BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
ROB HORTON DOMINATES IN BLANDFORD DOUBLE
THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS IN SEPTEMBER SAW OUR BIRDS AT BLANDFORD FORUM DOWN IN DORSET, IT PROVED TO BE A FANTASTIC EIGHT DAYS FOR ROB HORTON OF TAMWORTH, HIS BIRDS TOOK 6 TOP TEN PRIZES IN EACH RACE.
FROM BLANDFORD (1) ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 87 MEMBERS SENT 1392 BIRDS AND THEY WERE LIBERATED AT 07-50 INTO A LIGHT W.S.W. WIND. ROB HORTON FLYING IN THE BELGRAVE CLUB WAS 1ST; 2ND; 3RD; 4TH; 5TH; AND 10TH FED ON 1694; 1693; 1691.7; 1691.5; 1690.6; AND 1689.1. THE FED TOPPER WAS A LAMBRECHT HEN, ROB IS ALSO FLYING SOME OF THE VAN DEN BULCKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY THE “I MUST HAVE” STRAIN FLYING IN THE UK. THAT MEANT THAT 23 SECONDS COVERED THE TOP TEN BIRDS IN THE FED RESULT. CLIVE YATES HAD 4 TOGETHER ON 1690.1;1689.9; 1689.5; 16898.3; SPREAD OVER 4 SECONDS, TO TAKE 6TH; 7TH; 8TH AND 9TH FED, MEANING A CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE BELGRAVE CLUB.
FROM BLANDFORD (2), THE MARKING WAS PUT BACK 24 HOURS DUE TO THE POOR FORECAST FOR THE SATURDAY, 72 MEMBERS SENT 1047 BIRDS, THAT WERE LIBERATED ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 08-15 IN NO WIND. ROB HORTON WENT ONE BETTER THIS WEEK, FLYING IN BIRCH COPPICE HE TOOK THE FIRST 6 IN THE FED ON 1663; 1662; 1661; 1660.2(2); 1658; TIMING THE 6 BIRDS IN 23 SECONDS. THE FED TOPPER WAS A VAN DEN BULCK HEN; SHE WAS FOLLOWED OVER THE ETS PAD BY THE LAMBRECHT HEN THAT TOPPED THE FED FROM BLANDFORD (1), THEN ANOTHER PAIR OF VAN DEN BULCKS. ELMORE & SMITH ALSO OF BIRCH COPPICE HAD THREE OF THEIR CUESTERS IN 10 SECONDS TO TAKE 7TH; 9TH; AND 10TH FED ON 1656; 1654.1; 1653. SPLITTING THE ELMORE & SMITH TRIO WERE MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON OF SWADLINCOTE TOWN, THEY HAD THE BEST BIRD IN SOUTH DERBYSHIRE ON 1654.9 TO TAKE 8TH FED.
ROB HORTON BACK TO BACK BLANDFORD FED TOPPERS
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 8 SENT 148 AND JIM PARKER & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1658 WITH A CURTIS, WALL & LUNT X HUYBRECHT, A G/SON OFF “MISS MAGIC”.TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1653 WITH A JOHN REDFERN HOFKEN X ALAN BRASSINGTON SYNDICATE LOFT. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 3RD ON 1610 WITH HIS CONSISTENT SON OFF “MR BEAN” AND BARRY ODOM WAS 4TH ON 1600 WITH ONE BRED OFF JOHN GENDERS STOCK.FROM BLANDFORD (2), 7 SENT 109 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE FIRST SEVEN, THE WINNER ON 1651 WAS A FULL SISTER TO THE PREVIOUS WEEKS WINNER, THEREFORE A G/DTR OFF “MISS MAGIC”. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HEREMANS COCK ON 1641, A G/SON OFF “GREY GEM”.THEN TWO CURTIS, WALL & LUNT X HUYBRECHTSON 1639.
AT WINSHILL, 4 SENT 60 TO BLANDFORD (1) AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE TOP THREE ON 1663; 1458(2); THE WINNER A CURTIS, WAL & LUNT DRAPA X HEREMANS HEN, THIS HEN ALSO WON OUT OF CHELTENHAM AT STRETTON. THE NEXT TWO WERE A C.W.L.COCK AND A MACALONEY X C.W.L. COCK. JIM OTTEWELL WAS 4TH ON 1439 WITH A RED VAN REET COCK.FROM BLANDFORD (2), 4 SENT 62 AND JIM & MATT TOOK THE TOP THREE AGAIN, THE WINNER ON 1649 THE SAME HEN THAT WON THE BLANDFORD RACE THE WEEK BEFORE AT WINSHILL. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A MACALONEY X C.W.L. COCK AND A C.W.L. COCK ON 1648; 1593. JIM OTTEWELL WAS 4TH ON 1557 WITH A CAMPHIUS HEN.
ALAN AND LIZ HOULDSWORTH WITH MICKEY LENNON - CLIVE YATES
ELMORE AND SMITH WITH MICKEY LENNON - MATT AND JIM PARKER
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 8 SENT 148 TO BLANDFORD (1) AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1653 WITH A FVW X LAMBRECHT. ELMORE & SMITH WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1649 WITH A VAN LOONHEN BRED BY F. RICHARDSON & SON, AND PURCHASED IN A BREEDER BUYER SALE. GERALD THORPE & PARTNER WERE 3RD ON 1632 WITH A VAN DE RHEE, AND TED JACKSON WAS 4TH ON 1610 WITH A VAN REET.FROM BLANDFORD (2), 7 SENT 133 AND ROB HORTON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1663; 1662; 1661; 1660; THESE WERE THE TOP FOUR IN THE FED, AND DETAILS ARE ABOVE IN THE FED REPORT.
AT ETWALL, 7 SENT 82 TO BLANDFORD (1) AND ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH WERE WELL IN FRONT ON 1668. DAVE WILLIAMS & SON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1473; 1454; AND ALAN PEACH WAS 4TH ON 1453 WITH AN IAN AXE DELBAR.FROM BLANDFORD (2) 6 SENT 60 AND ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH CONTINUE THEIR FANTASTIC YB SEASON, ONLY SENDING A SMALL TEAM, THEY TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1609.2(2); 1563. SAM PHILLIPS WAS 3RD ON 1576.
AT THE NELSON, FROM BLANDFORD (1) TREVOR & GARY COLLINS TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1687; 1511; 1467; 1465.
FROM BLANDFORD(2), TREVOR & GARY TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1652.9; 1652.7; 1652.5. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 4TH ON 1614.
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