The Millbridge North Road Federation
The Millbridge North Road Federation was at Thornton Park in Fife Scotland the birds were jointly liberated with the international championship club birds of southern and northern and the new north road amalgamation birds at 06.50am into a light west south west wind on the 7/7/24 the top twelve in the federation were as follows; winning the podium stand was Mr & Mrs Smith flying 178 miles with a 2y blue cock being flown on the widowhood system and was bred by Neil Hopkins of Bolton being a Herman Cuesters crossed R Lemans his winning velocity was 1438.
1st fed Thornton Park
2nd federation was Lister & Smith flying 178 miles with a 1y dark chequer cock flown on the widowhood system and is a Bushart being bred by the Thornton Park winning Duo of Mr & Mrs Smith second places velocity was 1406.
3rd federation was Bennett & Spedding flying 181 miles with a 1y dark cock being a Gabby Vandenbeale being bred by Aaron Dewhitst his sire was 4th in the big Barnsley Futurity event winning £2000 which was bred by John Greenfield he was sent on the natural system driving his hen to nest with a velocity of 1402.
4th and 6th federation was S Speight & Son flying 177 miles with the quality of Ross Thackeray's birds shining through again for the partnership their first a 2y blue cock being a half-brother to their RPRA award winner crossed a hen from Ross Thackeray flown on the widowhood system and their second being the full complete same way bred as the above being his sister of a 1y chequer pied hen flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 1398 and 1388.
5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th , 11th and 12th federation was Gary & Paul Cooper flying 179 miles all being own bred Herman Cuesters apart from the 10th scoring bird a pure white cock being a Ludo Classens crossed Herman Cuesters all were flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1390, 1382, 3 x 1379 and 2 x 1378.
The Rat Man.
