NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Messac - June 30th 2013
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s twelfth race of the 2013 season took place from Messac as part of the North West Combine liberation. Once again, poor weather conditions saw the convoy held over on the Saturday and so it was on Sunday 30th June that the strings were finally cut and the convoy were liberated at 10 am into a light north west wind.
ETAs ranging between 8 and a half - nine hours proved unduly optimistic and as has happened more often than not over the last 5 weeks, those sat waiting at home could only imagine the difficulties their charges were facing on their fight for home.
Returns on the night were few and far between across the North West Combine radius and come close of play on day 1, only 6 gallant federation pigeons had made their home loft. Messac had become the toughest challenge of 2013 so far.
Billy Chapman & Sons take 1st position at the Edgehill HS (6/15) with a yearling blue pied widower of Van Reet x Busschaert bloodlines, velocity 518. Brian & Terry Snagg take 2nd position with a 4 year old widower who has won twice before and taken a lot of minor prizes. His sire is a full brother to Mark & Dickie Evans’ prolific breeder Rolls Royce and his dam is the Green Eyed Hen and she has literally churned the winners out over the years for Brian & Terry, velocity 437. Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton clock a yearling Van der Rhee widower that was 3rd at Carentan 2 and he is bred out of Louella stock, velocity 415. Alan & Colin Baker take 4th position with a Verheyen Hofken x Pouw Bros widower that was 1st club Fougeres 1 a fortnight ago and he has a number of minor prizes also under his belt, velocity 365. Congratulations Billy.
Seasoned channel campaigner and club president Eddie Bradley gets not one, but two on the night at the Bootle (5/21) to take 1st and 2nd positions, with his winner also taking top spot in the North Liverpool Federation. He is a Jos Thone x Koopman widower that takes his cross channel winning tally to 4x1st and he also takes all the pools and club nomination. The second timer is a Van Reet who also takes a slice of the pools. Velocities 1139 and 1012. Mr & Mrs Lee take 3rd position with a home bred 3 year old, velocity 802. John & Tony Porter take 4th position with a yearling on a velocity of 733, no further details to hand. Thanks Keith.
Mark, Daniel & Conor Pearson clock the only bird on the day at the Central (4/15) to take 1st position. Their winner is a 2 year old blue hen sent sitting eggs and she is the nest-mate to last week’s runner-up. She has previous form with 2nd Ludlow as a young bird and was bred by club mate Danny Regan out of pigeons obtained from John & John Gosling when paired to a Mark & Dickie Evans pigeon of Solitaire bloodlines, velocity 917. Terry Hodson maintains his fine channel campaign taking 2nd and 3rd positions this week with 2 widowers. The first timer is through Teddy Davins’ Lewis when paired to a J Corbett of Bootle hen and he has taken a 1st, 2nd and 6th position across the water in 2013. The second timer is a Busschaert bred by Stu Davenport of Chirk and this cock has won loads of minor cards, velocities 756 and 587. Tony Mangan takes 4th position with a Janssen cock bred by George Farley, velocity 503. Thanks Dan and congratulations mate.
Roy Reid shuts out the first 4 positions at the Spellow (2/16) including only bird on the day. The winner now has 4x1st club and recently won Carentan 2, as well as 2x2nd and 1x3rd. The sire is a full brother to Turbo a winner of 26x1st for Rice & Gardner of Cleethorpes, while the dam is a full sister to the breeder of 24x1st fed winners for John Millward of Wrexham. The second timer is a son off the 30 Cock, sire or 32x1st club and also sire of 1st and 2nd MNFC for Pete Bartley of Staffordshire. The dam is the No1 hen out of Frankie and De 60, breeders of over 100 x 1st club, fed, amal and combine for Frank Beck of Royal Oak Lofts. The third timer is out of a son of Bobbins owned by Mike Hall of Manchester, who was a winner of 19x1st club, and 5x1st fed. The dam is a daughter of the 17x1st cock off Pat Smith. Roy’s fourth timer is out of a son of the Good Hen, breeder of 22x1st club and 7x1st fed for Dean Cartmel of Birmingham, while the dam is a daughter of Kenny Caldwell’s 20x1st cock. Velocities 1048, 882, 830, 773. Club scribe Darren Patterson adds that the members of the Spellow, Netherton and Bootle would like to congratulate Roy on his excellent channel performances. Congratulations again Roy. Thanks Darren.
What a great week it has been for John Jones following the birth of his granddaughter, as he takes 1st and 2nd positions at the Kirkdale (3/18). The winner has been on fire this season and is taking his third victory of the campaign. He is bred by good friend Vin Maguire who John would like to thank for breeding him such a good pigeon. The second timer is one bred by Kenny & Robbie Murtagh and again John would like to say thanks to the lads. Velocities 822 and 765. Tony Owens adds another prize to his 2013 haul, taking 3rd position with a Lou Wouters pigeon and Tony says well done to Roy Reid, great flying mate. Velocity 473. Thanks Mark.
John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard clock the only bird on the day at the Pirrie (5/31). The winner is a very game yearling blue hen of Busschaert bloodlines bred by good friend Peter Thorpe of Scarborough, velocity 949. Jimmy Foley takes 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions this week. The first timer is a blue pied hen taking her first card. Her sire is a Janssen bred by the Hartless & Howard team, while the dam comes from Ted Davin & Son. The second timer is also a Janssen cross originating from stock obtained from Hartless & Howard team and Kelly & Devine and this pigeon has taken 3 prizes this year. The third timer is a 2 year old dark cheq hen and she is one of Jimmy’s most consistent pigeons, having taken 6 prizes from France in the last 2 seasons and she is half sister to the pigeon above, when the sire was paired to a pigeon of Williamson & Murphy and Vin Maguire origins. Velocities 890, 780 and 696. Thanks Irene.
Alan, Mark & Jess Halsall take 1st position at the Litherland (5/29), velocity 812. Joe Perry & Son take 2nd position, velocity 801. Fred Lloyd & Kev Moran take 3rd position, velocity 769. No further details to hand. Thanks Ted.
The federation top ten looks like this: 1st, 4th Eddie Bradley - 1138 / 1011, 2nd Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman - 1115, 3rd, 8th Roy Reid - 1048 / 882, 5th John & Gary Hartless & Paul Howard - 949, 6th Mark, Daniel & Conor Pearson - 917, 7th Jimmy Foley - 890, 9th Lol Rigby & Digger Clarke - 880, 10th John Devine & Son 874.
Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan & Sid Chapman take the 1, 3, 5 channel averages, velocity - 1207.566
Congratulations to everybody who made the prizes this week, especially to our federation topper Eddie Bradley who turned in 2 great pigeons on the night.
There were no other results received at the time this report was submitted.
Thanks for reading Darren
