BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
JOHN GILBERT TAKES TOP TWO OUT OF HULLAVINGTON (2)
AS TAMWORTH LOFTS DOMINATE.
SATURDAY AUGUST 13TH SAW 120 MEMBERS SEND 2320 TO HULLAVINGTON (2). AFTER A MURKY START TO THE DAY, THE CLOUDS LIFTED AND THE SUN SHONE ALLOWING THE STRINGS TO BE CUT AT 11-00 AND THE BIRDS WERE RELEASED INTO A WEST WIND. ANOTHER GOOD RACE FOLLOWED WITH THE SHORTER FLIERS ON THE EAST SIDE DOMINATING THE RESULT, TAMWORTH LOFTS TAKING THE FIRST NINE POSITIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN GILBERT OF DORDON, FLYING IN BIRCH COPPICE, HE TIMED IN TWO OF HIS WILDEMEERSCH / LAMBRECHT FAMILIES TO TAKE 1ST & 2ND FED ON 1584; 1578. BELGRAVE LOFTS TOOK THE NEXT 6 FED CARDS, CLIVE YATES TAKING 3RD FED ON 1564 WITH A YOUNG DARK COCK; AND ROB HORTON TOOK THE NEXT FIVE ON 1562; 1559; 1557; 1556; 1552; TIMING THE QUINTET IN OVER 34 SECONDS. BACK TO BIRCH COPPICE, AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK 9TH FED ON 1546 WITH A CUESTER HEN. GETTING THE BEST BIRD INTO SOUTH DERBYSHIRE AND TAKING 10TH FED ON 1541 WAS BRIAN AYRE WITH HIS WINNER AT CASTLE GRESLEY.
JOHN GILBERT
AROUND THE CLUBS
CLIVE YATES - ROB HORTON
BRIAN AYRE
STARTING AT STRETTON, WHERE 9 SENT 213 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1508; 1462; THE WINNER A DE MEYER X SOONTJEN OFF ERNIE RIGBY STOCK, FOLLOWED BY A SON OFF “MR BEAN”. TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1493 WITH A PETER VAN DE MERWE X ED SCHACKERLEANS X JOOP MERCYX. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 3RD ON 1469 WITH A HEREMANS X C.W.L. HEN.
AT THE NELSON, DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1532.6; 1532.4, THE WINNER A DE MEYER X VAN REET HEN, THEN A HESSION VAN REET X VANDENABEELE COCK.TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1528; 1525; THEIR FIRST A BLUE HEN BRED BY MARTIN HOOGENDYK, THEN A BLUE WF LAMBRECHT HEN, WHOSE SIRE IS A BROTHER TO THEIR GOOD HEN.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, TREVOR & GARY COLLINS TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1535 WITH A CHEQ PIED LAMBRECHT HEN OFF THE GOOD HEN. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1515; 1496; WITH A VANDENABEELE HEN AND A VAN REET X VANDENABEELE COCK. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 3RD ON 1515 WITH A LOUIS THIJS X VAN DE MERWE OFF JOHN HENWOOD.
AT BIRCH COPPICE 9 SENT 222, AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1584; 1578; BOTH WILDIE X LAMBRECHTS. ELMORE & SMITH WERE 3RD ON 1546 WITH A CUESTER HEN AND DAVE OSBORNE BROS WERE 4TH ON 1532.
INTO DERBY NOW, AND AT OSMASTON PARK, 12 SENT 204 AND STAN HALL TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1509.8; 1508; THE WINNER A CHEQ HEN BRED OFF STOCK PURCHASED FROM THE WHO DARES WINS ONE LOFT RACE AUCTION. STANS SECOND WAS A BLUE HEN OFF JOSH MEE STOCK. HALL & TORRY WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1509.1 WITH A BLACK VAN DE MERWE HEN. STEVE STONE WAS 4TH ON 1499 WITH A CHEQ COCK OFF HIS JACK WHITEHOUSE STOCK.
AT WINSHILL, 8 SENT 134 AND JIM OTTEWELL TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1484; 1459; BOTH CAMPHIUS COCKS. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1465; 1450 WITH THEIR BLEND OF C.W.L./ DRAPA/ HEREMAN BLOOD.
OVER AT APPLEBY MAGNA, ALAN PASSEY & SONS TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1529; 1525; WITH A NEST PAIR OF KIRKLAND FLOR ENGELS, THESE ARE THRE SAME WAY BRED AS BROTHER JOHNS’ WINNER FROM CHELTENHAM. GERALD WOOD WAS 3RD ON 1519.8 WITH A VANDENABEELE X VAN DEN BOSCHE, AND MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE 4TH ON 1519.5 WITH A FLOR ENGELS COCK.
AT ETWALL, 10 SENT 148 AND MR & MRS TONY WHITEHURST WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1541; 1521; BOTH CEULEMANS OFF KEV SPIERS STOCK. ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH TOOK 3RD & 4TH ON 1484; 1478.
AT TUTBURY, F. RICHARDSON & SON DOMINATED AGAIN, TAKING THE FIRST FOUR ON 1537 (4).
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