ACROSS THE MIDDLE
by Gordon Braban & John Wilkie
Peterborough - June 2012
Hello, and sorry about the delay with this week's write up. Over the last 2 weeks the UP NORTH COMBINE have had a coule of races. The first one I will start with is the Peterborough race which was held on the 10th of June. This race was a come-back race which we missed earlier in the season, and it was held on the Sunday after the Clermont race. The birds were basketed early on the Saturday morning due to the Clermont birds being held over on Friday, so pick-up times were sharp just in case the channel birds were going to do fast times. I have already done the Clermont race in last week's report so here goes with the Peterborough reports that I have at hand up till now.
Section 2 Gateshead Fed/ Peterborough, lib 07-10 light west wind.
Bensham h s. The Gray bros flew a cracking race this weekend and after taking a couple of turns from Clermont in the club and fed, they really went to town from the inland race when they got 6 birds within 3 and a half mins to take the first 6 in the club and the first 4 in the fed and section. The top 4 birds were clocked in a min and 13 secs. The first bird was a 2 year old mealy hen that has a couple of turns now to its name but it's the first time it has scored this year; she took 3hhrs 22mns 4 secs to cover the 174 miles and was doing 1519-47. The next bird was another 2 year old 10 secs later, a hen was doing 1518-22. The next bird was a yearling SS hen that was on the fed sheet out of Worksop at the beginning of the season. She was doing 1516-10. Then they timed a young mealy cock in to be doing 510-38. The next 2 birds that were 6th and 8th fed were both yearling blue cocks 2 mins later. Quinn, son, Smith & Noble took the next 3 positions in the club with a yearling blue cock and 2 yearling hens to end up 9th, 13th & 14th fed with a min in between them.
Wrekenton h s. Laskey & Robinson were the clear winners by 5 mins in the club with a young blue cock that was doing 1509-43 to end up 5th fed, then it was Ellottt & Watson with a yearling SS blue cock that was 22nd fed. T Anderson & son took 3rd club 23rd fed with a young blue hen, then Bowman, Scott & Kelly {B,S,K } with a young blue cock doing 1464-05 that took 29th fed.
Dunston h s. Morpeth & Sott took the red card this week with a young blue cock that was doing 1491-20 and it wins the 1 bird & the 2 bird clubs; this cock was 7th fed. L, G & W Rose took 2nd club 10th fed with a 3 year old check cock doing 1487-45; this young cock was 5th fed Huntington then it was 2nd fed Folkstone a couple of weeks ago and it wins 2nd place in both 1 bird & 2 bird clubs. The 3 Gs {Gordon,Gray& Gray} were 3rd, 5th, 6th & 7th club and 12th, 17th, 19th & 20th fed with 2 cocks and 2 hens. Phillipp Steele & Hubbock were 4th club 15thh fed with a yearling check cock.
The Saltwell club was won by J Turnbull, Turnbull, Steele who timed a yearling pied hen in to take 11th fed.
Sorry about the rest of the section results as Chester le Street did not have a sheet in or they did not have a race on but no fed sheet from Newcastle West fed.
Mid Tyne Federation, Peterborough (2).
The fed saw 31 lofts enter a total of 573 birds for this, another delayed race, marked Saturday to race Sunday, due to a bad weather forecast. Coming out on top and making it their second fed win of the season are the Jarrow Alexandra partnership of Wilson Son & Howe to be 1st club 1st fed with a velocity of 1491.7ypm. The breeding of their winner is via Boldon's G.G.B. loft and Charlie Gallagher of South Shields. Second at Jarrow are Scurfield & Son, this one being in at 4th fed doing 1475.5ypm. Davy Wilson took 3rd club 17th fed on 1462.2ypm. At Boldon Colliery where 12 lofts sent 287 birds it was Ray Surtees who took 1st club 2nd fed on 1484.5ypm. Not only did he make it two in a row it was the same pigeon that was 1st club 1st fed last week. Walker & Greenlay got that good showing again to be 2nd 3rd 4th 5th club 3rd 5th 6th 7th fed doing 1482, 1474, 1472.4 & 1472.0ypm plus they had another four in the fed top twenty. Billy Miller 6th fed 1471ypm Gates & Sons 7th 12th club 10th 16th fed. Blackburn & Son 8th 13th club 11th 18th fed. With Graham, Gilchrist & Brennan at 11th club 14th fed 1466ypm. At Heworth HS W & L Curry took the first three positions and also 8th & 20th fed these doing 1472.0ypm and 1461.8ypm.
Tyne & Wear C.C. Lillers (1).
46 member lofts entered a total of 138 birds with a total of £518 in pool and prize money up for grabs. In pole position are the Washington Celtic HS loft of Davy Dyson & Dickie Nichols with a velocity of 1382ypm and winning £154 in pool and prize money. Second is the Castletown HS loft of Rush & Partners on 1371ypm this one picking up £60. Third place to Ken Young, Boldon Colliery HS, on 1366ypm winning £252 in pools and prize money. Next Davy Wilson, Jarrow Alexandra HS, 1338ypm at fourth position plus winning £31. Fifth place to Carrothers, Gallagher & Hansen, Whiteleas HS on 1330ypm and at sixth position Kennedy & Blenkinsop, 1330ypm, these last two winning £10 each. Once again positions well spread about from six different clubs and five different federations.
Tyne & Wear C.C. Clermont.
For this one we had 45 member lofts enter 134 birds flying for a total of £512. Taking first place is Ken Young, Boldon Colliery HS with a velocity of 1201ypm and winning £330 in pool and prize money. What makes it even sweeter for Ken is that his winner is the same pigeon that won him £252 out of Lillers (1) not bad same bird winning £552 in two T.W.C.C. races, plus it won Boldon HS on both occasions as well. Canny few bags of corn from this one then Ken. In second and fourth positions are Gray Bros of Bensham HS 1186 and 1133ypm winning the lads a total of £101. Third place to Robertson, Short & Partner, Raglan & West Park HS on 1140ypm £61. Fifth place to Carrothers, Gallagher & Hansen, Whiteleas HS and sixth place to Miller Bros & Kyle Boldon Colliery Hs on 1128ypm these two winning £10 each. Again, winners from three different federations.
Chester le Street fed 272 birds.
Birtley hs. Potts & Walker made it 2 fed wins in a row this week and 4 in total this season when they timed in a yearling blue GF cock that topped the fed out of the first Folkstone nat 5 weeks ago. This young cock took 3hrs 21mins to cover the 170 miles and was doing a vel of 1491-40 and finish up 5th section. These lads also timed another 3 birds in within 4 mins to take 3rd, 6th & 8th fed with 2 hens and a cock. There 2nd bird was a 2 year old check hen that takes 2nd in the 4bird club, the next pigeon was a yearling red hen, then a nother yearling GF pied cock that gets 4th in the 4bird club. Morris & son timed 3 birds in to take 2nd, 4th & 8th fed. Their first pigeon was the 4 year old pied cock that was 2nd fed from Bubwith; it wins the 4bird club doing 1482-97 and ends up 9th section. Their next bird was a yearling check cock that topped the fed from Rivenhall 2 weeks ago; it also takes 3rd 4 bird club and 28th section. Their next bird was a yearling blue hen.
Perkinsville h s. W Loan was the winner with a yearling check hen that has a couple of turns now for him; she ends up 5th fed. B Nixon was 2nd club 7th fed with a 2 year old pied hen and Gordon & son were 3rd club 10th fed with a young check hen.
Section 3 Houghton fed 830 birds.
Penshaw h s. Stevie Wilson, son & dtr took the top 4 positions in the club this week. They timed in a yearling blue hen in first to top the fed. This hen took 3hrs 17mins to fly 169 miles and was doing 1497-86. Their next bird was another young hen doing 1484-21 that ended up 4th fed. Their 3rd pigeon was a check hen and she finished up 15th fed.
Celtic h s. Dyson & nichols were the winners this week. They timed in a yearling check cock that was doing 1485-586 and finished up 2nd fed. Craggs son & g/son were 2nd club 5th fed with a young blue cock. M&M Hindhaugh & Donaldson took 3rd & 6th club 7th & 11th fed with 2 yearling blue hens a minute apart. Thompson & Laidler took 4th club 8th fed with a blue wh hen bred by Hollyood Kev Parsons, Dyson & Nichols took 5th club 9th fed with a blue cock.
Dubmire h s. Hughie & Colin Jackson were 1st & 2nd club with 2 cocks. The first cock was only beaten for 2nd fed by a gnat's whisker. It was doing 1485-585, the next cock was doing 1463-99 3 mins later.
North Biddick h s. The Fort bros were the winners once again this week with a 2 year old GB cock that ended up 10th fed. Ian McKinnon was 2nd club 12th fed with a yearling check cock just ahead of Alan Pallas who timed a 3 year old check hen in and was 13th fed with it. J & N Robson & Moon took 4th club 17th fed. The Celtic took most of the remaining fed turns in about a couple of mins
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