MICK & NEIL HARVEY MAKE HAY OUT OF HULLAVINGTON

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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.

HOORAY, RACING IS BACK, AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY MAKE HAY OUT OF HULLAVINGTON.

SATURDAY JUNE 6^TH SAW THE MUCH AWAITED START OF THE 2020 SEASON, AND TYPICAL OF THE BRITISH WEATHER, AFTER A PROLONGED DRY SUNNY SPELL, THE BIRDS WERE GREETED WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. 1722 BIRDS ENTERED BY 80 MEMBERS OF 8 CLUBS WERE LIBERATED AT HULLAVINGTON IN WILTSHIRE AT 08-00 IN A STRONG WESTERLY WIND, TURNING W.S.W. IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR SOME OF THE BIRDS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY RETURNS WERE OVER 90% IN GENERAL.

MICK AND NEIL HARVEY WITH PETE STORER

Mick & Neil Harvery with Pete Storer

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOUTH DERBYSHIRE LOFTS OF MICK & NEIL HARVEY, FLYING IN SWADLINCOTE TOWN. THEY HAD A GREAT START TO THE SEASON TAKING THE TOP FOUR IN THE FEDERATION ON 1775.5; 1775.5; 1774; 1773; THESE FOUR YEARLING HENS WERE RACED TO THEIR NUMBER 2 LOFT AT NEILS HOME. THE FED TOPPER WAS BRED OUT OF MICKS RACE TEAM; HER SIRE IS OFF DOUBLE M.N.F.C. WINNER “MAX” LINES X WITH “CORKY” THEIR M.N.F.C. BORDEAUX WINNER, HER DAM WAS A FULL SISTER TO JAMES PARKERS’ “NATIONAL BEAUTY” X WITH A LEEKENS OFF M.J. & K GAUNT OF RIPLEY. RUNNER UP WAS OFF A GRANDSON OF “WILD WIND” WHEN PAIRED TO A HEREMAN CUESTER OFF GARY COX. 3^RD FED WAS BRED BY M.J. & K GAUNT OF RIPLEY. 4^TH FED WAS NEST MATE TO THE YOUNG COCK THAT WAS DENIED A 1^ST FED LAST YEAR DUE TO THE RING NOT BEING REGISTERED CORRECTLY.THE SIRE IS A DOUBLE GRANDSON OF “MAX” ; THE DAM A DIRECT DAUGHTER OF CHRIS VASEYS’ U.N.C. WINNER. MR & MRS PAUL TODD OF OSMASTON PARK IN DERBY WERE 5^TH & 12^TH FED ON 1771; 1731; BOTH 3YO BLUE LAMBRECHT COCKS. MICK & NEIL HARVEY WERE BACK FOR MORE IN 6^TH FED ON 1762 WITH A 2YO HEN OFF DOUBLE M.N.F.C. WINNER “MAX” LINES X WITH “CORKY” THEIR M.N.F.C. BORDEAUX WINNER, WHEN PAIRED TO A FULL SISTER TO JAMES PARKERS’ “NATIONAL BEAUTY”, THIS HEN WAS RACING TO THEIR NUMBER 1 LOFT AT MICKS HOUSE. MR & MRS ALAN STRETTON OF SWADLINCOTE TOWN WERE 7^TH & 8^TH FED ON 1759; 1752; BOTH YEARLING COCKS OFF WALL, LUNT & GREEN X HEREMAN CUESTER LINES. DAVE WADDINGTON OF OSMASTON PARK WAS 9^TH FED ON 1751 WITH A YEARLING COCK, A GRANDSON OF “THE BAT” THE PROLIFIC RACER AND BREEDER DAVE OWNS, HE’S A SOONTJEN COCK BRED BY LOUELLA LOFTS I BELIEVE? MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK 10^TH FED ON 1744 WITH THEIR WINNER AT THE NELSON, A CHEQ WF YEARLING LAMBRECHT X DE MEYER HEN.

AROUND THE CLUBS,

STARTING AT STRETTON, 8 SENT 204 AND ALAN BRASSINGTON TOOK THE TOP TWO SPOTS ON 1719; 1657; THE WINNER A 2YO SON OUT OF “PREMIUM BOND” X WITH A LAMBRECHT HEN. HE WAS FOLLOWED BY “ERNIE” ALANS GOOD 4YO SOONTJEN X DE MEYER COCK OFF ERNIE RIGBY STOCK. PHIL WHETTON WAS 3^RD & 4^TH ON 1651; 1625; TWO BLACK LAMBRECHT COCKS, FULL BROTHERS. THE SIRE A RED COCK OFF TREVOR BIRD, THE DAM A GRAND DAUGHTER OF “DE ZOT” FROM MATT MUNSLOW.

AT OSMASTON PARK, 23 SENT 393 AND MR & MRS PAUL TODD TOOK 1^ST & 4^TH CLUB ON 1771; 1731.3; BOTH 3YO LAMBRERCHT COCKS. DAVE WADDINGTON WAS RUNNER UP ON 1751 WITH A YEARLING COCK OUT OF “THE BAT” LINES; AND JOHN & STEVE HICKS WERE 3^RD ON 1731.5 WITH A 3YO DE KLAK COCK.

AT SWADLINCOTE TOWN, 15 SENT 415 AND MICK & NEIL HARVEY TOOK THE FIRST FOUR ON 1775(2); 1774; 1773; DETAILS ABOVE OF THESE FED LEADERS.

AT THE NELSON, MR & MRS TREVOR COLLINS & SON TOOK THE TOP SPOT ON 1744 WITH A LAMBRECHT X DE MEYER HEN, WITH CLIVE YATES FILLING THE NEXT THREE PLACES ON 1709; 1708; 1708; THE FIRST TWO EURO DIAMOND X WILDIE HENS; FOLLOWED BY A WILDIE HEN.

AT ETWALL, 7 SENT 136 AND ALAN & LIZ HOULDSWORTH TOOK 1^ST & 2^ND ON 1687; 1685; THE WINNER A 5YO OFF A JIMMY & LISA GREEN LAMBRECHT WHEN PAIRED TO A HEN FROM IAN BURNETT OF HINCKLEY WHICH WAS OFF STOCK FROM ALUN MAULL; THE RUNNER UP WAS OFF A PAIR FROM ROB PEARSON STOCK. MR & MRS TONY WHITEHURST WERE 3^RD ON 1645 WITH ALAN PEACH 4^TH ON 1623.

OVER AT HILL RIDWARE, DOUG NESBITT & SONS WERE 1^ST & 2^ND ON 1647; 1644; THE WINNER A VAN DEN BULK, FOLLOWED BY THE LEO HEREMAN HEN THAT WON THE FED BREEDER BUYER LAST YEAR, PICKING UP £667 AND TWO GOLD MEDALS. ANTHONY PROBERT WAS 3^RD ON 1639 WITH A PREMIER STUD LEO HEREMAN OFF “BETTER THAN BOLT” AND “456” LINES. C. LEADBEATER & SONS WERE 4^TH ON 1637 WITH ONE OFF THEIR GOOD KURT & RAF PLATTEEUW LINES.

ALAN STRETTON