NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Wincanton YBs - August 2013
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s penultimate young bird race of the 2013 season took place from Wincanton on Monday 26th August. Marking was delayed by 24 hours due to inclement weather forecasts, but things had not improved on Sunday and so it was after a further one day holdover, the convoy were liberated at 10am in a light north westerly wind.
Brian & Terry Snagg take 1st and 4th positions at the Edgehill HS (5/68) on 1345 and 1299 with two youngsters of their own family, cultivated by Brian & Terry over the last 20 years from a combination of bloodlines that have performed successfully for them. Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton take 2nd and 3rd positions this week on 1322 ad 1316. First timer is a pencil white flight Vandenabeele cock taking his first card and he is bred out of stock obtained from North West Combine heavyweights Crowe & Worrall. Second timer is a blue Joop Groenen hen bred out of stock obtained from Mr & Mrs Duggins. Congratulations Brian & Terry.
Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold’s faultless young bird campaign continues as they take the first 4 positions at the Netherton (2/31) on velocities of 1355, 1337, 1327 and 1306. The winner is the same Walter Docx blue hen that took 1st NL Fed Hereford. She is a daughter of ‘19’ a winner of 6x2nd plus 2nd NL Fed and twice 2nd Liverpool Amal open races, always beaten by loft mates. ‘19’ is also sire of ‘28’ who was 2nd club 19th NL Fed Carentan and 2nd club, 2nd NL Fed Fougeres, both times beaten by a loft-mate, plus in his first nest 2 hens who were 1st club, 3rd NL Fed and 1st club 5th NL Fed. Second and third timers are 2 blue hens of Frans Zwols bloodlines and both were bred from Charlie & Terry’s direct stock. Fourth timer is blue Walter Docx hen bred out of ‘43’ who was bred by Charlie & Terry but raced by McDonald & Keary where he won 5 x 1st in the Kirkdale before returning to his place of birth when John McDonald sadly passed away. Once again gents congratulations on another great team performance. Thanks Stan / Terry.
Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine hit top spot at the Vauxhall (9/273). The winner on 1350 is a Heremans Ceusters youngster which was purchased from Border Lofts and these new introductions have given a really good account of themselves in their first season. Stevie Williamson & John Murphy take 2nd and 3rd positions on 1336.957 and 1336.545 with two youngsters bred out of stock obtained from John Gerard via Taylor & Edwards. John & Fran McDowell clock a Vandenabeele youngster bred out of their Hereford OB federation topper for 4th position on 1329. Thanks John.
Joe Perry & Son take 1st and 2nd positions at the Litherland on 1350 and 1345. The winner is nest-mate to last week’s winner and is a De Zot x Houben, followed home by last week’s 2nd place winner, a daughter of the Special One x Rowley’s Rocket and both pigeons originate from the loft of Stevie Goulding. Fred Lloyd, Kev Moran take 3rd and 4th positions on 1342.216 (2) First timer is a Thomas Devine bred youngster followed by one bred by Mikey Collins. Thanks Ted.
There is just no stopping Jeff Bowman as his young bird hit squad go into overdrive and make off with the first four positions at the Pirrie (5/140), a performance which Jeff also duplicates in the overall North Liverpool Federation result. The winner is a hen bred out of Merlin and Blue Velvet, followed by a homebred De Meyer, a youngster bred by Bernie & Steven Coulter that was purchased at a breeder/buyer and finally a De Meyer x Jacobs / Lindelauf. Velocities 1361, 1360.930 (2) and 1360.719. Flying of the highest order, congratulations Jeff. Thanks Jimmy.
Eddie Bradley adds another red to his 2013 account as he takes 1st position at the Bootle (5/70). The winner on 1266 adds to it’s 4th place finish at Frome last week and is of Thoné x Huijbrecht bloodlines, bred by Liddle & Field of Banks. John Warren, Son & Marty Garrity take 2nd and 3rd positions and the club nomination with two of their Willy Jacobs youngsters on 1252 and 1234.655. Porter Brothers are edged into 4th position on 1234.063, no further details to hand on their timer. Thanks Keith.
As maiden seasons go, RSMF Lofts are having a blinder at the Riverside (5/50) as they take 1st, 3rd and 4th positions on 1324, 1302 and 1291. The winner is a pigeon bred by Porter Brothers (Thanks lads!) which carded previously this season and has been a very consistent pigeon, followed by a homebred youngster and finally a youngster bred by Mr Wilkinson of Middlewich which was 2nd at Monmouth recently. Graham, Wendy & Connor Muirhead remain in the hunt and take 2nd position on 1309 with a youngster bred out of their Riverside bird of the year ’43’. Thanks Ian.
George Farley takes 1st and 3rd position at the Central (11/120) on 1331 and 1317. The winner is a homebred cheq hen whose parents have both won for George. Sire was bred by Teddy Davin & Son, while the dam was bred by Fulton & Meacock. Second timer is a Van Reet bred by Fulton & Meacock and this pigeon was also 3rd from Monmouth 2. Danny Regan takes 2nd and 4th positions on 1325 and 1314. First timer is a cheq white flight Lambrecht cock bred by Ste Smith of the Tailors Arms and sent driving his hen to nest, followed by a blue hen bred by Jimmy Roberts junior which was won by Mark Pearson at the Croxteth shows and very kindly gifted to Danny. Thank Dan.
Colin Carrington & Son take the red at the Crosby (6/70). The winner is a Leemputten x Busschaert with the latter bloodlines coming via club mates Chambers & Rooney and this youngster was 2nd Monmouth a few weeks back. Chambers & Rooney take 2nd and 3rd positions with a Walter Docx x Soontjen blue hen bred out of a Teddy Davin cock and Joe Pearman’s No1 Soontjen hen, followed by a Van Reet X Vandenabeele cheq hen the same way bred as Joe Pearman’s Crosby bird of the year in 2012 and 2013. John Pugh rounds up the result in 4th position with a youngster out of his Nicky & Jamie Campbell stock. Thanks Joe.
Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman take 1st and 4th positions at the Princes Park (9/184) The winner is a Lambrecht x Van Reet bred out of their 1st North West Combine winner, followed by a Lambrecht bred via stock obtained from Mark Evans. Les Miller & Sons take 2nd position this week with a homebred blue white flight Van Reet through stock obtained from Jimmy & Susan Dickens. Thomas Dobbs takes 4th position with a Vandenabeele youngster bred by Lindash lofts which was purchased on the Elimar website. Thank Tom.
Roy Reid puts more points on the board as he takes 1st and 3rd positions at the Spellow (5/106) on 1339 and 1334. The winner is a son of the 6x1st fed hen of John Millward of Wrexham when paired to the Section Hen, a winner of 6x1st club, 2x1st fed, 1st section NWCC and 1st Champion of Cheshire Lessay for Kevin Moore of Macclesfield. The second timer is out of the No5 son of the 18x1st cock of Norman Bridgewater when paired to a daughter of Shy-Boy, a winner of 18x1st for Rick Geary of Macclesfield. John & Alan Johnson & Darren Pattison take 2nd position on 1338 with a Vandenabeele x Camphuis youngster. Sire was bred by Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold, while the dam came from the loft of Steve Foster of Preston. Noel & Josh Quarless take 4th position with their well fancied Zidane x Home Alone cock bred by Dave Burns on 1329. Thanks Darren.
John Jones good run of results continues as he takes 1st and 2nd positions at the Kirkdale (5/90) on 1307 and 1306. The winner is a Walter Docx youngster bred by Kenny Murtagh out of stock obtained from the late John McDonald, followed by a homebred cheq hen. Another loft on a good run that of Kevin Birkett, is not far behind and this week take 3rd and 4th positions on 1283 (x2). Both timers are Walter Docx youngsters and Kevin would like to thank Bobby White for the training and wife Collette for all her help with the pigeons. Mark Carroll, Vin Maguire and Georgie Croxton would also like to thank top tosser Bobby McGee for the training. Thanks Mark.
The federation top ten: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Jeff Bowman - 1361 / 1360.930 (2) / 1360.719, 5th Charlie McCardle & Terry Archbold - 1355, 6th Danny & Danny Kelly and Thomas Devine - 1350.869, 7th, 9th Joe Perry & Son - 1350.155 / 1345, 8th Brian & Terry Snagg - 1346, 10th John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard - 1343.
Congratulations to all of our prize winners this week, especially to our federation topper Jeff Bowman who follows up last week‘s commanding result with another dream performance, great flying Jeff.
For reasons you are no doubt all well aware of via your club secretaries/presidents, we did not have the opportunity to compete with the North West Combine this week. Hopefully this will not be the issue for the season finale and we will have some good news to finish the year. Will it be your turn? Let’s hope so.
This week’s picture shows Alan & Colin Baker with their star old bird performers of the 2013 season. Alan is holding a 2 year old blue Janssen cock bred by Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton and he was a winner of 1st club, 3rd North Liverpool Federation Hereford 2,236 birds and 1st club, 2nd North Liverpool Federation Monmouth 2,247 birds.
Alan & Colin Baker
Colin is holding a 2 year old blue Vandenabeele cock bred by Jimmy Mannion and he is a winner of 1st club, 19th North Liverpool Federation Wincanton 2,210 birds and 1st club, 2nd North Liverpool Federation, 3rd North West Combine Bedhampton from over 8,000 old birds.
These results are brought even more into perspective when you consider how far into the east Alan & Colin fly. I think it is fair to say the federation has a predominantly western corridor and if you look at the overall federation results for these races and see where the bulk of the top 30 pigeons in each race were clocked, both pigeons clearly had to strike out on their own for each of these top performances. Well done Al & Colin.
Until next week everybody, take care.
Darren
