BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
I & B JONES OF RUGELEY TAKE 1ST & 2ND HULLAVINGTON.
SATURDAY APRIL 23RD SAW 134 MEMBERS SEND 2600 BIRDS TO HULLAVINGTON, AFTER ANOTHER COLD START TO THE DAY; THE LIBERATION WAS DELAYED UNTIL 10-30, WHEN THE BIRDS WERE RELEASED INTO A N.N.E. WIND. GIVEN THE WIND DIRECTION MANY EXPECTED THE RIDWARE LADS TO DOMINATE THE RESULT, THEY DIDN’T LET THEMSELVES DOWN, TAKING 7 OUT OF THE TOP TEN, BUT THERE WAS ALSO SOME OTHER EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES.
CONGRATULATIONS TO I & B JONES OF THE HILL RIDWARE CLUB WHO TOOK 1ST & 2ND CLUB ON 1338.5; 1337.9. THEY ALSO TOOK 7TH AND 8TH FED ON 1333; 1331; THE FIRST TWO WERE 2YO COCKS, FOLLOWED BY A 2YO HEN AND A YEARLING COCK. CLUBMATES MASON & JONES WERE 3RD FED ON 1336.1 WITH A YEARLING BLUE PIED HEN; SPINK & BARKS WERE 6TH ON 1335.4 AND MR & MRS KEN LYCETT WERE 9TH ON 1330. TWO GOOD BIRDS INTO STRETTON, WHERE ALAN BRASSINGTON WON A PHOTO FINISH TO TAKE 4TH FED ON 1336.0 WITH A YEARLING COCK, A SOONTJEN X DAUGHTER OFF “NUTTER”. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE A WHISKER AWAY IN 5TH FED ON 1335.8 WITH A 3YO SOONTJEN COCK. COMPLETING THE TOP TEN WAS ANOTHER EXCELLENT BIRD, JOHN GILBERT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FED TOOK 10TH FED ON 1329 WITH A YEARLING WILDIE HEN.
Mason & Jones - Phil Spink
AROUND THE CLUBS,
STARTING AT STRETTON, 11 SENT 190 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH ON 1336.0; 1314; 1312; WITH THE SAME THREE BIRDS THAT TOOK 1-2-3 THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THE WINNER WAS THE YEARLING COCK; A SOONTJEN X DAUGHTER OFF “NUTTER”, THIS COCK HAS NOW WON HIS LAST THREE RACES. RUNER UP WAS “MR BEAN”, A SON OFF “PREMIUM BOND”; FOLLOWED BY A MARCELIS X SYNDICATE LOFT COCK.PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE RUNNERS UP, LESS THAN A SECOND BEHIND ON 1335.9, THEIR 2YO SOONTJEN COCK OFF RAY FORBES X ANSLOW FARRAR STOCK WAS BEATEN ONLY BY THE CLOCK VARIATION OF 1 SECOND.
Alan Brassington - Pete Wightman & Son
AT THE NELSON,MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1289; 1280; 1279; 1272; THE WINNER WAS A LAMBRECHT, BRED BY JOHN GILBERT AND PURCHASED AT THE DOSTHILL BREEDER BUYER SALE. THREE STAF VAN REETS FOLLOWED, THE FIRST A 2YO COCK, THE SIRE OFF “THE BLACKPOOL COCK” X TOM WHITEHEAD HEN WHEN PAIRED TO A HEN OFF DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN,MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON TAKE 1ST & 2ND ON 1314; 1313; THE WINNER A 2YO WALL, LUNT & GREEN COCK OFF “SIRIUS” LINES, FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING WALL, LUNT & GREEN KOOPMAN X GREY GEM LINES. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1308; 1307; THEIR FIRST A 3YO DE MEYER HEN OFF TONY & LEE PAINTER, A WINNER OF MANY PRIZES, FOLLOWED BY A 2YO VANDENABEELE X VAN REET, A WINNER OF 1ST FED PORTLAND LAST YEAR.
AT WINSHILL, 6 SENT 106 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1310; 1285; THE WINNER A YEARLING HEREMANS COCK, FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING HEN OFF CURTIS, WALL & LUNT STOCK. MELV WILLIS WAS 2ND CLUB ON 1301 WITH A 4YO JANSENNE HEN, AND RON TIL TOOK 4TH ON 1263 WITH A 3YO ALWYN PADDY HEN.
DOWN AT BIRCH COPPICE, 10 SENT 177 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH ON 1329; 1292; 1277; ALL WIDEMEERSCH, THE WINNER WAS A HEN. MICK MORRIS WAS 2ND CLUB ON 1298 WITH A LAMBRECHT COCK.
AT ETWALL, 13 SENT 205 AND ALAN PEACH GOT THE WINNER ON 1261 WITH A JANSENNE OFF JOHN STRETTON STOCK. P & S HARRISON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1241 (2), AND MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH 4TH ON 1232.
AT OSMASTON PARK, 11 SENT 224 AND STEVE STONE TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1312; 1300; BOTH YEARLING HENS OFF WHITEHOUSE BROS STOCK. MICK STONE WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1308; 1295; BOTH YEARLING CEULEMAN COCKS.
AT TUTBURY, 12 SENT 234 AND PHIL WHETTON TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1292; 1281; THE WINNER A YEARLING LAMBRECHT OFF MATT MOUNSLOW FROM CHELMSLEY WOOD, NEXT WAS ANOTHER LAMBRECHT, THIS ONE OFF JIM DUTTON FROM BURNTWOOD. ALBERT DAVIS WAS RUNNER UP ON 1288 WITH A 2YO STAF VAN REET AND PETE & JACKIE COX WERE 4TH ON 1281 WITH A 2YO MARCELIS X VANDENABEELE OFF ALAN BRASSINGTON AND ANNE SMITH STOCK.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, HOOGENDYK & PARKER TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1301; 1280; THE WINNER A VANDEN BOSCHE X CUESTER COCK, FOLLOWED BY A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN, BRED BY JAMES HORNE, A WINNER OF 3 X 1ST. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1287; 1283; THE FIRST THE COCK THAT WON CHELTENHAM THE WEEK PREVIOUS.
AT APPLEBY MAGNA, FROM CHELTENHAM 2 SENT 45 AND GERALD WOOD TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1275; 1202; THE WINNER A 4YO VANDENABEELE COCK, FIRST TIME IN THE CLOCK, FOLLOWED BY A 3YO VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK. MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1213; 1208; WITH TWO GEOFF KIRKLAND HENS, THE SECOND A CEULEMAN. FROM HULLAVINGTON, MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH ON 1270; 1248 (2); ALL YEARLING COCKS OFF GEOFF KIRKLAND STOCK. GERALD WOOD WAS RUNNER UP ON 1263 WITH THE SAME 4YO VANDENABEELE COCK THAT WON FROM CHELTENHAM.
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