BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
A FITTING END TO THE 2014 YB SEASON SEES THE TWO TOP LOFTS BATTLE IT OUT TO THE BITTER END, AND ROB HORTON SEES OFF THE CHALLENGE OF ROB PEARSON IN A TIGHT FINISH FROM PORTLAND.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE FEDERATIONS YB SPECIAL RACE FROM PORTLAND, BUT DUE TO POOR WEATHER THE BIRDS WERE HELDOVER TO THE SUNDAY. SUNDAY WAS A MUCH BETTER DAY, AND THE 719 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 09-15 IN A FRESH NORTH WIND, WITH THE WIND DROPPING SLIGHTLY AS THE BIRDS MADE THERE WAY UP COUNTRY.
IT PROVED A FITTING FINALE, AS THE FEDERATIONS TOP TWO YB LOFTS OF THE SEASON, ROB HORTON AND ROB PEARSON FOUGHT IT OUT TO THE BITTER END. THESE TWO FANCIERS HAVE BOTH PROVIDED QUITE ASTOUNDING PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, WHAT MAKES IT MORE INTERESTING IS THAT THE TWO LOFTS ARE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE FED, WITH ROB PEARSON FLYING 29 MILES FURTHER THAN ROB HORTON.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB HORTON OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB IN TAMWORTH, ROB TOOK THE FIRST THREE IN THE FED ON 1212, 1211.8(2), WINNING £137-50 IN POOLS, ROB HAD TEN BIRDS IN THE TOP 30, BUT HIS FIRST THREE WERE CLOSE ON 3 MINUTES CLEAR OF THEIR LOFTMATES.
ROB PEARSON OF THE BULLS HEAD HAD 7 IN 44 SECONDS, TAKING 4TH, 5TH, 6TH, 7TH, 8TH, AND 9TH ON 1210(2), 1209(3), 1208.9, ROB ALSO PICKED UP £102-50 POOLMONEY. BAD LUCK ROB, 32 SECONDS EARLIER WOULD HAVE TOPPED THE FED, BUT A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE FLYING CLOSE ON 175 MILES INTO A HEADWIND.
ELMORE & SMITH WON AT BIRCH COPPICE AND TOOK 10TH FED ON 1208.8 WITH A CUESTER HEN.
OTHER NOTABLE POOL WINNERS WERE AS FOLLOWS: MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY OF APPLEBY MAGNA WITH £312-50 IN 13TH FED. BROTHER, ALAN PASSEY & SONS WON £147-50 IN 15TH POSITION. MR & MRS J WHITEHOUSE OF HILL RIDWARE PICKED UP £145-50 IN 20TH SPOT, WITH CLUB MATES SPINK & BARKS PICKING UP £140 IN 18TH SPOT. TED JACKSON PICKED UP £22-50 IN 11TH POSITION. TOTAL POOLS PAID OUT WAS £1014-00.
Rob Horton who has had a fabulous YB season
AROUND THE CLUBS
AT STRETTON, 7 SENT 85 AND CONGRATULATIONSTO TONY & DIANE GREEN WHO WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1178, 1173, THE WINNER WAS A BLACK VAN DE MEERWE X TONY McCOMISH, FOLLOWED BY ONE OFF PETER FOX STOCK X TONY McCOMISH. A WELL EARNT WIN FOR THESE TWO HARD WORKING CLUB MEMBERS. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS RUNNER UP ON 1175 WITH A G/SON OFF “PREMIUM BOND”. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 4TH ON 1172 WITH A MEULEMAN.
AT WINSHILL, 2 SENT 20 AND JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 1ST, 3RD, AND 4TH ON 1104, 1039, 971.THEY WERE ALL OFF THE WALL,LUNT & GREEN X HUYBRECHT STOCK, WITH THE WINNING COCK HAVING WON 4 X 1ST AND 2 X 2ND IN HIS SHORT CAREER. BRIAN & LESLIE STONE WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1063 WITH A LAMBRECHT X.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 3 SENT 19 AND REUBEN HOUGH WON 1ST, 3RD & 4TH ON 1061, 1001, 971, THE FIRST TWO OFF HIS SOONTJEN X CASSEART X VAN REET FAMILY, HIS THIRD OFF A MICK FERN VAN LOON X SOONTJEN X VAN REET. FRED STEVENSON WAS 2ND CLUB ON 1051 WITH A SOONTJEN HEN OFF JASON PHILLIPS.
AT THE NELSON, 3 SENT 35 AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY TOOK 1ST, 3RD, AND 4TH ON 1181, 1150(2), MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 2ND ON 1151.
AT TUTBURY, 6 SENT 57 AND SHEASBY & WATSON TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1164, 1156, 1152, THE WINNER OFF PETER FOX SYNDICATE LOFT STOCK, FOLLOWED BY A VAN REET AND A BUSCHEART OFF FRANK PEARSON STOCK. JOHN McPHILLIPS WAS 4TH ON 1151 WITH A KOOPMAN X LAMBRECHT OFF PAUL THUMBWOOD STOCK.
FINALLY, AT BIRCH COPPICE, 3 SENT 28 AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK 1ST, 3RD, AND 4TH ON 1208, 1199, 1161, ALL CUESTER HENS, THE WINNER OFF ANT ARNOLD OF SUTTON COLDFIELD, THE 3RD WAS 2ND FROM BLANDFORD THE WEEK PREVIOUS. TED JACKSON WAS A CLOSE 2ND ON 1207WITH A VAN REET HEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE JOHN SHEASBY & PETER WATSON ON WINNING THE NORTH MIDLAND CONTINENTAL CLUB RACE FROM CARENTAN, THIS IS THEIR 5TH GOLD MEDAL I BELIEVE? WHAT A WEEKEND FOR PETER TO SIGN OFF, PETER WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HELPING TO GET THE BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION OFF THE GROUND, JOINING ABOUT 12 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS FORMED, AND HAD BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE FED FROM 1982 TO 1991.. PETER WAS, IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE HIGHLY RESPECTED IN THIS AREA. ENJOY YOURSELF PETE IN WHAT EVER YOU DO POST PIGEON RACING.
MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS HAVE A DAY TO REMEMBER IN THE 2014 BREEDER BUYER RACE FROM PORTLAND
Graham Horton
ON THE SAME DAY THE FEDERATION HELD THEIR BREEDER BUYER RACE FROM PORTLAND, THE 37 REMAINING BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 08-45 INTO A FRESH NORTHERLY WIND. FEDERATION SECRETARIES GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS HAD A DAY TO REMEMBER, THEY RACED THE FOUR LEADING BIRDS BACK TO THEIR OVERSEAL LOFTS, ON 1189, 1185, 1177, 1170. THE WINNING BIRD WAS BRED BY MR & MRS D. WILSON FROM EGREMONT IN CUMBRIA, THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY PICKED UP FROM OUR BREEDER BUYER RACES IN THE PAST, WINNING IN 2012 AND TAKING 4TH LAST YEAR.THEY FLY THE JOS THONE AND BUSCHEARTS.
THE RUNNER UP WAS A WILDEMEERSCH BRED BY GRAHAM & ELEANOR. ANOTHER FROM THE EGREMONT LOFTS OF MR & MRS D. WILSON TOOK 3RD SPOT. THE BREEDER OF THE 4TH PRIZE WERE MR & MRS MICK WILLIS & FAMILY FROM DERBY.
JUST MISSING OUT ON THE PRIZMONEY WERE TWO BULLS HEAD LOFTS. NEIL INGER WAS 5TH ON 1169 AND ROGER & MARK DUFFIELD 6TH ON 1160.
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