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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION

by Pete Wightman

ANOTHER GREAT RACE FROM PORTLAND SEES SHEASBY & WATSON OF LICHFIELD RISE TO THE TOP

SATURDAY MAY 17TH SAW OUR BIRDS AT THE COAST FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON WHEN 145 MEMBERS SENT 2187 BIRDS TO PORTLAND. THEY WERE RELEASED AT 09-00 INTO A LIGHT NORTH WIND TURNING SOUTHERLY FROM THE BRISTOL AREA UPWARDS. ALAN SMITH OUR RACE CONTROLLER TOLD ME TO EXPECT THE BIRDS AROUND THE 1600 YPM MARK, AND HE WASN’T FAR OUT.

TAKING 1ST & 2ND FED WERE THE JOHN SHEASBY & PETER WATSON PARTNERSHIP OF LICHFIELD. THESE FLY AT TUTBURY F.C. AND THEIR WINNING VELOCITIES WERE 1615.1 AND 1615.0, BOTH STAF VAN REET COCKS. ALAN BRASSINGTON OF STRETTON WAS 3RD FED ON 1607 WITH HIS GOOD YEARLING COCK, A SON OUT OF “PREMIUM BOND”. ALBERT BABBINGTON OF ELFORD WAS 4TH & 5TH FED ON 1596, 1595.2 WITH A VAN DEN BOSCHE AND A CUESTER. ALBERT FLIES AT TUTBURY, THE CLUB HAD A GOOD DAY WITH 7 POSITIONS IN THE TOP 20. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE 5TH FED ON 1595.7 WITH A 3YO LAMBRECHT COCK. ROY GREGORY & SON OF DERBY SR ARE HAVING A GREAT SEASON SO FAR, THEY TOOK 7TH FED THIS WEEK ON 1592. PETE & JACKIE COX OF TUTBURY WERE 8TH FED ON 1578. A CRACKING BIRD TO THE LOFTS OF ROGER & MARK DUFFIELD UP AT THE BULLS HEAD, THEY TOOK 9TH FED ON 1575. F.RICHARDSON & SON OF TUTBURY WERE 10TH FED ON 1572.

John Sheasby

AROUND THE CLUBS

STARTING AT STRETTON, 12 SENT 243 BIRDS AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TIMED IN THE SAME YEARLING BLUE COCK TO WIN FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING. THIS COCK IS OUT OF “PREMIUM BOND” X DAUGHTER OF “FEDERER”, AND RECORDED A WINNING VELOCITY OF 1607. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1595 WITH A 3YO LAMBRECHT COCK OFF MR & MRS JIMMY GREEN STOCK. RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL WERE 3RD ON 1570 WITH A YEARLING COCK OUT OF A McCOMISH & COOK X BRIAN DENNEY PAIRING. ALAN BRASSINGTON WAS 4TH ON 1569 WITH “THE NUTTER”.

AT BIRCH COPPICE, 11 SENT 201 AND JOHN GILBERT TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1561, 1544, BOTH LAMBRECHT COCKS. ELMORE & SMITH WERE 2ND ON 1552 WITH A CUESTER HEN AND THE NICHOLLS BROS WERE 4TH ON 1541.

AT THE NELSON, 10 SENT 124 AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DEBBIE FEARN FLYING AS T & D FEARN, SHE WAS 1ST & 3RD ON 1572, 1560. THE WINNER WAS A YEARLING LAVENDER HEN, 50% OFF HER LATE FATHER TERRY’S FAMOUS STOCK “BROKEN WING” AND “HIDEAWAY” X MARCELIS AND JANSENNE. THEIR SECOND ARRIVAL WAS A 2YO RED COCK OFF TERRY’S “BOMBER” X JAN THEELAN AND MARCELIS. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 1569, 1559.

AT THE MINERS ARMS, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON CONTINUE THEIR RICH VEIN OF FORM, TAKING THE FIRST THREE ON 1572, 1567, 1562. MICK HARVEY & SON WERE 4TH ON 1559.

AT WINSHILL, 8 SENT 120 AND JIM & MATT PARKER WERE 1ST & 4TH ON 1562, 1550, THE WINNER A YEARLING BEVERDAM X HUYBRECHTS COCK, THIS COCK ALSO WON HULLAVINGTON (2). THEIR SECOND BIRD WAS A YEARLING CURTIS, WALL& LUNT X WALL, LUNT & GREEN HEN. MELV WILLIS WAS 2ND & 3RD ON 1557, 1552 WITH A JANSENNE HEN AND A WILDIE HEN.

AT ETWALL, 12 SENT 169 AND MR & MRS CHILDS & SON WERE 1ST & 4TH ON 1564, 1539. MR & MRS ALAN HOULDSWORTH WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1560 AND DAVE WILLIAMS & SON 3RD ON 1553.

AT THE SILVER GHOST, THE “RUNAWAY” COCK DID IT AGAIN FOR THE WOOLLEY & ROGERS PARTNERSHIP, THE 4YO COOREMANS WON EASILY ON 1559. WOOLLEY & ROGERS WERE ALSO 2ND ON 1521 WITH A 3YO SOONTJEN X COOREMAN. ERNIE BARKER WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1503, 1496 WITH TWO MEALY HENS. A SPECIAL MENTION TO KANE WOOLLEY, WHO TOOK CHARGE OF THE LOFT WHILST HIS DAD SPOILT HIS MUM IN LONDON FOR THE WEEKEND. WELL DONE KANE.

AT APPLEBY MAGNA, 7 SENT 140 AND MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 1560, 1547, THE WINNER A YEARLING COCK OFF “CHLOE’S BOY” X KIRKLAND, FOLLOWED BY A 3YO KIRKLAND FLOR ENGELS COCK. GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE 2ND OAND ALAN PASSEY & SONS 4TH ON 1547 WITH A 4YO ROLAND JANSENNE COCK.

AT TUTBURY, 13 SENT 193 AND TWO CRACKERS TO THE LOFTS OF JOHN SHEASBY & PETER WATSON, THEY HAD TWO STAF VAN REET COCKS ARRIVE TOGETHER ON 1615, THE WINNER HAS NOW WON 7 X 1ST AND ALSO PICKED UP THE £26 NOM. THEY ALSO HAD A GREAT BIRD IN THE N.M.C.C. CARENTAN RACE, PROVISIONAL 2ND SECTION AND OPEN BEHIND MICHAEL & JO GAUNT. WELL DONE JOHN AND PETER. ALBERT BABBINGTON HAS NOT BEEN OUT THE FRAME THIS SEASON YET, HE TOOK 3RD & 4TH ON 1596, 1595, WITH A JANSENNE VAN DEN BOSCHE AND A CUESTER.