DERBY NOTES
Alan Houldsworth
Saturday June 18th and the Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Blandford and the pigeons were liberated at 08-30 in a North North West wind.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society it was that man again Mick Stone putting up another brilliant performance getting the first three pigeons into Derby and taking the first three positions in his club. His velocities were 1272.7 & 1272.2 & 1239 and were all two year old blue cocks. In fourth position with a three year old blue cock doing 1209 was John & Steve Hicks.
In Ilkeston Bulls Flying Club John & Pamela Dowd continue their good form taking the first three positions. Their winner was a two year old blue hen doing 1258 followed by a two, two year old cheq cocks doing 1248 & 1229.In fourth position was N.Inger & Son doing 1221.
Paul Williams Etwall & District Flying Club winner
In Etwall & District Flying Club Paul Williams takes the red card with a yearling blue cock doing 1242 followed by a three year old red cock doing 1230 to take second position. In third & fourth positions was Alan & Liz Houldsworth with a two year old blue cock doing 1223 and a blue yearling cock doing 1222.
In Derby South Road Flying Club Roy Gregory & Son take the first three positions doing 1189, 1121 & 1120.In fourth position with a yearling cheq cock doing 1046 was Alan Beastall.
Reuben Hough Silver Ghost Flying Club winner who has just celebrated his 93rd birthday
In the Silver Homing Society Reuben Hough takes the first three positions with a yearling cheq cock taking the red card doing 1105 followed by a cheq hen doing 1091 then a cheq cock doing 1084 with Alan Beastall in fourth with a two year old cheq cock bred by Jason Phillips doing 1022.
Derby Premier was at Newbury with the Derby Burton & District South Road Federation and the pigeons were liberated at 13-10 in a North North West wind. Making a clean sweep was Paul & Lynda Todd. Their winner was a two year old cheq cock picking up its second red card doing 1181 followed by a yearling blue hen doing 1132 then a three year old cheq cock doing 1105 followed by a yearling blue hen doing 1091.
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