BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
by Pete Wightman
Double Header Weekend From Coutances And Frome Sees South Derbyshire Take The Honours
Mick & Neil Harvey Take The Honours Out Of Coutances
SATURDAY MAY 27TH SAW 83 MEMBERS SEND 746 BIRDS TO THE OPENING CHANNNEL RACE OF THE SEASON FROM COUTANCES, CONVOYED BY PHIL BROWN, THE BIRDS WERE LIBERATED AT 11-15 INTO A SW WIND, AND THE LEADING BIRDS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THE JOURNEY HOME. CONGRATULATIONS TO MICK & NEIL HARVEY ON TAKING 1ST FED ON 1822 WITH A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN, THIS SOUTH DERBYSHIRE LOFT REVEL ON THE CHANNEL SCENE, WITH A 1ST M.N.F.C. BORDEAUX UNDER THEIR BELT AS WELL AS MANY FEDERATION WINS FROM OVER THE WATER. ROGER & MARK DUFFIELD OF THE BULLS HEAD WERE 2ND & 8TH FED ON 1807; 1753; WITH A 3YO BLUE HEN AND A YEARLING BLUE HEN, THEY ALSO PICKED UP £97-50 WITH A LATER ARRIVAL.MARTIN HOOGENDYK & CHRIS PARKER OF THE MINERS ARMS WERE 3RD FED ON 1806 WITH A YEARLING KIRKLAND X DE VADDER HEN, THIS HEN WON THE £100 GUARANTEED NOMINATION. MARTIN AND CHRIS PICKED UP A FURTHER £234-50 WITH THEIR 3YO HEN ON 1606.MICK STONE OF OSMASTON PARK WAS 4TH FED ON 1784 WITH A 2YO BLUE COCK.WALKER & WAITE OF HILL RIDWARE HD A DAY TO REMEMBER, TAKING 5TH & 6TH FED ON 1770; 1764; WITH A YEARLING AND A 2YO HEN, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD TIMED IN FROM FRANCE!!J.G.SMITH OF SWADLINCOTE TOWN WAS 7TH FED ON 1756 WITH A YEARLING HEN. BARRY MANTON OF HILL RIDWARE WAS 9TH FED ON 1752 WITH A 4YO GEERINCK COCK, WINNING £85 FOR THE FIRST £5 NOM.ALAN BRASSINGTON OF STRETON WAS 10TH FED ON 1751 WITH A YEARLING SYNDICATE LOFTS X WILLY THAS HEN WINNING £52-50 POOLS.
FURTHER POOLS WON WERE AS FOLLOWS; J.HARCUP OF THE BRACKENS CLUB IN DERBY WON £247-50; KEITH BURTON OF CASTLE GRESLEY WON £83-50; TED JACKSON OF BIRCH COPPICE PICKED UP £45-00, AS DID MR & MRS RICK SHELTON OF THE BULLS HEAD; FED SECRETATIES MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS PICKED UP £36-50. TOTAL POOLS PAID OUT £1027-00
MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON 1ST FED OUT OF FROME, EXCEEEDING 74 MPH.
103 MEMBERS ENTERED 1403 BIRDS FOR THE FROME RACE ON SATURDAY MAY 27TH; IT WAS A CASE OF BEING PATIENT FOR RACE CONTROLLER ALAN SMITH AS LOW CLOUD; MURK AND DRIZZLE ENVELOPED THE RACEPOINT THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. THE CONDITIONS EVENTUALLY CLEARED AND THE STRINGS WERE CUT AT 1-45 WITH A STRONG SW WIND BLOWING, A FAST UN WAS ON THE CARDS.CONGRATULATIONS TO MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON OF NEWHALL IN SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, THEIR 2YO BLUE HEN TOOK 1ST CLUB AT THE MINERS ARMS, AND1ST FED ON 2181. THIS HEN IS OUT OF A SON FROM WALL, LUNT & GREENS “PIET COCK” PAIRED TO A LOUIS THIJS CUESTER HEN THAT JOHN HENWOOD BROUGHT BACK FROM BELGIUM IN 2013.ALAN FOLLOWED THIS UP WITH A 2YO PIED COCK 2 MINUTES LATER TO TAKE 8TH FED ON 2137. THIS COCK IS OUT OF ALANS OLD VAN DEN BOSCHE X WITH AN ALBERT BABBINGTON VAN DEN BOSCHE X GERVEART HEN, FROM PETE INCKLE. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS OF SWADLINCOTE TOWN TOOK 2ND & 10TH FED ON 2165; 2131; WITH A YEARLING STAF VAN REET X DE MEYER COCK, AND A 3YO OFF T & D FEARNS JAN THEELAN X JANSENNE LINES. MICK MORRIS GOT THE BEST BIRD IN TAMWORTH, HIS WINNER AT BIRCH COPPICE, A 3YO BLUE COCK TOOK 3RD FED ON 2155.HE WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWD BY 3 BIRDS INTO THE OTHER TAMWORTH CLUB AT BELGRAVE, LYNDON ROWLAND TIMED IN THE WINNER TO TAKE 4TH FED ON 2153.6 WITH A YEARLING BLUE COCK; WITH CLIVE YATES ON HIS TAIL TO TAKE 5TH & 6TH FED ON 2153.0; 2140; WITH A YEARLING BLACK COCK AND A 2YO BLUE COCK. PETE WIGHTMAN & SON OF STRETTON WERE 7TH FED ON 2138 WITH A 4YO VANDENABEELE X LOTTERMAN COCK. HOOGENYK & PARKER COMPLETE THE TOP TEN, WINNING 3RD CLUB AT THE MINERS ARMS AND 9TH FED ON 2135 WITH A 3YO VAN DEN BOSCHE X CUESTER HEN.
CLIVE YATES - DAVIS WRIGHT AND SONS - HOOGENDYK AND PARKER - LYNDON ROWLAND
PETE WAITE WITH WALKER AND WAITES COUTANCE WINNER - PETE WIGHTMAN - ROGER AND MARK DUFFIELD
THE LATE AND MUCH RESPECTED GEORGE HODGKINSON
AROUND THE CLUBS
STARTING AT STRETTON, 10 SENT 92 TO COUTANCES AND ALAN BRASSINGTON HAD A CLEAR WINNER ON 1751 WITH A YEARLING HEN OUT OF HIS SUPER 33 LINES FROM PETER FOX WHEN PAIRED TO WITH A WILLY THAS HEN OFF RAY & JEAN GRIMSDELL. BARRY ODOM WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1719; 1638; BARRYS FIRST OFF STEVE & MATT BURKE STOCK, FOLLOWED BY ONE OFF JOHN GENDERS. TONY & DIANE GREEN WERE 3RD ON 1708 WITH A 5YO COCK OFF ALAN BRASSINGTONS’ PETER FOX SYNDICATE LOFTSTOCK.
OUT OF FROME, 11 SENT 151 AND PETE WIGHTMAN & SON TOOK THE RED CARD ON 2138 WITH A 4YO VANDENABEELE X LOTTERMAN COCK. THE SIRE OFF MR & MRS DES TAYLOR FROM WILENHALL AND THE DAM OFF SPINK & BARKS. JIM & MATT PARKER WERE RUNNERS UP ON 2126.7 WITH A YEARLING SLATEY HEN OFF CURTIS; WALL & LUNT, A GRAND DAUGHTER OF “GREY GEM”. MELV WILLIS WAS A WHISKER AWAY IN 3RD ON 2126.4 WITH A 2YO WILDIE COCK, AND MR & MRS DAVE JOHNSTON RIGHT ON THEIR TAILS IN 4TH SPOT ON 2126.0 WITH A 2YO COOREMAN COCK.
INTO SOUTH DERBYSHIRE NOW, STARTING AT THE NELSON, RACING FROM FROME ONLY, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK TOP SPOT ON 2112 WITH A 2YO DARK LAMBRECHT HEN FROM BILLY CALVERT , SHE WAS 2ND CLUB THE WEEK BEFORE FROM COUTANCES RACING WITH THE MIDLAND NATIONAL. DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS WERE 2ND & 3RD ON 2077; 2043; THEIR FIRST A 3YO COCK OUT OF A VANDENABEELE X DUTCH HEN. THIS COCK WON FROM COUTANCES THE WEEK BEFORE RACING IN THE MIDLAND NATIONAL. THEIR NEXT WAS A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE 4TH ON 2035 WITH THEIR 2YO CHEQ COCK “DOGGER”, HE HAS A 1ST FED UNDER HIS BELT AND IS A GRANDSON OFF “CORKY”, HIS MOTHER IS ALSO A FED TOPPER.
AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, FROM COUTANCES, MICK & NEIL HARVEY GOT A STORMER, A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN ON 1822, SHE IS A PREVIOUS WINNER.J G SMITH WAS RUNNER UP ON 1756 WITH A YEARLING HEN, AND ALAN “CAP” NEAL WAS 3RD ON 1741 WITH A YEARLING CHEQ HEN BRED BY BRIAN AYRE. H SMITH & SON WERE 4TH ON 1724, CHARLIE TIMED IN A 5YO FRANZ ZWOLS COCK.
OUT OF FROME, DAVIS, WRIGHT & SONS TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 2165; 2131; THE WINNER A YEARLING STAF VAN REET X DE MEYER COCK, THE SIRE IS A MULTIPLE PRIZEWINNER AND HAS ALSO BRED A 1ST FED OUT OF KINGSDOWN. THE DAM CAME FROM TONY & LEE PAINTER OF WILLENHALL. THE RUNNER UP WAS A 3YO MEALY COCK OFF T & D FEARN, HE HAS WON THREE TIMES AND IS OUT OF THE “RED FRED” LINES X JANSENNE X MARCELIS. T & D FEARN WERE 3RD ON 2123 WITH A YEARLING RED CHEQ COCK, THE SIRE A JAN THEELAN X “BROKEN WING” AND HAS SIRED BIRDS TO WINS LOADS OF PRIZES. THE DAM IS A STAF VAN REET OFF FREDDIE VOKES X “BOMBER” LINES.TREVOR & GARY COLLINS WERE 4TH ON 2112 WITH A 2YO PIED LAMBRECHT COCK; HE IS OUT OF THEIR “GOOD HEN” WHO WON MANY 1ST INCLUDING 1ST FED, AND IS NOW BREEDING PIGEONS TO WIN LOTS OF PRIZES.
AT THE MINERS ARMS, OUT OF BLANDFORD, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 1680; 1678.5; THE WINNER A 2YO COCK, FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING SISTER. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1678.9 WITH A 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN AND MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 4TH ON 1645.FROM COUTANCES, MICK & NEIL HARVEY GOT THE WINNER ON 1822, THE 2YO VANDENABEELE HEN DUPLICATED FROM SWADLINCOTE TOWN. MARTIN HOOGENDYK & CHRIS PARKER WERE 2ND; 3RD; AND 4TH ON 1806; 1641; 1606; THE FIRST A YEARLING KIRKLAND X DE VADDER HEN, THEN A 3YO HEN BRED BY GEOFF BUCK & SON, SHE WON NIORT LAST YEAR; THEN A 3YO VAN DEN BOSCHE X JANSENNE HEN, A WINNER OF 4 X 1ST. OUT OF FROME, MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 2181; 2137; THE WINNER A YEARLING HEN. HOOGENDYK & PARKER WERE 3RD ON 2128 WITH A 3YO VAN DEN BOSCHE X CUESTER. MR & MRS GRAHAM EVANS WERE 4TH ON 2084.
AT WINSHILL, 3 SENT 22 TO COUTANCES AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH ON 1580 WITH A 2YO CWL X DRAPA HEN; 1486 WITH A 3YO JANSENNE X HUYBRECHT COCK, THEN 1484 WITH A 2YO CWL X DRAPA COCK. MELV WILLIS WAS RUNNER UP ON 1573 WITH A 2YO CAMPHIUS X COCK. OUT OF FROME, 3 SENT 39 AND JIM & MATT PARKER TOOK 1ST & 3RD ON 2079; 2028; THE WINNER A YEARLING SLATEY CWL COCK, HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A YEARLING CWL HEN. ANDY WOOD WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 2046; 2025; HIS FIRST A YEARLING WILDIE X VAN REET HEN, THEN A YEARLING CAMPHIUS X HEN.
AT TUTBURY, 7 SENT 101 TO FROME, AND SECRETARY NIGEL CAWSER TOOK THE RED CARD ON 2124 WITH ONE OFF THE “MAN OF WAR” FROM JIMMY BURESS OF LIVERPOOL. NIGEL WAS ALSO 3RD ON 2078 WITH A HOFKEN. PETE & JACKIE COX WERE RUNNERS UP ON 2081 WITH ONE OFF THEIR ANN SMITH STOCK, AND PHIL WHETTON TOOK 4TH ON 2042 WITH A LAMBRECHT.
DOWN AT BIRCH COPPICE, 4 SENT 51 TO COUTANCES, AND OLLIE NICHOLLS BROS TOOK 1ST & 2ND ON 1741; 1678; THE WINNER A 5YO RED COCK. TED JACKSON WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1669; 1658; BOTH OLLIE AND TED CONCENTRATE MAINLY ON DISTANCE FLYING.OUT OF FROME, 5 SENT 84 AND MICK MORRIS GOT THE WINNER ON 2155 WITH A WIDOW COCK. ELMORE & SMITH WERE 2ND & 4TH ON 2092; 2077.0; WITH A CUESTER HEN THEN A CUESTER COCK, THE COCK ACTUALLY ARRIVED FIRST, BUT ALAN HAD TROUBLE REGISTERING IT OVER THE ETS PAD. ALAN SAID IT WOULDN’T HAVE TOUCHED MICKS WINNER EVEN IF IT HAD REGISTERED FIRST TIME. CLIFF SANDERS WAS 3RD ON 2077.8.
ACROSS AT APPLEBY MAGNA, FROM BLANDFORD, GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE WELL CLEAR ON 1705 WITH THEIR GOOD 6YO CHEQ PIED BUSSCHEART ROUNDABOUT HEN. MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY WERE 2ND ON 1657 WITH A YEARLING CEULEMANS HEN. GERALD WOOD WAS 3RD & 4TH ON 1599; 1596; BOTH VANDENABEELE WIDOW COCKS.FROM COUTANCES, MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY TOOK 1ST; 2ND; AND 4TH ON 1749; 1679; 1421; THE WINNER A VANDENABEELE COCK, THEN A CEULEMANS HEN AND A 4YO KIRKLAND COCK. GERALD WOOD WAS 3RD ON 1607 WITH A 2YO COCK. OUT OF FROME, MR & MRS JOHN PASSEY & FAMILY TOOK 1ST; 3RD; AND 4TH, THE WINNER ON 2065 WAS A 2YO KIRKLAND HEN THAT HAD WON BEFORE, OUT OF GEOFFS DISTANCE STOCK. SHE WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO MORE KIRKLAND HENS. GEOFF BUCK & SON WERE RUNNERS UP ON 1966 WITH A YEARLING CUESTER X COCK THAT WAS 2ND OUT OF FROME EARLIER IN THE SEASON.
AT ETWALL, 8 SENT 63 TO COUTANCES, AND MR & MRS TONY WHITEHURST GOT THE WINNER ON 1722. SAM PHILLIPS WAS 2ND & 4TH ON 1652; 1530. DAVID WILLIAMS & SON WERE 3RD ON 1634. OUT OF FROME, 12 SENT 151 AND PAUL WILLIAMS TOOK 1ST AND 4TH ON 2069; 2010. ALAN PEACH WAS RUNNER UP ON 2067 WITH A JOHN STRETTON JANSENNE, AND SAM PHILLIPS WAS 3RD ON 2013.
AT HILL RIDWARE, 10 SENT 64 TO COUTANCES, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO WALKER & WAITE, NOT ONLY WAS THIS THE FIRST TIME THEY’VE TIMED IN FROM THE CHANNEL, BUT THEY ALSO TOOK 1ST & 2ND CLUB ON 1770; 1764. BARRY MANTON WAS 3RD ON 1752 WITH A FOXWOOD LOFT GEERINCK, AND SPINK & BARKS WERE 4TH ON 1740 WITH A BRIAN MURRAY JANSENNE.OUT OF FROME, 14 SENT 226 AND DOUG NESBITT & SONS WERE 1ST & 3RD ON 2055; 2037; THE WINNER A STAF VAN REETCOCK THAT TOOK 4TH CLUB, 11TH WORCESTER FED THE WEEK PREVIOUS. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY A LEO HEREMAN. CLOSE BEHIND IN 2ND SPOT WERE D.J. HARVEY & SONS ON 2054 WITH A YEARLING JANSENNE COCK OFF ADRIAN DUGGINS X I & B JONES STOCK. C. LEADBEATER & SONS WERE 4TH ON 2019 WITH A LEO HEREMAN.
FINALLY, SOME VERY SAD NEWS, GEORGE HODGKINSON THE MUCH RESPECTED AND SUCCESSFUL FLIER FROM RUGELEY, A MEMBER OF HILL RIDWARE, SADLY PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY MAY 26TH. ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERATION, CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY, REST IN PEACE GEORGE.
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