BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION
By Pete Wightman
MR & MRS JOHN DOWD BACK WITH A BANG OUT OF HULLAVINGTON (2).
Saturday august 19th saw our birds at the second Hullavington race, they were met with a strong west wind, but the birds did really well, with excellent returns. The 1891 birds entered by 93 members were liberated at 10-00 in a strong West wind, and no surprises that the East side lofts dominate the result. The Heanor lofts of John and Pam Dowd took the fed to the cleaners out of the opening Cheltenham race some 3 weeks earlier, taking the top 14 positions in the Fed, but then their ybs had the sickness that seems to be everywhere reading the BHW?. No doubt that the 3-week break, correct treatment and management did the trick has they were back with a bang taking the first eight open positions.
They had 7 drop together, split by 10 seconds, on 1718; 1717.3; 1717.1 (2); 1716.5; 1716.3; 1715.8; these 7 were a minute and a half clear of their eighth bird on 1695. I’ve heard their leaders were a mix of Soontjens; Van De Merwe and one-off Shane Langton?
JOHN DOWD OF THE BULLS HEAD.
Swadlincote town members complete the top ten, with Hoogendyk & Parkers Jansenne Van Den Bosche cock taking 9th on 1689, and Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & Son 10th with their Van Reet x Lambrecht hen on 1685.
Bulls head took 10 of the top 20 positions, Swadlincote 9 and Etwall 1.
M.HOOGENDYK & C.PARKER
Around the clubs.
At Stretton, 8 sent 140 and Jim & Matt Parker took the top two on 1665; 1661; the winner a CWL Drapa x Heremans hen, she is a daughter of their top stock pair “Thor” and “Shelby”, she was 2nd club the week previous. Runner up was another Drapa x Heremans, a granddaughter of “Thor” and “Shelby”. Alan Brassington was 3rd & 4th on 1640; 1638; his first off, his Ernie Rigby Soontjen, m/m Ken Lycett and Peter Fox stock, then a Soontjen x daughter off “Premium Bond”.
At Birch Coppice, 8 sent 216 and Cliff Sanders shakes the bag taking 1st club on 1646.9, well done Cliff, a popular win this I bet? John Gilbert took the next 3 on 1645.9 all Wildie x Lambrechts.
Into Derby now, at Osmaston Park, 11 sent 155 and Dave Waddington took the first three with his red arrows, three red hens doing the damage on 1641 and 1640.7 (2). Jake Harcup was 4th on 1632.
At Winshill, 5 sent 98 and Jim & Matt parker took the first three on 1664; 1654; 1653; the first and third CWL Drapa x Hereman hens, the winner a blue hen also won the week previous. Runner up was a granddaughter out of CWL top Drapa cock “Cediz” and their top cock “Thor”. Andy Wood took 4th on 1628 with a Jansenne x Huybrecht cock.
Into South Derbyshire now, at the Nelson, where James Horne took the first four on 1666; 1665; 1643; 1636; the first three all Stefaan Lambrechts off his Gibb & Byrne stock, followed by a Vandenabeele cock, James even took the pools with the winner, well done James.
At the Miners Arms, Hoogendyk & Parker continue their rich vein of form, taking 1st & 3rd on 1679; 1628; the winner a Hereman Cuester x Vandenabeele hen, followed by the previous weeks winner, a CWL hen bred by Chris Parker. Mr & Mrs Graham Evans were 2nd on 1667 and Brian Ayre took 4th on 1588.
At Swadlincote Town, Hoogendyk & Parker took top spot on 1689 with a Van Den Bosche x Jansennne cock. Trevor & Gary Collins took the next three spots on 1685; 1675 (2); the first a Staf Van Reet x Lambrecht hen, a granddaughter of their “Good Hen”; she was followed by two Lambrecht hens, the second a daughter off the “Good Hen”
GARY & TREVOR COLLINS.
At Etwall, 11 sent 214 and last weeks fed toppers Tony & June Whitehurst took the first four on 1671; 1633.9; 1633.6; 1629; all Eric Ceulemans off Kev Spiers.
At Hill Ridware, 7 sent 194 and Mr & Mrs Ken Lycett took 1st & 2nd on 1623; 1620.their winner was a Vandenabeele x Wynants hen that also won 2nd Cheltenham. The sire is “Super Frank” a direct son off “Pale Rider” and recently returned to the Rugeley Lofts from Davis, Wright & Sons where he bred 18 x 1st prize-winners. The dam “The Lucky Hen” came from the top Northern Ireland lofts of the Gordon Bros, she is a full brother to the Kris Wynants “Pied Piper” who is the Bordon Bros top racing cock. Runner up was a daughter out of their champion “Eddy” who won 11 x 1st and 5 x 1st feds, the dam another of their top Gordon Bros hens, she is a Vandenabeele x Roodhooft, a full sister to “Lone Rider” who won 1st 3579 birds; 1st 5330 birds; 1st 3477 birds and 1st 4895 birds, she goes back to the Lycetts old Vandenabeele lines that were so successful for many lofts.Spink & Barks were 3rd & 4th on 1618; 1616; the second bred by Graham Jones from the North East.
Finally, congratulations to Mr & Mrs Graham Evans on winning the birch coppice open from Kingsdown, and to John Gilbert who won the birch coppice breeder buyer from the same race point.
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