BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WIN A TIGHT FINISH IN A COLD OPENING RACE FROM CHELTENHAM.
SATURDAY APRIL 16TH SAW THE OPENING RACE OF THE 2016 SEASON FROM CHELTENHAM. FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR RACE CONTROLLER ALAN SMITH WHO MADE A VERY WISE DECISION IN DECIDING TO MARK THE BIRDS ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT AS USUAL. A LOT OF FEDS PUT THEIR MARKING BACK 24 HOURS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER FORECAST NOT BEING TOO GOOD ON THE SATURDAY, AND A LOT BETTER ON THE SUNDAY. ALAN WAS ADAMANT THAT WE WOULD GET A RACE ON THE SATURDAY, AND HE WOULD ALSO HOLD THEM TILL THE AFTERNOON TO ALLOW THE TEMPERATURES TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM. YES, IT WAS A COLD WIND, BUT THE WEATHER WAS DRY, AND VISIBILITY WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR.
THE 1729 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 1-00 INTO A N.N.W. WIND, PERSONALLY I THOUGHT ANYTHING LESS THAN 90 MINUTES INTO BURTON WOULD TAKE SOME BEATING FOR THE 65 MILE CHUCK. MY ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT RIGHT, 88 MINUTES BEING THE BEST INTO BURTON, BUT THAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR GOOD ENOUGH, AS THE LEADING BIRDS MADE SPEEDS EXCEEDING 1370 YPM INTO SOUTH DERBYSHIRE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON OF NEWHALL IN SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, THEY TOOK 1ST; 4TH AND 10TH FED ON 1374; 1371; 1352.THE WINNER AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN WAS A YEARLING SLATEY HOFKEN HEN, FOLLOWED BY THEIR WINNER AT THE MINERS ARMS, A YEARLING COCK, THEN ANOTHER YEARLING HEN SENT AT THE MINERS ARMS.
MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 2ND; 3RD & 8TH FED ON 1372.6; 1372.1; 1354.THEIR FIRST BIRD WAS THEIR WINNER AT THE NELSON, A YEARLING LAMBRECHT. THEIR SECOND BIRD WAS A YEARLING BWF COCK BRED BY DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS AND PURCHASED AT THE FED BREEDER BUYER SALE. NO DOUBT ONE OF THE TOP CLASS VAN REET / VANDENABEELE BIRDS FROM THE HARTSHORNE LOFTS? THEN A YEARLING SOONTJEN HEN.
Trevor and Gary Collins
JOHN GILBERT OF BIRCH COPPICE HAD THREE COCKS TOGETHER TO TAKE 5TH; 6TH AND 7TH FED ON 1370.7 (2), AND 1370.0, A LAMBRECHT AND TWO WILDIES.
COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WAS BRIAN WINSTON OF BIRCH COPPICE, WHO WAS 9TH FED ON 1353 WITH A YEARLING BUSCHEART COCK.
John Gilbert
AROUND THE CLUBS,
STARTING AT STRETTON, WHERE 9 SENT 147 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON MADE AN OMINOUS START TAKING THE FIRST THREE ON 1313; 1311; 1309; THE WINNER WAS A YEARLING SOONTJEN X DAUGHTER OFF “NUTTER”, HE WON LAST YEARS YB SPECIAL RACE, SO HE’S ON THE HAT TRICK NOW!! RUNNER UP WAS “MR BEAN” A SON OFF “PREMIUM BOND” AND A WINNER OF 6 X 1ST. THIRD WAS A MARCELIS X SYNDICATE LOFT COCK, HE WON TWICE LAST YEAR. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 4TH ON 1284 WITH A 4YO LAMBRECHT COCK OFF A JIMMY & LISA GREEN COCK.
UP INTO DERBY NOW AND AT O.P.H.S. 9 SENT 132 AND MICK STONE TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH WITH HIS ERIC CEULEMAN COCKS ON 1286; 1262; 1245. JOHN & STEVE HICKS WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1277.
AT THE NELSON, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1372; 1354; 1338 (2). THE WINNER OUT OF THEIR GOOD LAMBRECHT HEN WHO WON 7 X 1ST CLUB AND A 1ST FED.RUNNER UP WAS A SOONTJEN, FOLLOWED BY A VAN REET X SOONTJEN AND ANOTHER LAMBRECHT.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1374, 1341; BOTH HOFKENS, THE SIRE OF THE WINNER A DIRECT HOFKEN FROM FRANS VERHEYEN, THE DAM FROM BRIAN KEEGAN. MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 2ND WITH ONE OFF DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS, PURCHASED AT THE FED BREEDER BUYER SALE, THE DAM WAS 16TH OPEN M.N.F.C. ANCENIS IN 2015. C.MURFIN WAS 4TH ON 1537 WITH A HEREMAN CUESTER OFF LUIS THIJS STOCK.
DOWN AT BIRCH COPPICE, 6 SENT 134 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK THE FIRST THREE ALL ON 1370, THE FIRST OVER THE PADS A LAMBRECHT, FOLLOWED BY TWO WILDEMEERSCH. BRIAN WINSTON WAS 4TH ON 1353 WITH A BUSCHEART.
Brian Winston
AT TUTBURY, 10 SENT 201 AND ALBERT BABBINGTON TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1308; 1268; 1263; THE WINNER A 3YO CUESTER X VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK, RUNNER UP WAS A 5YO VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK, THEN ALBERTS 2YO VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK THAT WAS 2ND OPEN M.N.F.C IN 2015 CAME IN THIRD. ALBERT DAVIS 4TH ON 1252 WITH A 6YO COCK.
AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 116 AND P & S HARRISON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1203 (2); 1190 (2). THE WINNER WAS BOUGHT AT LAST YEARS TUTBURY BREEDER BUYER SALE.
OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, 11 SENT 166 AND MR & MRS KEN LYCETT TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1279; 1278 (2), AND 1277, ALL OFF THEIR VANDENABEELE X TONY & LEE PAINTER DE MEYERS.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 5 SENT 67 AND WOOLLEY & ROGERS GOT THE WINNER ON 1143 WITH THEIR BEST COOREMAN “THE RUNAWAY COCK”. MICK WILLIS & FAMILY WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1096; 1093; THEIR FIRST OFF THEIR OLD RED COCK FAMILY. RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 4TH ON 1089 WITH “THE DART”.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1371; 1352; 1294; THE WINNER A YEARLING COCK, HIS PARENTS BOTH WON LAST YEAR, RUNNER UP WAS A 3YO HEN. HOOGENDYK & PARKER WERE 3RD ON 1318 WITH A JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE X JANSENNE WIDOW HEN, SHE WON 3 X 1ST LAST YEAR.
AT WINSHILL, 4 SENT 90 AND MELV WILLIS TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1259; 1252; 1229; THE FIRST TWO BOTH YEARLING WILDIE X COCKS, THE THIRD A JANSENNE COCK. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 3RD ON 1234 WITH A 2YO CURTIS, WALL & LUNT X DRAPA COCK.
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