The Millbridge North Road Federation
The federations third race was being flown from Hexham on the 3/5/25 the birds were liberated at 10.30am into a light north west wind.
Morning at Hexham
The top twenty positions are as follows claiming 1,2,3 was Frank Armitage flying 100 miles with his round about system flown old birds and the first two being yearlings and then a 2y of Gill & Son of Castleford bred birds with velocities of 2047, 2045 and 2044.
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th was Ronnie Kitching flying 87 miles with 5 x yearling widowhood flown cocks with all five being Stefan Lambrechts with velocities of 5 x 2011 dropping together.
Ronnie Kitching
9th and 13th federation was Pearl & Ian Gaunt flying 87 miles the first a 1y blue pied cock being bred by Richardson Bros & Thompson of Barnsley followed by a 2y blue cock of the multiple scoring little Harry cock again bred by Harry Heard of Middlesbrough all flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 2010 and 1993.
10th and 12th federation was Mr & Mrs Smith flying 86 miles with 2 x cocks of father and son the first a son of their second when crossed with a Herman Cuesters their second a gift bred multiple scoring cock bred by Paul Price of Shotton in the north east both were flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 2005 and 1995.
11th federation was S Speight & Son flying 86 miles with a 2y chequer hen flown on the widowhood system and being a Van Loon crossed Gus Jansen bred by Ross Thackeray with a velocity of 1996.
14th and 18th federation was Shaun Pilgrim flying 138 miles his first a multiple prize winning 5 y blue cock of Van Loon of Kevin Lawson of Ollerton lines Shaun's second a 4y dark grizzle hen of Gaston Van Den Wower and another multiple prize winner for Shaun all were flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 1986 and 1973.989.
Shaun pilgrims scoring blue cock
15th federation was C Lister & Son & Grace flying 89 Miles with a 2y blue white flight cock doing 1982.
16th, 19th and 20th federation was Castello family & Leach flying 89 miles with their Castello family own created strain over many years of success crossed with the leach Brothers Van Den Bulks with velocities of 1974.202, and 2 x 1973.
17th federation was R Ellis & Son flying 98 miles with a 4y blue cock doing 1974.084.
Top twenty reported on.
The Rat Man .
