BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
Alan Preston takes 1st Fed from Blandford (1)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH PROVED A NIGHTMARE FOR OUR RACE CONTROLLER, WITH POOR WEATHER ON THE LINE OF FLIGHT DURING THE MORNING, WITH LEADEN SKIES AND DRIZZLE. EARLY AFTERNOON SAW THE IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED, AND AT ONE STAGE ALAN WAS LOOKING FOR 2 PM LIBERATION. BUT AT THAT TIME THE WEATHER THAT HAD BEEN OK AT BLANDFORD DURING THE MORNING, DECIDED TO CLOSE IN. SO A HOLDOVER WAS CALLED, AND THE BIRDS WERE FED AT 2PM.
SUNDAY WAS FORECASTED TO BE A MUCH BETTER DAY, AND THAT’S HOW IT MATERIALISED. THE 1632 BIRDS WERE RELEASED AT 09-45 INTO A LIGHT NORTH WIND, WITH 45MPH THE SPEED EXPECTED FOR THE LEADERS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALAN PRESTON OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB IN TAMWORTH, HE TIMED IN A NWHU RUNG BLUE COCK TO TOP THE FED ON 1316. THE BELGRAVE MEMBERS HAD A FIELD DAY, WITH CLIVE YATES TAKING 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH & 10TH FED ON 1314, 1313.7, 1313.6, 1313.4, 1310.2. ROB HORTON WAS 6TH & 7TH FED ON 1313.1, 1312, AND LYNDON ROWLAND WAS 9TH FED ON 1310.5.
RAY & JEAN LEES & MILLER WON AT CASTLE GRESLEY, THIS WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO TAKE 8TH FED ON 1310.7.
Clive Yates
Jean Lees of Lees & Miller
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, WHERE 7 SENT 161 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 1ST & 3RD ON 1290, 1285.0, THE WINNER THE SAME BLUE HEN OUT OF “THE NUTTER” X DAUGHTER OFF “FEDERER”, THAT ALSO WON THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ALANS’ SECOND ARRIVAL WAS A MARCELIS COCK. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 2ND ON 1285.3 WITH THEIR CONSISTENT SVR COCK BRED OFF PHIL BOURKE STOCK. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 4TH ON 1281 WITH A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN HEN.
AT THE NELSON, 5 SENT 107 AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK 1ST AND 3RD ON 1302, 1271, THE WINNER A VANDENABEELE COCK WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY WON A 1ST & 2ND CLUB OUT OF NEWTON ABBOT IN THE TAMWORTH FED. THEIR NEXT WAS ANOTHER VANDENABEELE OUT OF A SON OFF “WESTKAPELLE” X WITH A DAUGHTER OFF “DE BANDIET” X “CARRIE 2000”. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1298, AND MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON WERE 4TH ON 1262.
AT WINSHILL, 4 SENT 79 AND JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1240, 1156, THE WINNER A WALL, LUNT & GREEN COCK OUT OF A SON OFF “GREY GEM” X “HENRIETTA 36” X DAUGHTER OFF “GEM 84” X WITH A SON OFF PETER VAN DE MEERWE “PRETTY WOMAN”. THEIR RUNNER UP WAS A POUW BROS X HUYBRECHT JANSENNE COCK. DARREN GODFREY WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1142, 1129, BOTH JANSENNE HENS.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 6 SENT 129 AND TED JACKSON TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1302, 1272, THE WINNER A STAF VAN REET HEN. DEN NEALE WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1274, 1261.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 3 SENT 50 AND RUEBEN HOUGH TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1253 WITH A SOONTJEN X CASSEART X VAN REET HEN. TOM CHADWICK FILLED THE NEXT THREE SPOTS ON 1208 WITH AN ERNIE BARKER HEN. 1153 WITH A JANSENNE HEN, AND 1148 WITH A HARTOG HEN.
AT ETWALL, 6 SENT 98 AND MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WERE 1ST & 4TH ON 1234, 1210. ALAN PEACH WAS 2ND ON 1232 WITH A JANSENNE OFF JOHN STRETTON STOCK. STEVE BILLINGS WAS 3RD ON 1213.
AT TUTBURY, 9 SENT 161 AND ALBERT BABBINGTON WAS 1ST & 2ND ON 1275(2): WITH A CUESTER AND AWILDEMEERSCH OFF ELMORE & SMITH. SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1272(2) BOTH STAF VAN REETS, THE SECOND ONE HAD PREVIOUSLY WON OUT OF FROME. IN THE CLUB'S BREEDER BUYER F.RICHARDSON & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND WITH THEIR OWN BIRDS, PICKING UP A NICE £314
AT HILL RIDWARE, THE TILL BROS TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1263, 1257, BOTH JANSENNES. MR & MRS WHITEHOUSE & FAMILY WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1242, 1229, BOTH STAF VAN REETS OFF MARK CAULDWELL STOCK. PHIL SPINKS AND DARREN BARKS WOULD LIKE TO SAY A BIG WELL DONE TO JIM, DONNA, DANIEL AND OLLIE WHITEHOUSE ON THEIR RECENT SUCCESS AT HILL RIDWARE, THEIR HARD WORK IS PAYING OFF.
Spinks & Barks take advantage of the east wind to take 1-2-3 out of Blandford (2)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH SAW 89 MEMBERS SEND 1432 BIRDS TO BLANDFORD (2), THE UNUSUAL EASTERLY AIR FLOW STOPPED WITH US FOR THE WEEKEND, AND THE MISTY AND MURKY CONDITIONS EARLY ON MEANT THAT NO LIBERATION WAS POSSIBLE TILL LATE MORNING. THE STRINGS WERE CUT AND THE BIRDS RELEASED AT 11-30 INTO A LIGHT EAST NORTH EAST WIND.
SPINK & BARKS OF HILL RIDWARE HAVE BEEN FLYING THEIR YOUNGSTERS WITH GREAT SUCCESS, SO HAVING THE WIND IN THEIR FAVOUR IT WAS NO SURPRISE TO SEE THEM NOT ONLY TOP THE FED, BUT TAKE THE FIRST THREE ON 1374.3, 1374.1, 1368, ALL OFF BRIAN MURRAY STOCK. THEIR FED TOPPER WAS A JANSENNE X KOOPMAN HEN, FOLLOWED BY A DE BRUIJN JANSENNE HEN AND A JANSENNE HEN THAT HAS HAD A 1ST AND 2 X 2NDS THIS SEASON TOO.
ROB HORTON OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB IN TAMWORTH HAS BEEN ON FIRE WITH HIS YB’S THIS YEAR, ANOTHER REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE SAW HIM TIME IN 8 BIRDS IN 46 SECONDS TO TAKE THE NEXT 8 FED POSITIONS, WITH VELOCITIES OF 1367, 1365, 1364, 1361(2), 1360(3).
APART FROM THE FIRST THREE BIRDS TO THE ARMITAGE LOFTS OF SPINKS & BARKS THE NEXT 17 IN THE FED ALL WENT TO TAMWORTH, COVERED BY ONLY 80 SECONDS.
Phil Spinks
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 7 SENT 134 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1291 WITH A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN HEN SENT SITTING. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS RUNNER UP ON 1287 WITH A BLUE COCK OUT OF HIS SYNDICATE LOFT STOCK. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1280, 1262, THE FIRST A MEULEMAN.
AT THE NELSON, 5 SENT 73 AND HOOGENDYK & PARKER GOT A CLEAR WINNER ON 1328, A VANDENABEELE OFF JAMES HORNE. MICK HARVEY & SON TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1289, 1266, 1259.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 7 SENT 113 AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1358(3), 1337, ALL CUESTERS, THE W INNERBRED BY KERRY MELLONDBY.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 2 SENT 37 AND RUEBEN HOUGH TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1296, 1215, 1184, ALL OFF HIS SOONTJEN X CASSEART X VAN REET FAMILY. THE WINNER ALSO WON OUT OF BLANDFORD (1). TOM CHADWICK WAS 4TH ON 1100 WITH A JANSENNE HEN.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, MICK & NEIL HARVEY GOT THE WINNER ON 1347, WITH FED SECRETARIES GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS TAKING THE NEXT THREE ON 1337, 1334, 1313.
AT HILL RIDWARE, SPINK & BARKS TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1374, 1374, 1368, 1349, ALL OFF BRIAN MURRAY STOCK. WELL DONE PHIL AND DARREN A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
AT WINSHILL, 3 SENT 59 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1278, 1237, 1209, 1191, THE WIINER THEIR GOOD WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HUYBRECHTS COCK THAT HAS NOW WON 3 X 1ST AND 2 X 2ND. HIS SIRE CAME FROM ANT ARNOLD OF SUTTON COLDFIELD AND IS A G/SON OFF “TAME 21” X “GORGEOUS”, WHO IS A FULL SISTER TO “GREY GEM”. THE NEXT 3 ARE A BLEND OF THE WALL, LUNT & GREEN, CURTIS, WALL & LUNT AND HUYBRECHTS.
AT TUTBURY, 5 SENT 116 AND ALBERT BABBINGTON GOT THE WINNER ON 1320 WITH A CUESTER. SHEASBY & WATSON TOOK THE NEXT THREE ON 1317, 1317, 1316, ALL STAF VAN REETS.
AT ETWALL, 6 SENT 88 AND MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1282, 1249. ALAN PEACH 3RD ON 1247 WITH A JOHN STRETTON JANSENNE, AND STEVE BILLINGS 4TH ON 1239.
THE MALTSTER
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