The Millbridge North Road Federation
The second race to report on was being flown from Darlington again on the 27/4/25 and at 10.30am into a south west wind the birds were liberated the top twenty open positions in the federation are as follows claiming top spot was Bunting & Frudd flying 67 miles the winner a 1y chequer hen being bred out of gift pigeons of Rogerson & M Darby when paired to a Gabby Vandenbeale from Lee Bird of Barnsley via Phil Johnson the hen was flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1451.
Clive Frudd
2nd federation was Pearl & Ian Gaunt flying 57 miles with a 2y blue cock being bred by Harry Heard of Middlesbrough being raced on the widowhood system this cocks now won 7 x 1st cards and 5 x 2nd cards plus many other cards on the south road route and now the north road route his velocity was 1447.
Pearl & Ian Gaunt
3rd, 7th and 10th federation was S Speight & Son flying 56 miles the first a 2y chequer hen being a Van Loon X Gus Jansen bred by Ross Thackeray the next a 1y chequer pied cock being bred by J & J Greenfield and the final a 2y blue chequer pied hen being a half-sister to their RPRA award winner crossed off A son off Ross Thackeray's top pied cock famous in the area for results and breeding and she was 2nd from Thurso last season for the Speights all were flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 1443.644, 1439 and 1435.
4th and 6th federation was Ronnie Kitching flying 57 miles with 2 x blue widowhood flown cocks and both being Leo Herman's with velocities of 1443.040 and 1441.
5th federation was C Lister & Son & Grace flying 60 miles with a 1y blue cock doing 1442.
8th, 9th and 17th federation was Frank Armitage flying 69 miles doing 2 x 1437 and 1411.196.
11th federation was Ernie Goodyear flying 67 miles with a 1y blue cock from the Goodyear breeding Stud doing 1431.
12th federation is Mick Herbert flying 88 miles with a 2y chequer Gabby Vandenbeale Rick Cools hen flown the widowhood system doing 1421.
Christine & Mick Herbert
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th federation was Robert Pearson flying 108 miles with his chaos system flown old birds of 5 x yearlings blended with Brian Johnson of Pontefract Kevin Lawson of Ollerton and Alan Dungworth of Mexborough birds blended together with velocities of 4 x 1412 and 1411.183.
19th federation was Mr & Mrs Smith flying 56 miles with a 2y blue cock bred by Paul Price of the north east being raced on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1409. 20th federation was R Ellis & Son flying 67 miles with a 1y blue cock doing 1402. That's the top twenty done for Darlington 2.
The Rat Man.
