B S D Fed Kingsdown 25-05-17

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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

by Pete Wightman

BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

JOHN GILBERT DOES THE 1-2 OUT OF A FAST AND FURIOUS KINGSDWON RACE

SATURDAY MAY 13TH SAW 115 MEMBERS SEND 2008 BIRDS TO KINGSDOWN, THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 12-00 IN A BRISK SSW WIND, THE BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THEIR JOURNEY FROM THE COAST, WITH THE EASTERN SIDE LOFTS DOMINATING THE FED RESULT. YOU CAN’T BEAT THESE LADS OUT OF THE WEST COUNTRY WHEN THERE’S ANY WEST IN THE WIND, THEY GET MORE MILEAGE OUT OF THE WEST COUNTRY RACEPOINTS, AND ANY WEST IN THE WIND PUSHES THE BIRDS ONTO THE EASTERN SIDE. CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN “THE MAESTRO” GILBERT OF DORDON, JOHN DID THE 1-2 IN HIS CLUB BIRCH COPPICE AND IN THE FED ON 1986; 1982, THE WINNER A 2YO FVW X LAMBRECHT COCK, THEN A 3YO MEALY LAMBRECHT COCK, YOU’VE STILL GOT IT JOHN!! MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY OF APPLEBY MAGNA WERE 3RD FED ON 1981.7 WITH A 2YO RAY MASSEY X GEOFF KIRKLAND FLOR ENGELS COCK. MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS AND SON GARY HAVE GOT THEIR BIRDS ON FORM; THEY HAD 4 IN THE TOP TWENTY, ALL AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, THEIR BEST TWO TAKING 4TH & 11TH FED ON 1981.4; 1963. THE FIRST WAS A 2YO NEHU RUNG LAMBRECHT COCK BRED BY BILLY CALVERT OF TEESIDE; FOLLOWED BY A 2YO VAN REET X SOONTJEN COCK. ROGER & MARK DUFFIELD OF THE BULLS HEAD WERE 5TH FED ON 1975.8 WITH A 2YO BLUE HEN. ELMORE & SMITH OF BIRCH COPPICE HAD TWO HEREMAN CUESTER HENS TOGETHER, TAKING 6TH & 9TH FED ON 1975.0; 1969, ALAN SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN BIRDS RACING SO HIGH IN THE SKY. ROB HORTON GOT THE WINNER AT BELGRAVE WITH A YEARLING COCK THAT TOOK 7TH FED ON 1973.5. TWO SWADLINCOTE BIRDS FINALISE THE FED TOP 10, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON TOOK 8TH FED ON 1975.2 WITH A 2YO BLUE PIEDHEN; AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK 10TH SPOT ON 1967 WITH A YEARLING VAN REET X DE MEYER HEN, THE SIRE HAS BRED A FED TOPPER, THE DAM OFF TONY & LEE PAINTER.

JOHN GILBERT

AROUND THE CLUBS,

STARTING AT STRETTON, 12 SENT 206 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1948; 1924; THE WINNER A YEARLING SOONTJEN X DE MEYER COCK OFF ERNIE RIGBY STOCK. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING DE MEYER X SOONTJEN COCK, AGAIN OFF ERNIE RIGBY BIRDS. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1932; 19215; BOTH CURTIS, WALL & LUNT HENS.

AT OSMASTON PARK, 12 SENT 127 AND RON HALL & TORREY HAD THE WINNER ON 1912 WITH A YEARLING HEN. STAN HALL WAS RUNNER UP ON 1910.4 WITH A YEARLING COCK. AMAZINGLY, THESE TWO ARE NESTMATES, BRED BY STAN!! DAVE WADDINGTON WAS 3RD ON 1910 WITH A 3YO RED LAMBRECHT COCK, AND MICK STONE 4TH ON 1906 WITH A 3YO CEULEMAN COCK.

AT THE NELSON, AND A WELCOME WIN FOR JAMES HORNE ON 1939 WITH A YEARLING MEALY STEFAAN LAMBRECHT COCK BRED BY GIBB & BYRNE, THIS COCK ALSO WON AS A YB. JAMES ALSO WON THE NOMINATION FUND. I BET YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE NOM FUND TO BUILD UP EH JAMES? TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 2ND ON 1918 WITH A YEARLING COCK BRED BY TOMMY WAINWRIGHT. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 3RD ON 1916 WITH A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN,SHE IS A FULL SISTER TO “29”, A WINNER OF 12 X 1ST AND 2 X 1ST FED. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 4TH ON 1914 WITH A 4YO VANDENABEELE HEN, A WINNER OF 2 X 1ST, HER SIRE IS A FULL BROTHER TO “31616”; THE DAM IS LINE BRED TO SHADOW AND EISENHOWER, OFF MICK BRINDLEY.

AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, THEIR FIRST FOUR BIRDS APPEAR IN THE FED TOP 11, SO DETAILS IN THE ABOVE REPORT.

AT WINSHILL, 4 SENT 41 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1929; 1881; THE WINNER A CURTIS, WALL & LUNT COCK, FOLLOWED BY A HEREMANS X CWL HEN. ANDY WOOD WAS RUNNER UP ON 1923 WITH A DARK JANSENNE COCK AND MELV WILLIS WAS 4TH ON 1840 WITH A WILDIE HEN.

AT THE MINERS ARMS, HOOGENDYK & PARKER GOT THE WINNER ON 1940, MARTIN & CHRIS TIMING IN A 3YO VAN DEN BOSCHE X JANSENNE HEN, THIS HER 4TH X 1ST PRIZE. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1932; 1928; AND BRIAN AYRE WAS 3RD ON 1929.

DOWN AT BIRCH COPPICE, 8 SENT 133 AND THE FIRST FOUR ALL APPEAR IN THE FED TOP 10 REPORT ABOVE.

OVER AT APPLEBY MAGNA, MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY GOT A CLEAR WINNER ON 1981 WITH A RAY MASSEY X FLOR ENGELS COCK, THIS COCK WAS 2ND CLUB THE WEEK BEFORE. GERALD WOOD WAS 2ND ON 1926 WITH A 4YO KIRKLAND COCK; MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY BACK FOR 3RD PLACE ON 1905 WITH A 2YO VANDENABEELE COCK, AND GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 4TH ON 1880 WITH A 3YO ROUNDABOUT HEN.

AT ETWALL, 11 SENT 180 AND ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH ARE HAVING A CRACKING SEASON, THEY TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1923.6; 1923.4; AND 1914. WELL DONE T3. ALAN PEACH WAS 4TH ON 1889 WITH AN IAN AXE DELBAR.

ACROSS AT HILL RIDWARE, 12 SENT 201 AND MR & MRS KEN LYCETT HAD A COMFORTABLE WINNER ON 1874 WITH A VANDENABEELE. BARRY MANTON WAS RUNNER UP ON 1857 WITH A FOXWOD GEERINCK, AND SPINK & BARKS WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1846.8; 1846.1; PHIL AND DAZ TIMIMNG IN A JANSENNE OUT THE COMBINE COCK, AND A DE BRUIN HEN, A PREVIOUS WINNER.

FINALLY, AT TUTBURY, PHIL WHETTON MADE IT TWO ON THE BOUNCE, TAKING 1ST & 4TH ON 1939; 1892; BOTH VANDENABEELES. ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 2ND ON 1901 WITH A VAN DEN BOSCHE AND MARK LEAR WAS 3RD ON 1898.