BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
BRIAN WINSTON OF BIRCH COPPICE TAKES 1ST & 2ND OUT OF BLANDFORD
Brian Winston
SATURDAY MAY 31ST SAW OUR BIRDS AT BLANDFORD FORUM. THE 2064 BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 09-00 IN NO WIND. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT SOUTHERLY FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE JOURNEY HOME, TURNING VERY LIGHT NW HERE AT THE HOME END. IT WAS A DAY WHERE RETURNS WERE A BIT GAPPY FOR SOME, BUT OVERALL RETURNS WERE VERY GOOD, AND IT WAS A RACE WHERE THE TAMWORTH LADS TOOK US TO THE CLEANERS, TAKING THE TOP 12 POSITIONS IN THE FED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN WINSTON OF THE BIRCH COPPICE CLUB. HE HAD TWO STORMERS TO TAKE 1ST & 2ND FED ON 1517, 1515, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO DETAILS ON THESE EXCELLENT BIRDS.
CLIVE YATES OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB CONTINUED HIS LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE RACEPOINT OF BLANDFORD. CLIVE TOOK 3RD, 5TH, 7TH, 8TH AND 9TH FED ON 1502, 1479.8, 1479.0, 1478.8, 1478.5, TIMIMG IN 5 HENS, HIS FIRST A YEARLING RED HEN WAS 2 MINUTES CLEAR OF A KIT OF 4 THAT ARRIVED TOGETHER.
LYNDON ROWLAND & PARTNER, ALSO OF THE BELGRAVE CLUB TOOK 4TH & 10TH FED ON 1501, 1472.
ELMORE & SMITH OF BIRCH COPPICE TOOK 6TH, 11TH & 12TH FED ON 1479.2, 1465.4(2), WITH TWO GUST JANSENNES EITHER SIDE OF A WILDIE.
Clive Yates
Lyndon Rowland
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, WHERE 12 SENT 187 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1446, 1437, BOTH OFF THEIR CATH LYCETT & SON VANDENABEELES, ORIGINATING FROM “MERLIN”, “PLAYFUL” AND “JUMPING JACK FLASH” LINES. SEAN & IVAN SMITH ARE HAVING AN EXCELLENT SEASON WITH THEIR TEAM OF SEVEN WIDOWHOOD COCKS. THE SAME 2YO JANSENNE COCK THAT WON OUT OF CHELTENHAM & HULLAVINGTON (2) TOOK RUNNER UP SPOT HERE ON 1442. THIS COCK IS OFF JOHN STRETTON AND ALAN BRASSINGTON STOCK. PHIL BOURKE WAS 4TH ON 1432 WITH A STAF VAN REET.
AT THE NELSON, 9 SENT 147 AND DEBBIE FEARN FLYING AS T & D FEARN TOOK THE RED CARD ON 1465 WITH A 2YO RED COCK CALLED “TIGER”. HE IS OFF THE LATE TERRY'S “HIDEAWAY” AND “BROKEN WING” X MARCELIS X JAN THEELEAN. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1453 WITH A 2YO STAF VAN REET COCK OFF THEIR MUNNS & HESSION STOCK. HIS BROTHER WAS 2ND CLUB LAST WEEK. STEVE ELEY WAS 3RD ON 1438 AND MICK HARVEY & SON 4TH ON 1432.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, MICK & NEIL HARVEY WON A TIGHT FINISH ON 1457.6, JUST PIPPING GRAHAM & ELEANOR EVANS ON 1457.3. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON WERE 3RD & 4TH ON 1437, 1432.
AT BIRCH COPPICE, 9 SENT 157 AND BRIAN WINSTON HAD TWO WELL CLEAR ON 1517, 1515 TO TAKE 1ST & 2ND CLUB AND FEDERATION. WELL DONE BRIAN. ON A DAY WHERE SOME LOFTS HAD GAPPY RETURNS, ELMORE & SMITH HAD EM FOLLOWING UP NICELY, TAKING THE NEXT SIX POSITIONS, THE BEST TWO ON 1479 WAS THEIR GOOD LITTLE PIED GUST JANSENNE HEN, SHE WAS THE FEDERATION BIRD OF THE YEAR IN 2013, SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY A WILDIE AND A GUST JANSENNE COCK OVER THE ETS PADS TOGETHER.
AT ETWALL, 12 SENT 139 AND ALAN PEACH WAS WELL CLEAR ON 1427 WITH A JOHN STRETTON JANSENNE. MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH WERE 2ND ON 1378, MR & MRS CHILDS & SON 3RD ON 1377 AND PAUL BURTON 4TH ON 1376.
UP AT THE SILVER GHOST, 9 SENT 80 AND REUBEN HOUGH TOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1412, 1385, 1352, THE WINNER OFF A MICK FERN VAN LOON X DAVE WILLIAMS & SON, FOLLOWED BY TWO OF HIS SOONTJEN X VAN REET FAMILY FLYING CELIBATE. BRIAN DYJAS WAS 4TH ON 1345 WITH A YLG JANSENNE COCK.
AT WINSHILL, 7 SENT 118 AND JIMMY OTTEWELL WAS 1ST & 4TH ON 1431, 1427, BOTH CAMPHIUS COCKS. MELV WILLIS WAS 2ND ON 1430 WITH A 4YO JANSENNE HEN AND T & P LOFTS WERE 3RD ON 1428 WITH ANOTHER JANSENNE HEN.
OVER AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 6 SENT 75 AND GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 1ST & 2ND ON 1452.7, 1452.5, BOTH WALL, LUNT & GREEN ROUNDABOUT HENS.G ERALD WOOD WAS 3RD ON 1413 WITH A 4YO VAN DEN BOSCHE COCK AND KATH & BILL GRAY WERE 4TH WITH A YEARLING VANDENABEELE HEN, SISTER TO THE HEN THAT WAS 2ND FROME THE PREVIOUS WEEK.
AT TUTBURY, 13 SENT 216 AND SHEASBY & WATSON CONTINUE THEIR RICH VEIN OF FORM, THEYTOOK THE FIRST THREE ON 1443, 1443, 1438,THE WINNER WAS ANOTHER OF THEIR VERY GOOD VAN REETS, THIS ONE IS A BROTHER TO THE PORTLAND FED TOPPER TWO WEEKS PREVIOUS. RUNNER UP WAS A VAN REET X MONTY BUXTON AND THEIR THIRD A MAURICE MATTHEUWS.F RICHARDSON & SON WERE 4TH ON 1427WITH A VANDENABEELE WINNING THE £30 NOM.
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