB HELD A RACE FROM COUTANCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIDLANDS NATIONAL, DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 1ST & 4TH ON 1630; 1590; THEIR WINNER HIGHLY FANCIED TAKING POOLS AND NOMINATION.TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1624; 1594.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON TOOK 1ST & 2ND OUT OF BLANDFORD ON 1684; 1673; THE WINNER A YEARLING COCK, THER SIRE A LOUIS THIJS CUESTER; THE DAM A VERHEYEN X CWL ”GREY GEM”. RUNNER UP WAS A 5YO BLUE HEN, THE SIRE OFF ALANS OLD FAMILY, THE DAM OFF MICK AND NEIL HARVEY, ORIGINATING FROM GEORGE LITHERLAND, THIS HEN WON CARENTAN LAST YEAR. MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 3RD ON 1647 WITH A 2YO SOONTJEN X VAN REET COCK, AND C. MURFIN WAS 4TH ON 1642 WITH A 3YO JANSENNE COCK CALLED “ALBERT”, A WINNER OF PREVIOUS PRIZES.
PHIL SPINK OF HILL RIDWARE - RICH JONES SO FAR AN EXCELLENT 2017 - ROGER AND MARK DUFFIELD
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 9 SENT 139 AND JOHN GILBERT WAS WELL CLEAR ON 1693 WITH A FVW X LAMBRECHT COCK. ELMORE & SMITH WERE 2ND ON 1622 WITH A VAN LOON OFF STAN RICHARDSON, AND MICK MORRIS WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1621; 1614.
AT WINSHILL, 5 SENT 53 AND MELV WILLIS TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1707; 1678; BOTH 2YO FVW X HENS. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1668; 1639; WITH A YEARLING HEREMANS X CWL HEN AND A 2YO CWL X HUYBRECHTS COCK.
AT ETWALL, 11 SENT 169 AND MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH TOOK THE FIRST THREE WITH THEIOR LAMBRECHTS ON 1679; 1665; 1653. THE WINNER A YEARLING HEN WAS LOST AS A YB IN NORTH YORKSHIRE, SHE WAS TAKEN AND RELEASED AT THEIR RACEPOINT AND MADE HER WAY HOME. THE RUNNER UP IS A COCK OFF JIMMY GREEN STOCK, THEN ANOTHER HEN. WILLIE HORTON WAS 4TH ON 1630.
DETAILS OF THE HILL RIDWARE BIRDS ARE IN THE FED REPORT ABOVE.
FINALLY AT TUTBURY,10 SENT 219 AND PETE AND JACKIE COX TOOK THE FIRST FIVE ON 1715; 1697; 1693; 1692; 1691; THEIR WINNER OFF SHEASBY AND WATSON STOCK, FOLLOWED BY THEIR MIX OF ANN SMITH VANDENABEELES AND ALAN BRASSINGTON STOCK.
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