DERBY NOTES
Alan Houldsworth
Saturday July 6th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Messac for their blue riband race from Messac a distance of 350 miles into Derby.
The pigeons were liberated at 07-15 with no wind given. In Etwall & District Flying Club 5 members sent 31 birds and taking the first three was the Ashbourne man & wife partnership of Peter & Shirley Harrison. Their winner was a yearling cheq hen doing 1153 followed by a three-year-old cheq hen doing 1071 then a two-year-old blue cock doing 1030.In fourth was A. Peach & Son with a yearling cheq cock doing 978.
Peter & Shirley Harrison Messac winners in Etwall & District Flying Club.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society where 12 members sent 86 birds L.D.S. Johnson get the red card with two year old blue cock doing 1070 with S & H W Hall in second doing 948.5 followed by John & Steve Hicks with a three year old cheq cock doing 948.2 and taking fourth was Paul & Lynda Todd with a three year old blue hen doing 940.2.
L.D.S Johnson Osmaston Park Homing Society winners from Messac.
In Holbrook 3 members sent 9 birds and getting the winner was D & A Swift with a yearling cheq hen doing 1056 followed by Trevor Jennings with a three-year-old cheq hen doing 560.
Kilburn were at Marlborough with the Derby Burton & District South Road Federation where 6 members sent 124 birds. The pigeons were liberated at 08-00 in a light north wind. Taking the first three positions was Keith Foulke with a three-year-old slatey hen taking the red card doing 1280 followed by a two-year-old slatey hen doing 1248 then a yearling red cock doing 1239.In fourth with a yearling blue hen doing 1219 was Keith Cresswell.
The Burton & South Derbyshire Federation also held an inland race from Kingsdown, and the pigeons were liberated at 08-45 in a west north west wind.
In Holbrook 6 members sent 75 birds and finishing his old bird season of in fine style was Trevor Jennings taking three of the first four positions. His winner was a yearling cheq hen doing 1359.8 followed by a two year old red hen doing 1348 then a yearling cheq hen doing 1298.0.In second was D & A Swift with a yearling cheq pied cock doing 1300.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society 12 members sent 114 birds with Paul & Lynda Todd taking the top two positions with two yearling blue cocks doing 1359.1 and 1358.5.In third was Dave Waddington with a yearling cheq pied cock doing 1354 with John & Steve Hicks in fourth with a two year old blue cock doing 1340.
Paul & Lynda Todd Osmaston Park Homing Society winners from Kingsdown.
In Etwall & District Flying Club A. Peach & Son finished their excellent season of by taking the red card with a yearling blue hen doing 1319.In second was Sam Phillips with a yearling blue cock doing 1311 with Tony & June Whitehurst in third with a yearling blue cock doing 1263 followed by Alan & Liz Houldsworth in fourth doing 1256 with a two year old blue cock.
Alan Peach Etwall & District Flying Club winner from Kingsdown.
