BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS GET A FLYER FROM PORTLAND (2)
FOR THE SECOND PORTLAND RACE OF THE SEASON MARKING WAS PUT BACK 24 HOURS DUE TO THE HEAVY AND THUNDERY RAIN FORECASTED, ALSO THE HIGH HUMIDITY WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANCE OF AN EARLY LIB AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WOULD HAVE MADE IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR OUR BIRDS SAT WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO CLEAR. LIBERATIONS DID START TAKING PLACE FROM 2PM ONWARDS ON THE SATURDAY, BUT THERE WERE REPORTS OF SOME POOR RACING. SO WELL DONE TO THE OFFICIALS FOR DELAYING THE RACE. THE SUNDAY WAS FORECAST TO BE A GOOD DAY, WITH HEAVY THUNDERY SHOWERS FOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THIS IS HOW IT TURNED OUT.
THE 1633 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 08-30 ON SUNDAY JUNE 8TH INTO A LIGHT SW WIND AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC RACE, AGAIN THE BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THE FLIGHT WITH MANY LOFTS HAVING 100% RETURNS IN NO TIME AT ALL. WHAT WAS SURPRISING WAS THAT AGAIN A LOT OF THE BIRDS CAME UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FED. ONE THEORY IS THAT THEY COULD HAVE COME UP WITH THE WORCESTER FED BIRDS WHICH WERE LIBERATED AT KINGSDOWN, ALSO AT 08-30 OR WHEN LOOKING AT THE N.F.C. RESULT FROM CHOLET AGAIN THE WEST SIDE LOFTS FROM BRISTOL UP SEEMED TO ENJOY MORE FRUITFUL RESULTS, SO PERHAPS THERE WAS MORE SOUTH IN THE WIND?
ONE PIGEON DECIDED TO COME UP ON HIS OWN LINE. A YEARLING STAF VAN REET COCK BELONGING TO THE HATSHORNE LOFTS OF DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WON THE NELSON CLUB AND TOOK 1ST FED ON 2014, THE ONLY BIRD TO CLEAR THE 2000YPM MARK. THIS COCK ALSO TOPPED THE TAMWORTH FED AS A YOUNGSTER. WELL DONE LADS A FANTASTIC WINNER.
HILL RIDWARE LOFTS FILLED THEIR BOOTS. WALKER & WAITE OF HILL RIDWARE WERE 2ND FED ON 1985 WITH A VAN ECKHOUT COCK WHICH NOW HAS 2 X 1ST AND 1 X 2ND FED THIS YEAR. MR & MRS KEN LYCETT WERE 3RD FED ON 1955.9, NO DOUBT A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN? HICKMAN, MASON & JONES WERE 4TH FED ON 1955.3. J. MADGIN & SON WERE 5TH FED ON 1953. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 6TH, 9TH & 10TH FED ON 1952, 1949 AND 1948, THEIR FIRST TWO AT THE MINERS, FOLLOWED BY THEIR RUNNER UP AT THE NELSON, GOOD PIGEONS THESE UP INTO GRESLEY. SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 7TH & 8TH FED ON 1950, 1949 WITH TWO VAN REET COCKS, THEIR SECOND ALSO WINNING THE OB LADIES TROPHY.
Davis, Wright & Sons
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 7 SENT 110 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1944, 1942. THEIR WINNER WAS THEIR GOOD 4YO SOONTJEN COCK, A G/SON OFF “32”, FROM ANSLOW FARRAR’S “BUSTER” LINES. HE WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 4YO, THIS ONE A VANDENABEELE X SOONTJEN OFF CATH LYCETT & SON X BRIAN & SUE STONE STOCK, HE HAS ALSO WON MANY PRIZES INCLUDING A 1ST FED. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1936, 1923. HIS FIRST WAS A G/SON OFF “PREMIUM BOND” AND HAS PREVIOUSLY WON A 1ST & 2ND FROM CARENTAN. ALANS 2ND BIRD WAS A YEARLING COCK THE SAME WAY BRED AS “BROADBAND”.
AT THE NELSON, 8 SENT 96 AND DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS HAD A CLEAR WINNER ON 2014 WITH A YEARLING VAN REET COCK, WHICH ALSO TURNED OUT TO BE A CLEAR FED TOPPER TOO. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1948, 1917, AND JAMES HORNE WAS 4TH ON 1900 WINNING £212 POOLS, NICE ONE JAMES.
Mick & Neil Harvey
AT WINSHILL, 9 SENT 109 AND MELV WILLIS TOOK 1ST & 4TH ON 1923, 1890, WITH A 2YO WILDIE HEN AND A 5YO JANSENNE HEN.JIM & MATT PARKER WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1906 WITH A 2YO WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HUYBRECHTS HEN, AND T & P LOFTS WERE 3RD ON 1895 WITH A ROLAND JANSENNE HEN.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 9 SENT 116 AND ELMORE & SMITH TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1900, 1875, 1875, 1865, THE WINNER WAS LAST YEARS FED BIRD OF THE YEAR THE GUST JANSENNE HEN. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY THREE HEREMAN CUESTERS ALL OFF KERRY MELLONDBY STOCK.
AT ETWALL, 12 SENT 105 AND DAVE WILLIAMS & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1925 WITH A 2YO JANSENNE BRED BY ALAN PEACH AND PURCHASED AT THE FEDS BREEDER BUYER SALE.MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 1915, 1913. STEVE BILLINGS WAS 4TH ON 1904.
AT THE CORNISHMAN, 7 SENT 58 AND BRIAN DYJAS WAS 1ST AND 4TH ON 1873, 1856, THE WINNER WAS A YEARLING COCK OFF ALAN BRASSINGTONS “BROADBAND” FOLLOWED BY A JANSENNE COCK BRED BY KARL COUSINS. WOOLLLEY & ROGERS COOREMAN “RUNAWAY” COCK WAS 2ND ON 1860, AND RUEBEN HOUGH WAS 3RD ON 1859 WITH HIS CONSISTENT 2YO SOONTJEN X SVR X CASEART COCK.
AT TUTBURY, 11 SENT 194 AND SHEASBY & WATSON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1950, 1949, THE WINNER WAS A STAF VAN REET COCK THAT TOPPED THE TAMWORT H FED THE WEEK PREVIOUS, HE WAS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER STAF VAN REET COCK, THIS COCK TOPPED OUR FED FROM PORTLAND (1) THIS YEAR. NOBBY PRESTIDGE WAS 3RD ON 1947 WITH A JANSENNE AND F. RICHARDSON & SON WERE 4TH ON 1947. SHEASBY & WATSON ALSO WON THE £30 NOM, AND TO PUT THE ICING ON THE CAKE THEY ALSO WON THE N.M.C.C. RACE FROM FOUGERES, A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE, CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN & PETER FROM ALL IN THE BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
ACROSS AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 6 SENT 90 AND GERALD WOOD TOOK TOP SPOT ON 1886 WITH A YEARLING KIRKLAND COCK, THIS COCK HAS NOW WON 2 X 1ST. WALLA BAILEY WAS 2ND ON 1879 WITH ONE OFF THE LATE TOMMY LITHERLAND FAMILY. ALAN PASSEY & SONS WERE 3RD ON 1864 WITH A 2YO MEALY CUELEMAN COCK OFF GEOFF KIRKLAND STOCK, THIS COCK WON OUT OF CHELTENHAM THIS YEAR. KATH & BILL GRAY WERE 4TH ON 1845 WITH A YEARLING HEN ON THE ROUNDABOUT.
FINALLY, OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, ROB WALKER & PETE WAITE GOT A GOOD WINNER ON 1985 WITH THEIR GOOD 2YO VAN ECKHOUT COCK “2BOB” THIS COCK TOPPED THE FED FROM THE TWO OPENING RACES THIS SEASON, AND WAS GIFTED TO THEM BY ADAM YOUNG AND HIS FATHER OF CUMBRIA. ROB & PETE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BARRY & IVOR JONES OF RUGELEY FOR ALL THEIR HELP AND ADVICE. ROB HAD NOT WON AN OLD BIRD RACE UNTIL THIS YEAR, AND THE HELP FROM BARRY & IVOR HAS GONE A LONG WAY TO ACHIEVING THIS, NOT FORGETTING “2BOB” THOUGH. MR & MRS KEN LYCETT WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1955.9, HICKMAN, MASON & JONES 3RD ON 1955.3 AND J.MADGIN & SON 4TH ON 1953.
Walker & Waite
FINALLY, HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO EDDIE FROGGATT ON GAINING PROVISIONAL 1ST SECTION I, 2ND OPEN ON THE NATIONAL FLYING CLUB RACE FROM CHOLET, AND ONCE AGAIN TO JOHN SHEASBY & PETER WATSON ON WINNING THE N.M.C.C. RACE FROM FOUGERES.
THE MALTSTER
01283-568000
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