DERBY NOTES
Alan Houldsworth
Derby Notes
Saturday August 27th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Frome and the pigeons were liberated at 07-00 with no wind given.
Getting a hat trick of wins and the first pigeon into Derby for the second week in succession was S & H W Hall. Their winner was a dk/cheq cock doing 1065 and was a grandson of the incredible Wing Down and the dam was from Mantle Bros stock .They also took third position with a grizzle hen doing 1017.In second position was Mick Stone with a dk/cheq cock doing 1039 with Hall & Torry in fourth with a blue cock doing 1016 which was bred by S & H W Hall.
Stan Hall Osmaston Park Homing Society winner
In their breeder buyer race club secretary Steve Stone took the first two positions doing 939 & 863.His first pigeon was bred by Mick Stone and his second pigeon bred by Mick Fearn.
In third position with a youngster bred by Dave Waddington was Mick Fearn.
Steve Stone Osmaston Park Breeder buyer winner
In Ilkeston Bulls Homing Society John & Pamela Dowd continue to dominate getting the red card with a cheq hen doing 1116 followed by a blue hen doing 1020 to take fourth. In second & third position was Rick Shelton with two cheq hens both doing 1054.
John & Pamela Dowd Ilkeston Bulls Head Flying Club winners
In Derby South Road Flying Club Brailsford & Doyle took the top two positions with a blue hen doing 983 to take the red card followed by a cheq hen doing 934 to take second position. In third position was Mick Leszczyscak with a blue hen doing 884 followed by Mr & Mrs Noel Wylie with a cheq hen doing 860.
Billy Brailsford Derby South Road winner
In Etwall & District Flying Club Sam Phillips takes the first two positions with two blue cocks doing 971 & 970.In third & fourth positions was Tony & June Whitehurst with a bl/pied cock doing 967 followed by a cheq cock doing 955.
Sam Phillips Etwall & District Flying Club winner - Peter Harrison & Shelia Harrison}Breeder buyer winners in Etwall & District Flying Club
In their breeder buyer race Peter & Shelia Harrison got the winner with a youngster bred by A.Peach & Son with Sam Phillips taking second position with his youngster being bred by Dave Williams & Son.
The Derby Burton & District South Road Federation basketed Saturday for a Sunday race but due to the bad weather were held over till Monday and were liberated at Marlborough at 09-00 in a west North West wind.
Making a clean sweep in Derby Premier with three blue cocks doing 1357 and a mealy cock doing was L.D.S. Johnson.
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