DERBY NOTES
Alan Houldsworth
Saturday June 3rd and Derby Burton & District South Road Federation were at Carentan ( France ) for the first of their Federation special races and the pigeons were liberated at 08-00 in a light north west wind.
Getting the red card in Derby Premier with a three year old blue cock doing 1302 was John Coote. In second & third positions with a three year old cheq cock doing 1301 and a four year old cheq hen doing 1298 was Paul & Lynda Todd with fourth position going to L.D.S. Johnson with a three year old blue hen doing 1290.
John Coote Derby Premier winner from Carentan - Alan Peach Etwall & District Flying Club Winner - Dave Waddington Osmaston Park Homing Society winner.
The Burton & South Derbyshire Federation were at Kingsdown and the pigeons were liberated at 10-00 in a west wind.
In Etwall & District Flying Club A. Peach & Son get the red card with a two year old hen sent natural on a chipping egg doing 1668.In second position was Tony & June Whitehurst with a yearling blue cock doing 1665 followed by Alan & Liz Houldsworth in third & fourth with a two year old cheq cock doing 1658 and a two year old blue cock doing 1643.
In Osmaston Park Homing Society Dave Waddington gets the winner with a two year old cheq cock doing 1664 followed by Dave Glew in second with a two year old blue cock doing 1662.In third position was Mick Fearn with a two year old blue cock doing 1660.7 followed by John & Steve Hicks in fourth with a yearling pied cock doing 1660.4.
In Ilkeston Bulls Head Flying Club R & M Duffield take three of the first four positions doing 1659,1652 & 1649.In second position was Mr & Mrs K Haslam & Son doing 1658.
In the Brackens South Road Flying Club Paul & Lynda Todd made a clean sweep with a two year old b/w/f hen doing 1662 followed by a two year old blue cock doing 1647 then two yearling blue cocks doing 1643 & 1631.
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