BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FEDERATION NEWS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 2016 SEASON.
THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO BREEDER BUYER SALES THIS YEAR:
THE FIRST TAKING PLACE AT STRETTON FLYING CLUB, STRETTON BOWLS CLUB, BITHAM LANE, STRETTON, BURTON ON TRENT. DE13 0HB. ON SUNDAY MARCH 2OTH VIEWING FROM 11 AM.
SALE STARTS AT NOON.
THE SECOND SALE WILL BE AT THE FEDERATION H.Q. AT GRESLEY OLD HALL, GRESLEY WOOD ROAD, CHURCH GRESLEY, SWADLINCOTE. DE11 9QW. ON FRIDAY APRIL 1ST, VIEWING FROM 6PM, SALE STARTS AT 7PM.
AUCTIONEER FOR BOTH SALES WILL BE JOHN SHEASBY.
FANCIERS ARE LIMITED TO ENTERING A MAXIMUM OF 5 YB’s OVER THE TWO SALES, AND BIRDS MUST BE IN THE PENS ON THE DAY OF THE SALE. THERE IS NO LIMIT ON HOW MANY BIRDS FANCIERS ARE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE.
MINIMUM OPENING BID OF £20 AND ALL BIRDS MUST BE PAID FOR ON THE DAY OF THE SALE.
THE BREEDER BUYER RACE WILL BE FLOWN ON THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 17TH/ 18TH SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM KINGSDOWN. THE BIRDS WILL HAVE SEPERATE LIBERATION. MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT BREEDER BUYER BIRDS MUST GO ON A SEPARATE RACE SHEET, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ETS SYSTEMS, THAT MEANS YOU MUST PRODUCE A SEPARATE PRINTOUT WITH YOUR BREEDER BUYER ENTRIES ON. IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT A SEPARATE MANUAL CLOCK MUST ALSO BE USED FOR TIMING IN BREEDER BIRDS; THIS MEANS YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TIME YOUR FEDERATION BIRDS AND BREEDER BUYER BIRDS INTO THE SAME MANUAL CLOCK.
THERE IS A MINIMUM OF £1000 PRIZEMONEYGUARANTEED BY THE FEDERATION.
80% OF THE INCOME WILL BE PAID OUT AS PRIZE MONEY, WITH THE REMAINING 20% GOING TO FEDERATION FUNDS.
THERE WILL BE FOUR PRIZES OF 40%-30%-20%-10% WITH THE BREEDER AND BUYER EACH RECEIVING 50% OF THE ALLOCATED PRIZE.
THIS YEAR THE FED ARE AGAIN HOLDING AN INLAND SPECIAL RACE ON THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 4TH/5TH, THE RACE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM KINGSDOWN. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE A GO, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO NOMINATE YOUR ENTRIES ON A FEDERATION SPECIAL RACE SHEET. ENTRIES ARE £1 PER BIRD(IN ADDITION TO YOUR CLUBS NORMAL BIRDAGE FEE), NO LIMIT ON ENTRIES, AND THE ONLY POOLS IS A £1 SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION, WINNER TAKES ALL. THE FEDERATION HAS GUARANTEED A MINIMUM £200 PRIZE MONEY, THERE WILL BE 10 PRIZES AS PER ANY FEDERATION SPECIAL RACE PAID OUT AS 25%-15%-10%-8% AND SIX PRIZES OF 7%.DON’T FORGET THIS IS OPTIONAL, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE A GO, YOU CAN JUST SEND YOUR BIRDS IN THE NORMAL FED RACE.
DON’T BE FRIGHTENED OF THE WIND OR THE DRAG, THESE ARE OLD BIRDS, THIS IS THE COAST, THE CREAM WILL ALWAYS COME TO THE TOP.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND MEMBERS OF OTHER RACES IN THE CALENDAR THEY MAY BE INTERESTED IN?
THE O.B. LADIES RACE TAKES PLACE ON THE W/E JUNE 4TH/5TH FROM KINGSDOWN, £1 SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION, WITH A GUARANTEED £50 MINIMUM PRIZE PAID OUT TO THE WINNER.
THE CONVOYERS TROPHY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE W/E OF JUNE 18th/19TH FROM BLANDFORD, AGAIN £1 SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION, WITH A GUARANTEED £50 MINIMUM PRIZE PAID OUT TO THE FIRST THREE AS 50%-30%-20%.
THE YB LADIES RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE W/E SEPTEMBER 3RD /4TH FROM BLANDFORD, AGAIN £1 SINGLE BIRD NOMINATION, WITH A GUARANTEED £50 MINIMUM PRIZE PAID OUT TO THE WINNER.
WOULD ALL CLUB SECRETARIES KEEP THESE RACES IN MIND, AND REMIND THEIR MEMBERS OF THE RACES. THE FEDERATION ARE GUARANTEEING THE PRIZEMONEY, BUT BETTER SUPPORT IS REQUIRED. AFTER ALL, WHAT’S A POUND THESE DAYS?
FINALLY, JUST A REMINDER OF THE FEDERATIONS RACE PROGRAMME FOR 2016:
OLD BIRDS START ON SATURDAY APRIL 16TH FROM CHELTENHAM; THEN HULLAVINGTON; FROME;BLANDFORD; KINGSDOWN;FROME; CARENTAN AND BLANDFORD THE SAME WEEKEND MAY 28TH ; BLANDFORD; KINGSDOWN; FOUGERES AND FROME THE SAME WEEKEND JUNE 11TH; BLANDFORD; KINGSDOWN; FROME; AND NIORT JULY 9th.
AFTER A 1 WEEK BREAK, YB’s START ON SATURDAY JULY 23RD FROM CHELTENHAM, FOLLOWED BY CHELTENHAM; HULLAVINGTON; HULLAVINGTON; FROME; FROME; BLANDFORD; BLANDFORD; WITH THE FINAL RACE FROM KINGSDOWN ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.
YOU WILL SEE THAT WHEN OUR FED IS BEING CONVOYED TO CARENTAN AND FOUGERES BY SILVESTER TRANSPORT, WE WILL BE RUNNING FEDERATION RACES FROM BLANDFORD AND FROME.
REGARDING THE CHANNEL CONVOYING WITH SILVESTER TRANSPORT, THE MAXIMUM BIRDS PER CRATE FROM CARENTAN AND FOUGERS WILL BE 14, AND 12 BIRDS MAXIMUM PER CRATE FROM NIORT. THE CRATES HAVE WIRE BOTTOM INSERTS, AND MARKING STATIONS ARE ASKED TO PLACE NEWSPAPER UNDER THE WIRE MESH.THE FEDERATION WILL COLLECT ALL CHANNEL BIRDS FROM THE MARKING STATIONS AND DELIVER THEM TO CASTLE GRESLEY H.Q. WHERE THEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED ON TO SILVESTERS TRANSPORT.
JUST A REMINDER, THE MARKING STATIONS FOR 2016 ARE; O.P.H.S. (NEW H.Q.); STRETTON, CASTLE GRESLEY AND BIRCH COPPICE.
THERE IS STILL A DEBATE ON WHAT CRATE DRESSING WILL BE USED IN OUR FEDERATION CRATES FOR 2016, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT “EASIBED” BE USED, BUT THE FEDERATION ARE STILL LOOKING INTO THIS PRODUCT, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS ALLOWED AT LIBERATION SITES, DUE TO IT BEING SIMILAR TO WOOD SHAVINGS?
THAT’S IT FOR NOW, HOPE YOU’VE ALL HAD A GOOD HATCH?
WISHING YOU ALL AN ENJOYABLE SEASONS RACING IN 2016.
THE MALTSTER
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