BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
SPINK & BARKS HAVE A DAY TO REMEMBER OUT OF FROME.
SATURDAY MAY 21ST SAW OUR BIRDS AT FROME, DUE TO POOR WEATHER IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY; A HOLDOVER WAS CALLED AT 1-30 PM. SUNDAY MAY 22ND TURNED OUT A LOVELY MORNING, AND THE STRINGS WERE CUT AT 08-30 AND 2194 BIRDS, ENTERED BY 134 MEMBERS, WERE AWAY INTO VERY LIGHT WINDS.THE WIND HERE IN BURTON WAS A VERY LIGHT WESTERLY, BUT IT WAS MIMIMAL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HILL RIDWARE CLUB, WHO TOOK 19 OUT OF THE FIRST 20 POSITIONS, AND A SPECIAL MENTION TO THE SPINK & BARKS PARTNERSHIP, PHIL AND DAZ TOOK 1ST; 2ND; 4TH; 6TH; 7TH; AND 9TH FED ON 1633(2); 1630.2; 1625(2); 1620; IN TOTAL THEY HAD 9 IN THE TOP 20, A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE. THEIR FIRST TWO WERE 2YO CHEQ HENS, NESTMATES, JANSENNE X DE BRUINS, THE WINNER WON OUT OF FROME LAST YEAR AND HAS NOW WON 4 X 1ST, AND 3 X 3RD FED, HER NESTMATE, THE “UNLUCKY HEN” HAS WON BEFORE, AND HAS HAD 5 X 2ND FED. THEIR 3RD WAS A JANSENNE X ALAN WHITE; THEN THEIR GOOD YEARLING RED HEN OFF LES GREEN, THEY ALSO HAD A YEARLING COCK OUT OF PETE WIGHTMANS “33”, A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN, WHEN PAIRED TO A DAUGHTER OFF TONY AND LEE PAINTERS “WILLENHALL WARRIOR”. I & B JONES CONTINUE THEIR SUPER SEASON; THEY TOOK 3RD; 5TH; AND 8TH FED ON 1630.6; 1629; AND 1622; THEIR FIRST WAS A JANSENNE X CUESTER; THEY ALSO HAVE SOME EXCELLENT VAN ELSACKERS. THIS LOFT HAD 8 BIRDS IN THE TOP 16!! THE ONLY BIRD THAT WASN’T FROM HILL RIDWARE IN THE TOP 20, WAS THAT OF TONY & DI GREEN, THEIR WINNER AT STRETTON TOOK 10TH FED ON 1619 WAS A 4YO COCK OFF ALAN BRASSINGTONS SYNDICATE LOFT STOCK.
PHIL SPINK OF HILL RIDWARE - DAZ BARKS
TONY GREEN - DIANE GREEN
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 10 SENT 137 AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TONY & DIANE GREEN, THEY STOPPED ALAN BRASSINGTON IN HIS TRACKS BY TAKING THE RED CARD ON 1619 WITH A 4YO SYNDICATE LOFT COCK, OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON STOCK. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS RUNNER UP ON 1598 WITH THE SAME 2YO MARCELIS COCK THAT WAS RUNNER UP OUT OF KINGSDOWN THE WEEK BEFORE. JOHN GENDERS HAS HIS BIRDS IN GOOD FORM TOO, JOHN WAS 3RD ON 1587 WITH HIS GOOD 3YO COCK “500”, A SON OUT OF STEVE & MATT BURKES “SUPER BLUE”. PHIL BOURKE WAS 4TH ON 1583 WITH A 2YO BLUE COCK, OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON X PHILS VAN REETS.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 8 SENT 147 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1579 WITH A JIM DUTTON LAMBRECHT. ELMORE & SMITH TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1568, 1567(2); FIRST WAS THEIR GOOD GUST JANSENNE COCK OFF KERRY MELLONDBY, THEN A MELLONDBY CUESTER HEN AND A CUESTER COCK.
AT WINSHILL, 7 SENT 121 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE TOP FOUR ON 1581; 1574; 1572; 1571; THEIR WINNER A 2YO CWL COCK OUT OF GRANDCHILDREN FROM “MISS MAGIC”. CWL X HUYBRECHT COCKS WERE 2ND & 4TH AND A CWL X DRAPA HEN WAS 3RD.
AT THE NELSON, 5 SENT 88 AND MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1591; 1588; 1585; THE FIRST TWO WERE SOONTJEN X VAN REETS, THEN A BILLY CALVERT LAMBRECHT. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE 4TH ON 1579 WITH A HEN OFF PETE INCKLES “BETHANY” LINES X SCOTTISH DISTANCE STOCK.
THE NELSON ALSO HELD A CLUB RACE FROM COUTANCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE M.N.F.C. 6 SENT 72 AND TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1133; 1125; TO CONTINUE THEIR EXCELLENT SEASON. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE A CLOSE 2ND ON 1132, AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 4TH ON 1115.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, 8 SENT 86 AND MR & MRS ALAN STRTTON TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1591; 1570; THEIR WINNER A YEARLING HEN OFF ALBERT BABBINGTON X WALL, LUNT & GREENS “GREY GEM” LINES. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUIS THIJS HEREMAN CUESTER X LES GREEN “SIRIUS”LINES. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1572; 1570; THE FIRST A 2YO VAN REET HEN, SHE HAD WON 1ST CUB, 7TH FED AND 3RD CLUB, 7TH FED THE PREVIOUS 2 WEEKS. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A 3YO VANDENABEELE X VAN REET HEN.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 4 SENT 70 AND BRIAN DYJAS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE, HE TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1567; 1544; 1541. THE WINNER A YEARLING VAN LOON X VANDENABEELE HEN; THEN A YEARLING COCK BRED BY M/M JASON PHILLIPS, THEN A 3YO HEN OFF DAVE ATKIN “BROKEN WING”. WOOLLEY & ROGERS WERE 4TH ON 1540 WITH A YEARLING COOREMAN COCK.
AT ETWALL, 13 SENT 162 AND STEVE BILLINGS TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1594; 1566; THE WINNER TAKING ITS SECOND RED CARD IN 2 WEEKS. MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH WERE 3RD ON 1561 AND WILLIE HORTON 4TH ON 1538.
AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 3 SENT 34 AND GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1579; 1529; BOTH 2YO WALL, LUNT & GREEN ROUNDABOUT HENS. GERALD WOOD WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1564; 1493; BOTH VAN DEN BOSCHE COCKS.
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