Derby Notes.
Saturday September 2nd and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Yeovil with Alys getting the pigeons away at 13:25 in a light east north east wind.
Holbrook Miners Welfare had 7 members sending 250 birds with the top two positions going to Russ Bailey doing 1289.6 & 1289.4.
Russ Bailey Holbrook Miners Welfare winner.
In third were D & A Swift doing 1274 followed by E & A Gibson in fourth doing 1267.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society 16 members sent 189 birds with the inform loft of S & H W Hall getting a podium finish taking the top three positions. Stans winner was a blue pied hen doing 1268 followed by a blue pied cock doing 1250 then a cheq hen doing 1247.
Steve Stone took fourth with a grizzle hen doing 1226.
In Etwall & District Flying Club 9 members sent 100 birds with the ever present Kevin Southall and partner Moria taking the red card. Their winner was a dk/wf hen doing 1189 followed by A.Peach & Son with a cheq hen doing 1182 and a red cock doing 1181 to take second & third.
Kevin Southall & Partner Moira Etwall & District Flying Club winner.
Steve Billings took fourth with a blue hen doing 1173.
The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Salisbury and the pigeons were liberated at 11:45 in a north east wind.
Derby Premier had 2 members sending 30 birds with Paul & Lynda Todd making a clean sweep taking the first four positions. Their winner was a dk/c cock doing 1225 followed by a blue hen doing 1197 then a blue cock doing 1173 and a cheq doing 1168.
Paul & Lynda Todd Derby Premier winner.
Saturday September 9th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Honiton with the pigeons being liberated at 09:15 with no wind given.
Osmaston Park Homing Society had 10 members sending 74 birds and there was no stopping the inform loft of S & H W Hall with their inform team of young birds. It was another podium finish with Stan Halls young birds well out in front. The first two pigeons a chwf hen and a cheq hen were both doing 1378.3 followed by a blue hen doing 1378.2.
Stan Hall Osmaston Park Homing Society winner.
In fourth with a cheq cock doing 1278.6 were Shenton Brothers ( Ron & Norman ).
In Etwall & District Flying Club 7 members sent 58 birds with A.Peach & Son taking the red card with a grizzle cock doing 1323 followed by a red hen doing 1311 to take third.
Alan Peach Etwall & District Flying Club winner.
In second were P & S Harrison ( Peter & Shirley ) with a dk/ch hen doing 1314 with Kevin Southall taking fourth with a blue cock doing 1297.
In Holbrook Miners Welfare 3 members sent 36 birds with F.A.Turner getting a podium finish with velocities of 1305,1280 & 1255 with T & J Mather in fourth doing 1235.
Fred Turner Holbrook winner.
Saturday September 23rd saw the final race of the season from Hullavington for the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation with the Alys getting the pigeons away at 10:05 in a light westerly wind.
In Holbrook Miners Welfare 4 members sent 95 birds with Darren & Vicky Johnson finishing their season with an excellent performance taking the first six positions with velocities of 1636.6,1636.3,1635,1634,1633 & 1632. Also finishing the season with an extra bonus and topping the icing on the cake by taking the first six positions in the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation well done to you both.
Darren & Vickey Johnson Holbrook Miners Welfare winners.
7 members sent 77 birds in Osmaston Park Homing Society and the inform loft of Stan Hall who fly as S & H W Hall made it another podium finish taking the top three positions with a bl/pied cock taking the red card doing 1618.7 followed by a blue hen doing 1618.2 then a blue cock doing 1617.
In fourth with a cheq cock doing 1578 were Shenton Brothers ( Ron & Norman ).It was also the Osmaston Park Homing Society breeder buyer race but with only two members having one youngster each they agreed between themselves should they both time their pigeon in they would split the prize fund 50% each. Both members clocked their pigeon in so it was a nice little earner for Stewart Wainwright and George Torry collecting £225 each.
George Torry with partner Molly and Stewart Wainwright joint winners of the Osmaston Park Homing Society breeder buyer race.
In Etwall & District Flying Club it was a clean sweep for club secretary Alan Peach taking the first four positions with a red hen doing 1573 followed by a mealy cock doing 1572 then a cheq cock doing 1571 and a blue hen doing 1533 taking fourth.
Sadly Kevin Southall & partner Moira are retiring from the sport due to family commitments. I would like to wish you and your family all the best for the future and who knows one day we might see you return to the fold. Also calling it a day is Kilburn member and fancier for many many years is Keith Foulk who at the grand age of 80 said it's time for me to take a back seat. All the best to you Keith and may you live on, to live a long and happy life.
I would like to say thank you to the following people for providing the information every week to keep Derby Notes going.
Kevin Matthews & Moria Patterson who over the season have had the results in my inbox as soon as their club results have been confirmed.
Also a thank you to The Maltster ( Pete Wightman ) and Steve Stone for forwarding the fed result every week.
The members of Osmaston Park Homing Society would just like to say that, if convoying was an Olympic discipline our convoyer Alys would certainly be a gold medallist. Alys has once again given us some excellent racing with some trying decisions to be made on some Saturdays with this wonderful English weather of ours. Her care and attention to the pigeons over the season has to be first class. ( THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN ALYS ).
Our convoyer/driver Alys on her way to give us yet another good race.
Osmaston Park Homing Society will be holding a series of shows starting in November at their club headquarters The Jubilee Club,155,Chaddesden Lane, Chaddesden, Derby. DE21 6LJ.The opening show will be held on SUNDAY November 5th and will be Old Cocks/Old Hens, SUNDAY 19th November Young Cocks/Young Hens, SUNDAY 26th November Old Cocks/Young Hens, SATURDAY 2nd December Old Hens/Young Cocks, SUNDAY 10TH December, Any Age/Any Sex also Champion of Champions class. That is the winner of every class to select the Overall Champion. All shows through the wires. There will be a trophy for the overall champion to be kept by the winner for 12 months. ALL SHOWS THROUGH THE WIRES.
Penning will be between 11:00 & 12:00.The cost of entry will be 50 pence per bird. To qualify for entry for the show races in 2024 competitors must show in four of the five shows and only Osmaston Park Homing Society club members will be eligible. All birds to be basketed at club headquarters. There will be a raffle plus a blackout every week. The pigeons last year ( 2022 ) were of excellent quality and were a credit to the fanciers so with the same high standard expected this year the judges will have a task on their hands selecting the winners.
For more information contact Mick Willis on 07749942229 or George Tory on 07732566136.
