The Millbridge North Road Federation
The federation was at Berwick upon Tweed on the Scottish Borders on the 17/5/25 and at 12.15pm the birds were liberated into a north east wind. The top open twenty positions are as follows; 1st federation was the partnership of Holt & Baxter flying 138 miles with a freshly switched 4y blue south road flying cock this cock was flown on the semi widowhood system the partnership flies on his breeding is from Andy Holland of Shipley line bred birds from his successful NFC and long distance birds gifted from birds to them off friends of Jim Weatherley and Billy Barber via Andy Holland birds his winning velocity was 2001.
Holt & Baxter and The winner at Berwick
2nd, 4th, 10th and 11th was the Castello Family & Leach Bros flying 143 miles with Leach Brothers Van Den Bulks and modern day performing sprint family crossed the Castello all-purpose created family birds with velocities of 1997, 1995, 1978, and 1977.
3rd is A & B Halstead flying 148 miles with a 1y chequer hen being a Lambrechts flown on the roundabout system doing 1996. 5th and 12th was Paul & Gary Cooper flying 141 miles the first a 3y dark cock being bred by mark Evan's and being a Gabby Vandenbeale and the next a 2y blue hen of a Herman Cuesters both being flown on the roundabout system with velocities of 1985 and 1975.
6th, 7th, 9th, and 14th was S Speight & Son flying 140 miles their first a 1y chequer hen of Herman Cuesters followed by a 2y dark cock being a Gabby Vandenbeale crossed Rudi De Saer via Ian Stafford the next a 1y blue hen bred from their RPRA award winner when crossed with a hen from Ian Brown of Normanton and the final a 2y chequer hen being a Van Loon crossed Gus Jansen bred by Ross Thackeray and were all flown on the widowhood system with velocities of 2 x 1984, 1981.802 and 1956.
8th was Ronnie Kitching flying 141 miles with a 1y red widowhood flown cock being a Stefan Lambrechts with a velocity of 1981.891.
13th was Bennett & Spedding flying 144 miles with a 1y mealy hen being bred by Damian Furness and was flown on the roundabout system with a velocity of 1961.
15th was Lister & Smith flying 139 miles with a 1y chequer cock being bred by Mr & Mrs Smith being a Jansen crossed Harlequin lines via Brian Denny's tuff nut lines flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1954.
16th was Murray & Mills flying 135 miles with a good multiple scoring 1 year old red cock being Jammed packed with performing birds of Ares 1 of red storm the foundation bird of the only bird on the day from Bourges 540 miles and is a direct descendant of the famous old Daniel when crossed with a hen off just the job of 4 x first 20 positions for the partnership in the world Arona Atlantic one loft race and was flown on the widowhood system with a velocity of 1946.
17th was John Olah flying 151 miles with a 2y blue cock doing 1941.697.
18th was Roy Davis flying 142 miles with a 6y blue cock being flown on the widowhood system the cocks sire is from Roy Irwin of Ireland and the dam from k Wilson of Ossett West Yorkshire the cocks sored well on the south road up to 400 miles for Roy and now is carding on the north road route his velocity was 1941.444.
19th was Dyer & Borg flying 144 miles with a 2y van loon cross Leo Herman widowhood flown hen doing 1935.
20th was Mick Herbert flying 172 miles with a 2y blue cock of Gabby Vandenbeale flown on the widowhood system doing 1934.
Top twenty at Berwick.
The Rat Man.
