BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
ROB HORTON FINISHES OFF THE YB SEASON WITH A HAT TRICK OF WINS AND A BUMPER PAY DAY FROM KINGSDOWN!
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH SAW THE FINAL RACE OF THE SEASON, THE YB SPECIAL RACE FROM KINGSDOWN. 66 MEMBERS SENT 721 BIRDS; THEY WERE RELEASED AT 10-15 IN GLORIOUS SUNSHINE AND A LIGHT NW WIND. THE FINAL THIRD OF THE FLIGHT HOME WAS A MORE OVERCAST AND COOLER AFFAIR, CONDITIONS AND WIND FAVOURING THE SHORTER FLIERS, AND THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB HORTON OF TAMWORTH, FLYING IN THE BIRCH COPPICE CLUB, HE FINISHED OFF THE SEASON WITH A HAT TRICK OF WINS, TWO OUT OF BLANDFORD, THEN HAD TWO HENS TOGETHER WELL CLEAR OF THE FIELD FROM KINGSDOWN, THESE WERE 6 MINUTES CLEAR OF ROBS NEXT 4 ARRIVALS, WHO ALL TOOK TOP TEN POSITIONS, HAS DID HIS 7TH BIRD, ALL IN ALL ROB HAD 11 BIRDS IN THE TOP 19 IN THE OPEN RESULT, A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE. ROB WAS 1ST & 2ND FED ON 1294.9; AND 1294.3; WITH A VAN DEN BULCK HEN AND A JANSENNE X VAN LOON HEN FROM BAZ EVANS OF NUNEATON; BOTH THESE HENS WERE WELL FANCIED, WINNING £625 IN POOLS ALONE. ROB THEN HAD 4 TOGETHER ON 1255.0; 1254.9; 1254.8; 1253.9; TO TAKE 5TH; 6TH; 7TH; AND 8TH FED, THEN 10TH FED ON 1237; WINNING A FURTHER £85 IN POOLS, MAKING TOTAL POOLMONEY WON £710. WHEN THE PRIZEMONEY IS ADDED TO THIS IT WILL SURELY TAKE IT OVER THE £1000? TAKING 3RD AND 9TH FED ON 1261; 1248; WAS SCOTT JACKSON, ALSO OF BIRCH COPPICE, SCOTT MAINLY FLIES THE DE MEYERS,THESR TWO WERE FANCIED TO WIN SCOTT £162.50 IN POO LMONEY, A GOOD PERFORMANCE BY SCOTT, HE ONLY SENT 6 BIRDS.COMPLETING THE TOP TEN AND MAKING IT A CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE BIRCH COPPICE LOFTS WERE ELMORE & SMITH, THEY WERE 4TH FED ON 1255.8 WITH A KERRY MELLONDBY CUESTER HEN, POOLED TO WIN £52.50. TOTAL POOLS PAID OUT WAS £925.I MUST MENTION THE OTHER 5 LOFTS THAT MANAGED TOP POSITIONS, THEY WERE I & B JONES OF HILL RIDWARE, WHO TOOK 12TH AND 21ST; ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH OF ETWALL, 14TH; M/M JOHN DOWD OF THE BULLS HEAD IN 15TH; F. RICHARDSON & SON OF TUTBURY IN 16TH; AND JIM & MATT PARKER OF WINSHILL IN 18TH & 20TH. TWO GOOD PIGEONS TO M/M HOULDSWORTH AND M/M DOWD, FLYING IN THE NORTH OF THE FED, THEIR BIRDS FLYING 25 AND 30 MILES FURTHER THAN THE WINNING BIRDS.
ROB HORTON YB KING OF 2106
AROUND THE CLUBS:
NOT MUCH CLUBS NEWS,
AT BIRCH COPPICE (7 SENT 100) THE LEADING BIRDS WERE ALL IN THE FED TOP TEN, SO DETAILS ARE IN MAIN REPORT.
AT STRETTON (7 SENT 84) AND WINSHILL (3 SENT 50), JIM & MATT PARKER DUPLICATED THEIR BIRDS AND DOMINATED BOTH CLUBS, TAKING THE TOP FOUR ON 1219; 1217; 1135(2); THE FIRST TWO ARE SISTERS, CURTIS, WALL & LUNT DRAPA X HEREMANS. THE RUNNER UP HAD WON THE PREVIOUS TWO RACES AT WINSHILL, AND ALSO 1ST AT STRETTON FROM CHELTENHAM, SHE SHOULD HAVE ALSO WON THIS RACE BUT WOULDN’T TRAP!! THIRD BIRD HOME WAS A WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HEREMANS COCK, A G/SON OF “GREY GEM”, HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A CURTIS, WALL & LUNT X HUYBRECHTS COCK. WELL DONE JIM & MATT.
AT ETWALL, 6 SENT 44 AND ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH CAP AN EXCELLENT YB SEASON, TAKING 1ST & 2ND ON 1225; 1083.DVE WILLIAMS & SON WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1079; 1019.FINALLY,
AT THE NELSON, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK THE TOP FOUR ON 1180; 1172; 1151; 1145.
MR & MRS D. NEALE DO IT AGAIN IN THE BREEDER BUYER RACEON THE SAME DAY IT WAS THE FEDERATION BREEDER BUYER RACE, 9 MEMBERS SENT 28 BIRDS, AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING MR & MRS DENNY NEALE OF BIRCH COPPICE TOOK HOME THE TOP PRIZE, THEY WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1155; 1152; WITH TWO CHEQ HENS BRED BY F. RICHARDSON & SON AND MICK WILLIS & FAMILY.DENNY PICKS UP £681-80, F.RICHARDSON & SON £389-60 AND MICK WILLIS & FAMILY £292-20. LEES & MILLER OF CASTLE GRESLEY WERE 3RD ON 1146 WITH A RED COCK BRED BY ALAN PEACH, BOTH LOFTS WINNING £194-80 EACH. MR & MRS JIM WHITEHOUSE & SON OF HILL RIDWARE WERE 4TH ON 1012 WITH A PENCIL HEN BRED BY RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL, BOTH LOFTS WINNING £97-40. TOTAL PRIZE MONEY PAID OUT WAS £1948.00.
AUBREY & BERNARD ALDRIDGE, 2ND ACE PIGEON 2016 RPRA ONE LOFT RACE
ALDRIDGE BROS OF CASTLE GRESLEY TAKE 2ND ACE PIGEON IN THE R.P.R.A. ONE LOFT RACESHEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO AUBREY AND BERNARD ALDRIDGE OF CASTLE GRESLEY WHO ACHIEVED THEIR BEST EVER SET OF RESULTS IN THE R.P.R.A. ONE LOFT RACES.OUT OF THE 1378 ENTRIES THEIR WILDEMEERSCH 16 C 14525 BRED BY GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS, OUR FED SECRETARIES, ENDED UP 2ND ACE PIGEON.THIS BIRD WAS BRED OUT OF JOHN GILBERTS “THE SAINT” X PORTER & RICHARDSON LINES AND WAS ONLY BEATEN BY 1.04 YPM OVER THE 5 RACES, JUST MISSING OUT ON A BRAND NEW MOTOR CAR. THIS BIRD WAS 7TH IN THE FINAL RACE FROM ALNWICK WINNING £750.THEY ALSO TOOK 12TH FROM TEBAY WITH ONE BRED BY MICK HARVEY & SON OF CHURCH GRESLEY, WHICH WON £50. AUBREY & BERNARD WOULD LIKE TO THANK GRAHAM & ELEANOR, AND MICK & NEIL FOR BREEDING TOP CLASS YOUNGSTERS.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR SUPPLYING ME WITH RESULTS AND DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR;
I HOPE YOUR CLUB MEMBERS APPRECIATE IT?
I CERTAINLY DO.
ALAN SMITH; JAMES HORNE; MATT PARKER; ALAN PEACH; MATT WRIGHT; STEVE BURKE; DAZ BARKS; JOHN PASSEY; MICK FERN; MARTIN HOOGENDYK; ANDREA HALLIGAN; REUBEN HOUGH AND RICHARD ROGERS.
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