NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Bedhampton YBs - August 2013
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s final race of the 2013 season took place from Bedhampton on Saturday 31th August. Liberation took place for the final time this year at 9am in a north wind, turning north westerly en route and one more time our charges encountered testing conditions on the journey home.
It is a victorious end to 2013 for Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton who take 1st, 2nd and 4th positions at the Edgehill HS (4/41) on 1234, 1207 and 1198. The winner is a pencil Vandenabeele cock taking his season’s tally to 2x1st and 1x2nd and he is bred out of stock obtained from Crowe & Worrall. Second timer is a blue Joop Groenen hen taking her first card. She is bred out of stock obtained from Mr & Mrs Duggins. Third timer is a gift pigeon bred by Lol Rigby and Digger Clarke (thanks lads! - Paddy & Norman) Brian & Terry Snagg take 3rd position with a youngster bred out of their own family on 1199. Congratulations Paddy & Norman.
Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold finish their high scoring young bird campaign by once more taking the first 4 positions at the Netherton (2/20). Unfortunately there were no further details to hand when submitting the article. Congratulations gents. Thanks Stan.
What a day for the partnership of Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine who take 1st, 3rd and 4th positions at the Vauxhall (9/273) on 1256, 1220, 1196. The great news is that they also take 1st North Liverpool Federation and 1st North West Combine (get in lads!). The winner is a homebred youngster and is a combination of Bogaert cock via club mates Stevie Williamson & John Murphy and a Corteel hen from direct stock. Second timer is bred in the purple being a son of Burger winner of 2x1st NL Fed and an RPRA Western Region Meritorious Award, when paired to Ruby Gold, winner of 1st North West Combine Portland. Third timer is a youngster purchased at the Mikey Devine charity sale and is bred by RAD Lofts. Stevie Williamson & Johnny Murphy take 2nd position on 1224 with a Bogart x Mandelart bred out of stock obtained from Taylor & Edwards. The Vauxhall members would like to offer their congratulations to Danny, Danny and Thomas on yet another fantastic performance, sentiments I would like to echo on behalf of us all. Thanks John.
Fred Lloyd & Kev Moran finish their season on a high, taking the first 4 positions at the Litherland (9/184) on 1249, 1243, 1238 and 1225. The winner was bred by Micky Collins, followed by last week’s 3rd place finisher which was bred by Thomas Devine, followed by a Lambrecht whose sire has bred 3x1st fed winners and finally another homebred youngster. (Congratulations lads - Ted) Top drawer flying in a combine event gents, well done. Fred, Kev & Ashley also win the young bird averages. Thanks Ted.
And from one shut-out to another as the in-form loft of Jeff Bowman once more takes the first four positions at the Pirrie on 1254, 1250, 1230 and 1221. Unfortunately there are no further details with the result but congratulations on another fine performance Jeff. Thanks Jimmy.
John Warren, Son & Marty Garrity make it a memorable end to 2013 as they take 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions at the Bootle (3/27) 1203, 1156 and 1152. The winner is a Vandenabeele that also has 2x3rd prizes, followed by two of the new introductions, which have won 2x1st and 1x1st respectively. Mr & Mrs Lee take 4th position on 1116 and also win the combined averages. Thanks Keith.
Club champs Graham, Wendy & Connor Muirhead take 1st and 3rd positions at the Riverside (5/50) on 1192 and 1155. The winner and second timer are nest mates bred out of direct Willy Jacobs stock. RSMF take 2nd and 4th positions on 1190 and 1144 to round off a fantastic first season. First timer is a pigeon bred by Porter Brothers which has also won 2x1st and a 1x3rd, followed by a homebred youngster out of the stock loft. RSMF lofts win the young bird averages and win young bird of the year with GB13R45339. Graham, Wendy & Connor Muirhead win the young bird KO and are runner-up for the young bird averages. Cleminson & Rimmer win 1st prize in the club breeder / buyer, with RSMF Lofts taking the second prize. The lads of RSMF Lofts would like to thank everybody who helped in their very first season racing pigeons, with special thanks to Stacey for putting up with them and for getting the young birds in when they go training. Thanks to Graham Muirhead for all of his help & advice and for building a lovely pigeon loft. Thanks to Stephen Goulding and his good lady Barb, who couldn’t do enough to help them out and thanks also to Porter Brothers for breeding them a cracking young bird. Thanks finally to all the members of the Riverside, you have been brilliant.
The Riverside presentation takes place at the Star of the Sea club on 23rd November 2013. It will be a sit down 6 course meal and tickets are still available. Thanks Ian. at the Central (11/120). Thank Dan.
Chambers & Rooney take 1st and 2nd positions take the red at the Crosby (6/70). The winner is a blue Heremans Ceusters hen bred out of stock obtained from Premier Stud, followed by a cheq Van Reet X Vandenabeele hen the same way bred as Joe Pearman’s Crosby bird of the year in 2012 and 2013. The parents of this pigeon were gifted to Joe by old hand Joe Lysaght when he retired from the sport. John Pugh takes 3rd position with a youngster out of his Nicky & Jamie Campbell stock. Colin Carrington & Son take 4th position with last week’s winner, a Leemputten x Busschaert with the latter bloodlines coming via club mates Chambers & Rooney. This youngster was also 2nd Monmouth a few weeks back. Joe Pearman would like to wish Joe Lysaght all the best as he is in hospital at the moment, a sentiment I would like to echo on behalf of the North Liverpool Federation. Thanks Joe and congratulations mate.
Sid Powell take 1st and 4th positions at the Princes Park (9/184) on 1254.136 and The winner is a blue pied Van Reet hen bred out of the Brother, a winner of 6x1st, 1st NL Fed and a host of other prizes for Sid. Second timer is a. Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan and Sid Chapman take 2nd position with a. Miller & Sons take 3rd position with a youngster bred by Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine and Tom would like to thanks the lads for 2 class youngsters. Thank Tom.
Noel & Josh Quarless finish the young bird season in style by taking 1st and 3rd positions at the Spellow (5/88) on 1247 and 1182. The winner is a youngster bred by John Goulding of Widnes and Noel thanks John for the youngsters adding they have been excellent and have won the young bird averages on their own. The second timer is a Mandelart Janssen bred by Stevie Williamson and Johnny Murphy (thanks lads! - Noel). John & Alan Johnson and Darren Pattison take 2nd and 4th positions on 1223 and 1177. The first timer is a Walter Docx followed by a Vandenabeele x Walter Docx and the parents of both originate from Charlie McCardle and Terry Archbold (Thanks lads! - John, Alan & Darren).
Noel & Josh Quarless win the young bird averages on 1384 and the members of the Spellow, Bootle and Netherton clubs would like to congratulate Noel & Josh on what has been an excellent young bird season. Congratulations also to Roy Reid on winning the combined averages on 1236. Thanks Darren.
Georgie Croxton and Bobby White do the barney rubble at the Kirkdale (5/77) taking 1st and 2nd positions on 1174 and 1168. The winner is a blue pied Heremans Ceusters x Vandenabeele hen bred by Terry & Michael Hobson, followed by a cheq Walter Docx x Wildemeersch hen via Kenny Murtagh and Charlie McCardle and Terry Archbold stock. Kevin Birkett takes 3rd position with a cheq Lefebre Dhaenen x Wildemeersch cock bred by Madrid Lofts of Thatto Heath on 1135. John Jones takes the 4th and final prize of 2013 with a grizzle hen on 1116. George Croxton & Bobby White win the young bird averages on 1322, with Kevin Birkett finishing runner-up. Thanks Mark.
The federation top ten: 1st Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine - 1256, 2nd, 4th, 10th Jeff Bowman - 1254.336, 1250, 1230, 3rd Sid Powell - 1254.136, 5th, 7th, 8th Fred Lloyd & Kev Moran - 1249, 1243, 1238, 6th Noel & Josh Quarless - 1247, 9th Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton - 1233.
The North Liverpool Federation young bird averages are won by Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine on 1387.
The North Liverpool Federation combine averages are won by Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan and Sid Chapman on 1275.
Congratulations to all of our prize winners this week, especially to our federation / combine toppers Danny, Danny & Thomas who once again showcase the class of pigeons at their disposal and the skill required to set them up for such a massive result on a day when conditions were not in their favour.
The final result of the Pirrie Gold Ring race from Poole on the 26th August also arrived this week and reads as follows.
1st Paul Beaumont - £2,500 plus pools and nom.
2nd Saggers and Fishwick - £1,200
3rd Paul Beaumont - £900
4th Crowe and Worrall - £800 + pools.
5th Unsworth and Rowlands - £500 + pools
6th Bernie Coulter and Sons - £400
7th Mick Tootle - £250
8th Mick Tootle - £150
9th Dillon and Lovelady - £150
10th John Gary Hartless and Paul Howard - £150
Ten other fliers also took prize money.
The Pirrie Flying Club would like to thank everybody who supported the event, especially Noel Quarless and Thomas Devine for their hard work on the E.T.S clocks. The race was again an outstanding success and we look forward to seeing you in 2014. Thanks from all the Pirrie FC members.
Cheers Jim.
And so the curtain falls on another eventful racing season. A year which has been difficult in parts but which has heralded some truly great performances and unearthed some potential stars of the future, with both pigeons and fanciers.
I would like to thank all my fellow scribes for their time and efforts this year, providing the material that allows us to get into print every week and although the job can be like extracting teeth, you have all been fantastic.
Thanks to our convoying team Billy Reeves and Noel Quarless for doing their utmost to give us the best racing possible every week. Once we place our pigeons go in the basket they are not ours until they are back home in the loft, but these 2 guys give their all to make sure that happens week in, week out.
Thanks also to secretary Irene Hartless and president Joe Pearman who aside from their demanding schedules (Irene in particular) are always on hand to help out when the need arises and are both tremendous ambassadors for our organisation.
A special mention of thanks also goes to the editing team at the BHW, Cameron Stansfield and Les Parkinson of Elimar Pigeons and Nick Barran of Fancier Chat, who do us a great service publishing our results every week and who always try to be as flexible as they possibly can.
And finally my biggest thank you is to all my fellow fed members. I have got to know some of you a lot better since taking over the scribe’s role and no doubt that will increase over the coming years, but I can honestly say I am honoured to be counted as one of you.
Over the winter period I will be catching up on a few loft visits and news of presentation nights as they arrive, followed by a good pig out at Christmas, a few more loft visits, a winter sojourn to sunny Blackpool and in no time at all, we will be back up the club with our warriors recharged, dreams in our minds and hope and song in our hearts!
Thank you all.
Darren
