Derby Burton & District South Road Federation Frome
Alan Houldsworth
Saturday April 29th and the Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Frome where 96 members sent 2276 birds which were liberated at 11-45 in a south south east wind.
Topping the federation was the Woodhouse partnership of Mr & Mrs Jackson doing 1722.897.They were also eighth fed doing 1683.696. In second position was M Bower & Son of Park doing 1719.374 with a blue cock. Third position went to F & M Groom of South Normanton with a two year old cock doing 1715.335.Fourth & sixth positions went to B & C Beresford & Son of Woodhouse doing 1684.337 & 1683.993.In fifth position was Mr & Mrs P Todd of Derby Premier with a two year old blue hen doing 1684.069.In seventh & ninth positions was P Rimmington & Wright of Darnell with a cheq hen doing 1683.839 and a two year old blue hen doing 1683.327 followed by Jenkinson, Powell, Roy Riley in tenth doing 1681.778.
North section
1st Mr & Mrs A Jackson Woodhouse 1722.897.
2nd M Bower & Son Park 1719.374.
3rd B & C Brelsford & Son Woodhouse 1684.337.
4th B & C Brelsford & Son Woodhouse 1683.993.
5th P Rimmington & Wright Darnell 1683.839.
6th Mr & Mrs A Jackson Woodhouse 1683.696.
7th P Rimmington & Wright Darnell 1683.327.
8th Jenkinson,Powell,Roy Riley Woodhouse 1681.778.
9th W Hague & Son Woodhouse 1680.301.
10th G Jones & Proctor Darnell 1678.410.
South Section
1st F & M Groom South Normanton 1715.335.
2nd Mr & Mrs P Todd Derby Premier 1684.069.
3rd K Foulke Kilburn 1676.504.
4th K Cresswell Kilburn 1675.218.
5th T Wainwright Ashby 1673.194.
6th D Oakley Selston 1672.190.
7th D Oakley Selston 1671.619.
8th R Hallsworth Selston 1670.066.
9th D Oakley Selston 1669.908.
10th K Foulke Kilburn 1667.272
Club News
Woodhouse
Mr & Mrs A Jackson took the red card doing 1722 with a three year old also fourth position doing 1683.6 with a two year old.In second & third positions was B & C Brelsford their first pigeon was a two year old doing 1684 followed by a yearling doing 1683.9.
Park
M Bower & Son get the red card with a two year old blue cock doing 1719 followed by G Morton & Son in second with a two year old cock doing 1630.In third & fourth positions was B & J Broughton Bros & Son.Both their pigeons were two year old hens doing 1615 & 1602.
South Normanton
F & M Groom take top spot with a two year old cock doing 1715.In second & fourth positions was P Brown with two yearling hens doing 1661 & 1621.Third position went to R Slingsby with a yearling hen doing 1625.
Derby Premier
In Derby Premier it was a clean sweep for Paul & Lynda Todd.Their first two pigeons were two year old blue hens doing 1684 & 1665 followed by a five year old blue cock doing 1655 then a four year old blue hen doing 1642.
Darnell
P Rimmington & Wright took the top two positions.Their winner was a two year old cheq hen doing 1683.8 followed by a two year old blue hen doing 1683.3.In third & fourth positions was G Jones & Proctor with a yearling cheq hen doing 1678.4 & and a two year old blue hen doing1678.0.
Kilburn
K Foulke gets the red card with a yearling red hen doing 1676 followed by a dark cock doing 1667 to take third.In second position was K Cresswell with a three year old blue cock doing 1675 with T Bannister in fourth with a yearling red cock doing 1636.
Ashby
T Wainwright gets the red card with two year old cheq cock doing 1673 followed by a blue cock doing 1533 to take fourth.In second position was P & D Wainwright with a yearling pied cock doing 1594 with D Fantom in third with a yearling blue hen doing 1551
Selston
D Oakley takes three of the first four positions.His winner was a yearling cock doing 1672 followed two year old cock doing 1671 then a yearling cock doing 1669.In third position was R Hallsworth with a yearling hen doing 1670.
Poolsbrook
Mr & Mrs Naylor take the red card with a two year old cheq cock doing 1637 and fourth position with a three year old cheq cock doing 1590.In second position was Mr & Mrs Gibbions with a yearling pied cock doing 1601 with S Tongue in third with a three year old cheq cock doing 1591.
Railway Inn
Taking the red card was v Derricott & T Poole with a two year old blue hen doing 1634.In second & third positions was Dave Willis & Family these were both two year old cheq cocks doing 1627 & 1609 with F & T Salt Bros & Son in fourth doing 1585 with a yearling blue cock.
Storey Arms
Abd Spiby takes the red card with a four year old black cock doing 1497 with R Gee in second & third positions with a five year old grizzle hen doing 1491 and a six year old mealy hen doing 1466 with J Barker in fourth with a five year old blue cock doing 1462.
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