NORTH LIVERPOOL FED
NEWS FROM DARREN SMITH
Fougeres 2 - June 2013
Hello folks,
North Liverpool Federation’s eleventh race of the 2013 season took place once more from Fougeres as part of the North West Combine liberation. The convoy was held over for 2 days due to inclement weather conditions in Northern France and so it was at 7.30am on Monday 24th June, word came through that the birds had been liberated into a north west wind.
Before we press on with this week’s report, I would like to apologise to last week’s federation topping partnership, Charlie McCardle and Terry Archbold as I completely forgot to add their club report which had been in my possession for the best part of a week. Even when typing out the fed top ten, the penny failed to drop that I hadn’t added it in, so sincerest apologies lads, and I have included the winning details below.
The winner is a 2 year old blue cock home bred Walter Docx cock flown on widowhood, and he is a winner of 1st Monmouth as a yearling and this year he has been 4th club Bedhampton and 1st club, 10th NL Fed, 43rd NW Combine Carentan, 5291 pigeons. Sire is a full brother to 645 a winner of 2x1st NL Fed & 1x2nd NL Fed and responsible for many top pigeons for Charlie and Terry. The second timer is a yearling mealy Walter Docx widower from 19, a winner of 6x2nd including 2x2nd Liverpool Amal open races and 2nd NL Fed always beaten by loft-mates and breeding winning pigeons again bred down from 645 direct from Walters best. This yearling was 2nd club 19th NL Fed, 79th NW Combine Carentan 5,291 pigeons. The third timer is a yearling Walter Docx barless mealy cock that has been very consistent all year. His nest mate was 3rd club from Carentan. Velocities 1550, 1520 and 1490. Thanks Terry.
Bobby Lane took 1st position at the Edgehill HS (6/ 25). The winner is a 3 year old blue cock who was sent knocking his hen down and he is a gift pigeon bred by George Pendleton whom Bobby would like to thank. He has now taken 1x1st, 1x2nd, 2x3rd and 1x4th in his racing career, velocity 1146. Brian & Terry Snagg take 2nd position with a yearling blue white flight widower that seems to excel after a spell away from home as he recently won the Carentan 2 race, velocity 1062. Paddy Fraser & Norman Skelton clock a yearling cheq Van der Rhee widower for 3rd position and both parents were bred by Louella, velocity 1040. Jimmy Melia takes 4th position with a 5 year old cheq cock, velocity 1034. Congratulations Bob.
Terry Hodson wins again at the Central (6/19) with the Ponderosa grizzle hen bred by Joe and Ste Nelson that was 2nd at Fougeres 1. Mark Pearson and sons Daniel & Conor take 2nd and 4th positions this week. The first timer is a 2 year old blue cock racing to a couple of days old eggs. He 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. The second timer is a 2 year old blue hen also racing to eggs and she was bred by club mate Billy Foxon. Peter Kavanagh takes 3rd position with a blue cock sent knocking his hen down and he is a gift pigeon bred bred by Roy Reid. Thanks Dan.
John Pugh takes the top 2 berths over at the Crosby (3/13) with a couple of 2 year old widowers. The winner is of Gerry Clements origins, with the second timer coming via stock obtained from Dave Murphy. Velocities 1042 and 1040. Chambers & Rooney take 3rd position with a yearling Heremans Ceusters widower bred out of stock obtained from Premier Stud, velocity 1020. Joe Pearman takes 4th position with a yearling Jos Thoné widower bred out of stock on loan from good friend Paul Stokes, velocity 947. Joe would like to thank John Jones for clocking in for him last week. Thanks Joe.
Tricia & John Jones and baby Erin
Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan and Sid Chapman great season continues as they take 1st and 2nd positions at the Princes Park. The winner is a home bred Vandenabeele hen via Louella stock, followed by a yearling red Huijbrecht cock. John Devine takes 3rd and 4th positions with a cheq cock out of nhis own family which has previous with a 1st Fougeres in 2011 as well as other minor prizes, followed by a cheq white flight cock which came to John as an egg from the stock loft of Team Heague. Thanks Tom.
Billy Dooley holding 1st Princes Park HS Fougeres 2
He’s been banging on the federation door for the last 3 races and finally Roy Reid takes 1st 2nd and 4th positions at theSpellow (3/30) and 1st and 2nd North Liverpool Federation. The winner is a widowhood hen of De Meester x Gevaert van Schoorisse bloodlines. Her sire is a son of Mike Beck of Flint’s No1 pair, while the dam is a daughter of Darren Norris’ True Grit, a winner of 13x1st club, 4x1st fed and 1, 2, 3 Combine. The second timer is also a widowhood hen out of a son of Joe Glover of Crewe’s Good Red Cock, a winner of 17x1st club, 6x1st fed and 1st combine, when paired to a daughter of Dean Cartmell of Birmingham’s Good Hen, who is a breeder of 22x1st club and 7x1st fed winners, her most notable offspring being Tritan’s Lad, winner of an RPRA Award. The third timer is a daughter of Roy’s No 4 son of Norman Bridgewater’s 18x1st cock, when paired to Roy’s No 1 hen, herself a daughter of Frankie & De 60, breeders of over 100x1st in club, fed, amal & combine races for Frank Beck of Royal Oak Lofts. Velocities 1175, 1164 and 1102. Johnson Brothers & Darren Pattison take 3rd position, no further details to hand, velocity 1114. Congratulations Roy on a fantastic result.
Tony Owens had his team bang on at the Kirkdale (5/32) to take 1st, 3rd and 4th positions. The winner is a pigeon bred by good friend Tommy Hibbs which took 3rd at Bedhampton 1 and it was racing to a youngster. The second timer is a Lou Wouters pigeon that has been having a go all season and took 4th at Bedhampton 1. The third timer is also bred by Tommy Hibbs and Tony would like to say thank you Tom. Velocities 1121, 1059 and 972. Vin Maguire takes 2nd position with a 2 year old cheq widower that has scored from France previously, velocity 1098. Congratulations Tony, top flying. Thanks Mark.
John & Gary Hartless and Paul Howard make it 5 victories in the last 6 races at the Pirrie (5/28) also taking 2nd position. The winner is a yearling blue widower of van Loon bloodlines and he was bred by the King of Banks, Jimmy Hampson. This cock has been a regular prize-winner this season. The second timer is a cheq cock bred by very good friend Ted Davin junior and it is the Carentan 2 winner. The lads would like to thank Jimmy and Ted for the breeding of their pigeons. Jimy Foley takes 3rd position with a cheq hen bred out of stock obtained from Mick and Adam O’Hara and Hartless and Howard and this hen won from Messac in 2012. Bernie Wharton clocks his good Barker hen that has a Niort win under her belt for 4th position. She was bred by Larry McLoughlin of the Wirral and Bernie would like to wish Larry all the best as he hasn’t been too well of late. Thanks Irene.
The federation top ten looks like this: 1st, 2nd, Roy Reid - 1175 / 1164, 3rd Stevie Williamson & John Murphy - 1158, 4th Bobby Lane - 1146, 5th Billy Dooley, Paddy Rowan and Sid Chapman - 1134, 6th Alan, Mark & Jess Halsall - 1127, 7th Danny & Danny Kelly & Thomas Devine - 1122, 8th Tony Owens - 1121, 9th Terry Hodson & Hall - 1120, 10th Johnson Brothers & Darren Pattison - 1114.
Congratulations to everybody who made the prizes this week, especially to our federation topper Roy Reid, whose team have put in 4 weeks of top performances in what has been a very trying channel campaign.
I hadn’t received a federation sheet at the time of the report going through, so I have taken the top ten details from the North West Combine result and if there are any updates to come re Fougeres averages winners, I’ll add them onto next week’s report.
Some good news this week heralding the arrival of granddaughter Erin for Kirkdale WMHS’ John and Tricia Jones. Daughter Laura is doing well but John was worried when phoning the hospital and accidentally getting through to Bootle cricket ground where the woman on the other end of the phone said to him there were 5 out so far but that they hoped to have them all out for lunch and the last one was a duck!
Nice one John, all the best to Tricia, yourself, Laura, baby Errin and Dad on behalf of all your fellow North Liverpool Federation members.
This week‘s other photograph comes courtesy of Tom Robinson and it shows Billy Dooley holding the Princes Park HS Fougeres 2 winner. Keep them coming in please.
There were no other results received at the time this report was submitted and due to there being so many to come in, I won‘t be adding them to next week‘s report.
The column is on a week’s stagger as it is so even after a 2 day holdover there are still 6 days for all scribes to get their results in for publication the following week.
Thanks for reading. Darren
