NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Yeovil 1 - May 2014
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s fifth race of 2014 took place from Yeovil on Saturday 10th May in a south west wind. The weather forecast for the week leading up to the race predicted countrywide rainfall of almost biblical proportions but that was not to deter the majority of lofts from sending and once more the race controlling skills and experience of Noel Quarless came to the fore as he spotted a window of opportunity and decided to go for liberation very early that morning, 8am to be precise, resulting in one of the best races of the season to date.
Colin & Alan Baker take the top two positions at the Edgehill clocking a brace of their top performing widowhood team to record win number 2 of the campaign. New member Ian Buckley aka the Dark Destroyer takes 3rd position with a yearling Walter Docx widowhood hen gifted to him by Steven Cain and it was one bred by Steven’s dad John from his direct stock. Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton remain in the hunt, taking 4th position with a widowhood cock. Congratulations Alan & Col.
John Jones great start continues at the Kirkdale (6/73) as he wins on 1770 with a blue pied widower bred by Kenny Mercer (thanks Ken - John) taking its’ total to 2x1st. Vin Maguire takes 2nd and 3rd positions on 1768 and 1739, clocking a yearling widower bred by Maghull’s Saggers & Fishwick partnership and he is a previous winner of 2x1st (Thanks lads - Vin). He is followed in the clock by a 2 year old cheq pied widowhood hen, Vin’s 2013 BOTY first and she is a daughter of 22, a top producing gift pigeon from Ted Davin & Son (Nice one Ted - Vin). Tony Owens is edged into 4th position, also on 1739 and says thanks to Paul Gaffrey & Son. The Kirkdale members would like to thank Noel Quarless for great returns in difficult circumstances. Thanks Mark.
Joe Pearman & Joe Rooney remain on top spot at the Crosby, taking 1st and 4th positions. The winner is a yearling Van Reet x Vandenabeele widower that goes one better than last week’s bridesmaid finish and he is bred through a pair obtained through good friend, the late Joey Lysaght, which are responsible for at least 10x1st club and Crosby BOTY 2012 and 2013. Second timer is a yearling Jos Thoné x Soontjen widower which was 3rd club Bath a few weeks back. Lee Colquitt takes 2nd and 3rd positions with a John & Lee Maguire bred Heremans Ceusters widower, followed by a 2 year old Van Reet of Arthur Jones of Surrey bloodlines. Thanks Joe and congratulations mate.
Billy Crompton takes his second win of 2014 at the Spellow, recording 1746 with a homebred Vandenabeele hen via stock obtained a few years back. Roy Reid takes 2nd and 4th positions on 1738 & 1728. Roy’s first timer was bred by Birmingham ace Wally Mellor out of his 21x1st cock. Second timer is a son of Roy’s 2nd NW Combine Portland 5,800 pigeons when paired to the ‘P ring 03’ a multi prize winner and a full sister to ‘26’ 1st NL Fed Monmouth 2,500 pigeons. John & Alan Johnson and Darren Pattison take 4th position on 1729 with a Vandenebeele that was 2nd club 9th NL Ffed Carentan and he is bred from a pair of pigeons bred by good friends Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold. Thanks Darren.
John Warren, Son & Marty Garrity take 1st 3rd and 4th positions at the Bootle (5/61) with three Willy Jacobs widowers on 1733, 1699 and 1693. Eddy Bradley takes 2nd position with a pigeon bred by Mick Liiddle of Southport on 1701. Thanks Keith.
Graham, Wendy & Connor Muirhead head the result once more at the Riverside (7/81) recording 1727 with what has turned out to be a very special pigeon bred by Gerard Delaney and he takes his tally to 9x1st, 6x2nd club and 7th 9th 13th 20th NL Fed. Mr & Mrs J. O’Brien & Son take 2nd and 3rd positions on 1722 and 1703 with a home bred Van Lint x Walter Docx via Stan Brown stock, followed by a Willy Jacobs widower through Graham Muirhead & Paddy Cousins stock. RSMF Lofts take 4th position on 1696 with a gift bird via Billy Bresnahan of Waddicar (Thanks Bill). Thanks Ian.
Mick McDonald takes the red at the Netherton on 1753 with a 2 year old roundabout hen of Soontjens bloodlines bred by Dudley Holmes of Spalding, Lincs. She came into Mick’s loft as a squeaker and was duly transferred. John & John Gosling & Thomas Grice take 2nd and 3rd positions on 1738 & 1729 with 2 celibate hens. First timer is a yearling bred through Syndicate Lofts ‘Young Couple’ crossed Vandenabeele, the second timer is a 2 year old De Meyer bred from direct stock. Thanks Terry.
Joe Perry & Son continue their purple patch of winning form at the Litherland (10/218) taking 1st and 2nd positions. The winner is a yearling cock bred through Steven Goulding’s Van Loons through the famous Scrumpy. The second timer is also a yearling cock through the Rocket, again via Steven Goulding and the nest mate has also won this year. Freddie Lloyd, Kev Moran & Ashley Healey take 3rd position with a yearling cock. It’s dam was 1st NL Fed earlier this season and is of John & John Gosling x Ian Gibb bloodlines. Alan, Mark & Jess Halsall take 4th position with a yearling Walter Docx hen whose sire has topped the fed and has also bred 3x1st feds via Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold. Thanks Ted.
Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman take the first three positions at the Princes Park. The winner is a yearling Lambrecht x Van Reet cock that adds to a victory as a young bird and he is a son of the Combine Cock. Second timer is a blue pied Vandenabeele x Lambrecht. Third timer is a dark pied Lambrecht x Van Lint cock that has only raced twice this year due to a close scrape with Percy early on when he returned with no tail. Sid Powell takes 4th position, unfortunately there are no details to hand. Thanks Tom.
Steve and Debbie Walsh take 1st, 3rd and 4th positions and £30 in pools at the Central (10/163) with three 2 year old widowers bred by good friend Micky Lennon of Nuneaton recording 1784 and 1759 (x2) The winner is in a very good moment as he follows on from his victory at Bath 2 and also wins 1st North Liverpool Federation. Tony AJ Hawkins & Son take 2nd position on 1771with a 2 year old Lambrecht widower that has previously won in 2013 and he also wins the club gold ring of £61 for his efforts. Billy Earley wins the £14 nom and Georgie Farley wins £5.80. Thanks Dan.
John Rimmer takes a very impressive first three at the Vauxhall. The winner is a red cock bred by Wally Mellor of Birmingham that John purchased as a baby via Roy Reid who brought them back to Liverpool. The sire is a winner of 6x1st while an uncle is a winner of 12x1st while the dam is out of the stock loft. Second timer is the same blue hen that was 2nd club 19th NL Fed Bath this year Third timer is a blue hen bred by Tommy Hughes and she scored over the water last year. John and Franny McDowell take 4th position with a Jan Theelan bred out of Charlie Davis stock. Brian Donovan wins the bonus ball and guess the time money. The lads said it could not have gone to a better fella and it will come in handy due to the money he has to pay out on RPRA transfers! The lads would like to thank Noel and Billy on a great race. Thanks Tom.
JJ Corbett takes 1st position at the Taylors Arms (16/325) recording 1768 with a Huijbrecht bred by club-mate Phil Shaw through Jimmy & Paul Weeder stock. Porter Bros take 2nd position on 1763.9 with a yearling of Koopman x Ganus bloodlines. Mick Nixon & Son take 3rd position on 1763.1 with a 2 year old widower bought at the Tailors Arms breeder/buyer which was bred by Mr & Mrs Law. John Nixon takes 4th position on 1657 with a yearling widower, unfortunately there are no further details. Thanks Jim.
Tommy Hibbs takes 1st position at the Pirrie (7/160) with a 2 year old Van Rijn x Whitetail cheq cock. Jimmy Foley takes 2nd position with a yearling gift cock bred by John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard via John Gerrard stock. Noel & Josh Quarless take 3rd position with ‘Flash’ their good yearling cock which was crowned NL Fed’s BOTY 2013 and he was bred by Davie Burns. John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard take 4th position with a Jimmy Hampson bred 2 year old that has taken prizes as a young bird and yearling. Thanks Irene.
The federation top ten is as follows:
1st Steve & Debbie Walsh - 1784, 2nd Tony AJ Hawkins & Son - 1771, 3rd John Jones - 1770, 4th Vin Maguire - 1768.734, 5th John Rimmer - 1768.503, 6th JJ Corbett - 1768.317, 7th Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman - 1767, 8th Tommy Hibbs - 1764, 9th Porter Brothers - 1763.911, 10th Mick Nixon & Sons - 1763.049.
Congratulations to all of our prize-winners this week, especially our federation topping loft of Steve & Debbie Walsh who also clock another 2 pigeons in the first 13 of the result, great flying by any standards in this company.
The march continues apace and next week we return once more to the battlefields of Yeovil before locking horns in open competition with our fellow North West Combine comrades. The shore approaches way off in the distance folks, be lucky.
Thanks for reading,
Darren
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